SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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
TALX CORPORATION
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(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Missouri
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(State of Incorporation or Organization)
43-0988805
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification no.)
1850 Borman Court, St. Louis, Missouri 63146
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(Address of principal executive offices) (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 so Registered Each Class is to be Registered
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None None
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value
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(Title of class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
The description of the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of TALX
Corporation (the "Registrant") set forth under the captions "Description of
Capital Stock" and "Certain Charter and Bylaw Provisions" in the Prospectus
filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August
28, 1996, as part of its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No.
333-10969) (the "Form S-1"), as amended from time to time, is hereby
incorporated by reference in answer to this item.
Item 2. Exhibits
The following exhibits which have been filed as exhibits in the Form S-1
are hereby incorporated by reference as exhibits in answer to this item.
1. Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit
3.1 of the Form S-1).
2. Form of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (to be filed
subsequent to completion of the Registrant's initial public offering)
(filed as Exhibit 3.2 of the Form S-1).
3. Bylaws of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit 3.3 of the Form S-1).
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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.
Date: October 2, 1996 TALX CORPORATION
By: /s/ Craig N. Cohen
Name: Craig N. Cohen
Title: Chief Financial Officer
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