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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 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Chevy Chase Preferred Capital Corporation
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Maryland 52-1998335
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification no.)
8401 Connecticut Avenue
Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815
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(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
If this Form relates If this Form relates to the registration of a
to the registration class of debt securities and is to become
of a class of debt effective simultaneously with the effectiveness
securities and is of a concurrent registration statement under the
effective upon filing Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to General
pursuant to General Instruction A (c)(2)
Instruction A(c)(1) please check the following box. [_]
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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Noncumulative Exchangeable Preferred Stock, New York Stock Exchange
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Series A (par value $5.00 per share)
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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(Title of class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
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Information concerning the Noncumulative Exchangeable Preferred Stock,
Series A, par value $5.00 per share, of Chevy Chase Preferred Capital
Corporation, Inc. (the "Company") to be registered hereunder is incorporated by
reference to the section entitled "Description of Series A Preferred Shares" in
the prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement on Form S-11, as
amended from time to time (Registration No. 333-10495), filed by the Company
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 2. Exhibits.
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1. The Company's Registration Statement on Form S-11, as amended from
time to time (Registration No. 333-10495), is incorporated herein by this
reference.
2. The Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Company are
incorporated herein by this reference to Exhibit 3(b) to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-11, as amended from time to time
(Registration No. 333-10495).
3. The Bylaws of the Company are incorporated herein by this reference
to Exhibit 3(b) to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-11, as amended
from time to time (Registration No. 333-10495).
4. A specimen certificate of the Noncumulative Exchangeable Preferred
Stock, Series A, of the Company is incorporated herein by this reference to
Exhibit 4 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-11, as amended from
time to time (Registration No. 333-10495).
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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, thereto duly authorized.
CHEVY CHASE PREFERRED CAPITAL CORPORATION
Date: November 5, 1996 By: /s/ Stephen R. Halpin, Jr.
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Stephen R. Halpin, Jr.
Executive Vice President
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