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
FINANCIAL SECURITY ASSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York 13-3261323
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
350 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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. |X|
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is to
become effective simultaneously with the effectiveness 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(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class Name of each exchange on which each
to be so registered class is to be registered
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7.375% Senior Quarterly Income Debt New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Securities Due 2097
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.
For a description of the securities to be registered hereunder, reference
is made to the information under the headings "Description of Debt Securities"
in the registrant's Prospectus dated September 10, 1997 (Registration No.
333-34181), as supplemented by the information under the heading "Description of
Debt Securities" in the registrant's Prospectus Supplement, dated September 15,
1997, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on
September 16, 1997, which information is hereby incorporated herein by reference
and made part of this application in its entirety.
Item 2. Exhibits.
I. The following exhibits are incorporated herein by reference:
Exhibit 1 - The form of Debt Securities to be registered hereunder is
incorporated by reference to the form thereof in Exhibit 3 to the
registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on
September 19, 1997, which incorporates such document by reference into
Registration Statement No. 333-34181.
Exhibit 2 - The Indenture dated as of September 15, 1997, between the
registrant and First Union National Bank, as Trustee, relating to the
Debt Securities to be registered hereunder, is incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 2 to the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission on September 19, 1997, which incorporates
such document by reference into Registration Statement No. 333-34181.
II. No other Exhibits are applicable because the registrant already has
other securities registered on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
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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.
September 22, 1997 FINANCIAL SECURITY ASSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD.
By: /s/ Bruce Stern
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Bruce E. Stern
General Counsel and Secretary
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