As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 16, 1997 Registration No. _____________ 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 _________________ CREATIVE HOST SERVICES, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter) California 33-1069494 State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employee Identification No.) 6335 Ferris Square, Suites G-H San Diego, California 92126 (619) 587-7300 (Address of principal executive offices) _________________ Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on which to be Registered Each Class is to be Registered N/A N/A 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: Common Stock Redeemable Common Stock Purchase Warrants (Title of Class) INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered The Registrant has filed, on April 3, 1997, a Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-6722), as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Form SB-2 Registration Statement filed on June 2, 1997, and as amended by Amendment No. 2 to Form SB-2 Registration Statement filed on July 3, 1997 ("SB-2 Registration Statement"), to register shares of Common Stock and Common Stock Purchase Warrants. The section of the Prospectus portion of the SB-2 Registration Statement entitled "Description of Securities" is incorporated herein by reference. Item 2. Exhibits * SB-2 Registration Statement and Amendments ** Registrant's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amendments ** Registrant's Bylaws ** Certificate of Designation of 8% Convertible Preferred Stock ** Warrant Agreement (including form of Warrant Certificate) ** Specimen of Share of Common Stock * Previously filed by EDGAR. ** Filed as an exhibit to the SB-2 Registration Statement (Registration No. 333-6722) and incorporated herein by reference 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. CREATIVE HOST SERVICES, INC. Date: July 16, 1997 By: /s/ Sayed Ali Sayed Ali, President