SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ------------- FORM 8-A FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 PARACELSUS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION --------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) California 95-3565943 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State of Incorporation or Organization) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 155 North Lake Avenue, Suite 1100 Pasadena, California 91101 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Name of each exchange Title of each class on which each class is to be so registered to be registered ------------------- ------------------------ Common Stock, no stated par New York Stock Exchange value per share Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None --------------------------------------- (Title of Class) ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED. This Registration Statement relates to the registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") of shares of common stock, no stated par value per share (the "Common Stock"), of Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation, a California corporation (the "Registrant"). The description of the Common Stock to be registered hereunder is set forth under the caption "DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK" in Amendment No. 2, dated August 9, 1996, to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-07289) filed with the Commission on July 17, 1996, and is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 2. EXHIBITS. The securities described are to be registered on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE"), on which no other securities of the Registrant are registered. Accordingly, copies of the following exhibits shall be filed with each copy of the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the NYSE: 1. Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of the Registrant (File No. 333-07289); 2. Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995 (File No. 33-67040); 3. Registrant's Quarerly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 1995 (File No. 33-67040); 4. Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1996 (File No. 33-67040); 5. Form of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit 3.5 to Registrant's Form S-4 No. 333-08521, and incorporated herein by reference); 6. Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit 3.6 to the Registrant's Form S-4 No. 333-08521, and incorporated herein by reference); 7. Specimen of Registrant's Common Stock Certificate (filed as Exhibit 4.9 to the Registrant's Form S-1 (No. 333-07289), as amended 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, thereunto duly authorized. PARACELSUS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION Date: August 13, 1996 By: /s/ Robert C. Joyner -------------------------- Name: Robert C. Joyner Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary EXHIBIT INDEX 1. Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of the Registrant (File No. 333-07289). 2. Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996 (File No. 33-67040). 3. Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 1995 (File No. 33-67040); 4. Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1996 (File No. 33-67040). 5. Form of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit 3.5 to Registrant's Form S-4 No. 333-08521, and incorporated herein by reference). 6. Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit 3.6 to the Registrant's Form S-4 No. 333-08521, and incorporated herein by reference). 7. Specimen of Registrant's Common Stock Certificate (filed as Exhibit 4.9 to the Registrant's Form S-1 (No. 333-07289), as amended and incorporated herein by reference).