1 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 ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS, INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Nevada 87-0429198 - ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- (State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 2600 West Loop South, Suite 445, Houston, Texas 77054 - ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- (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 ------------------- ------------------------------ N/A N/A 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 upon securities and is to become effective filing pursuant to General simultaneously with the effective- Instruction A(c)(1) please ness of a concurrent registration check the following box. [ ] 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(g) of the Act: Common stock, par value $0.001 per share ---------------------------------------- (Title of Class) 2 Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered. This information is incorporated by reference to the section "DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES" on page 37 of the Company's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (No. 333-15025) filed on October 29, 1996 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as amended. Item 2. Exhibits. The Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and Specimen Common Stock certificate filed as exhibits to the above-referenced Registration Statement, as amended, are hereby incorporated by reference thereto. 3 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 in Houston, Texas, on this the 9th day of January, 1997. ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS,INC. By: /s/ James S. Percell ------------------------------------------- JAMES S. PERCELL President and Chief Executive Officer