SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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
Thermo Electron Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 04-2209186
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
81 Wyman Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454-9046
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), please check the following box. [X]
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. [ ]
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
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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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Units, each consisting of a fractional share American Stock Exchange
of common stock, $1.00 par value per share,
and one redemption right
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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(Title of Class)
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
This Form 8-A is being filed by Thermo Electron Corporation to reflect the fact
that it has assumed the obligations of ThermoLase Corporation under its units,
formerly consisting of one share of ThermoLase common stock and a right to
require ThermoLase to redeem the share in April 2001 for $20.25 per share (the
"Units") as a result of the merger, effective August 14, 2000, of a wholly owned
subsidiary of Thermo Electron with and into ThermoLase. Information concerning
the Units registered hereunder is included in the section captioned "Description
of Securities" in ThermoLase's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the
Commission on January 13, 1997 (Registration No. 333-19633), which information
is incorporated herein by reference. In addition, as a result of the merger, in
which holders of ThermoLase common stock (other than Thermo Electron) received
0.132 shares of common stock of Thermo Electron in exchange for each ThermoLase
share, each Unit now consists of 0.132 shares of Thermo Electron common stock
and a right to require Thermo Electron to redeem the fractional share in April
2001 for $20.25 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.
THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION
By: /s/ Theo Melas-Kyriazi
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Theo Melas-Kyriazi
Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
Date: August 14, 2000
