UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ------------------------------ Form 8-A FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AT&T Capital Corporation - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 22-3211453 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 2 Gatehall Drive Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) 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 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.5% Senior Public Income NotES New York Stock Exchange (PINES SM) due 2028 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 Instructions 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 Instructions A.(d), check the following box [ ] SECURITIES ACT REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILE NUMBER TO WHICH THIS FORM RELATES: 333-48415 --------- SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT: None -------------- (Title of Class) ITEM 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to Be Registered The securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are the 8.5% Senior Public Income NotES (PINES'sm') due 2028 (the "Notes"). The Notes are comparable to the Medium-Term Notes, Series F described in the Prospectus contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-3/F-9 (No. 333-48415) (the "Registration Statement") filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 1998. The description of the Notes as set forth in the Registration Statement is incorporated herein by reference. Additionally, a description of the Notes is set forth under the caption "Description of the PINES" in the Prospectus Supplement dated November 4, 1998 which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 1998 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and such description is hereby incorporated by reference. ITEM 2. Exhibits 1. Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant. 2. Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended through October 1, 1996. 3. Form of Medium-Term Global Fixed Rate Note, incorporated herein by reference from the Registration Statement on Form S-3/F-9 (No. 333-48415). 4. Form of Guarantee relating to the Medium-Term Notes, incorporated herein by reference from the Registration Statement on Form S-3/F-9 (No. 333-48415). 5. Form of Indenture, dated as of April 1, 1998, between the Registrant, Newcourt Credit Group Inc. and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee, relating to the Medium Term Notes, Series F, incorporated herein by reference from the Registration Statement on Form S-3/F-9 (No. 333-48415). SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized. November 23, 1998 AT&T CAPITAL CORPORATION By: /s/ Eric S. Mandelbaum --------------------------------- Name: Eric S. Mandelbaum Title: Assistant Vice President-Legal EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description - ---------- --------------- 1. Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant. 2. Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended through October 1, 1996. 3. Form of Medium-Term Global Fixed Rate Note, incorporated herein by reference from the Registration Statement on Form S-3/F-9 (No. 333-48415). 4. Form of Guarantee relating to the Medium-Term Notes, incorporated herein by reference from the Registration Statement on Form S-3/F-9 (No. 333-48415). 5. Form of Indenture, dated as of April 1, 1998, between the Registrant, Newcourt Credit Group Inc. and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee, relating to the Medium Term Notes, Series F, incorporated herein by reference from the Registration Statement on Form S-3/F-9 (No. 333-48415).