SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-A/A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Great Western Financial Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 95-1913457
(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
9200 Oakdale Avenue,
Chatsworth, California 91311-6519
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
If this form relates to the If this form relates to the
registration of a class of debt registration of a class of
securities and is effective debt securities and is to
upon filing pursuant to General become effective
Instruction A(c)(1) please simultaneously with the
check 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. ( )
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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Junior Participating New York Stock Exchange
Preferred Stock Pacific Stock Exchange
Purchase Rights
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Not Applicable
(Title of Class)
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 hereunto duly authorized.
GREAT WESTERN FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ J. Lance Erikson
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J. Lance Erikson
Executive Vice President,
Secretary and General Counsel
Date: January 31, 1997
