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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
STEARNS & LEHMAN, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio 34-1579817
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
52 Surrey Road Mansfield, Ohio 44901
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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
(NONE)
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If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is
effective upon filing pursuant to General Instruction A.(c)(1), please check
the following box. / /
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is
to become effective simultaneously with the effectiveness of a concurrent
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c)(2), please check the following box. / /
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
common stock, without par value
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(Title of class)
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(Title of class)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT*
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
Furnish the information required by Item 202 of Regulation S-K (section
229.202 of this chapter).
Instruction. If a description of the securities comparable to that
required here is contained in any prior filing with the Commission, such
description may be incorporated by reference to such other filing in answer to
this item. If such description will be included in a form of prospectus
subsequently filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act (section 230.424(b) of this chapter), this registration
statement shall state that such prospectus shall be deemed to be incorporated
by reference into the registration statement. If
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the securities are to be registered on a national securities exchange and the
description has not previously been filed with such exchange, copies of the
description shall be filed with copies of the application filed with the
exchange.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
List below all exhibits filed as a part of the registration statement.
Instruction. See the instructions as to exhibits, set forth below.
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) STEARNS & LEHMAN, INC.
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Date December 12, 1996
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By /s/ William C. Stearns
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*Print the name and title of the signing officer under his signature.
William C. Stearns, President
INSTRUCTIONS AS TO EXHIBITS
I. If the securities to be registered on this form are to be registered on an
exchange on which other securities of the registrant are registered, or are
to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act, copies of all
constituent instruments defining the rights of the holders of each class of
such securities, including any contracts or other documents which limit or
qualify the rights of such holders, shall be filed as exhibits with each
copy of the registration statement filed with the Commission or with an
exchange, subject to Rule 12b-32 regarding incorporation of exhibits by
reference.
II. If the securities to be registered are to be registered on an exchange on
which no other securities of the registrant are registered, the following
exhibits shall be filed with each copy of the registration statement filed
with each such exchange, but need not be filed with, or incorporated by
reference in, copies of the registration statement filed with the
Commission:
1. Copies of the last annual report filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Act or, if no such report has yet been filed, copies of the latest
registration statement filed pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of the Act,
or pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933.
2. Copies of all current, quarterly or semi-annual reports filed pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act since the end of the fiscal year covered
by the annual report filed pursuant to Instruction 3 above, or if none,
since the effective date of the latest registration statement so filed.
3. Copies of the latest definitive proxy statement or information statement,
if any, filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 14 of the Act.
4. Copies of the charter and bylaws, or instruments corresponding thereto,
and copies of any other documents defining the rights of holders of the
securities to be registered.
5. Specimens or copies of each security to be registered hereunder.
6. Copies of the last annual report submitted to stockholders by the
registrant or its predecessors. Such annual report shall not be deemed to
be "filed" with the exchange or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
Section 18 of the Act, except to the extent it may already be subject
thereto.
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* All required information is incorporated herein by reference to registrant's
Form SB-1, File No. 333-04244C, effective October 22, 1996.
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