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 Cross-Country Auto Retailers, Inc. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 75-2653096 - ---------------------------------------- ------------------ (State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification no.) 1201 South Taylor Street Amarillo, Texas 79101 - ---------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code) 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, par value $.01 per share New York 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. The information called for by this item is incorporated by reference to the information set forth under the caption "Description of Capital Stock--Common Stock" in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-06585) filed on June 21, 1996 with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. ITEM 2. EXHIBITS. 1. All exhibits required by Instruction II to Item 2 will be supplied to the New York Stock Exchange. -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. CROSS-COUNTRY AUTO RETAILERS, INC. Dated: June 28, 1996 By /s/ Robert W. Hall ----------------------- Name: Robert W. Hall Title: Senior Vice Chairman -3-