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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 (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
INTERCOAST ENERGY COMPANY
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 42-1456354
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
666 Grand Avenue, 26th Floor, 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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Common Stock, $0.01 par value New York Stock Exchange
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If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is
effective upon filing pursuant to General Instruction A.(c)(1), please check the
following box. [_]
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is to
become effective simultaneously with the 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(g) of the Act:
None
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
This Registration Statement relates to the registration under the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per
share, of InterCoast Energy Company, a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant").
The description of the Common Stock to be registered hereunder is set forth
under "Description of Capital Stock" in the Prospectus constituting Part I of
the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-4525) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on May 24, 1996, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 1996, which is hereby
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.*
1. Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-4525) filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 24, 1996, as
amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on June 28, 1996.
2. Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (included in
Exhibit 1).
3. Bylaws of the Registrant (included in Exhibit 1).
4. Specimen stock certificate for Common Stock, par value $0.01 per
share (included in Exhibit 1).
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* Pursuant to Instruction II, the foregoing exhibits have been filed
with the New York Stock Exchange and shall not be deemed filed with or
incorporated by reference in (except to the extent noted in Item 1 above)
copies of this registration statement filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: July 9, 1996
INTERCOAST ENERGY COMPANY
By:/s/ Donald C. Heppermann
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Donald C. Heppermann
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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