EVEREN CAPITAL CORP
8-A12B, 1996-08-28
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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 EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                           EVEREN CAPITAL CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


               Delaware                               36-4019175
      (State of incorporation or            (I.R.S. Employer Identification
             organization)                              Number)

         77 West Wacker Drive                            60601
           Chicago, Illinois                          (zip code)
    (Address of principal executive
                office)


If this Form relates to the             If this Form relates to the
registration of a class of debt         registration of a class of debt
securities and is effective upon        securities and is to become effective
filing pursuant to                      simultaneously with the effectiveness
General instruction A(c)(1) please      of a concurrent registration statement
check the following box. /  /           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
          to be so Registered            Which Each Class is to be Registered
          -------------------            ------------------------------------
     Common Stock ($.01 par value)              New York Stock Exchange


Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                       None.
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                 INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT


Item 1.  Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.

         Information concerning the common stock, par value $0.01 per share
("Common Stock"), of Everen Capital Corporation (the "Registrant") is contained
in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No.
333-09163) filed by the Registrant pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, on July 30, 1996 under the captions "Description of Capital Stock",
"Risk Factors --Control of the Company; Anti-Takeover Effects of Certain
Charter Provisions" and "Shares Eligible for Future Sale".  That information is
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.  Exhibits.

(1)   Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant 
      (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Form S-1 
      (Registration No. 333-09163), as amended and supplemented, filed with 
      the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 30, 1996 ("Form S-1")).

(2)   Restated By-laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to 
      Exhibit 3.1 to the Form S-1).

(3)   Specimen Certificate for the Registrant's Common Stock, par value 
      $.01 per share (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the 
      Form S-1).
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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.


                                  EVEREN CAPITAL CORPORATION
                                  --------------------------
                                           (Registrant)


Date:  August 27, 1996            By: /s/Janet L. Reali
                                     Name:   Janet L. Reali
                                     Title:  Senior Executive Vice President,
                                             General Counsel & Secretary

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.      Description

     (1)         Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
                 of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to
                 Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Form S-1
                 (Registration No. 333-09163), as amended and
                 supplemented, filed with the Securities and
                 Exchange Commission on July 30, 1996 ("Form S-
                 1").

     (2)         Restated By-laws of the Registrant (incorporated
                 by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form S-1).

     (3)         Specimen Certificate for the Registrant's Common
                 Stock, par value $.01 per share (incorporated by
                 reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form S-1).




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