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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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
MAGNA ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware 98-0208374
(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
285 West Huntington Drive
Arcadia, California 91007
(626) 574-7233 (Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
If this form relates to the registration of a class of If this form relates to the registration of a
securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of
Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to
A.(c), please check the following box.[_] General Instruction A.(d), please check the
following box.[x]
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Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form
relates: 333-94791
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 None
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Class A Subordinate Voting Stock
(Title of Class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
A description of the securities to be registered hereby is set forth
under the caption "Description of Our Securities" in the prospectus that forms
part of the registration statement of Magna Entertainment Corp., formerly MI
Entertainment Corp. (the "Registrant") (Registration No. 333-94791), filed on
Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on
January 14, 2000 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (such
registration statement, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed with the
Commission on February 9, 2000 and as may be further amended, being hereinafter
referred to as the "Registration Statement"). The information contained in the
above referenced section of the prospectus and the Registration Statement in its
entirety are hereby incorporated by reference thereto.
Item 2. Exhibits.
3.1 Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant including amendments
thereto *
3.2 By-Laws of the Registrant *
4.1 Form of Stock Certificate for Class A Subordinate Voting Stock *
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* Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits which have been filed or
will be filed with the Registration Statement and are identified by the
corresponding exhibit numbers in Item 16 of the Registration Statement.
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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.
MAGNA ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
By: /s/ J. Brian Colburn
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Name: J. Brian Colburn
Title: Executive Vice President and Secretary
Date: February 9, 2000
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