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
Met-Ed Capital Trust
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 22-6778376
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(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
or organization) identification no.)
c/o GPU Service, Inc.
310 Madison Avenue
Morristown, New Jersey 07962
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(Address of principal (Zip Code)
executive offices)
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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Trust Preferred Securities New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Securities to be registered
pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The class of securities to be registered hereby is the Trust Preferred
Securities (the "Trust Securities") of Met-Ed Capital Trust, a statutory
business trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware.
For a description of the Trust Securities, reference is made to the
descriptions of the Trust Securities included in Met-Ed Capital Trust's
Prospectus dated February 4, 1999 and Prospectus Supplement dated May 24, 1999,
which descriptions are incorporated herein by reference. The Prospectus and
Prospectus Supplement form a part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3
filed by Metropolitan Edison Company, Met-Ed Capital II, L.P. and Met-Ed Capital
Trust (Nos. 333-62967, 333-62967-01 and 333-62967-02), which was declared
effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 8, 1999.
Item 2. Exhibits.
The Trust Securities described herein are to be registered on the New York
Stock Exchange, on which no other securities of Met-Ed Capital Trust are
registered. Accordingly, the following exhibits required in accordance with Part
II to the instructions as to exhibits to Form 8-A have been duly filed with the
New York Stock Exchange.
1.1 Amendment No. 1 to Met-Ed Capital Trust's Registration Statement
on Form S-3.
4.1 Certificate of Trust for Met-Ed Capital Trust
4.2 Trust Agreement of Met-Ed Capital Trust.
4.3 Form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of Met-Ed Capital Trust.
4.4 Form of Certificate representing the Trust Preferred Securities.
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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.
Date: May 26, 1999
MET-ED CAPITAL TRUST
By Met-Ed Capital II, L.P.,
as Grantor
By: Met-Ed Preferred Capital II, Inc.
as general partner
By: /s/ T.G. Howson
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Name: T.G. Howson
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
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