FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Benihana Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 65-0538630
(State of incorporation (IRS Employer Identification No.)
or organization)
8685 Northwest 53rd Terrace, Miami, Florida 33166
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
If this form relates to the If this form relates to the
registration of a class of registration of a class of debt
debt securities and is securities and is to become
effective upon filing effective simultaneously with the
pursuant to General effectiveness of a concurrent
Instruction A(c)(1) please registration statement under the
check the following box. o Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to
the General Instruction A(c)(2)
please check the following
box. o
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
N/A N/A
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Rights to purchase one one-
hundredth share of Series A-1
and Series A-2 Junior Participating
Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's
Securities to be Registered
The information required to be disclosed by this item is
incorporated by reference herein from the Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K dated February 12, 1997 (the "Form 8-K").
Item 2. Exhibits
1. Rights Agreement, dated as of February 6, 1997,
between Benihana Inc. and First Union National Bank of North
Carolina, as Rights Agent. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1
to the Form 8-K.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the 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.
Dated: February 12, 1997
BENIHANA INC.
/s/ Joel A. Schwartz
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Joel A. Schwartz,
President
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