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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MAY 5, 1997
REGISTRATION NO. 34-______________
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
KAYNAR TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 33-0591091
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
500 N. State College Blvd.,
Suite 1000, Orange, California 92868
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(Address of Principal (Zip Code)
Executive Offices)
If this form relates to the If this form relates to the
registration of a class of debt registration of a class of debt
securities and is effective upon securities and is to become
filing pursuant to General effective simultaneously with the
Instruction A(c)(1) please check effectiveness of a concurrent
the following box. / / 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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Securities to be registered pursuant
to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock
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(Title of class)
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
The information included under the headings "Description of Capital Stock",
including subheadings "Common Stock", "Series C Preferred Stock", "Other
Preferred Stock", "The New Stockholders Agreement", "The Old Stockholders
Agreement", and "Certain Anti-Takeover Effects," and "Dividend Policy" of
the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Kaynar Technologies Inc.
(Registration No. 333-22345), as amended (the "Registration Statement") is
incorporated herein by reference. The final Prospectus to be filed by
Kaynar Technologies Inc. pursuant to Rule 424(b) is also deemed
incorporated by reference herein upon such filing.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
Pursuant to Instruction I, each exhibit listed in this Item 2 is being
filed as an exhibit to the Pre-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-22345) (the
"Registration Statement") being filed by the Company with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, and such exhibits are hereby incorporated by
reference into copies of this Registration Statement on Form 8-A being
filed with the Commission and with the Nasdaq National Market System.
1. Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
[incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 of the Registration
Statement].
2. Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company [incorporated by reference
from Exhibit 3.2 of the Registration Statement].
3. Specimen of Common Stock Certificate [incorporated by reference from
Exhibit 4.1 of the Registration Statement].
4. Stockholders Agreement, dated as of May 5, 1997 [incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 10.10 of the Registration Statement].
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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.
KAYNAR TECHNOLOGIES INC.
By: /s/ David A. Werner
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David A. Werner
Executive Vice President
Dated: May 5, 1997
