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 EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 13-3699 013
(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
10 Rockefeller Plaza (Suite 1015), New York, New
York 10020 (Address, including zip code of registrant's
principal executive offices)
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.
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:
Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which
to be so Registered Each Class is to be Registered
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None None
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Class A Common Stock
par value $1.00 per share
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(Title of class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
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The description of the Registrant's Class A Common Stock, par value
$1.00 per share (the "Common Stock"), as included under the caption "Description
of Securities" at page 48 of the Prospectus forming a part of the Registrant's
pre-effective Amendment No. 1 to its Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on September 22,
1997, Registration Number 333-33419, including exhibits, and as may be
subsequently amended from time to time (the "Registration Statement"), is hereby
incorporated by reference. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined have the meanings assigned to them in the Registration Statement.
Item 2. Exhibits.
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1. Form of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to the
Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to its Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 filed with the Commission on September
22, 1997 (Registration Number 333-33419)).
2. Form of Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended (incorporated
herein by reference to the Registrant's Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to its Registration Statement on Form SB-2
filed with the Commission on September 22, 1997 (Registration
Number 333-33419)).
3. Specimen Certificate of Class A Common Stock of Registrant
(incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant's
pre-effective Amendment No.1 to its Registration Statement on
Form SB-2 filed with the Commission on September 15, 1994
(Registration Number 33-82246)).
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.
Date: October ___, 1997 INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION
By: __________________________________
Lawrence G. Bergman
Vice President
