SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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
BCP/Essex Holdings Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 13-3496934
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(State of incorporation or organization) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
1601 Wall Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
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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, $0.01 par value New York Stock Exchange
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If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt
securities and is effective upon filing pursuant to General Instruction
A.(c)(1), please check the following box. [ ]
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt
securities and is to become effecitve simultaneously with the
effectivenss of a concurrent registration statement under the Securities
Act of 1933 pursuant to General Instruction A.(c)(2), please check the
following box. [ ]
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
A description of the Common Stock, $0.01 par value, of
BCP/Essex Holdings Inc. (the "Company") is incorporated by reference
from page 56 ("Description of Capital Stock") of the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No. 333-22043).
Item 2. Exhibits.
1. -- All exhibits required by Instruction II to Item 2 will be
supplied to the New York Stock Exchange.
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.
REGISTRANT: BCP/ESSEX HOLDINGS INC.
DATE: March 18, 1997
BY: /s/ David A. Owen
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David A. Owen
Chief Financial Officer,
Executive Vice President and Treasurer
