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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
COMMUNITY FIRST BANKSHARES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 46-0391436
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(State of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or organization) Identification No.)
520 MAIN AVENUE
FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA 58124-0001
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(Address of principal (Zip Code)
executive offices)
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 securities and is to become
upon filing pursuant to effective simultaneously
General Instruction Act(c)(1) with the effectiveness of
please check the following box. / / 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(b) of the Act:
None
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
__% Cumulative Capital Securities, $25 liquidation amount, of CFB Capital I
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
Incorporated by reference to the sections entitled "Description of the
Capital Securities," "Description of Junior Subordinated Debentures,"
"Description of Guarantee" and "Relationship Among the Capital Securities, the
Junior Subordinated Debentures and the Guarantee" in the Registrant's Form S-3
Registration Statement (File No. 333-19921) filed with the Commission on January
16, 1997 (the "1997 Form S-3"), and the same sections in the Company's
Prospectus to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) are deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein.
Item 2. EXHIBITS.
4.1 Trust Agreement of CFB Capital I dated as of January 14, 1997.*
4.2 Form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of CFB Capital I, to
be dated _________, 1997.*
4.3 Form of Capital Security Certificate of CFB Capital I (included as
an exhibit to Exhibit 4.2).
4.4 Form of Capital Securities Guarantee Agreement.*
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* Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 4.4, 4.5 and 4.7 to the 1997
Form S-3.
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.
COMMUNITY FIRST BANKSHARES, INC.
Dated: January 20, 1997 By /s/ Mark A. Anderson
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Mark A. Anderson, Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer
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