1 FORM 8-A SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12 (g) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934 LOMAK PETROLEUM, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 34-131257 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) Incorporation or Organization) 500 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) If this Form relates to the registration If this Form relates to the of debt securities and is to effective registration of a class upon filing pursuant to general of debt securities and is to Instruction A(c)(1) please become effective simultaneously check the following box.[] 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. [] Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Name of each exchange on which Title of Each Class to be Registered each class is to be registered - ------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- Common Stock, $.01 par value New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None ----------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class) DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Item 1 of this report incorporates by reference the Registrant's Prospectus dated July 16, 1996, included in the Form S-1 Registration Statement (File No. 333-8211) filed with the Commission on July 16, 1996. 2 Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered - ------- ------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock, $.01 Par Value ---------------------------- Information with respect to a description of the Common Stock, $.01 par value of Lomak Petroleum, Inc. (the "Company" or "Registrant") to be registered on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the "Exchange"), is incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Prospectus dated July 16, 1996, included in the Form S-1 Registration Statement (File No. 333-8211) filed with the Commission on July 16, 1996 (the "S-1 Prospectus") under the heading "Description of Capital Stock" contained on page 46. Item 2. Exhibits - ------- -------- 1. All exhibits required by Instruction II on Item 2 will be supplied to the New York Exchange. 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. LOMAK PETROLEUM, INC. By: /s/ Thomas W. Stoelk -------------------------- Thomas W. Stoelk Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer Dated: September 20, 1996