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 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 13-3542950
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(State of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or organization) Identification No.)
One Market
San Francisco, California 94105
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(Address of principal (Zip Code)
executive offices)
If this form relates to the If this form relates to the
registration of a class of registration of a class of
securities pursuant to securities pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Exchange Section 12(g) of the Exchange
Act and is effective pursuant Act and is effective pursuant
to General Instruction A.(c), to General Instruction A.(d),
please check the following please check the following
box. [X] box. [ ]
Securities Act registration statement
file number to which this form relates: 333-48235
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(If applicable)
Securities to be registered pursuant of 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
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Common Stock, New York Stock Exchange
$0.01 Par Value
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
The description of the securities to be registered
hereunder presented under the caption "Description of Capital
Stock" in the form of the prospectus (the "Final Prospectus") to
be filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in connection with the
registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended
(Registration No. 333-48235) filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on March 19, 1998 is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits
All necessary exhibits will be filed with the New York
Stock Exchange, Inc. in connection with this registration
statement, including any amendment to the Registration Statement
on Form S-1 filed with the Commission subsequent to the date
hereof.
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY
By: /s/ Thomas E. Gibbons
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Thomas E. Gibbons
Senior Vice President
and Treasurer
Date: July 23, 1998
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