SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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PRIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(FORMERLY PRIDE PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC.)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
LOUISIANA 76-0069030
(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1500 CITY WEST BLVD, SUITE 400
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77042
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Name of each exchange on which
Title Of Each Class To Be So Registered Each Class Is To Be Registered
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6 1/4% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED
DEBENTURES DUE 2006 NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to
General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. [X]
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to
General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. [ ]
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this Form
relates: ____________ (if applicable).
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
NONE
(title of class)
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
The class of securities to be registered hereby is 6 1/4%
Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2006 (the "Debentures"), of Pride
International, Inc., a Louisiana corporation (the "Company"), which previously
had been registered pursuant to Section 12(g) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").
With respect to the securities registered hereunder, the Company has
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") a
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-00027), including a
Prospectus, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
which was declared effective by the Commission on January 22, 1996. The
Debentures were previously the subject of a Registration Statement on Form 8-A
filed by the Company with the Commission on January 16, 1996 with respect to
registration under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act.
Reference is made to the information set forth under the caption
"Description of Debentures" on pages 32-41 of the Prospectus dated January 22,
1996 (as filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act) for a
description of the Debentures, which is incorporated herein by reference.
The Company has filed an application to list the Debentures for
trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Upon approval of such application, the
Company intends to delist the Debentures from the Nasdaq SmallCap Market.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
No exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement on Form
8-A.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
PRIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Date: September 4, 1997 By: /S/ EARL W. MCNIEL
Earl W. McNiel
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
