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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Wild Oats Markets, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 84-1100630
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S Employer
Identification no.)
1645 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado 80302
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(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
If this Form relates to the If this Form relates to the
registration of a class registration of a class
of debt securities and is of debt ecurities and is to
effective upon filing become effective simultaneously
pursuant to General Instruction with the effectiveness of a
A(c)(1) please check concurrent registration statement
the following box. [ ] 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 to Name of Each Exchange on Which
be so Registered Each Class is to be Registered
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None Not Applicable
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $.001 par value
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(Title of class)
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
A description of the Common Stock to be registered hereunder is
contained in the section entitled "Description of Capital Stock," commencing at
page 59 of the Prospectus included in the Registrant's Form S-1 Registration
Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
on August 30, 1996 and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
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Exhibit
Number Description
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3.(i).2 Form of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant. (1)
3.(ii).2 Form of Restated Bylaws of the Registrant. (1)
4.2 Specimen Stock Certificate for Registrant's Common Stock. (1)
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(1) Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Form S-1 Registration
Statement (File No. 333-11261) filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on August 30, 1996, as amended, and incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
Wild Oats Markets, Inc.
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(Registrant)
Date: October 17, 1996 By: /s/ Elizabeth C. Cook
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Elizabeth C. Cook
Vice President
