As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 27, 1999
Registration No.
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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 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DECS Trust IV
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware Not Applicable
(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
c/o Salomon Smith Barney Inc
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
If this Form relates to the registration of a If this Form relates to the registration of a
class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g)
the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant
General Instruction A.(c), check the following to General Instruction A.(d), check the
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Securities Act registration file number to which this form relates: Securities
Act File No. 333-69325
Investment Company Act File No. 811-09163
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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None N/A
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
DECS representing shares of beneficial interest in DECS Trust IV
(Title of Class)
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
A description of the securities to be registered appears on pages 22
through 24 (under the caption "Description of the DECS") and pages 26 through 30
(under the caption "Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations") of
the registrant's Prospectus (Subject to Completion) dated December 21, 1998
included in the Registration Statement on Form N-2 filed under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, (File No. 333-69325) and under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, (File No. 811-09163). Such description, as amended or
supplemented from time to time, is hereby incorporated by reference herein. In
addition, since such description has been included in the form of prospectus
filed by the registrant on December 21, 1998, pursuant to Rule 497(h) under the
Securities Act of 1933, such prospectus is also hereby incorporated by reference
herein.
Item 2. Exhibits
All necessary exhibits will be filed with the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. in
connection with this registration statement, including any amendment to the
Registration Statement on Form N-2 filed with the Commission subsequent to the
date hereof.
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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.
Dated: January 27, 1999 DECS TRUST IV
By: /s/ Tyler Dickson
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Tyler Dickson
As Trustee
