============================================================================== SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-A FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AETNA SERVICES, INC. (formerly, Aetna Life and Casualty Company) (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Connecticut 06-08-843808 - --------------------------------------------- -------------------------- (State of incorporation or organization) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 151 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06156 - --------------------------------------------- -------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) If this Form relates to the registration If this Form relates to the of a class of debt securities and is registration of a class of effective upon filing pursuant to General debt securities and is to Instruction A(c)(1) please check the become effective simultaneously following box. [X] with the effectiveness of a concurrent registration state ment 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 which to be registered each class is to be registered -------------------- --------------------------------- 6 3/8% Notes due 2003 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. ------------------------------------------------------- The description of the securities set forth in the section captioned "Description of the Notes" in the Registrant's Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 Registratiojn Statement (Registration No. 33-49543), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on June 21, 1993, is incorporated herein by reference. 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 under signed, thereto duly authorized. AETNA SERVICES, INC. (Registrant) DATE: JULY 31, 1996 By: /s/ Lucille M. Nickerson --------------------------------- Name: Lucille M. Nickerson Title: Vice President and Corporate Secretary