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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
HCB Bancshares, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Oklahoma 62-1670792
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification no.)
237 Jackson Street, Camden, Arkansas 71701-0878
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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:
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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(Title of Class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The information required by this Item included under the
captions "Description of Capital Stock of the Company" (pages
113-114), "Dividends" (pages 21-22), "Market for the Common
Stock" (page 22), "Certain Anti-Takeover Provisions in the
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws" (pages 108-113), "The
Conversion -- Limitations on Resales by Management" (pages 105-
106), "The Conversion -- Effect of Conversion to Stock Form on
Depositors and Borrowers of the Bank -- Liquidation Account"
(pages 100-101) and "The Conversion -- Restrictions on Repurchase
of Stock" (page 105) of the Registrant's Prospectus dated March
21, 1997, filed with the Commission on March 28, 1997 pursuant to
Rule 424(b)(3), in connection with the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form SB-2, File No. 333-19093, declared effective on
March 21, 1997 (the "Form SB-2"), is incorporated by reference to
the Prospectus.
Item 2. Exhibits.
The following documents are either filed or incorporated by
reference as exhibits to this registration statement as
indicated:
1. Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4 to Registration Statement
on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-19093)).
2. (a) Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-19093)).
(b) Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2
to the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File
No. 333-19093)).
(c) Plan of Conversion of Heartland Community Bank
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to
the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File
No. 333-19093)).
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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, as of the date set forth
below.
HCB Bancshares, Inc.
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(Registrant)
Date: April 17, 1997 By: /s/ Vida H. Lampkin
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Vida H. Lampkin
President and Chief Executive
Officer
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