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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on October 23, 1997
Registration No. 000-22897
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A/A Amendment No. 5
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) or 12(g)OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
NOVASTAR FINANCIAL, INC.
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(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland 48-1190054
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1900 West 47th Place, Suite 205
Westwood, Kansas 66205
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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 registration of a class of debt
debt securities and is effective securities and is to become
upon filing pursuant to General effective simultaneously with
Instruction A(c)(1) please check the effectiveness of a concurrent
the following box. [_] 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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Common Stock, par value $.01 per share New York Stock Exchange
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Not applicable
(Title of class)
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities To Be Registered
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The title of the common stock of the Registrant being registered
hereby is Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common
Stock"). The description of the Common Stock is contained in the
Registrant's Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement on
Form S-11 being filed concurrently herewith with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, under the captions "Prospectus
Summary," "Description of Capital Stock" and "Federal Income Tax
Considerations," which description is hereby incorporated herein
by reference thereto.
Item 2. Exhibits
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Instruments defining the rights of holders of the securities
being registered hereunder:
3.1* Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Registrant.
3.3* Bylaws of the Registrant.
4.3* Specimen Common Stock Certificate
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* Previously filed and incorporated by reference to the
correspondingly numbered exhibit to the Registration
Statement on Form S-11 (333-32327) filed by the
Registrant 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, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: October 23, 1997
NovaStar Financial, Inc.
By: /s/ Mark J. Kohlrus
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Mark J. Kohlrus
Senior Vice President, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
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3.1* Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Registrant.
3.3* Bylaws of the Registrant.
4.3* Specimen Common Stock Certificate
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* Previously filed and incorporated by reference to the correspondingly
numbered exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form S-11 (333-32327)
filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission
