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
TASTY BAKING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania 23-1145880
(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
2801 Hunting Park Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19129
(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
to be so registered which each class is to be
registered
Common Stock, $0.50 par New York Stock Exchange
value per share
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock, $0.50 par value per
share, as contained in the Registrant's Form S-1 Registration Statement under
the Securities Act of 1933, declared effective on November 21, 1961 (1933 Act
File No. 2-18824), is hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement.
Item 2. Exhibits.
The following exhibits are included with each copy of this
Registration Statement filed with the New York Stock Exchange, but not with the
copies filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:
(1) Copies of the last annual report filed pursuant to Section 13 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act");
(2) Copies of current, quarterly or semi-annual reports filed pursuant
to Section 13 of the Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the last
annual report filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Act;
(3) Copies of the latest definitive proxy statement filed pursuant to
Section 14 of the Act;
(4) Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant;
(5) By-Laws of the Registrant; and
(6) Specimen certificate of the Registrant's Common Stock, $0.50 par
value per share.
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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, thereto duly authorized.
TASTY BAKING COMPANY
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Elizabeth H. Gemmill
Elizabeth H. Gemmill,
Vice President and Secretary
Date: September 9, 1996
