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UNITED STATES
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
Fremont General Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada 95-2815260
(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
2020 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 600
Santa Monica, California 90404
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Fremont General Financing I
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware To Be Applied For
(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
c/o Fremont General Corporation, 2020 Santa Monica Boulevard,
Suite 600, Santa Monica, California 90404
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Name of each exchange
on which each class is
Title of each class to be registered
to be so registered -----------------------
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___% Trust Originated
Preferred Securities(SM) New York Stock Exchange
(Liquidation Amount $25
per Preferred Security)
of Fremont General
Financing I
___% Junior Subordinated New York Stock Exchange
Debentures due _____ of
Fremont General Corporation
Guarantee of Fremont General New York Stock Exchange
Corporation with respect to
the ___% Trust Originated
Preferred Securities(SM)
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(SM)Service Mark of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
A description of the ____% Trust Originated Preferred
Securities(SM) (the "Preferred Securities") of Fremont General Financing I (the
"Trust"), the guarantee (the "Guarantee") of Fremont General Corporation
("Fremont General") with respect to the Preferred Securities, and the ____%
Junior Subordinated Debentures due __________ of Fremont General being
registered hereby, are contained in the Registrants' Form S-3 Registration
Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 4, 1995
under the headings "Description of the Preferred Securities," "Description of
the Guarantee," "Description of Junior Subordinated Debentures," and "Effect of
Obligations under the Junior Subordinated Debentures and the Guarantee," and
are hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of this registration statement:
1 Form of Indenture among Fremont General, the Trust and First
Interstate Bank of California, a California banking
corporation, as trustee (1);
2 Form of Declaration of Trust among Fremont General, the Regular
Trustees and The Chase Manhattan Bank (USA), a Delaware banking
coproration, as Delaware trustee (1);
3 Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust among Fremont
General, the Regular Trustees, The Chase Manhattan Bank (USA),
a Delaware banking corporation, as Delaware trustee, and The
Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., a national banking association, as
Institutional Trustee (1);
4 Form of Preferred Securities Guarantee Agreement between
Fremont General and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., a national
banking association as Preferred Guarantee Trustee (1);
(SM)Service Mark of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
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5 Form of Common Securities Guarantee Agreement by Fremont
General (1);
6 Form of Preferred Securities (included in Exhibit 3 hereof)
(1);
7 Form of __________% Junior Subordinated Debenture (included in
Exhibit 1 hereof) (1);
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(1) Filed as an exhibit to the Registrants' Registration Statement on Form S-3
filed on December 5, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, each of the Registrants has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly
authorized.
Date: December 4, 1995
FREMONT GENERAL CORPORATION
as Sponsor
By: /s/ Wayne R. Bailey
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Wayne R. Bailey,
Executive Vice President,
Treasurer, and Chief
Financial Officer
FREMONT GENERAL FINANCING I
By: /s/ Louis J. Rampino
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Louis J. Rampino, as Trustee
By: /s/ Wayne R. Bailey
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Wayne R. Bailey, as Trustee
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Index to Exhibits
1 Form of Indenture among Fremont General, the Trust and First Interstate
Bank of California, a California banking corporation, as trustee (1);
2 Form of Declaration of Trust among Fremont General, the Regular
Trustees and The Chase Manhattan Bank (USA), a Delaware banking
coproration, as Delaware trustee (1)
3 Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust among Fremont
General, the Regular Trustees, The Chase Manhattan Bank (USA), a
Delaware banking corporation, as Delaware trustee, and The Chase
Manhattan Bank, N.A., a national banking association, as Institutional
Trustee (1);
4 Form of Preferred Securities Guarantee Agreement between Fremont
General and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., a national banking
association, as Preferred Guarantee Trustee (1);
5 Form of Common Securities Guarantee Agreement by Fremont General (1);
6 Form of Preferred Securities (included in Exhibit 3 hereof)(1);
7 Form of __________% Junior Subordinated Debenture (included in Exhibit
1 hereof) (1)
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(1) Filed as an exhibit to the Registrants' Registration Statement on Form S-3
filed on December 5, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference.
