FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
ARISTAR, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 95-4128205
(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
8900 Grand Oak Circle, Tampa, FL 33637-1050
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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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7 1/2 % Senior Subordinated Notes Due 1999 New York Stock Exchange
7 3/4 % Senior Notes due June 15, 2001 New York Stock Exchange
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
A description of the Registrant's 7 1/2 % Senior Subordinated
Securities Due 1999 (the "Subordinated Notes") to be registered hereby is
incorporated herein by reference to the description set forth under the
caption "Description of Notes" on pages S-2 and S-3 of the Prospectus
Supplement dated June 24, 1992 and under the caption "Description of Debt
Securities" on pages 4 through 14 of the Prospectus dated May 22, 1992, each
of which are filed as a supplement to the Registrant's Registration Statement
on Form S-3 (No. 33-46439), as amended.
A description of the Registrant's 7 3/4 % Senior Notes due June 15,
2001 (the "Senior Notes") to be registered hereby is incorporated herein by
reference to the description set forth under the caption "Description of
Notes" on pages S-2 and S-3 of the Prospectus Supplement dated June 29, 1994
and under the caption "Description of Debt Securities" on pages 4 through 14
of the Prospectus dated June 29, 1994, each of which are filed as a
supplement to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 33-
46439), as amended.
Said descriptions of the Registrant's securities have not
previously been filed with the New York Stock Exchange on which the
Registrant's securities are to be registered and, therefore, shall be filed
with copies of the application filed with such exchange, in accordance with
the instructions in Item 1 of Form 8-A.
Item 2. Exhibits.
The securities described are to be registered on the New York Stock
Exchange on which no other securities of the Registrant are currently
registered. Accordingly, the following exhibits shall be filed with each
copy of this registration statement filed with the New York Stock Exchange,
and are not filed with, or incorporated by reference in, copies of this
registration statement filed with the Commission, in accordance with Part II
to the Instructions as to Exhibits of Form 8-A:
1.1 Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1993.
2.1 Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended March 31, 1994.
2.2 Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 29, 1994.
2.3 Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 7, 1994.
2.4 Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended June 30, 1994.
4.1 Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended.
4.2 Registrant's By-Laws.
4.3 Indenture dated as of July 1, 1992 between the Registrant and
Citibank, N.A., as Trustee (relating to, among other series,
the Subordinated Notes).
4.4 Specimen certificate for Registrant's Subordinated Notes.
4.5 Indenture dated as of July 1, 1992 between the Registrant and
The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., as Trustee (relating to, among
other series, the Senior Notes).
4.6 Specimen certificate for Registrant's Senior Notes.
5.1 Included as Exhibits 4.4 and 4.6 above.
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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.
ARISTAR, INC.
Date: September 28, 1994 By: /s/ James A. Bare
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James A. Bare
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
