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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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
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COLORADO BUSINESS BANKSHARES, INC. COLORADO BUSINESS BANKSHARES CAPITAL TRUST I
(Exact Name of Registrant (Exact Name of Registrant
as Specified in its Charter) as Specified in its Charter)
Colorado Delaware
(State of Incorporation or Organization) (State of Incorporation or Organization)
84-0826324 Applied for
(IRS Employer Identification Number) (IRS Employer Identification Number)
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821 Seventeenth Street
Denver, Colorado 80202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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. [X]
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Name of each exchange
Title of each class on which each class
to be registered is to be registered
10% Capital Securities of Colorado American Stock Exchange
Business Bankshares Capital Trust I
(and the Guarantee with respect thereto)
10% Debentures of American Stock Exchange
Colorado Business Bankshares, Inc.
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of Class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrants' Securities to be Registered
For a full description of Colorado Business Bankshares Capital Trust I's
10% Capital Securities (the "Capital Securities"), Colorado Business Bankshares,
Inc.'s Guarantee (the "Guarantee") and Colorado Business Bankshares, Inc.'s 10%
Debentures (the "Debentures") being registered hereby, reference is made to the
information contained under the captions "Description of Capital Securities",
"Description of the Debentures", and "Description of the Guarantee" in the
Prospectus that forms part of the Registrants' registration statement
(Registration Nos. 333-37674 and 333-37674-01) filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC") on May 23, 2000, under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Securities Act"), which registration statement was amended by
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 filed with the SEC on June 5, 2000 and by Pre-
Effective Amendment No. 2 filed with the SEC on June 15, 2000. The information
contained in the foregoing Registration Statement, as amended (the "Registration
Statement"), and the Prospectus, are incorporated herein by reference.
Definitive copies of the Prospectus describing the Capital Securities and the
Debentures will be filed pursuant to Rule 430A or pursuant to an amendment to
the Registration Statement under the Securities Act, and shall be incorporated
by reference into this registration statement on Form 8-A.
Item 2. Exhibits
1.1 Trust Agreement of Colorado Business Bankshares Capital Trust I.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Registration
Statement.
1.2 Form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement for Colorado Business
Bankshares Capital Trust I. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.5 to the Registration Statement.
1.3 Form of Guarantee. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the
Registration Statement.
1.4 Form of Indenture. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
Registration Statement.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, the registrants have duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
Dated: June 20, 2000.
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COLORADO BUSINESS BANKSHARES, INC. COLORADO BUSINESS BANKSHARES CAPITAL TRUST I
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By: /s/ Richard J. Dalton By: /s/ Richard J. Dalton
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Richard J. Dalton Richard J. Dalton
Chief Financial Officer Administrative Trustee
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