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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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
JP FOODSERVICE, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware 52-1634568
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
9830 Patuxent Woods Drive
Columbia, Maryland 21046
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(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
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SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
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Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which
to be so Registered Each Class is to be Registered
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Common Stock, par value $.01 New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
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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.
The information required by Item 1 of Form 8-A was filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission as part of the Registration Statement on
Form S-1 filed by JP Foodservice, Inc. (the "Registrant") under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (Registration Statement No. 33-82724), and is
incorporated herein by this reference. See "Description of Capital Stock" in
the prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
The following exhibits are filed with this Registration Statement:
1. The Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended
from time to time (Registration Statement No. 33-82724), is incorporated
herein by this reference.
2. The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant is
incorporated herein by this reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 2 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3, as amended from time to time
(Registration Statement No. 333-14039).
3. The Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant are
incorporated herein by this reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Amendment No. 2 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3, as amended from time to time
(Registration Statement No. 333-14039).
4. A specimen certificate of the Common Stock of the Registrant is
incorporated herein by this reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended from time to time (Registration
Statement No. 33-82724).
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
JP FOODSERVICE, INC.
Date: December 19, 1996 By: /s/ David M. Abramson
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David M. Abramson
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
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