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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8 - A
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FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Oregon 93-1253576
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1100 S.W. Sixth Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is
effective upon filing pursuant to General Instruction A.(c)(1), please check the
following box. [_]
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is to
become effective simultaneously with the effectiveness of a concurrent
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c)(2), please check the following box. [_]
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), check the following box. [X]
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(d), check the following box. [_]
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this Form relates:
333-72521 (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
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Common Stock, no par value 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
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to be Registered
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Common Stock, no par value
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The description of the Registrant's Common Stock is incorporated by
reference to the information appearing under "Description of Capital Stock" in
the Registrant's Preliminary Prospectus which forms a part of Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-72521).
Item 2. Exhibits
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1. All exhibits required by Instruction II to Item 2 will be supplied
to the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
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SIGNATURES
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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: April 8, 1999
STANCORP FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Eric E. Parsons
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Name: Eric E. Parsons
Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
