File No. [ ]
UNITED STATES
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
DECS Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware Not Applicable
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
c/o Puglisi & Associates
850 Library Avenue, Suite 204
Newark, Delaware 19715
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(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
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DECS representing shares New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
of beneficial interest
of DECS Trust
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. [ ]
Securities Act registration file number to which
this form relates: Securities Act File No. 33-99752
Investment Company Act File No. 811-09138
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of
the Act: None
(Title of Class)
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DECS Trust, p. 2
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
The description of the securities to be registered
that appears on pages 19 to 21 (under the caption "Description of
The DECS"), and pages 23 to 25 (under the caption "Certain United
States Federal Income Tax Considerations") of the Prospectus
Subject to Completion, dated September 10, 1997 (Registration No.
33-99752) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and
(Registration No. 811-09138) under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended, is hereby incorporated by reference in answer
to this Item and such pages are appended hereto as Annex A.
Because such description will be included in the form of
prospectus to be filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, such prospectus
shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein.
Item 2. Exhibits
The securities described herein are to be registered
on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the "Exchange"), on which
no other securities of the registrant are registered.
Accordingly, the following exhibits required in accordance with
Part II to the instructions as to Exhibits to Form 8-A have been
or will be filed with the Exchange.
1. Registration Statement on Form N-2, as amended, (No.
33-99752 and No. 811-09138), as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on September
23, 1997 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended.
2. Not applicable.
3. Not applicable.
4. The following exhibits are hereby incorporated by
reference from the Registration Statement on Form N-2
(File Nos. 33-99752 and 811-09138) of DECS Trust.
4.1 Declaration of Trust of DECS Trust, dated as of
November 21, 1995.
4.2 Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of DECS
Trust, dated as of September 22, 1997 among
Salomon Brothers Inc, as Sponsor, Donald J.
Puglisi, William R. Latham, III and James B.
O'Neill, as Trustees, Michael E. Sherman, as
initial sponsor, Peter B. Blanton, as initial
trustee and the Holders of the DECS.
5. The following exhibit is hereby incorporated by
reference from the Registration Statement on Form
N-2 (File Nos. 33-99752 and 811-09138) of DECS
Trust.
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DECS Trust, p. 3
5.1 Form of specimen certificate of DECS (included
in Exhibit 4.2 above).
6. Not applicable.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this amended registration statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
DECS Trust
Dated: September 22, 1997 By: /s/ Donald J. Puglisi
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Donald J. Puglisi
Managing Trustee
