FORM 8-A SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO THE SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Borg-Warner Security Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 13-3408028 (State of incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 200 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60604 (Address of principal executive officers) 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.[X] 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 9 5/8% Senior Subordinated New York Stock Exchange Notes due 2007 Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered. A description of the Registrant's 9 5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes dues 2007 to be registered hereby is contained in the section entitled "Description of the Notes" set forth in the prospectus filed on May 6, 1997 in connection with the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-26573) and such description is hereby incorporated by reference. Item 2. Exhibits 4.1. Form of specimen certificate for the Registrant's 9 5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007. 4.2. Indenture dated as of March 24, 1997 between the Registrant and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-26573). SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this amendment to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized. BORG-WARNER SECURITY CORPORATION Dated: June 30, 1997 By: /s/ Timothy M. Wood ------------------------------- Timothy M. Wood Vice President