FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
CONSECO FINANCING TRUST I
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State of incorporation)
Applied For
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
11825 North Pennsylvania Street
Carmel, Indiana
(Address of principal executive offices)
46032
(Zip Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
to be so registered
% Trust Originated Preferred 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 Conseco, Inc. as set forth in the Declaration of
Trust (including the obligation to pay expenses of Conseco Financing Trust I),
the Indenture and any applicable supplemental indentures thereto, and the Debt
Securities issued to Conseco Financing Trust I)
Name of each exchange on which
each class is to be registered
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
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.
The information included under the caption "DESCRIPTION OF THE
PREFERRED SECURITIES" in the Prospectus Supplement dated October 29, 1996, filed
in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (333-14991), is
incorporated herein by reference. For purposes of such description, any
prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities
Act shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference.
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 Registration Statement No. 333-14991 on Form S-3 as
filed on October 29, 1996, and incorporated herein by this reference
(b) Registrant's Certificate of Trust as filed as Exhibit 4.4 to
Registrant's Registration Statement No. 333-14991 and incorporated
herein by this reference
(c) Registrant's Declaration of Trust filed as Exhibit 4.5 to
Registrant's Registration Statement No. 333-14991, which will be
amended by the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust the form of
which was filed as Exhibit 4.10 to Registrant's Registration
Statement No. 333-14991, each of which are incorporated herein by
this reference
(d) Form of Preferred Security
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, this 6th day
of November, 1996.
CONSECO FINANCING TRUST I
By:/s/LAWRENCE W. INLOW
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Lawrence W. Inlow, as Regular
Trustee
By:/s/ROLLIN M. DICK
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Rollin M. Dick, as Regular
Trustee
SM "Trust Originated Preferred Securities" and "TOPrS" are service marks of
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
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