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 (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
PSCO CAPITAL TRUST I
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware Applied For
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
c/o Public Service Company of Colorado
1225 17th Street
Denver, Colorado 80202
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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. | |
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Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is to become effective pursuant to General
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Securities Act registration statement 333-47485
file number to which this form relates: (if applicable)
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 Originated Preferred New York Stock Exchange
Securities(sm) (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.
The class of securities to be registered hereby is the __% Trust Originated
Preferred Securities (the "Preferred Securities") of PSCO Capital Trust I, a
statutory business trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware (the
"Trust"). The Preferred Securities represent preferred undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust, and are guaranteed by Public Service
Company of Colorado, a Colorado corporation and the Depositor of the Trust, to
the extent set forth in Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form
S-3 of the Trust and Public Service Company of Colorado (Registration No.
333-47485) (the "Registration Statement"), filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 31, 1998, and the form of Prospectus included
therein, and the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement for the Preferred Securities,
which descriptions are incorporated herein by reference. Definitive copies of
the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement describing the Preferred Securities
will be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and shall be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement
on Form 8-A. ("Trust Originated Preferred Securities" is a service mark of
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.)
Item 2. Exhibits.
2.1 Certificate of Trust, dated February 27, 1998, of PSCO Capital Trust I
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4(h) to the Registration
Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March
6, 1998.
2.2 Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of PSCO Capital
Trust I (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4(j) to the
Registration Statement).
2.3 Form of Preferred Security (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 4(k) to the Registration Statement).
2.4 Form of Guarantee Agreement with respect to the Preferred Securities
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4(g) to the Registration
Statement).
2.5 Form of Subordinated Debt Securities Indenture between Public Service
Company of Colorado and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 4(d) to the Registration Statement).
2.6 Form of Supplemental Indenture to Indenture to be used in connection
with the issuance of a series of Deferrable Interest Subordinated
Debentures (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4(e) to the
Registration Statement).
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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.
Dated: April 24, 1998 PSCO CAPITAL TRUST I
By: /s/ Nancy Felker
Nancy Felker, as Trustee
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO
Depositor of the Registrant and
Guarantor under the Guarantee
By: /s/ Brian P. Jackson
Name: Brian P. Jackson
Title: Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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