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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-A
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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MIDWEST BANC HOLDINGS, INC. MBHI CAPITAL TRUST I
(Exact Name of Registrant (Exact Name of Registrant
as Specified in Its Charter) as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE DELAWARE
(State of Incorporation or Organization) (State of Incorporation of Organization)
36-3252484 APPLIED FOR
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
501 WEST NORTH AVENUE 501 WEST NORTH AVENUE
MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS 60160 MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS 60160
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant
to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), please check the following box. [X]
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant
to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. [ ]
Securities Act Registration Statement file numbers to which this form
relates:
333-36564 and 333-36564-01
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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___% Cumulative Preferred Securities American Stock Exchange
(and the Guarantee with respect thereto)
Securities to be Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
For a full description of MBHI Capital Trust I's __% Cumulative Preferred
Securities (the "Preferred Securities") and Midwest Banc Holdings' guarantee
(the "Guarantee") being registered hereby, reference is made to the information
contained under the captions "Description of the Preferred Securities,"
"Description of the Debentures" and "Description of the Guarantee" in the
Prospectus that forms part of the Registration Statement (Registration No.
333-36564 and Registration No. 333-36564-01) filed by Midwest Banc Holdings,
Inc. and MBHI Capital Trust I with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") on May 9, 2000 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The
information contained in the foregoing Registration Statement (the "Registration
Statement"), and the Prospectus, are incorporated herein by reference.
Definitive copies of the Prospectus describing the Preferred Securities will be
filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) or pursuant to an amendment to the Registration
Statement under the Securities Act of 1933 and the above-referenced sections
therein shall be incorporated by reference into this registration statement on
Form 8-A.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
2.1 Certificate of Trust of MBHI Capital Trust I (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration Statement).
2.2 Trust Agreement of MBHI Capital Trust I (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.4 to the Registration Statement).
2.3 Form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of MBHI Capital Trust I
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Registration
Statement).
2.4 Form of Preferred Securities Certificate of MBHI Capital Trust I
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Registration
Statement which is included as an exhibit to Exhibit 4.5 of the
Registration Statement).
2.5 Form of Preferred Securities Guarantee Agreement for MBHI Capital
Trust I (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the Registration
Statement).
2.6 Form of Indenture (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
Registration Statement).
2.7 Form of Junior Subordinated Debenture (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement which is included as an
exhibit to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement).
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: May 8, 2000 MIDWEST BANC HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/ Edward H. Sibbald
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Edward H. Sibbald
Chief Financial Officer
MBHI CAPITAL TRUST I
By: /s/ Robert L. Woods
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Robert L. Woods, as Trustee
/s/ Edward H. Sibbald
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Edward H. Sibbald, as Trustee
/s/ Daniel R. Kadolph
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Daniel R. Kadolph, as Trustee