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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MAY 31, 1996
REGISTRATION NO. 33-65301
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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BANKERS TRUST NEW YORK CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
NEW YORK 13-6180473
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) NUMBER)
280 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017 (212) 250-2500
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF
REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
Copy to
GORDON S. CALDER, JR., ESQ. KEVIN KEOGH, ESQ. WHITE & CASE 1155
MELVIN A. YELLIN, ESQ. BANKERS AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NEW
TRUST NEW YORK CORPORATION 130 YORK 10036 (212) 819-8200
LIBERTY STREET NEW YORK, NEW YORK
10006 (212) 250-2500
(NAME, ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP
CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER,
INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF AGENTS
FOR SERVICE)
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: From time
to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement as determined
by market conditions.
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If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the
following box. [_]
If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or
interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. [X]
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following
box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. [_]
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [_]
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to rule 434,
please check the following box. [X]
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THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT
SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS
REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 8(a) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING
PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(a), MAY DETERMINE.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS.
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SIGNATURES
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THE REGISTRANT
CERTIFIES THAT IT HAS REASONABLE GROUNDS TO BELIEVE THAT IT MEETS ALL OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING ON FORM S-3 AND HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED, THEREUNTO DULY
AUTHORIZED, IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, STATE OF NEW YORK, ON THE 31ST DAY OF MAY,
1996.
Bankers Trust New York Corporation
/s/ Garret G. Thunen
By:__________________________________
(GARRET G. THUNEN) TREASURER
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED BELOW BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS IN THE CAPACITIES AND
ON THE DATE INDICATED:
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
Frank N. Newman* Chairman of the
- ------------------------------------- Board, Chief May 31, 1996
(FRANK N. NEWMAN) Executive Officer
and Director
(Principal
Executive Officer)
Richard H. Daniel* Executive Vice
- ------------------------------------- President and Chief May 31, 1996
(RICHARD H. DANIEL) Financial Officer
(Principal
Financial Officer)
Geoffrey M. Fletcher* Senior Vice
- ------------------------------------- President May 31, 1996
(GEOFFREY M. FLETCHER) (Principal
Accounting Officer)
George B. Beitzel* Director
- ------------------------------------- May 31, 1996
(GEORGE B. BEITZEL)
Phillip A. Griffiths* Director
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(PHILLIP A. GRIFFITHS)
William R. Howell* Director
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(WILLIAM R. HOWELL)
Jon M. Huntsman* Director
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(JON M. HUNTSMAN)
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SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.* Director
- ------------------------------------- May 31, 1996
(VERNON E. JORDAN, JR.)
Hamish Maxwell* Director
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(HAMISH MAXWELL)
N.J. Nicholas Jr.* Director
- ------------------------------------- May 31, 1996
(N.J. NICHOLAS JR.)
Russell E. Palmer* Director
- ------------------------------------- May 31, 1996
(RUSSELL E. PALMER)
Patricia C. Stewart* Director
- ------------------------------------- May 31, 1996
(PATRICIA C. STEWART)
George J. Vojta* Director
- ------------------------------------- May 31, 1996
(GEORGE J. VOJTA)
/s/ Garret G. Thunen
*By _________________________________
(GARRET G. THUNEN, ATTORNEY-IN-FACT)
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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference of our firm under the caption "Experts" in
Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus
of Bankers Trust New York Corporation for the registration of U.S.
$1,050,000,000 Debt Securities, Common Stock and Series Preferred Stock and to
the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated January 25, 1996,
with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Bankers Trust New York
Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 1995, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Ernst & Young LLP
New York, New York
May 31, 1996
