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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
LASALLE RE HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Bermuda Not Applicable
(State of Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
25 Church Street Not Applicable
P.O. Box HM 1502 (Zip Code)
Hamilton HM FX Bermuda
(Address of Principal Executive
Offices)
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 effectiveness
Instruction A(c)(1) please check the of a concurrent registration
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(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which
to be so Registered Each Class is to be Registered
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Common Shares New York Stock Exchange
($1.00 par value)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of Class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
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A complete description of the Common Shares, par value $1.00 per share (the
"Common Shares") is contained under the caption "DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK--
Capital Stock of Holdings--Common Shares" in the Prospectus forming a part of
the Form S-1 Registration Statement, as amended (File No. 333-14861), of LaSalle
Re Holdings Limited (the "Company"), filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"). Such description is hereby incorporated by reference.
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Item 2. Exhibits./*/
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The following exhibits are filed with the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.:
Exhibit
Number Exhibit
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1.1 Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1996.
2.1 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended
December 31, 1996.
3.1 Proxy Statement of the Company dated January 14, 1997.
4.1 Memorandum of Association of the Company.
4.2 Bye-Laws of the Company.
5.1 Form of Stock Certificate for Common Shares of the Company.
6.1 Annual Report to Shareholders of the Company for the fiscal year
ended September 30, 1996.
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/*/ Pursuant to Instruction II to Form 8-A, the referenced exhibits have been
filed with the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the New York Stock
Exchange, Inc., but shall not be deemed to be filed with or incorporated by
reference in copies of this Form 8-A filed with the Commission.
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SIGNATURE
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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.
LASALLE RE HOLDINGS LIMITED
By: /s/ Andrew Cook
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Andrew Cook
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Date: March 28, 1997
