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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
COMMERCIAL FEDERAL CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
NEBRASKA 47-0658852
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
2120 SOUTH 72ND STREET, OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68124
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(Address of principle 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 debt
securities and is effective upon filing securities and is to become effective
pursuant to General simultaneously with the
Instruction A(c)(1) please check the effectiveness of a concurrent
following box. registration statement under the
[_] Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to
General Instruction A(c)(2) please
check the following box.
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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 per share New York Stock Exchange
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SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:
NONE
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(Title of class)
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(Title of class)
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
The information required by this Item is included in the Prospectus
dated July 1, 1992 which is part of the Registrant's Statement on Form S-1 (File
No. 33-47249) in the sections captioned "Description of Capital Stock" (pages
89-92), "Market for the Common Stock and Dividend Policy" (page 18), and
"Restrictions on Acquisition of the Bank and the Company" (pages 85-89), which
sections are incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
The following exhibits are being filed with the New York Stock Exchange,
but are not being filed with, and are not incorporated by reference in, copies
of this registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission:
1. Prospectus dated July 1, 1992 with respect to the offering of the
Registrant's common stock, par value $.01 per share.
2. Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1994.
3. Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters
ended September 30, 1994, December 31, 1994 and March 31, 1995.
4. Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K dated July 21, 1994,
September 13, 1994, September 20, 1994, November 1, 1994,
November 18, 1994 and April 28, 1995.
5. Registrant's definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Commission
on October 21, 1994 pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
6. Articles of Incorporation of Commercial Federal Corporation.
7. Bylaws of Commercial Federal Corporation, as amended and
restated.
8. Shareholder Rights Agreement between Commercial Federal
Corporation and Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company.
9. Form of Certificate of Common Stock of Commercial Federal
Corporation.
10. Registrant's 1994 Annual Report to Stockholders.
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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.
COMMERCIAL FEDERAL CORPORATION
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(Registrant)
Date: July 13, 1995 By: /s/ James A. Laphen
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James A. Laphen
President, Chief Operating Officer
and Chief Financial Officer
