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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-A/A
AMENDMENT NO. 1
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Cross Timbers Oil Company
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 75-2347769
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(State of Incorporation or Organization (I.R.S. Employer
Identification no.)
810 Houston Street, Suite 2000, Fort Worth, Texas 76102
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
If this form relates to the If this form relates to the
registration of a class of registration of a class of securities
securities pursuant to Section 12(b) pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
of the Exchange Act and is effective Exchange Act and is effective
pursuant to General Instruction pursuant to General Instruction
A.(c), please check the following A.(d), please check the following
box. [X] box. [ ]
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form
relates:_________________ (If applicable)
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
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Preferred Stock Purchase Rights New York Stock Exchange
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
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(Title of Class)
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(Title of Class)
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Registrant's Form 8-A dated September 8, 1998 is amended to add the
attached signature page which was inadvertently omitted from the filed form.
SIGNATURES
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.
CROSS TIMBERS OIL COMPANY
Date: September 8, 1998 By: BENNIE G. KNIFFEN
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Bennie G. Kniffen
Senior Vice President and
Controller
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this Amendment to Registration Statement to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
CROSS TIMBERS OIL COMPANY
Date: September 9, 1998 By: BENNIE G. KNIFFEN
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Bennie G. Kniffen
Senior Vice President and
Controller
