As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 28, 1998
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Estee Lauder Automatic Common Exchange Security Trust
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
New York 52-6919313
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
c/o The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street
New York, New York 10001
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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If this Form relates to the registration If this Form relates to the registration
of a class of debt securities and is of a class of debt securities and is to
effective upon filing pursuant to become effective simultaneously with the
General Instruction A(c)(1) please check 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
$____ Trust Automatic Common New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Exchange Securities
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Not Applicable
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(Title of Class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The title of the class of securities to be registered hereunder is
"$_____ Trust Automatic Common Exchange Securities." A description of the Trust
Automatic Common Exchange Securities (the "Securities") is set forth under the
caption "Description of the Securities" in the prospectus included within the
Registration Statement on Form N-2 of the Registrant filed with the Commission
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended (Registration Nos. 333-50597 and 811-08761) (the "Registration
Statement"), which description is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
(a) No exhibits are being filed with the Commission.
(b) The following exhibits are being filed with the New York Stock
Exchange only:
(1) Registration Statement on Form N-2
(2) Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Registrant
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
ESTEE LAUDER AUTOMATIC COMMON
EXCHANGE SECURITY TRUST
Dated: May 28, 1998 By: /s/ Paul S. Efron
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Paul S. Efron
Trustee
