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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 (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DOMINICK'S SUPERMARKETS, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 94-3220603
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(State of Incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or Organization) Identification No.)
505 Railroad Avenue, Northlake, Illinois 60164
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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 so Registered Each Class is to be Registered
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Common Stock, $.01 par value New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Stock Exchange
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Securities to be Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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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.
The description of the common stock, $.01 par value (the "Common
Stock"), of Dominick's Supermarkets, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Registrant"), is incorporated by reference to the information set forth under
the caption "Description of Capital Stock--Common Stock" in the Prospectus
included as part of the Registrant's registration statement on Form S-1 (No.
333-11177) in the form in which it was filed on August 30, 1996 with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, as amended from time to time (the
"Registration Statement").
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
Pursuant to Instruction II of the Instructions as to Exhibits for
registration statements on Form 8-A, the documents listed below are filed as
exhibits to this Registration Statement:
1. Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 from the
Registration Statement).
2. Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 from the Registration Statement).
3. Specimen of Common Stock certificate (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 from the Registration Statement).
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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.
Date: October 24, 1996 DOMINICK'S SUPERMARKETS, INC.
By: /s/ Darren W. Karst
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Darren W. Karst
Executive Vice President, Finance &
Administration, Chief Financial
Officer and Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
1. Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 from the
Registration Statement).
2. Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 from the Registration Statement).
3. Specimen of Common Stock certificate (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 from the Registration Statement).
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