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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
NBC Capital Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Mississippi 64-0694755
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
NBC Plaza, Starkville, Mississippi 39759
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(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
Common Stock, $1.00 par value American Stock Exchange
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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 Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
N/A
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
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(Title of class)
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(Title of class)
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
The description of the registrant's common stock (the "Common Stock")
included under the caption "Description of NBC Common Stock" of Item 5 of
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") on September 15, 1999 (Commission file no.
0-12885), is incorporated herein by reference. The Common Stock is to be
registered on the American Stock Exchange.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
The exhibits filed herewith are listed on the Exhibit Index following this
page.
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.
NBC CAPITAL CORPORATION
Date: March 29, 2000 /s/ RICHARD T. HASTON
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By: Richard T. Haston
Executive Vice-President, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
3.1 Articles of Incorporation of NBC Capital Corporation (included as Exhibit B
to NBC Capital Corporation's Definitive Proxy Statement dated March 20,
1998, and filed with the Commission on March 18, 1998, Commission file no.
0-12885, which Exhibit B is incorporated herein by reference).
3.2 By-laws of NBC Capital Corporation (included as Exhibit 3(b) to NBC Capital
Corporation's Registration Statement on Form S-4A, filed with the
Commission on November 4, 1998, Commission file no. 333-65545, which
Exhibit 3(b) is incorporated herein by reference).
99 The Description of NBC Common Stock (set forth in Item 5 of NBC Capital
Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on
September 15, 1999, Commission file no. 0-12885, which Item 5 is
incorporated herein by reference).
