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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A/A
AMENDMENT NO. 1
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)
Back-up undertakings of New York Stock Exchange
Fremont General Corporation
in connection with the ___%
Trust Originated Preferred
Securities of Fremont General
Financing I
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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, the ____% Junior
Subordinated Debentures due __________ of Fremont General and the Back-up
undertakings of Fremont General in connection with the Preferred Securities of
the Trust being registered hereby, are contained in the Registrants' Form S-3
Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") on December 5, 1995, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed with
the SEC 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.
(SM)Service Mark of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
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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 Amendment
No. 1 to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
Date: January 19, 1996
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
