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
BORG-WARNER AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 13-3404508
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or organization) Identification No.)
200 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60604
(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
to be so registered which each class is to be
registered
% Senior Notes due 2006 New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Act:
None<PAGE>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be
Registered
A description of the Registrant's % Senior Notes
due 2006 to be registered hereby is contained in the "De-
scription of the Notes" set forth in the final prospectus to
be filed in connection with the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-14717, pursuant
to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
such description is incorporated herein by this reference.
Item 2. Exhibits
1. Form of Indenture between the Registrant and
The First National Bank of Chicago, as
Trustee, relating to the % Senior Notes due
2006, including the form of Note attached as
Exhibit A thereto (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-3, No.
333-14717).<PAGE>
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.
BORG-WARNER AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
Date: October 28, 1996 By /s/ Robin J. Adams
Robin J. Adams
Vice President and
Treasurer
