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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 AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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BT PREFERRED CAPITAL TRUST I BANKERS TRUST NEW YORK CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified
in Its Charter) in Its Charter)
DELAWARE NEW YORK
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (State of Incorporation or Organization)
51-6506259 13-6180473
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(I.R.S. Employer (I.R.S. Employer
Identification no.) Identification no.)
c/o Bankers Trust New York Corporation
One Bankers Trust Plaza One Bankers Trust Plaza
130 Liberty Street 130 Liberty Street
New York, New York New York, New York
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
10006 10006
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(Zip Code) (Zip Code)
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Name of Each Exchange on which
Title of Each Class to Each Class is to be Registered
be so Registered
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__% Preferred Securities, Series I, New York Stock Exchange
liquidation amount $25 per share
Guarantee Agreement of the New York Stock Exchange
Guarantor
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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 Registrants' Securities to be Registered
The description of the __% Preferred Securities, Series I, liquidation
amount $25 per share (the "Preferred Securities"), of BT Preferred Capital Trust
I (the "Issuer Trust"), and of the Gurantee Agreement of Bankers Trust New York
Corporation (the "Corporation") to be registered hereunder is incorporated
herein by reference to the information contained under the headings "Description
of Preferred Securities", "Description of Junior Subordinated Debentures",
"Description of Gurarantees" and "Relationship Among the Preferred Securities,
the Corresponding Junior Subordinated Debentures, the Guarantees and the Expense
Agreements" in the final form of the Prospectus and under the headings "Certain
Terms of Preferred Securities", "Certain Terms of Junior Subordinated
Debentures" and "Certain Terms of Guarantee" in the Prospectus Supplement in
each case forming a part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration
Nos. 333-15089 and 333-15089-01 through 04) (the "Registration Statement") filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on October 30,
1996. The final Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement will be filed by the
Corporation and the Issuer Trust pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act
of 1933 subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement on Form 8-A and
prior to the termination of the offering of the Preferred Securities and shall
be deemed incorporated by reference herein and to be part hereof from the date
such documents are filed.
The form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Issuer
Trust specifying the terms and provisions of the Preferred Securities, which
includes as Exhibit E thereto the form of Preferred Security, and the form of
Guarantee Agreement are incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing
description is qualified in its entirety by reference to such agreements.
Item 2. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number Description
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1. Certificate of Trust of the Issuer Trust (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3
(Registration Statement Nos. 333-15089 and 333-15089-01 through 04)
filed on October 30, 1996 (the "Registration Statement")).
2. Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Issuer Trust,
which includes as Exhibit E thereto the form of Preferred Security
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement filed on January 23,
1997).
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Exhibit
Number Description
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3. Form of Guarantee Agreement to be executed and delivered by the
Corporation for the benefit of the holders of the Preferred Securities
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.12 to Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement filed on January 23,
1997).
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, BT Preferred Capital Trust I and Bankers Trust New York Corporation
have duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
Date: January 31, 1997
BT PREFERRED CAPITAL TRUST I
(Registrant)
By: BANKERS TRUST NEW YORK
CORPORATION, as Depositor
By: /s/ Gordon S. Calder, Jr.
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Name: Gordon S. Calder, Jr.
Title: Senior Vice President
BANKERS TRUST NEW YORK CORPORATION
By: /s/ Gordon S. Calder, Jr.
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Name: Gordon S. Calder, Jr.
Title: Senior Vice President
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Sequentially
Exhibit Numbered
Number Exhibit Page
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1. Certificate of Trust of the Issuer Trust (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3
(Registration Statement Nos.333-15089 and 333-15089-01 through 04)
filed on October 30, 1996 (the "Registration Statement")).
2. Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Issuer Trust,
which includes as Exhibit E thereto the form of Preferred Security
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement filed on January 23,
1997).
3. Form of Guarantee Agreement to be executed and delivered by the
Corporation for the benefit of the holders of the Preferred Securities
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.12 to Pre-Effective
Amendment No.1 to the Registation Statement filed on January 23, 1997).
