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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
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CCA PRISON REALTY TRUST
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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MARYLAND 62-1689525
(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification no.)
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2200 ABBOTT MARTIN ROAD, SUITE 201, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37215
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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If this form relates to the registration of a If this form relates to the registration of a
class of debt securities and is effective upon class of debt securities and is to become
filing pursuant to General Instruction A(c)(1) effective simultaneously with the effectiveness
please check the following box. [ ] of a concurrent 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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COMMON SHARES, $.01 PAR VALUE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
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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.
This registration statement (the "Registration Statement") relates to the
registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") of
the common shares, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Shares"), of CCA
Prison Realty Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the
"Registrant"). The description of the Common Shares to be registered hereunder
is incorporated by reference to the information set forth under the caption
"Description of Capital Shares" of the Registrant's prospectus included as a
part of the Registrant's registration statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-25727) in
the form in which it was filed on April 24, 1997, as amended from time to time.
Item 2. EXHIBITS.
Pursuant to Instruction II of the Instructions as to Exhibits for
Registration Statements on Form 8-A, the following documents are filed with the
New York Stock Exchange but are not filed with, or incorporated by reference
in, this Registration Statement filed with the Commission:
2.1 Specimen of Certificate representing the Registrant's Common Shares.
2.2 Declaration of Trust, as amended and restated, of the Registrant.
2.3 Bylaws of the Registrant.
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SIGNATURES
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, in the City of
Nashville, State of Tennessee, on the 28th day of May, 1997.
CCA PRISON REALTY TRUST
By: /s/ J. Michael Quinlan
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J. Michael Quinlan
Chief Executive Officer
