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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
CALIFORNIA FEDERAL PREFERRED CAPITAL CORPORATION
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(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Maryland 94-3254883
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
200 Crescent Court, Suite 1350
Dallas, Texas 75201
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
If this form relates to the registration of a If this form relates to
class of debt securities and is effective the registration of a
upon filing pursuant to General Instruction class of debt securities
A(c)(1) please check the following box. [ ] and is to become
effective simultaneously
with the effectiveness
of a concurrent
registration statement
under the Securities
Act of 1933 pursuant
to General Instruction
Act(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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Noncumulative Preferred New York Stock
Stock, par value, Exchange, Inc.
$.01 per share
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.
The description of the Noncumulative Preferred Stock to be registered
hereby is incorporated by reference to the description contained under the
heading "Description of Series A Preferred Shares" in the Registration
Statement on Form S-11 of the Registrant (File No. 333-16609), filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on November 22,
1996.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
The securities to be registered hereby are to be registered on the
New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the "Exchange"). There are no other securities
of the Registrant which are registered on the Exchange. Accordingly, in
compliance with Form 8-A Instructions As To Exhibits, Instruction II, no
exhibits are filed with, or incorporated by reference in, this Registration
Statement filed with the Commission.
Exhibits filed with the Exchange:
Exhibit 1 - None.
Exhibit 2 - None.
Exhibit 3 - None.
Exhibit 4 - (a) Articles of Amendment and
Restatement of the
Registrant.
(b) Bylaws of the Registrant.
Exhibit 5 - Specimen certificate of
Noncumulative Preferred Stock,
par value $.01 per share, of the
Registrant.
Exhibit 6 - None.
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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.
CALIFORNIA FEDERAL PREFERRED
CAPITAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Eric K. Kawamura
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Name: Eric K. Kawamura
Title: Vice President and
Assistant Treasurer
Date: January 10, 1997
