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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 17, 1998
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
HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 52-1844418
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
2 Wisconsin Circle, Fourth Floor
Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
If this form relates to the If this form relates to the
registration of a class of debt registration of a class of debt
securities and is effective upon securities and is to become effective
filing pursuant to General simultaneously with the effectiveness
Instruction A(c)(1), please check of a concurrent registration statement
the following box [_] 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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Common Stock, par value $.01 per share New York Stock Exchange
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
The class of securities to be registered is the common stock, par value
$0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of HealthCare Financial Partners, Inc (the
"Company"). The information required by this Item 1 is incorporated by reference
to the information set forth under the caption "Description of Capital Stock"
appearing in the Prospectus, dated June 11, 1997, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) on June 13, 1997, except that on
May 28, 1998, the stockholders of the Company approved an amendment to the
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company to increase the
number of shares of Common Stock that the Company is authorized to issue from
30,000,000 to 60,000,000.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS
1. All exhibits required by Instruction II to Item 2 will be supplied to
The New York Stock Exchange
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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.
HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Edward P. Nordberg, Jr.
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Edward P. Nordberg, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: December 16, 1998
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