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UNITED STATES
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 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
AT&T Capital Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 22-3211453
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
2 Gatehall Drive
Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
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Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered each class is to be registered
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8.125% Senior Public Income NotES New York Stock Exchange
(PINES'sm') due 2028
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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
Instructions 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
Instructions A.(d), check the following box [ ]
SECURITIES ACT REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILE NUMBER TO WHICH THIS FORM RELATES:
333-48415
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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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ITEM 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to Be Registered
The securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are the 8.125% Senior Public Income
NotES (PINES'sm') due 2028 (the "Notes"). The Notes are comparable to the
Medium-Term Notes, Series F described in the Prospectus contained in the
Registration Statement on Form F-3 (No. 333-48415) (including all amendments and
supplements thereto, the "Registration Statement") filed by the Registrant with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. The description of the Notes as set
forth in the Registration Statement is incorporated herein by reference.
Additionally, a description of the Notes is set forth under the caption
"Description of the PINES" in the Prospectus Supplement dated December 16, 1998
which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 18, 1998
pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and such
description is hereby incorporated by reference.
ITEM 2. Exhibits
1. Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit 1
to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed by the Registrant with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on December 3, 1998 (File No. 001-11237)
and incorporated herein by reference).
2. Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended through October 1, 1996 (filed as
Exhibit 2 to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed by the Registrant
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 3, 1998 (File No.
001-11237) and incorporated herein by reference).
3. Form of Medium-Term Global Fixed Rate Note (filed as Exhibit 4B to the
Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-48415) and incorporated
herein by reference).
4. Form of Guarantee relating to the Medium-Term Notes (filed as Exhibit 4J to
the Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-48415) and
incorporated herein by reference).
5. Form of Indenture, dated as of April 1, 1998, between the Registrant,
Newcourt Credit Group Inc. and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee,
relating to the Medium Term Notes, Series F (filed as Exhibit 4A to the
Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-48415) and incorporated
herein by reference).
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
January 7, 1999 AT&T CAPITAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Glenn Votek
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Name: Glenn Votek
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Title: Executive Vice President
and Treasurer
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STATEMENT OF DIFFERENCES
The service mark symbol shall be expressed as...........................'sm'
