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UNITED STATES
FORM 8-A
The Netherlands | None | |
(State of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer | |
Molenwerf 10-12, Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Identification No.) 1014 BG | |
(Address of Principal Executive Office) | (Zip Code) |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. x | If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. o |
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: | No. 333-110804 (If applicable) |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class to be so registered | Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered | |
3.00% Notes due 2006 | The New York Stock Exchange |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered. | ||||||||
Item 2. Exhibits. | ||||||||
SIGNATURE | ||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
EX-1.3 |
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
The Registrant has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Rule 424(b)”) a prospectus supplement dated December 10, 2003 (the “Prospectus Supplement”) to a prospectus dated December 8, 2003 (the “Prospectus”), relating to the Securities to be registered hereunder included in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-110804), declared effective by the Commission on December 8, 2003. The Registrant incorporates by reference the Prospectus to the extent set forth below.
Item 1.Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
Reference is made to the information set forth under the headings “Description of Debt Securities and Guarantees” and “Taxation” in the Prospectus, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.Exhibits.
Pursuant to the Instructions as to Exhibits with respect to Form 8-A, the following exhibits are being filed with the Commission in connection with this Registration Statement:
(A) | Prospectus (incorporated herein to the extent provided above by reference to the Registrant’s filing pursuant to Rule 424(b)). |
(B) | 1.1 | Indenture, among the Registrant, Diageo plc, as Guarantor (the “Guarantor”) and Citibank, N.A., as Trustee, dated as of December 8, 2003 (the “Indenture”) (incorporated by reference to Diageo plc’s Form 6-K filed on December 9, 2003). |
1.2 | Form of Global Security and Guarantees relating thereto (included in Exhibit 1.1 hereof). |
1.3 | Officer’s Certificate of the Registrant and the Guarantor pursuant to Section 301 of the Indenture setting forth the terms of the Securities. |
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
Diageo Finance B.V. (Registrant) | ||||
Date: December 15, 2003 | By: | /s/ D.M.F. Leese | ||
Name: Title: | D.M.F. Leese Managing Director | |||
Date: December 15, 2003 | By: | /s/ M.C.T.M. Gerichhausen | ||
Name: Title: | M.C.T.M. Gerichhausen Managing Director |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | |
1.1 | Indenture, among the Registrant, Diageo plc, as Guarantor (the “Guarantor”) and Citibank, N.A., as Trustee, dated as of December 8, 2003 (the “Indenture”) (incorporated by reference to Diageo plc’s Form 6-K filed on December 9, 2003) | |
1.2 | Form of Global Security and Guarantees relating thereto (included in Exhibit 1.1 hereof) | |
1.3 | Officer’s Certificate of the Registrant and the Guarantor pursuant to Section 301 of the Indenture setting forth the terms of the Securities. |