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UNITED STATES
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
MAIL-WELL, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 84-1250533
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(State of incorporation) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
23 INVERNESS WAY EAST, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112
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(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 which
to be registered each class is to be registered
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Common Stock, $0.01 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
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value
The capital stock of Mail-Well, Inc. (the "Company") to be registered on the New
York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the "Exchange"), is the Company's Common Stock with a
par value of $0.01 per share. Holders of the Common Stock are entitled to one
vote per share at all meetings of stockholders. Dividends that may be declared
on the Common Stock will be paid in an equal amount to the holder of each share.
No pre-emptive rights are conferred upon the holders of such stock and there are
no liquidation or conversion rights, nor are there any redemption or sinking
fund provisions and there is no liability to further calls or to assessments by
the Company.
Item 2. Exhibits
1. All exhibits required by Instruction II to Item 2 will be supplied
to the Exchange.
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SIGNATURES
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.
Mail-Well, Inc.
/s/ Paul V. Reilly
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By: Paul V. Reilly
V.P.-Chief Financial Officer
Dated: December 9, 1996
