1 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 The Credit Store, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 87-0296990 - --------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ (State of incorporation or (I.R.S. Employer organization) Identification No.) 3401 North Louise Avenue Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57107 - --------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ (Address of principal executive offices) (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 upon filing 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. [ ] 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: ------------------- ------------------------------ Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None. 2 ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED. This registration statement relates to the registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission of shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock") of The Credit Store, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant"). The description of the Common Stock to be registered hereunder is set forth under the caption "Description of Securities To Be Registered; Common Stock" in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Amendment No. 1 to Form 10 (Registration No. 000-28709), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2000, (the "1934 Registration Statement"), and is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 2. EXHIBITS. Not applicable. -2- 3 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, thereto duly authorized. The Credit Store, Inc. Dated: August 25, 2000 By Michael J. Philippe --------------------------------------------- Michael J. Philippe Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer -3-