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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
MCN FINANCING I
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 38-6668274
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
c/o MCN Corporation
500 Griswold Street
Detroit, Michigan 48226
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
If this Form relates to the registration If this Form relates to the
of a class of debt securities and is registration of a class of debt
effective upon filing pursuant to General securities and is to become
Instruction A(c)(1) please check the effective simultaneously with the
following box. / / 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:
Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which
to be so Registered Each Class is to be Registered
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% Trust Originated Preferred New York Stock Exchange
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Guarantee with respect
thereto)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The class of securities to be registered hereby is the ___%
Trust Originated Preferred Securities (the "Preferred Securities") of MCN
Financing I, a statutory business trust created under the laws of the State of
Delaware (the "Trust"). The Preferred Securities represent preferred undivided
beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust, and are guaranteed by MCN
Corporation, a Michigan corporation and the sponsor of the Trust, to the extent
set forth in Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement
on Form S-3 of the Trust and MCN Corporation, among other registrants
(Registration No. 333-01521) (the "Registration Statement"), filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 1996 and April 19, 1996
respectively, and the forms of prospectus and the prospectus supplement for the
Preferred Securities included therein, which descriptions are incorporated
herein by reference. Definitive copies of the prospectus and the prospectus
supplement describing the Preferred Securities will be filed pursuant to Rule
424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and shall be incorporated
by reference into this Registration Statement on Form 8-A. ("Trust Originated
Preferred Securities" is a service mark of Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.)
Item 2. Exhibits.
2.1 Certificate of Trust, dated March 6, 1996, of MCN Financing I
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4-11 of the
Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 7, 1996.
2.2 Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of MCN
Financing I (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4-15 to
the Registration Statement).
2.3 Form of Preferred Security (incorporated herein by reference to
Annex 1 of Exhibit 4-15 to the Registration Statement).
2.4 Form of Guarantee Agreement with respect to the Preferred
Securities (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4-8(a)
to the Registration Statement).
2.5 Subordinated Debt Securities Indenture between MCN Corporation
and NBD Bank, N.A., as Trustee (as amended by the First Supple-
mental Indenture, dated April 17, 1996 (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4-18 of Amendment No. 2 to the Registration
Statement)) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4-5 to
MCN Corporation's September 29, 1994 Form S-3 Registration
Statement No. 33-55665).
2.6 Form of Supplemental Indenture to Indenture to be used in
connection with the issuance of Junior Subordinated Debentures
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4-17 of Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement).
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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, thereto duly authorized.
MCN FINANCING I
Dated: June 13, 1996 By: /s/ Daniel L. Schiffer
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Daniel L. Schiffer, Trustee
By: /s/ Sebastian Coppola
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Sebastian Coppola, Trustee
MCN CORPORATION
Sponsor of the Registrant and
Guarantor under the Guarantee
By: /s/ Sebastian Coppola
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Sebastian Coppola
Vice President and Treasurer
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