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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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
FIRST INTERNATIONAL BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 06-1151731
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
One Commercial Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut 06103
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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If this Form relates to the If this Form relates to the
registration of a class of debt registration of a class of debt
securities and is effective upon filing securities and is to become
effective simultaneously with the
pursuant to General effectiveness of a concurrent
Instruction A(c)(1) please check registration statement under the
the following box. [_] 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 of Name of each exchange on which
securities to be registered each class is to be registered
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None.
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(G) OF THE ACT:
Common Stock, $.10 par value
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(Title of Class)
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
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The information required by Item 202 of Regulation S-K is included under
the heading "Description of Capital Stock" in the form of prospectus included in
the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-31339, as
amended, including any form of the prospectus contained therein subsequently
filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Registration Statement"), which shall be deemed to be and
is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits
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1. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Registrant which was
filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement and is incorporated herein by
reference.
2. The Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant which was filed as
Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement and is incorporated herein by
reference.
3. A specimen copy of the certificate representing shares of the
Registrant's Common Stock which was filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration
Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
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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.
FIRST INTERNATIONAL BANCORP, INC.
/s/ Leslie A. Galbraith
By:_______________________________________
Name: Leslie A. Galbraith
Title: Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
DATED: July 22, 1997
