-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, BMzhuiLLazDPZrTK3YRcs+BGmQzQ9Y9opJ952cRVaWdzlU+QfmFw5eGtQEBUigIl SD4tLCX99feTAJJb20Pkqg== 0000097745-97-000019.txt : 19970222 0000097745-97-000019.hdr.sgml : 19970222 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000097745-97-000019 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-A12B PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19970213 SROS: AMEX FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: THERMEDICS DETECTION INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001012555 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASUREMENT, DISPLAY, AND CONTROL [3823] IRS NUMBER: 043106698 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-A12B SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12745 FILM NUMBER: 97530321 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 220 MILL RD CITY: CHELMSFORD STATE: MA ZIP: 01824 BUSINESS PHONE: 6176221000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 81 WYMAN STREET STREET 2: P.O. BOX 9046 CITY: WALTHAM STATE: MA ZIP: 02254-9046 8-A12B 1 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 Thermedics Detection Inc. ----------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Massachusetts 04-3106698 ----------------------------------------------------------------- (State of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer or organization) Identification Number) 220 Mill Road, Chelmsford, Massachusetts 01824 ----------------------------------------------------------------- (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 American Stock Exchange, Inc. Common Stock, par value $.10 per share If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is effective upon filing pursuant to General Instruction A.(c)(1), please check the following box. [ ] If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is to become effective simultaneously with the effectiveness of a concurrent registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to General Instruction A.(c)(2), please check the following box. [ ] Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None ----------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class) None ----------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class) PAGE INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered. Information concerning the Common Stock, par value $.10 per share, to be registered hereunder was included in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on January 3, 1997, Registration No. 333-19199, under the caption "Description of Capital Stock" and in the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 2. Exhibits. To be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission: Not applicable. To be filed with the American Stock Exchange, Inc.: a. Articles of Organization of the Registrant b. By-Laws of the Registrant c. Specimen Common Stock Certificate 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. February 12, 1997 THERMEDICS DETECTION INC. By: /s/ Jonathan W. Painter ------------------------------- Jonathan W. Painter Treasurer -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----