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REGISTRATION NO. 33-92686
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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 (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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EVEREN CAPITAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 36-4019175
(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
77 WEST WACKER DRIVE
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60601-1694
(Address, including zip code, of Registrant's principal executive office)
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:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered each class is to be registered
13.5% JUNIOR SUBORDINATED NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
DEBENTURES DUE 2007
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
NONE
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
The securities to be registered are $32,153,950 of 13.5% Junior
Subordinated Debentures due 2007, in the principal amount of $25.00 per
Debenture (the "Securities"), of EVEREN Capital Corporation (the "Registrant")
and are being issued pursuant to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
S-1 (File No. 33-92686). A description of the Securities is contained in the
Prospectus dated September 13, 1995 filed by the Registrant with the Securities
and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of
1933, and such Prospectus is deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
Pursuant to Instruction I of the Instructions as to Exhibits for
Registration Statements on Form 8-A, because other securities of the Registrant
are currently registered on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the documents
listed below have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are
deemed Exhibits to this Registration Statement.
1 Form of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant filed
as Exhibit 3.1 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-92686).
2 Form of By-Laws of the Registrant filed as Exhibit 3(i) to Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1995 filed by
the Registrant on November 14, 1995.
3 Form of Indenture, including Form of Debenture, filed as Exhibit 4.3 to
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1
(No. 33-92686).
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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, on this 14th day of
June, 1996.
EVEREN Capital Corporation
By: /s/ Daniel D. Williams
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Daniel D. Williams
Its: Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer
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