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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 (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
WILLBROS GROUP, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Republic of Panama 98-0160660
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Edificio Torre Banco Germanico
Calle 50 y 55 Este, Apartado 850048
Panama 5, Republic of Panama
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(Address of Principal executive offices,
including zip code)
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 registered each class is to be registered
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Common Stock, $0.05 par value New York Stock Exchange
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
See "Description of Capital Stock" in the Prospectus constituting Part I of
the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (file No. 333-5413) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on June 7, 1996, as amended, which is hereby incorporated by
reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.*
1. Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-5413) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on June 7, 1996, as amended.
2. Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (included in
Exhibit 1).
3. Restated By-laws of the Registrant (included in Exhibit 1).
4. Form of stock certificate for the Registrant's Common Stock, par value
$0.05 per share (included in Exhibit 1).
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* Pursuant to Instruction II, the foregoing exhibits have been filed with
the New York Stock Exchange and shall not be deemed filed with or incorporated
by reference in (except to the extent noted in Item 1 above) copies of this
registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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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.
Date: July 19, 1996
WILLBROS GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Larry J. Bump
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Larry J. Bump
Chairman of the Board, President,
Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Operating Officer
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