================================================================================ 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 ____________________ SOUTH STREET FINANCIAL CORP. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) North Carolina 56-1973261 (State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 155 West South Street 28001 Albemarle, North Carolina (Zip Code) (Address of 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. [_] 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 None None Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, no par value (Title of Class) ================================================================================ ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED Registrant hereby incorporates by reference the sections entitled "DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK --The Holding Company" and "ANTI-TAKEOVER PROVISIONS AFFECTING THE HOLDING COMPANY AND HOME -- The Holding Company" in the Prospectus included in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration Number 33-04509) which was filed with the Commission on May 24, 1996 and as amended on July 26, 1996 (the "Registration Statement on Form S-1"). Any statement contained in the above-referenced sections of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 which is incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement on Form 8-A to the extent that such statement is modified or superseded by any document subsequently filed with the Commission. ITEM 2. EXHIBITS Exhibit Number Description - -------------- ----------- I.1. Copies of the form certificate for each security to be registered hereunder. I.2. Registrant hereby incorporates by reference the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of South Street Financial Corp. which are included as Exhibits 3(a) and 3(b) in the Registration Statement on Form S-1. Any item included as Exhibit 3(a) or 3(b) to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 which is incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement on Form 8-A to the extent that such item is modified or superseded by any document subsequently filed with the Commission. II.1. Not applicable. II.2. Not applicable. II.3. Not applicable. II.4. Not applicable. II.5. Not applicable. II.6. Not applicable. Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form 8-A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized. SOUTH STREET FINANCIAL CORP. Date: July 24, 1996 By: /s/ Carl M. Hill -------------------------------- Carl M. Hill, President INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit Number Description - -------------- ----------- 1.1 Copies of the form certificate for each security to be registered