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FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
For Registration of Certain Classes of Securities
Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Georgia 58-0436120
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
675 West Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30375
(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 [ ]
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Name of each exchange
Title of each class on which each class is
to be so registered to be registered
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$500,000,000 Principal Amount New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
of 6% Reset Put Securities,
due June 15, 2012
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered:
$500,000,000 principal amount of 6% Reset Put Securities, due June 15, 2012
to be issued under an indenture dated June 1, 1998 and a supplemental
indenture dated June 22, 1998 between the Company and SunTrust Bank, Atlanta,
Trustee (the "Notes"). Reference is made to the form of such indenture,
standard indenture provisions incorporated by reference therein, and the form
of supplemental indenture, which are filed with the SEC as Exhibits 4, 4-a,
and 4-b, respectively, to Registration Statement No. 33-63661, and the
prospectus supplement dated June 17, 1998 and underlying prospectus dated
June 1, 1998 under Registration Statement No. 333-00649, which is filed with
the SEC pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, all
of which are incorporated herein and made a part hereof.
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Item 2. Exhibits
The following is a list of exhibits provided herewith. A conformed copy of
the executed indenture with standard indenture provisions incorporated by
reference therein, a conformed copy of the executed supplemental indenture,
and a prospectus supplement and the underlying prospectus have been provided
to the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. as supporting documentation to the
subsequent listing application relating to the Notes.
2 Form of Indenture to be used by the Company to Issue Debt in Series
(Exhibit 4 to Registration Statement No. 33-63661).
2-a Form of Supplemental Indenture to be used by the Company to Issue Debt
in Series (Exhibit 4-b to Registration Statement No. 33-63661).
2-b BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. Standard Indenture Provisions (1995-A
Edition) (Exhibit 4-a to Registration Statement No. 33-63661).
2-c Prospectus Supplement dated June 17, 1998 to Prospectus dated June
1, 1998, relating to the Notes (filed under Registration Statement No.
333-00649).
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.
By: /s/ F. Wayne French
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F. Wayne French
Assistant Treasurer
June 18, 1998
