SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 --------------------------- FORM 8-A/A (AMENDMENT NO. 1) FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR 12(G) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Hospitality Worldwide Services, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) New York 11-3096379 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 450 Park Avenue Suite 2603 New York, New York 10022 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 file number to which this form relates (if applicable): Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which to be so Registered Each Class is to be Registered ------------------- ------------------------------ Common Stock, $.01 par value American Stock Exchange Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class) ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED. -------------------------------------------------------- See the information set forth under the heading "Description of Securities - Description of Common Stock" in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (No. 333-31765). ITEM 2. EXHIBITS. --------- None. -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. Dated: September 16, 1997 HOSPITALITY WORLDWIDE SERVICES, INC. By: /S/ HOWARD G. ANDERS ------------------------------------ Name: Howard G. Anders Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer -3-