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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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
GBC BANCORP
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California 95-3586596
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. employer
identification no.)
800 West Sixth Street
Los Angeles, California 90017
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
If this form relates to the registration If this form relates to the
of a class of debt securities and is registration of a class of debt
effective upon filing pursuant to General securities and is to become
Instruction A(c)(1) please check the effective simultaneously with the
following box [ ] 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:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered each class is to be registered
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__% Subordinated Notes due 2007 New York Stock Exchange
Securities to be registered pursuant to
section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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(Title of class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
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The material set forth in the section captioned "Description of Notes" in the
Registrant's Form S-3 Registration Statement (Registration No. 333-30269),
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 27, 1997 is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits
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Pursuant to the instructions as to exhibits to Form 8-A, since no other
securities of the Registrant are registered on the New York Stock Exchange, the
following exhibits are being filed with the copies of this Registration
Statement being filed with the New York Stock Exchange but are not being filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with this Registration
Statement:
1. The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, file no. 0-16213, for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1996.
2. The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
31, 1997.
3. The Registrant's Proxy Statement dated March 24, 1997.
4. Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended.
5. Bylaws of the Registrant.
6. Indenture, dated as of __________, 1997, between the Registrant and The
Bank of New York, as trustee, relating to the ___% Subordinated Notes due
2007.
7. Form of the Registrant's ___% Subordinated Notes due 2007 (included in
exhibit 6).
8. The Registrant's Annual Report submitted to stockholders for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1996.
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
GBC BANCORP
By: /s/ Peter Lowe
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Name: Peter Lowe
Title: Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: July 9, 1997
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