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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 15, 1998.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A/A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR 12(G) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Citation Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 63-0828225
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(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2 Office Park Circle, Suite 204
Birmingham, Alabama 35223
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(Address of principal executive (Zip Code)
offices)
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If this Form relates to the If this Form relates to the
registration of a class of registration of a class of
securities pursuant to Section 12(b) securities pursuant to
of the Exchange Act and is effective Section 12(g) of the Exchange
pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), Act and is effective pursuant
please check the following box. [ ] to General Instruction A.(d),
please check the following box. [x]
Securities Act Registration Statement File Number to which this Form relates:
Not Applicable
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(If applicable)
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 Not Applicable
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
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(Title of Class)
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(Title of Class)
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT=S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
At a regularly scheduled meeting held December 10, 1998, the Board of
Directors of Citation Corporation (the "Company") approved the Amendment, dated
as of December 10, 1998, to the Rights Agreement (the "Rights Agreement"), dated
as of November 25, 1998, by and between the Company and The Bank of New York, as
Rights Agent (the "Amendment"). The Rights were previously registered on Form
8-A on December 1, 1998.
A complete copy of the Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Rights Agreement is
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Registration
Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission via
EDGAR on December 1, 1998.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
Exhibit No. Description
4.1 Amendment, dated as of December 10, 1998, to Rights
Agreement, dated as of November 25, 1998, 1998, between the
Company and The Bank Of New York, as Rights Agent.
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.
Date: December 15, 1998
CITATION CORPORATION
By: /s/ Frederick F. Sommer
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Frederick F. Sommer
President and CEO
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EXHIBIT 4.1
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AMENDMENT TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT
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This Amendment is dated as of December 10, 1998, to the Rights Agreement,
dated as of November 25, 1998, (the "Rights Agreement"), between Citation
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and The Bank of New York,
as rights agent (the "Rights Agent").
Pursuant to Section 27 of the Rights Agreement, the Company and the Rights
Agent may from time to time supplement or amend any provision of the Rights
Agreement in accordance with such Section 27. All acts and things necessary to
make this Amendment a valid agreement, enforceable according to its terms, have
been done and performed, and the execution and delivery of this Amendment by the
Company and the Rights Agent have been in all respects duly authorized by the
Company and the Rights Agent.
In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements set forth
herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. The Rights Agreement is hereby amended by deleting Section 1(a) thereof
in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following new Section 1(a):
(a) "Acquiring Person" shall mean any Person (as such term is hereinafter
defined) who or which shall be the Beneficial Owner (as such term is hereinafter
defined) of 15% or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding, but
shall not include an Exempt Person (as such term is hereinafter defined);
provided, however, that if the Board of Directors of the Company determines in
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good faith that a Person who would otherwise be an "Acquiring Person" became
such inadvertently, and if such Person as promptly as practicable divests itself
of Beneficial Ownership of a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock so that
such Person would no longer be an "Acquiring Person," then such Person shall not
be deemed to be or to have become an "Acquiring Person" for any purposes of this
Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Person shall become an "Acquiring
Person" as the result of an acquisition of shares of Common Stock by the Company
which, by reducing the number of shares outstanding, increases the proportionate
number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Person to 15% or
more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding, provided, however, that if
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a Person shall become the Beneficial Owner of 15% or more of the shares of
Common Stock then outstanding by reason of such share acquisitions by the
Company and shall thereafter become the Beneficial Owner of any additional
shares of Common Stock, then such Person shall be deemed to be an "Acquiring
Person" unless upon the consummation of the acquisition of such additional
shares of Common Stock such Person does not own 15% or more of the shares of
Common Stock then outstanding. In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, no
Person who or which on November 25, 1998 was the Direct Beneficial Owner of 15%
or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding or the Indirect
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Beneficial Owner of 15% or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding
(or the Beneficial Owner of 15% or more of such shares by any combination of
Direct or Indirect Beneficial Ownership) shall be an "Acquiring Person" as the
result of such Direct or Indirect Beneficial Ownership as of such date; provided
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however, (x) if such Person shall thereafter become the Beneficial Owner of any
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additional shares of Common Stock then such Person shall be deemed to be an
"Acquiring Person" unless upon the consummation of the acquisition of such
additional shares such Person is not then the Beneficial Owner of 15% or more of
the shares of Common Stock then outstanding, or (y) if such Person shall
thereafter convert such Person=s ownership of any shares held as an Indirect
Beneficial Owner into shares held as a Direct Beneficial Owner, then such Person
shall be deemed to be an "Acquiring Person" unless upon the conversion from
Indirect Beneficial Ownership to Direct Beneficial Ownership such Person is not
then the Direct Beneficial Owner of 15% or more of the shares of Common Stock
then outstanding. For all purposes of this Agreement, any calculation of the
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any particular time, including
for purposes of determining the particular percentage of such outstanding shares
of Common Stock of which any Person is the Beneficial Owner, shall be made in
accordance with the last sentence of Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) of the General Rules
and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), as in effect on the date hereof. For all purposes of
determining whether a Person is an "Acquiring Person" under this Section 1(a),
any securities issued or issuable, or any securities that may be acquired upon
the exercise of options or warrants granted, on or after November 25, 1998
pursuant to any employee benefit plan, including benefit plans for non-employee
directors, of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or any employment
agreement, arrangement or other understanding between the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company and any Person or any of such Person=s Affiliates or
Associates shall not be included as shares Beneficially Owned by such Person.
2. The Rights Agreement is hereby amended by deleting Section 1(c)(ii) thereof
in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following new Section
1(c)(ii):
(ii) which such Person or any of such Person's Affiliates or Associates has
(A) the right to acquire (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only
after the passage of time) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or
understanding (other than customary agreements with and between underwriters and
selling group members with respect to a bona fide public offering of
securities), or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, rights,
warrants or options, or otherwise; provided, however, that a Person shall not be
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deemed the Beneficial Owner of, or to beneficially own, (x) securities tendered
pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by or on behalf of such Person or
any of such Person's Affiliates or Associates until such tendered securities are
accepted for purchase or exchange, (y) securities which such Person has a right
to acquire upon the exercise of Rights at any time prior to the time that any
Person becomes an Acquiring Person, or (z) securities issuable upon the exercise
of Rights from and after the time that any Person becomes an Acquiring Person if
such Rights were acquired by such Person or any of such Person=s Affiliates or
Associates prior to the Distribution Date or pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section
22 hereof ("Original Rights") or pursuant to Section 11(i) or Section 11(n) with
respect to an adjustment to Original Rights; or (B) the right to vote pursuant
to any agreement, arrangement or understanding; provided, however, that
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(notwithstanding Section 1(c)(i) above) a Person shall not be deemed the
Beneficial Owner of, or to beneficially own, any security by reason of any
agreement, arrangement or understanding if the agreement, arrangement or
understanding to vote such security (1) arises solely from a revocable proxy or
consent given to such Person in response to a public proxy or consent
solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, the applicable rules and
regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act and (2) is not also then
reportable on Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act (or any comparable or
successor report); or
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to the
Rights Agreement to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first
above written.
Attest: CITATION CORPORATION
By /s/ Stanley B. Atkins By /s/ Frederick F. Sommer
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Name: Stanley B. Atkins: Name: Frederick F. Sommer
Title: Vice President and Title: President and CEO
Corporate Secretary
WITNESS: THE BANK OF NEW YORK
By: /s/ John Sivertsen By /s/ Ralph Chianese
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Name: John Sivertsen Name: Ralph Chianese
Title: Vice President Title: Vice President
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