AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JANUARY 14, 1999
REGISTRATION NO. 333-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-6
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FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933 OF SECURITIES OF UNIT INVESTMENT
TRUSTS REGISTERED ON FORM N-8B-2
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A. EXACT NAME OF TRUST:
DEFINED ASSET FUNDS
MUNICIPAL DEFINED FUND
SERIES 8
B. NAME OF DEPOSITORS:
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
SALOMON SMITH BARNEY INC.
PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.
C. COMPLETE ADDRESSES OF DEPOSITORS' PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
FENNER & 1285 AVENUE OF THE
SMITH INCORPORATED AMERICAS
UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST NEW YORK, NY 10019
DIVISION
P.O. BOX 9051
PRINCETON, NJ 08543-9051
SALOMON SMITH BARNEY INC. DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.
388 GREENWICH TWO WORLD TRADE
STREET--23RD FLOOR CENTER--59TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10013 NEW YORK, NY 10048
D. NAMES AND COMPLETE ADDRESSES OF AGENTS FOR SERVICE:
TERESA KONCICK, ESQ. ROBERT E. HOLLEY
P.O. BOX 9051 1200 HARBOR BLVD.
PRINCETON, NJ 08543-9051 WEEHAWKEN, NJ 07087
LAURIE A. HESSLEIN DOUGLAS LOWE, ESQ.
388 GREENWICH STREET DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.
NEW YORK, NY 10013 TWO WORLD TRADE
CENTER--59TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10048
COPIES TO:
PIERRE DE SAINT PHALLE, ESQ.
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10017
E. TITLE OF SECURITIES BEING REGISTERED:
An indefinite number of Units of Beneficial Interest pursuant to Rule 24f-2
promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
F. APPROXIMATE DATE OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of the Registration Statement.
THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES
AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL FILE
A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECFICALLY STATES THAT, THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(a) OF THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(a),
MAY DETERMINE.
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PART II
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NOT INCLUDED IN THE PROSPECTUS
A. The following information relating to the Depositors is incorporated by
reference to the SEC filings indicated and made a part of this Registration
Statement.
I. Bonding arrangements of each of the Depositor are incorporated by reference
to Item A of Part II to the Registration Statement on Form S-6 under the
Securities Act of 1933 for Municipal Investment Trust Fund, Monthly Payment
Series--573 Defined Asset Funds (Reg. No. 333-08241).
II. The date of organization of the Depositor is set forth in Item B of Part II
to the Registration Statement on Form S-6 under the Securities Act of 1933 for
Municipal Investment Trust Fund, Monthly Payment Series--573 Defined Asset Funds
(Reg. No. 333-08241) and is herein incorporated by reference thereto.
III. The Charter and By-Laws of the Depositor are incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibits 1.3 through 1.12 to the Registration Statement on Form S-6
under the Securities Act of 1933 for Municipal Investment Trust Fund, Monthly
Payment Series--573 Defined Asset Funds (Reg. No. 333-08241).
IV. Information as to Officers and Directors of the Depositor has been filed
pursuant to Schedules A and D of Form BD under Rules 15b1-1 and 15b3-1 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is incorporated by reference to the SEC
filings indicated and made a part of this Registration Statement:
SEC FILE OR
IDENTIFICATION NO.
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated 8-7221
Salomon Smith Barney Inc. ................................ 8-8177
PaineWebber Incorporated.................................. 8-16267
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. ................................ 8-14172
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B. The Internal Revenue Service Employer Identification Numbers of the
Sponsor and Trustee are as follows:
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated 13-5674085
Salomon Smith Barney Inc.................................. 13-1912900
PaineWebber Incorporated.................................. 13-2638166
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.................................. 94-0899825
The Chase Manhattan Bank.................................. 13-4994650
UNDERTAKING
The Sponsors undertake that they will not instruct the Trustee to accept from
(i) Asset Guaranty Reinsurance Company, Municipal Bond Investors Assurance
Corporation or any other insurance company affiliated with any of the Sponsors,
in settlement of any claim, less than an amount sufficient to pay any principal
or interest (and, in the case of a taxability redemption, premium) then due on
any Security in accordance with the municipal bond guaranty insurance policy
attached to such Security or (ii) any affiliate of the Sponsors who has any
obligation with respect to any Security, less than the full amount due pursuant
to the obligation, unless such instructions have been approved by the Securities
and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 17d-1 under the Investment Company Act
of 1940.
A supplemented Final prospectus of Defined Asset Funds, Municipal Defined Fund
Series 4 (Reg. No. 333-63417) and Defined Asset Funds, Municipal Defined Fund
Series 5 (Reg. No. 333-66199) and Defined Asset Funds, Municipal Defined Fund
Series 6 (Reg. No. 333-66201), which are incorporated herein by reference,
may be used as preliminary prospectuses for this Series.
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CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
The Registration Statement on Form S-6 comprises the following papers and
documents:
The facing sheet of Form S-6.
The Cross-Reference Sheet (incorporated by reference to the Cross-Reference
Sheet to the Registration Statement of Defined Asset Funds Municipal Series,
1933 Act File No. 33-54565).
The Prospectus.
Additional Information not included in the Prospectus (Part II).
The following exhibits:
1.1 --Form of Trust Indenture (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to
the Registration Statement of Defined Asset Funds Municipal,
Defined Fund Series 2, 1933 Act File No. 333-62185).
1.1.1 --Form of Standard Terms and Conditions of Trust Effective October 21,
1993 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1.1 to the Registration
Statement of Municipal Investment Trust Fund, Multistate Series-48,
1933 Act File No. 33-50247).
1.2 --Form of Master Agreement Among Underwriters (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 1.2 to the Registration Statement of The
Corporate Income Fund, One Hundred Ninety-Fourth Monthly Payment
Series, 1933 Act File No. 2-90925).
2.1 --Form of Certificate of Beneficial Interest (included in Exhibit
1.1.1).
*3.1 --Opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities being issued
including their consent to the use of their names under the headings
'Taxes' and 'How The Fund Works--Legal Opinion' in the Prospectus.
*4.1 --Consent of the Evaluator.
*5.1 --Consent of independent accountants.
9.1 --Information Supplement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 9.1 to
Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement of Municipal
Investment Trust Fund, Insured Series--207, 1933 Act File No.
33-54037).
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*To be filed by amendment.
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SIGNATURES
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THE REGISTRANT
HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR AMENDMENT TO THE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED THEREUNTO DULY
AUTHORIZED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND STATE OF NEW YORK ON THE 14TH DAY OF
JANUARY, 1999.
SIGNATURES APPEAR ON PAGES R-3, R-4, R-5 AND R-6.
A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated has signed this Registration Statement or
Amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney
authorizing the person signing this Registration Statement or Amendment to the
Registration Statement to do so on behalf of such members.
A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Salomon Smith
Barney Inc. has signed this Registration Statement or Amendment to the
Registration Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney authorizing the
person signing this Registration Statement or Amendment to the Registration
Statement to do so on behalf of such members.
A majority of the members of the Executive Committee of the Board of
Directors of PaineWebber Incorporated has signed this Registration Statement or
Amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney
authorizing the person signing this Registration Statement or Amendment to the
Registration Statement to do so on behalf of such members.
A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Dean Witter Reynolds
Inc. has signed this Registration Statement or Amendment to the Registration
Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney authorizing the person signing this
Registration Statement or Amendment to the Registration Statement to do so on
behalf of such members.
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MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
DEPOSITOR
By the following persons, who Powers of Attorney have been filed
constitute a majority of under Form SE and the following 1933
the Board of Directors of Merrill Act File Number: 33-43466 and
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith 33-51607
Incorporated
HERBERT M. ALLISON, JR.
JOHN L. STEFFENS
By ERNEST V. FABIO
(As authorized signatory for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated and Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above)
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SALOMON SMITH BARNEY INC.
DEPOSITOR
By the following persons, who constitute a majority of Powers of Attorney
the Board of Directors of Salomon Smith Barney Inc.: have been filed
under the 1933 Act
File Numbers:
33-49753, 33-55073
333-10441, 333-41765
and 333-63417.
MICHAEL A. CARPENTER
DERYCK C. MAUGHAN
By GINA LEMON
(As authorized signatory for
Salomon Smith Barney Inc. and
Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above)
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PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
DEPOSITOR
By the following persons, who constitute Powers of Attorney have been filed
the Board of Directors of PaineWebber under the following 1933 Act
Incorporated: File Number: 33-55073
MARGO N. ALEXANDER
TERRY L. ATKINSON
BRIAN M. BAREFOOT
STEVEN P. BAUM
MICHAEL CULP
REGINA A. DOLAN
JOSEPH J. GRANO, JR.
EDWARD M. KERSCHNER
JAMES P. MacGILVRAY
DONALD B. MARRON
ROBERT H. SILVER
MARK B. SUTTON
By ROBERT E. HOLLEY
(As authorized signatory for
PaineWebber Incorporated
and Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above)
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DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.
DEPOSITOR
By the following persons, who constitute Powers of Attorney have been filed
a majority of the Board of Directors under Form SE and the following 1933
of Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.: Act File Numbers: 33-17085 and
333-13039
RICHARD M. DeMARTINI
ROBERT J. DWYER
CHRISTINE A. EDWARDS
JAMES F. HIGGINS
MITCHELL M. MERIN
STEPHEN R. MILLER
RICHARD F. POWERS III
PHILIP J. PURCELL
THOMAS C. SCHNEIDER
WILLIAM B. SMITH
By MICHAEL D. BROWNE
(As authorized signatory for
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.
and Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above)
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