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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 2, 1997
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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 (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
COUNTRYWIDE CREDIT INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 13-2641992 (State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
4500 Park Granada Boulevard
Calabasas, California 91302
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant's subsidiary as specified in its charter)
New York 13-2631719
(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
4500 Park Granada Boulevard
Calabasas, California 91302
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on
to be so registered which each class is to be registered
$25,000,000
Principal Amount of 7.23% Guaranteed
Medium Term Notes due 2008 New York Stock Exchange
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. [X]
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. [ ]
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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(Title of class)
Exhibit Index Located at Page 2
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The notes being registered hereby have been issued by Countrywide Home
Loans, Inc. ("CHL"), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Countrywide Credit
Industries, Inc. ("Registrant"). The description of the notes contained in the
section captioned "Description of the Notes" on page S-4 of the Registrant's and
CHL's Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 (Registration Nos. 333-3835,
333-3835-01) and Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to Form S-3, (Registration Nos.
33-59559 and 33-59559-01), filed with the SEC on March 26, 1997 and Pricing
Supplement No. 13 dated October 11, 1996 filed with the SEC on October 16, 1996
is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
1. Form of Medium-Term Notes, Series E (fixed-rate) issued by CHL
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Form S-3 and Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 of the Registrant and CHL - Registration Nos.
33-59559 and 33-59559-01) filed with the SEC on May 15, 1996.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant and CHL have duly caused this Registration Statement to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, on this
second day of September, 1997.
COUNTRYWIDE CREDIT INDUSTRIES, INC.
By: /s/ Sandor E. Samuels
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Sandor E. Samuels
Managing Director, Legal
General Counsel and Secretary
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.
By: /s/ Sandor E. Samuels
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Sandor E. Samuels
Managing Director, Legal,
General Counsel and Secretary
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