SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
EQUITABLE OF IOWA COMPANIES CAPITAL TRUST
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 42-1456092
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
c/o Equitable of Iowa Companies, Sponsor
604 Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50309
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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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8.70% Trust Originated Preferred New York Stock Exchange
Securities SM ("TOPrS SM")
(Liquidation amount $25 per
Preferred Security) (together with
the rights of holders of the
Preferred Securities under the Trust
Guarantee and back-up undertakings,
consisting of obligations of
Equitable of Iowa Companies as set
forth in the Declaration of Trust
(including the obligation to pay
expenses of Equitable of Iowa
Companies Capital Trust), the
Indenture and any applicable
supplemental indentures thereto, and
the Debt Securities issued to
Equitable of Iowa Companies Capital
Trust)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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(Title of Class)
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
See "DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED SECURITIES" included in the
Prospectus Supplement filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2).
Item 2. Exhibits.
The securities described herein are to be registered on the New York Stock
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 the exhibits on Form 8-A, have been duly filed with
the New York Stock Exchange:
(a) Registrant's Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement No. 333-
1909 on Form S-3 as filed on July 3, 1996, and incorporated herein
by this reference
(b) Registrant's Certificate of Trust as filed as Exhibit 4.8 to
Registrant's Registration Statement No. 333-1909 and incorporated
herein by this reference
(c) Registrant's Declaration of Trust as filed as Exhibit 4.9 to
Registrant's Registration Statement No. 333-1909, as amended by
the First Amendment to Declaration of Trust and filed as Exhibit
4.9.1 to Registrant's Registration Statement No. 333-1909, each of
which are incorporated herein by this reference
(d) Form of Preferred Security included in the First Amendment to
Declaration of Trust as filed as Exhibit 4.9.1 to Registrant's
Registration Statement No. 333-1909 and incorporated herein by
this reference
SIGNATURE
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.
"Registrant"
EQUITABLE OF IOWA COMPANIES
CAPITAL TRUST
By:/s/ Fred S. Hubbell
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Fred S. Hubbell, as Regular Trustee
By:/s/ Paul E. Larson
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Paul E. Larson, as Regular Trustee
Date: July 22, 1996
SM "Trust Originated Preferred Securities" and "TOPrS" are service marks of
Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.
