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
SPX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 38-1016240
(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S.Employer Identification No.)
700 Terrace Point Drive, Muskegon, Michigan 49443
(Address of principal executive officers) (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
11-3/4% Senior Subordinated New York Stock Exchange
Notes due 2002
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
- X - Request immediate effective date
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The material set forth in the section captioned "Description of
the Notes" in the Registrant's Amendment No. 2 to Form S-3
Registration Statement (Registration No. 33-52833), filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 27, 1994, is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
1. Restated Certificate of Incorporation, incorporated herein
by reference from the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-
K, file no. 0-419, for the year ended December 31, 1987.
2. Certificate of Ownership and Merger dated April 25, 1988,
incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant's
Annual Report on Form 10-K, file no. 0-419, for the year
ended December 31, 1988.
3. Bylaws as amended through April 24, 1985, incorporated
herein by reference from the Registrant's Annual Report on
Form 10-K, file no. 0-419, for the year ended December 31,
1987.
4. Form of the Registrant's 11-3/4% Senior Subordinated Note due
2002.
5. Indenture, dated as of June 6, 1994, between the Registrant
and The Bank of New York, as trustee, relating to the 11-3/4%
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2002 is incorporated herein by
reference from the Registrant's Amendment No. 2 to Form S-3
Registration Statement filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on May 27, 1994.
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, on this 1st day of
December, 1994.
SPX CORPORATION
By: James M. Sheridan
Its: Vice President-Administration
