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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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
GENERAL CABLE CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE 06-1398235
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(State of Incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or Organization) Identification No.)
4 TESSENEER DRIVE
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KENTUCKY
(606) 572-8000 41076
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(Address and Telephone Number of (Zip Code)
Principal Executive Offices)
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(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, $.01 PER SHARE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
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(Title of Class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be
Registered.
The description of the Registrant's common stock, par value $.01 per
share, included under the caption "Description of Capital Stock" (pages 46
through and including 50) in the Prospectus forming a part of the Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-22961) of the Registrant (the "Registration
Statement"), first filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") on March 7, 1997, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto (filed
with the Commission on April 15, 1997), and Amendment No. 2 thereto (filed with
the Commission on April 22, 1997), is incorporated herein by reference.
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, the following exhibits required in accordance with Part II to the
Instructions as to exhibits on Form 8-A have been duly filed with the New York
Stock Exchange:
II-1 - Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement (as
filed with the Commission on April 22, 1997).
II-2 - Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Registrant.
II-3 - Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant
II-4 - Specimen Common Stock Certificate.
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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.
GENERAL CABLE CORPORATION
Dated: May 13, 1997 By: /s/ Stephen Rabinowitz
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Stephen Rabinowitz
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
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