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
EARLE M. JORGENSEN COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 95-0886610 | |
| (State of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| 10650 Alameda Street Lynwood, California |
90262 | |
| (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: 333-119434
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class |
Name of Each Exchange on Which | |
| Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share | New York Stock Exchange |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
| Item 1. | Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered. |
The description of the common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of Earle M. Jorgensen Company (the “Company”) contained in the “Description of Capital Stock” section of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-119434), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 1, 2004 and as amended from time to time, as well as in any form of prospectus supplement that constitutes a part thereof and is filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 2. | Exhibits. |
| 3.1* | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company | |
| 3.2* | Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company | |
| 4.1* | Specimen stock certificate representing the Company’s Common Stock | |
| * | Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit filed with the Registration Statement. |
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.
| EARLE M. JORGENSEN COMPANY | ||||||||
| Date: | March 22, 2005 |
By: | /s/ WILLIAM S. JOHNSON | |||||
| William S. Johnson | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Secretary | ||||||||