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 ALUMAX INC. ---------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its Charter) DELAWARE 13-2762395 - ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------- (State of Incorporation or Organization) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 3424 Peachtree Road, N.E. Suite 2100 Atlanta, Georgia 30326 - ---------------------------------------- --------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code) If this form relates to the If this form relates to the registration of a class of registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. |X| following box. |_| --- Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: N/A (If applicable) Securities to be Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Name of Each Exchange on Which Title of Each Class to be so Registered Each Class is to be Registered - --------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Stock Purchase Rights New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Securities to be Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None ------------------------- (Title of Class) This Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-A/A is filed to supplement and amend the information set forth in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed by Alumax Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Alumax"), on February 23, 1996. Item 1. Description of Securities ------------------------- On March 13, 1998, Alumax Inc. ("Alumax" or the "Company") announced the redemption of the rights granted under the Rights Agreement, dated as of February 22, 1996, between Alumax and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C. Each outstanding share of Alumax common stock represented one right. Stockholders of record on March 18, 1998 were paid $0.01 per right on March 30, 1998. Item 2. Exhibits. -------- Not Applicable -2- 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. ALUMAX INC. By: /s/ Helen M. Feeney ---------------------------------------- Helen M. Feeney, Vice President and Corporate Secretary Date: April 7, 1998 -3-