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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 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
New York 13-2615557
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(State of Incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or Organization) Identification No.)
315 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10010
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(Address and Telephone Number of (Zip Code)
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. [x]
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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$135,000,000 ______% New York Stock Exchange
Senior Subordinated Notes
due__________, 2006
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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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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Reference is made to the information contained under the
caption "Description of Notes" on pages 10 through 18 of the
Prospectus, dated October 1, 1996, contained in the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-12071) filed by Leucadia National
Corporation (the "Company") under the Securities Act of 1933 for a
description of the % Senior Subordinated Notes due 2006 (the
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"Notes") being registered hereby. Such information is incorporated by
reference.
ITEM 2. Exhibits.
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1. Form of Note (incorporated herein by reference from
Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3, File
No. 333-12071).
2. Form of Indenture between the Company and Fleet National
Bank, as Trustee, in respect of the Notes (incorporated herein by
reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Registration Statement
on Form S-3, File No. 333-12071).
3. Pages 10-18 of the Company's Prospectus, dated October
1, 1996 (incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-12071).
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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.
LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION
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(Registrant)
Date: October 7, 1996
By: /s/ Joseph A. Orlando
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Joseph A. Orlando,
Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Exhibit Description
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1. Form of Note (incorporated herein by reference from
Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Registration Statement
on Form S-3, File No. 333-12071).
2. Form of Indenture between the Company and Fleet National
Bank, as Trustee, in respect of the Notes (incorporated
herein by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-12071).
3. Pages 10-18 of the Company's Prospectus, dated October
1, 1996 (incorporated herein by reference to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-12071).
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