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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 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
SCE&G Trust I South Carolina Electric & Gas
Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as (Exact Name of Registrant as
Specified in its Charter) as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware South Carolina
(State of Incorporation (State of Incorporation or
or Organization Organization)
58-6353075 57-0248695
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
c/o South Carolina Electric & Gas
Company
1426 Main Street 1426 Main Street
Columbia, South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina
Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
29201 29201
(Zip Code) (Zip Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class to be so Name of Each Exchange on which
Registered Each Class is to be Registered
SCE&G Trust I ______% Trust
Preferred Securities,
Series A, liquidation
amount $25 per share New York Stock Exchange
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Guarantee Agreement of South
Carolina Electric & Gas Company New York Stock Exchange
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 Instruction 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 Instruction A.(d), check the
following box. [ ]
Securities Act registration statement file number to which
this form relates:
333-37787 and 333-37787-01 (if applicable)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(title of class)
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
A description of the Securities to be registered hereby is set
forth in a prospectus (the "424(b) Prospectus") to be filed
pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, included as a part of that certain registration statement
(the "Registration Statement") of South Carolina Electric & Gas
Company and SCE&G Trust I, Registration Nos. 333-37787 and 333-
37787-01,. The Registration Statement hereby is incorporated
herein by reference thereto. The 424(b) Prospectus shall, upon
filing, be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein.
Item 2. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number Description
1. Certificate of Trust of SCE&G Trust I (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4(B) to the Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (Registration Statement Nos. 333-37787 and 333-37787-
01) filed on October 14, 1997 (the "Registration Statement")).
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2. Form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of SCE&G Trust I,
which includes as Exhibit D thereto the form of Trust
Preferred Security (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 4(D) to the Registration Statement).
3. Form of Guarantee Agreement to be executed and delivered by
the South Carolina Electric & Gas Company for the benefit of
the holders of the Trust Preferred Securities (incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 4(F) to the Registration
Statement).
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, SCE&G Trust I and South Carolina Electric &
Gas Company and SCE&G Trust I have duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto
duly authorized.
Date: October 15, 1997
SCE&G TRUST I
By: South Carolina Electric & Gas
Company, as Depositor
By: s/W. B. Timmerman
Title: Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer
and Director
SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS
COMPANY
By: s/W. B. Timmerman
Title: Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer
and Director
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SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Sequentially
Number Numbered
Page
1. Certificate of Trust of SCE&G Trust I
(incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 4(D) to the Registration Statement
on Form S-3 (Registration Statement
No. 333-37787 and 333-37787-01) filed on October
14, 1997 (the "Registration Statement")).
2. Form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement
of SCE&G Trust I, which includes as Exhibit
D thereto the form of Trust Preferred Security
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4(D)
to the Registration Statement).
3. Form of Guarantee Agreement to be executed and
delivered by South Carolina Electric & Gas
Company for the benefit of the holders of the
Trust Preferred Securities (incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 4(F) to the
Registration Statement).
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