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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 15
Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration under Section 12(g)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Suspension of Duty to File Under
Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Commission File Number: 333-58995
Mid-State Trust VIII
(Issuer in respect of the Mid-State Trust VIII 7.791%
Asset-Backed Bonds)
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter
c/o First Union National Bank, 401 South Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28288-1179, (704) 383-9568
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(Address, including zip code and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
Mid-State Trust VIII 7.791% Asset-Backed Bonds
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(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
None
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(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file
reports under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)
Please place and X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s)
relied upon to Terminate or suspend the duty to file reports
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Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i) Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)
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Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii) Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i)
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Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i) Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii)
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Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii) Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii)
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Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) |X| Rule 15d-6 |X|
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Approximate number of holders of record as of
the certification or notice date: 1
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Mid-State Trust VIII has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.
DATE: September 14, 2000 BY: First Union National Bank,
as Indenture Trustee and on behalf
of Mid-State Trust VIII
BY: /s/ Robert Ashbaugh
