SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K/A CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of earliest event reported: October 8, 1996 ATLAS CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 1-2714 13-5503312 (State of (Commission (IRS Employer Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 370 SEVENTEENTH STREET, SUITE 3050 DENVER, COLORADO 80202 (Address of principal executive offices) (303) 629-2440 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Page 1 of 3 ITEM 5. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS. The Securities and Exchange Commission approved Release Nos. 33-7355 and 34-37802 which adopted revisions to its rules that streamlined requirements with respect to financial statements of significant business acquisitions in filings made under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Releases were published in the Federal Register on October 18, ---------------- 1996 and such rule revisions became effective on November 18, 1996. Based on such rule revisions, financial statements are not required for the business acquisitions reported on Form 8-K filed on October 18, 1996. Page 2 of 3 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. ATLAS CORPORATION Date: December 10, 1996 By: /s/ Jerome C. Cain ---------------------------- Jerome C. Cain Vice President - Finance Page 3 of 3