SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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
FLEET BOSTON CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Rhode Island 05-0341324
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
100 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
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(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant
to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), check the following box. |X|
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant
to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(d), 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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Common Stock, par value $.01 and related New York Stock Exchange
Preferred Share Purchase Rights Boston Stock Exchange
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
NONE
(Title of Class)
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This amendment is being filed for the sole purpose of adding the
Boston Stock Exchange to the "Name of Each Exchange On Which Each Class Is To Be
Registered".
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered. Item 1 is
hereby amended to read as follows: The information called for by this Item 1 is
included under the captions "Price Range of Common Stock and Dividends--Fleet"
and "Description of Fleet Capital Stock" in the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-4, File No. 333-82433, which information is incorporated
herein by reference.
The form of prospectus dated July 8, 1999, filed as part of the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4, File No. 333-82433, is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
1. Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 3 of the Corporation's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 1999.
2. By-Laws of the Corporation, as amended, incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 4(1) of the Corporation's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No.
333-86829).
3. Rights Agreement dated November 21, 1990, as amended by First Amendment to
Rights Agreement dated March 28, 1991, a Second Amendment to Rights Agreement
dated July 12, 1991, a Third Amendment to Rights Agreement dated February 20,
1995 and a Fourth Amendment to Rights Agreement dated March 14, 1999,
incorporated herein by reference to the Corporation's Registration Statement on
Form 8-A dated November 29, 1990, the Corporation's Form 8 Amendment to
Application or Report dated September 6, 1991 and the Corporation's Forms 8-A/A
dated March 17, 1995 and May 5, 1999.
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, thereto duly authorized.
Date: March 13, 2000 Fleet Boston Corporation
By: /S/ Gary A. Spiess
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Gary A. Spiess
Assistant Secretary
