8-A12B/A 1 e8-a12ba.txt AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM 8-A 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20569 --------------------- FORM 8-A/A AMENDMENT NO. 1 To Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated July 9, 1996 relating to Preferred Stock Purchase Rights FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 KNIGHT-RIDDER, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Florida 38-0723657 ---------------------------------------- --------------------------------- (State of incorporation or organization) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 50 West San Fernando Street San Jose, CA 95113 ---------------------------------------- --------------------------------- (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. [ ] 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: N/A 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 ------------------- ------------------------------ Preferred Stock Purchase Rights New York Stock Exchange Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: 2 NONE (Title of Class) 2 3 ITEM 2. EXHIBITS. Item 2 is hereby amended by adding new Exhibit 99.1 as follows:
Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2000 between Knight-Ridder, Inc. and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as Rights Agent.
3 4 SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this amendment to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. KNIGHT-RIDDER, INC. By: /s/ ALAN SILVERGLAT --------------------------------- Name: Alan G. Silverglat Title: Vice President and Treasurer Dated: August 10, 2000 4 5 EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION ----------- ----------- 99.1 First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2000, between Knight-Ridder, Inc. and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as Rights Agent.
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