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. CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMPANY, INC. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 94-2213782 - -------------------------------- ------------------------- (State of incorporation) I.R.S. Employer I.D. No. 10831 Old Mill Road Omaha, Nebraska 68154 ---------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Name of each exchange Title of each class on which each class to be so registered is to be registered - ----------------------- ---------------------- Common Stock, par value The New York Stock Exchange, Inc. $.0675 per share Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Page 1 of 3 Pages No Exhibits Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered. --------------------------------------------------------- The description of the Common Stock, par value $.0675 per share, of the Registrant contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, dated July 28, 1993, pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description, is incorporated herein by reference. Such description will be included in a final prospectus to be filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which description is also incorporated herein by this reference. Item 2. Exhibits. --------- 1. Specimen copy of form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993). 2. Stockholders Rights Agreement between the Registrant and Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company of California dated December 1, 1988 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Registrant's Form 8-K dated December 5, 1988, File No. 1-9874). 3. Amendment Number 1 to Stockholders Rights Agreement, dated February 15, 1991 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992). Page 2 of 3 Pages No Exhibits SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized. CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMPANY, INC. Dated: January 23, 1995 By /s/ Steven A. McArthur ------------------------------ Name: Steven A. McArthur Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Page 3 of 3 Pages No Exhibits