1 FORM 8-A/A SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D. C. 20549 _______________________ FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 SHOREWOOD PACKAGING CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 11-2742734 (State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 55 Engineers Lane, Farmingdale, New York 11735 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) If this Form relates to the If this form relates to the registration of a class of debt registration of a class of debt securities and is effective securities and is to become upon filing pursuant to General effective simultaneously with Instruction A(c)(1) please check the effectiveness of a con- the following box. / / current registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 Pursuant to General Instruction A(c)(2) please check the following box. / / Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Not Applicable (Title of Class) Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Title of each class Name of each exchange on which to be so registered each class is to be registered ------------------- ------------------------------ Rights NASDAQ/National Market System 2 Item 2. Exhibits 1. Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, as filed with the Commission on September 4, 1986, Commission File No. 33-8490. 2. Registrant's Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock as filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on June 8, 1995. 3. Registrant's By-laws, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1, as filed with the Commission on October 20, 1986, Commission File No. 33- 8490. 4. Rights Agreement, dated June 12, 1995, entered into between the Registrant and the Bank of New York, as Rights Agent. -2- 3 SIGNATURES 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. Shorewood Packaging Corporation By: /s/Howard M. Liebman -------------------------- Name: Howard M. Liebman Title: Executive Vice President Date: June 12, 1995 -3- 4 Exhibit Index 1. Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, as filed with the Commission on September 4, 1986, Commission File No. 33-8490. 2. Registrant's Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock as filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on June 8, 1995. 3. Registrant's By-laws, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1, as filed with the Commission on October 20, 1986, Commission File No. 33- 8490. 4. Rights Agreement, dated June 12, 1995, entered into between the Registrant and the Bank of New York, as Rights Agent. -4-