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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 17, 1997
Registration No. 333 -
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT NO. 1
to
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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FREMONT GENERAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada 95-2815260
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
incorporation or organization)
2020 SANTA MONICA BLVD., SUITE 600
SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA 90404
(Address, including zip code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)
AMENDED NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN OF 1989
(FULL TITLE OF THE PLAN)
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LOUIS J. RAMPINO
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
FREMONT GENERAL CORPORATION
2020 SANTA MONICA BLVD., SUITE 600
SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA 90404
(310) 315-5500
(Name, address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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Copies to:
ELIZABETH R. FLINT, ESQ.
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
650 PAGE MILL ROAD
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94304-1050
(650) 493-9300
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If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities
Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration
statement for the same offering. [X] FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 33-94364).
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FREMONT GENERAL CORPORATION
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
This post-effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-8
is being filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, to de-register an aggregate of 76,368 shares of Common Stock, par value
$1.00 per share, of Fremont General Corporation (the "Registrant") previously
registered by the Registrant pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-8
(File No. 33-94364) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") on July 6, 1995. The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference
into this Registration Statement the information contained in the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 33-94364) filed with the Commission
on or about July 6, 1995.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Registrant has duly caused this Amendment to its Registration Statement on Form
S-8 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in
the City of Santa Monica, State of California, on this 16th day of October,
1997.
FREMONT GENERAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Louis J. Rampino
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Name: Louis J. Rampino
Title: President and Chief Operating
Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Amendment to Registration Statement has been signed by the following
persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signatures Title Date
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/s/ James A. McIntyre* Chairman of the Board and October 16, 1997
- -------------------------- Chief Executive Officer
James A. McIntyre (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Louis J. Rampino President, Chief Operating October 16, 1997
- -------------------------- Officer and Director
Louis J. Rampino
/s/ Wayne R. Bailey* Executive Vice President, October 16, 1997
- -------------------------- Treasurer, Chief Financial
Wayne R. Bailey Officer (Principal Financial
Officer) and Director
/s/ John A. Donaldson* Senior Vice President, October 16, 1997
- -------------------------- Controller and Chief
John A. Donaldson Accounting Officer (Principal
Accounting Officer)
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/s/ Houston I. Flournoy* Director October 16, 1997
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Houston I. Flournoy
/s/ C. Douglas Kranwinkle* Director October 16, 1997
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C. Douglas Kranwinkle
/s/ David W. Morrisroe* Director October 16, 1997
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David W. Morrisroe
/s/ Dickinson C. Ross* Director October 16, 1997
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Dickinson C. Ross
* By: /s/ Louis J. Rampino
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Louis J. Rampino
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
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