UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A/A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
TEKTRONIX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Oregon |
| 93-09343990 |
(State of incorporation or organization) |
| (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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14200 SW Karl Braun Drive, Beaverton, Oregon |
| 97077 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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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), 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), check the following box. o
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: Not applicable
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Series B No Par Preferred |
| New York Stock Exchange |
Purchase Rights |
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered
Tektronix, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of October 14, 2007 (the “Rights Amendment”), with Mellon Investor Services, LLC (formerly known as ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.) to amend the Rights Agreement dated as of June 21, 2000 (the “Rights Agreement”). The Rights Amendment renders the preferred stock purchase rights (the “Rights”) inapplicable to the Offer, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 14, 2007, by and among Danaher Corporation, Raven Acquisition Corp. and the Company (the “Merger Agreement”) and provides for expiration of the Rights immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger. The foregoing description of the Rights Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Rights Amendment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 1 and incorporated herein by this reference. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Item 2. Exhibits
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| First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of October 14, 2007, between Tektronix, Inc. and Mellon Investor Services, LLC (formerly known as ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed October 15, 2007). |
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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.
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| By: | /s/ James F. Dalton |
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| Name: | James F. Dalton | ||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Corporate | ||
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| Development, General Counsel, and | ||
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| Secretary | ||
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Dated: October 17, 2007 |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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| First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of October 14, 2007, between Tektronix, Inc. and Mellon Investor Services, LLC (formerly known as ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed October 15, 2007). |
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