As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 22, 1995
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ON
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
SENECA FOODS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York 16-0733425
(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1162 Pittsford-Victor Road
Pittsford, New York 14534
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Not
applicable.
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:
Class A Common Stock
(Title of class)
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The description of the Class A Common Stock contained in
the Company's Proxy Statement dated June 16, 1995 under
the headings "Amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation -- General
Description," "Amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation --
Description of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock," "Amendment to the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation -- Certain Effects of the Proposal" and
Exhibit A is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
The Company's restated Certificate of Incorporation, as
amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company's report on
Form 10-Q/A for the period ended June 30, 1995, filed on August 18, 1995).
The Company's Bylaws, as amended (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.3 of the Company's report on Form 10-Q/A for the period
ended June 30, 1995, filed on August 18, 1995).
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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, thereto duly authorized.
DATED: August 22, 1995 SENECA FOODS CORPORATION
By: /s/Kraig H. Kayser
_______________________
Name: Kraig H. Kayser
Title: President and
Chief Executive Officer
