FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
CP&L Energy, Inc.,
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
North Carolina
(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification no.)
411 Fayetteville Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-1748
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
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
Pacific Exchange
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), please 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), please check the following box. [ ]
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this
form relates: N/A
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Act: N/A
NONE
(Title of class)
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
The information required by Item 202 of Regulation S-K is included
under the heading "Description of Holdings Capital Stock" in the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-86243), filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on August 31, 1999 (the "Registration
Statement"), including any form of the prospectus contained therein filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
which is incorporated herein by reference.
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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, as amended, to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto
duly authorized.
CP&L ENERGY, INC.
By: /s/ Peter M. Scott III
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Peter M. Scott III
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Date: June 6, 2000
