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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Rogers Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts 06-0513860
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Technology Drive, P.O. Box 188, Rogers, CT 06263-0188
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b)
of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered each class is to be registered
Capital Stock , $1.00 par value New York Stock Exchange
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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
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(Title of class)
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
There are 50,000,000 authorized shares of Capital Stock, the sole class of
stock (the "Common Stock") of Rogers Corporation (the "Company"). Such stock is
common stock and each share has a par value of $1.00.
The holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share in
the election of directors and do not have cumulative voting rights. Directors
are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the stockholders entitled to
vote at the election. The holders have equal ratable rights to dividends from
funds legally available therefor, and are entitled to share ratably in all
assets of the Company available for distribution upon the liquidation,
dissolution, or winding up of the affairs of the Company.
No stockholders have preemptive or similar rights to subscribe to
additional issues, whether by charter provision or statute. The Common Stock is
not subject to any restrictions on transfer, whether by charter provision,
by-laws or statute.
Each share of Common Stock has one share purchase right under the Company's
1997 Shareholder Rights Plan, as amended. There are no provisions in the
articles of organization or by-laws of the Company that would have an effect of
delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of the Company. Pursuant
to the default language of Section 78 of Chapter 156B of the Massachusetts
General Laws, the Company's Restated Articles of Organization requires a
two-thirds vote of stockholders to approve a merger or consolidation of the
Company with or into another corporation unless no stockholder approval is
required by statute. This provision could have the effect of making it more
difficult to gain control of the Company.
The Company has not paid a regular quarterly dividend, or any other type of
dividend, in the last five years except as described in the next two sentences.
To help widen the distribution and enhance the marketability of the Company's
Common Stock, the Board of Directors effected a two-for-one stock split in the
form of a 100% dividend on July 7, 1995. For the same reasons, the Board of
Directors declared a 2-for-1 stock split in the form of a 100% stock dividend on
March 30, 2000 for all stockholders of record on May 12, 2000.
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ITEM 2. EXHIBITS
3a Restated Articles of Organization, filed with the Secretary of State
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on April 6, 1966. (Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3a to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended January 1, 1989 (the "1988 Form 10-K").)
3b Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Organization, filed with the
Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on August 10,
1966. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3b to the 1988 Form 10-K.)
3c Articles of Merger of Parent and Subsidiary Corporations, filed with
the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on
December 29, 1975. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3c to the
1988 Form 10-K.)
3d Articles of Amendment, filed with the Secretary of State of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts on March 29, 1979. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3d to the 1988 Form 10-K.)
3e Articles of Amendment, filed with the Secretary of State of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts on March 29, 1979. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3e to the 1988 Form 10-K.)
3f Articles of Amendment, filed with the Secretary of State of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts on April 2, 1982. (Incorporated by
reference as Exhibit 3f to the 1988 Form 10-K.)
3g Articles of Merger of Parent and Subsidiary Corporations, filed with
the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on
December 31, 1984. (Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 3g to the
1988 Form 10-K.)
3h Articles of Amendment, filed with the Secretary of State of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts on April 6, 1988. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3h to the 1988 Form 10-K.)
3i By-Laws of the Company as amended on March 28, 1991, September 10,
1991, and June 22, 1995. (Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 3i to
the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1995 (the "1995 Form 10-K").)
3j Articles of Amendment, as filed with the Secretary of State of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts on May 24, 1994. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3j to the 1995 Form 10-K.)
3k Articles of Amendment, as filed with the Secretary of State of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts on May 8, 1998. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3k of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 28, 1998.)
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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.
Registrant:
Rogers Corporation
Dated: March 30, 2000 By: /s/ Robert M. Soffer
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Robert M. Soffer, Treasurer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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3a Restated Articles of Organization, filed with the Secretary of State
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on April 6, 1966. (Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3a to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended January 1, 1989 (the "1988 Form 10-K").)
3b Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Organization, filed with the
Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on August 10,
1966. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3b to the 1988 Form 10-K.)
3c Articles of Merger of Parent and Subsidiary Corporations, filed with
the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on
December 29, 1975. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3c to the
1988 Form 10-K.)
3d Articles of Amendment, filed with the Secretary of State of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts on March 29, 1979. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3d to the 1988 Form 10-K.)
3e Articles of Amendment, filed with the Secretary of State of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts on March 29, 1979. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3e to the 1988 Form 10-K.)
3f Articles of Amendment, filed with the Secretary of State of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts on April 2, 1982. (Incorporated by
reference as Exhibit 3f to the 1988 Form 10-K.)
3g Articles of Merger of Parent and Subsidiary Corporations, filed with
the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on
December 31, 1984. (Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 3g to the
1988 Form 10-K.)
3h Articles of Amendment, filed with the Secretary of State of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts on April 6, 1988. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3h to the 1988 Form 10-K.)
3i By-Laws of the Company as amended on March 28, 1991, September 10,
1991, and June 22, 1995. (Incorporated by reference as Exhibit 3i to
the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1995 (the "1995 Form 10-K").)
3j Articles of Amendment, as filed with the Secretary of State of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts on May 24, 1994. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3j to the 1995 Form 10-K.)
3k Articles of Amendment, as filed with the Secretary of State of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts on May 8, 1998. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3k of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 28, 1998.)
