LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC
8-A12B, 1999-02-03
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              Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    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 (the "Exchange Act")

                    Lehman Brothers Holdings Capital Trust I
                (with respect to the Trust Preferred Securities)
                          Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
                   (with respect to the related guarantee and
                       back-up obligations) (together, the
                    "Registrants") (Exact name of Registrants
                         as specified in their charters)

                                    Delaware
       (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation for both Registrants)

              Lehman Brothers Holdings Capital Trust I--13-7179272
                    Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.--13-3216325
                       (IRS employer identification nos.)

                        c/o Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
                            3 World Financial Center
                            New York, New York 10285
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code,
                             for both Registrants)

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. [ ]

Securites Act of 1933 registration statement file number to which this form
relates: N/A

Securities to be Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

                                            Name of Each Exchange
Title of Each Class                         on Which Each Class is
to be so Registered                         to be Registered
- ------------------------------              ------------------------------
8.00% Trust Preferred Securities            New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
(and the related guarantee and
back-up obligations)


Securities to be Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:

None


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Item 1.  Description of Registrants' Securities to be Registered.

The Registrants hereby incorporate by reference the descriptions set forth under
the captions "Certain Terms of the Preferred  Securities,"  "Relationship  Among
the  Preferred  Securities,  the  Subordinated  Debentures  and the  Guarantee,"
"Description of Preferred  Securities" and  "Description of Guarantees" on pages
S-9 to  S-14,  S-17  to S-18  and 19 to 24 of the  Prospectus  Supplement  dated
January 21, 1999 to Prospectus dated July 21, 1998, filed with the Commission on
January 22, 1999 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933.

Item 2.  Exhibits.

The securities  described herein are to be registered  pursuant to Section 12(b)
of the  Exchange  Act on an  exchange on which other  securities  of  Registrant
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. are currently  registered.  In accordance with the
instructions  regarding  exhibits  on  Form  8-A,  the  following  exhibits  are
incorporated herein by reference:

1.1               Certificate of Trust of Lehman Brothers Holdings Capital Trust
                  I   (incorporated   by   reference  to  Exhibit  4(u)  of  the
                  Registrants'  Registration  Statement on Form S-3,  filed with
                  the Commission on April 15, 1998).

1.2               Amended and Restated  Declaration of Trust (the "Declaration")
                  for Lehman Brothers  Holdings Capital Trust I (incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 4.3 of Lehman  Brothers  Holdings  Inc.'s
                  Current  Report  on Form  8-K  filed  with the  Commission  on
                  January 27, 1999).

1.3               Certificates  evidencing Preferred Securities issued under the
                  Declaration  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  4.4 of
                  Lehman  Brothers  Holdings  Inc.'s  Current Report on Form 8-K
                  filed with the Commission on January 27, 1999).

1.4               Guarantee of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. with respect to the
                  Trust  Preferred  Securities  (incorporated  by  reference  to
                  Exhibit 4.5 of Lehman Brothers  Holdings Inc.'s Current Report
                  on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 27, 1999).

1.5               Indenture dated as of February 1, 1996 between Lehman Brothers
                  Holdings Inc. and The Chase Manhattan Bank (formerly  Chemical
                  Bank), as Trustee, relating to a Junior Subordinated Debenture
                  purchased  by  Lehman  Brothers   Holdings   Capital  Trust  I
                  (incorporated  by  reference  to Exhibit 2 of Lehman  Brothers
                  Holdings Inc.'s Registration  Statement on Form 8-A filed with
                  the Commission on February 8, 1996).

1.6               Supplemental  Indenture  dated as of February 1, 1996  between
                  Lehman  Brothers  Holdings Inc. and The Chase  Manhattan  Bank
                  (formerly   Chemical  Bank),  as  Trustee   (incorporated   by
                  reference  to  Exhibit 3 of Lehman  Brothers  Holdings  Inc.'s
                  Registration  Statement on Form 8-A filed with the  Commission
                  on February 8, 1996).

1.7               Second  Supplemental  Indenture  dated as of January  26, 1999
                  between Lehman Brothers  Holdings Inc. and The Chase Manhattan
                  Bank (formerly  Chemical  Bank), as Trustee  (incorporated  by
                  reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Lehman  Brothers  Holdings  Inc.'s
                  Current  Report  on Form  8-K  filed  with the  Commission  on
                  January 27, 1999).

1.8               Junior  Subordinated  Debenture  purchased by Lehman  Brothers
                  Holdings Capital Trust I (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                  4.2 of Lehman Brothers  Holdings Inc.'s Current Report on Form
                  8-K filed with the Commission on January 27, 1999).

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                                    Signature

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Exchange  Act, the  Registrants  have duly
caused  this  Registration  Statement  to be  signed  on  their  behalf  by  the
undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

/s/      Jennifer Marre
         Vice President


Lehman Brothers Holdings Capital Trust I

/s/      Jennifer Marre
         Regular Trustee

/s/      Oliver Budde
         Regular Trustee


February 3, 1999





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