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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
MCN CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Michigan 38-2820658
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
MCN Corporation
500 Griswold Street
Detroit, Michigan 48226
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
If this Form relates to the registration If this Form relates to the registration of a
of a class of debt securities and is class of debt securities and is to become
effective upon filing pursuant to General effective simultaneously with the
Instruction A(c)(1) please check the effectiveness of a concurrent registration
following box. [ ] 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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___% Preferred Redeemable New York Stock Exchange
Increased Dividend Equity
Securities(SM)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The class of securities to be registered hereby is the ___% Preferred
Redeemable Increased Dividend Equity Securities ("PRIDES"(SM)) of MCN
Corporation, a Michigan corporation.
For a description of the PRIDES, reference is made to Amendment No. 1
to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of MCN Corporation, among other
registrants (Registration No. 333-01521), filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on April 10, 1996, and the forms of prospectus and
prospectus supplement for the PRIDES included therein, which description is
incorporated herein by reference. Definitive copies of the prospectus and the
prospectus supplement describing the PRIDES will be filed pursuant to Rule
424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and shall be incorporated
by reference into this Registration Statement on Form 8-A. ("Preferred
Redeemable Increased Dividend Equity Security" and "PRIDES" are service marks of
Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.)
Item 2. Exhibits.
1. Form of Purchase Contract Agreement, between MCN Corporation
and The First National Bank of Chicago, as Purchase Contract
Agent (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4-9 of
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement).
2. Form of Pledge Agreement, among MCN Corporation, Chemical
Bank, as Collateral Agent, and The First National Bank of
Chicago, as Purchase Contract Agent (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4-10 of Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement).
3. Form of PRIDES (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit A
of Exhibit 4-9 of Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
Statement).
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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.
MCN CORPORATION
Dated: April 15, 1996 By: /s/ Sebastian Coppola
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Sebastian Coppola
Vice President and Treasurer
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