FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) or (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
VITALINK PHARMACY SERVICES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 37-0903482
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(State of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or organization) Identification No.)
1250 East Diehl Road
Naperville, Illinois 60563
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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
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value The New York Stock Exchange
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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(Title of class)
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Item 1: Description of Registrant's Securities to be
Registered.
The description of such securities is hereby incorporated
by reference to the material set forth under the caption
"Description of Vitalink Capital Stock" in the Information
Statement/Prospectus which constitutes a part of the Registration
Statement on Form S-4, File No. 333-19097, under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Registration Statement").
Item 2: Exhibits.
The securities described herein are to be registered on
the New York Stock Exchange, on which no other securities of the
Registrant are registered, accordingly no exhibits are required to
be filed herewith.
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.
VITALINK PHARMACY SERVICES, INC.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Scott Macomber
Name: Scott Macomber
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Title: Vice President, Finance
and Chief Financial
Officer
Date: February 10, 1997
