UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A/A
Amendment No. 6
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
MYLAN LABORATORIES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Pennsylvania
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25-1211621 |
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(State of Incorporation or Organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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1500 Corporate Drive
Canonsburg, PA
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15317 |
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code) |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box: x
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box: o
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 001-9114
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
to be so registered
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Name of each exchange on which
each class is to be registered |
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Share Purchase Rights
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New York Stock Exchange |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Item 1. Description of the Registrants Securities to be Registered.
Mylan Laboratories Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the Company), and American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, as rights agent (the Rights Agent), entered into an Amendment No. 5 to
Rights Agreement dated as of December 19, 2005 (the Amendment), amending the Rights Agreement
dated as of August 22, 1996, as amended as of November 8, 1999, August 13, 2004, September 8, 2004
and December 2, 2004 (as so amended, the Rights Agreement), by and between the Company and the
Rights Agent. Pursuant to Amendment No. 3 to the Rights Agreement, dated as of September 8, 2004,
the threshold at which the Rights (as defined in the Rights Agreement) would become exercisable
(the Rights Threshold) was temporarily changed to 10%, and pursuant to Amendment No. 4 to the
Rights Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2004, the Rights Threshold would revert back to 15% at
12:01 a.m. (New York time) on January 1, 2006. The current Amendment causes the Rights Threshold
to remain at 10% only with respect to any Person (as defined in the Rights Agreement) who, prior to
the date of the Amendment, has received clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act, as amended, to acquire a dollar value of Common Shares (as defined in the Rights
Agreement) of the Company, which value of Common Shares, if acquired, would otherwise permit
acquisition of 10% or more of the Common Shares outstanding on the date of such acquisition. Once
such clearance has expired, the Rights Threshold with respect to such Person will revert to 15%.
The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the Amendment.
A copy of the Amendment has been filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form
8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) on December 19, 2005,
and the Amendment is incorporated herein by reference.
The information included under the caption entitled Item 1. Description of the Registrants
Securities to be Registered in each of the following registration statements is incorporated
herein by reference: (i) Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on September 3, 1996; (ii) Form
8-A/A, filed with the Commission on December 5, 1996; (iii) Form 8-A/A, filed with the Commission
on March 31, 2000; (iv) Form 8-A/A, filed with the Commission on August 16, 2004; (v) Form 8-A/A,
filed with the Commission on September 9, 2004; and (vi) Form 8-A/A, filed with the Commission on
December 3, 2004.
Item 2. Exhibits.
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Amendment No. 5 to Rights Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2005, by
and between the registrant and American Stock Transfer & Trust
Company, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed
by the registrant on December 19, 2005, and incorporated herein by
reference. |