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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A/A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
LONG BEACH FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware 33-0739843
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification)
1100 Town & Country Road, Suite 900, Orange, California 92868
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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If this form relates to the registration of a class If this form relates to the registration of a class
of debt securities and is effective upon filing of debt securities and is to become effective
pursuant to General Instruction A(c)(1) please check simultaneously with 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. [ ]
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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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Not Applicable Not Applicable
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock
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(Title of Class)
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LONG BEACH FINANCIAL CORPORATION
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
The information required by Item 202 of Regulation S-K is set forth in
full under the caption "Description of Capital Stock" in the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-22013) and is by this
reference incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof. The
information required by Item 202 of Regulation S-K also will be set
forth in full under the caption "Description of Capital Stock" in the
Registrant's Prospectus to be filed subsequent to the date hereof
pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and such
Prospectus is by this reference deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
and made a part hereof.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
4(i) Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
the Registrant.*
4(ii) Bylaws of the Registrant.*
5(i) Specimen Certificate of the Common Stock of the
Registrant.*
All other exhibits for which provision is made in Form 8-A of the
Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the applicable
instructions or are inapplicable and therefore have been omitted.
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* To be filed with the copy of this Registration Statement filed with the
Nasdaq National Market.
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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.
LONG BEACH FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Registrant)
April 17, 1997 By: /s/ James H. Leonetti
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James H. Leonetti
Senior Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer
