TIME WARNER INC
8-A12B, 1995-08-08
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20546


                          ----------------------------
                                    FORM 8-A


               For Registration of Certain Classes of Securities
                    Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                            TIME WARNER FINANCING TRUST

              DELAWARE                                     Applied for
     --------------------------                    --------------------------
     (State of incorporation or                          (IRS Employer
            organization)                             Identification No.)

     75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York                 10019
    -----------------------------------------             ------------
    (Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)



                                TIME WARNER INC.

              DELAWARE                                     13-1388520
     ----------------------------                      ------------------
     (State of incorporation or                          (IRS Employer
            organization)                              Identification No.)

     75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York                 10019
     ----------------------------------------          ------------------
     (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
-------------------                            ------------------------------
Preferred Exchangeable                          New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Redemption Cumulative
Securities

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Act:  None

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Item 1.  Description of Securities to be Registered.

                  The  terms  and  provisions  of (a) the  12,057,561  Preferred
Exchangeable  Redemption  Cumulative  Securities (the "PERCS'r'"),  representing
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of Time Warner Financing Trust (the
"Trust"),  a statutory  business  trust  created  under the laws of the State of
Delaware,  (b) the related  guarantee  thereof by Time Warner  Inc.,  a Delaware
corporation  ("Time  Warner"),  and (c) the right of Time  Warner to require the
holders of PERCS subject to mandatory  redemption or called for early redemption
to exchange their PERCS for shares of common stock, par value $.50 per share, of
Hasbro, Inc., are described in the Preliminary  Prospectus of the Trust and Time
Warner  Inc.  dated  August 4, 1995,  filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission   (the   "Commission")   as  part  of  the   Registration   Statement
(Registration   Nos.  33-60203  and  33-60203-01)  on Form  S-3 (as  amended  by
Amendment No. 1 thereto  dated July 19, 1995,  and Amendment No. 2 thereto dated
August 4, 1995, the "Registration  Statement")  which is incorporated  herein by
reference.


Item 2.  Exhibits.

                  1.  Preliminary  Prospectus  dated August 4, 1995,  subject to
completion,  included in the Registration  Statement and hereby  incorporated by
reference  herein along with any  subsequent  preliminary  prospectuses  and the
final  prospectus  filed with the Commission as each may be amended from time to
time.

                  2.  Certificate  of Trust  dated  June 7,  1995,  of the Trust
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement).

                  3.  Declaration of Trust dated June 7, 1995, of
the Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the
Registration Statement).

                  4.  Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of
Trust of the Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3
to the Registration Statement).

                  5.  Form of the PERCS (included in Exhibit 3).





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                  6.  Form of Guarantee Agreement with respect to
the PERCS (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the
Registration Statement).

                  7. Form of Indenture between Time Warner and Chemical Bank, as
Trustee   (incorporated   by  reference  to  Exhibit  4.4  to  the  Registration
Statement).




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                                   SIGNATURE


                  Pursuant to the  requirements  of Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange  Act of 1934,  the  registrants  have  duly  caused  this  registration
statement  to be  signed  on their  behalf by the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized.

                                       TIME WARNER INC.

                                          by
                                             /s/ Thomas W. McEnerney
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Name:  Thomas W. McEnerney
                                             Title: Vice President


Dated:  August 8, 1995


                                       TIME WARNER FINANCING TRUST

                                           by TIME WARNER INC., as
                                              Sponsor

                                           by
                                              /s/ Thomas W. McEnerney
                                              ---------------------------------
                                              Name: Thomas W. McEnerney
                                              Title: Vice President


Dated:  August 8, 1995



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                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS


                  1.  Preliminary  Prospectus  dated August 4, 1995,  subject to
completion,  included in the Registration Statement  (Registration Nos. 33-60203
and 33-60203-01) (as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto dated July 19, 1995, and
Amendment No. 2 thereto dated August 4, 1995, the  "Registration  Statement") on
Form S-3, and hereby  incorporated by reference herein along with any subsequent
preliminary prospectuses and the final prospectus filed with the Commission.

                  2.  Certificate  of Trust  dated  June 7,  1995,  of the Trust
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement).

                  3.  Declaration of Trust dated June 7, 1995, of
the Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the
Registration Statement).

                  4.  Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of
Trust of the Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3
to the Registration Statement).

                  5.  Form of Preferred Securities (included in
immediately preceding exhibit).

                  6.  Form of Guarantee Agreement with respect to
the PERCS (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the
Registration Statement).

                  7. Form of Indenture between Time Warner and Chemical Bank, as
Trustee   (incorporated   by  reference  to  Exhibit  4.4  to  the  Registration
Statement).

                           STATEMENT OF DIFFERENCES

The Registered Trademark shall be expressed as 'r'



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