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 12(G) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 METROPOLITAN FINANCIAL CORP. METROPOLITAN CAPITAL TRUST I (Exact name of Registrant as specified (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) in its trust agreement) OHIO DELAWARE (State of incorporation or organization) (State of incorporation or organization) 34-1109469 34-7072144 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 6001 Landerhaven Drive Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124 (440) 646-1111 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrants' principal executive offices) 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 Instruction A.(c), please check the following box. [ ] 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), please check the following box. [ X ] Securities Act registration statement file numbers to which this Form relates: No. 333-49701 and No. 333-49701-01 Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: % Cumulative Trust Preferred Securities of Metropolitan Capital Trust I - ---- -1- 2 ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED The information relating to the Registrants' securities required by Item 202 of Regulation S-K is hereby incorporated by reference to the information presented under the captions "Description of the Preferred Securities," "Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures," "Description of the Guarantee" and "Relationship Among the Preferred Securities, the Junior Subordinated Debentures, the Expense Agreement and the Guarantee" in the Registrants' Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-49701 and 333-49701-01) originally filed with the Commission on April 8, 1998, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Form S-1 filed on April 17, 1998 (the "Form S-1"), and the same sections in the Prospectus to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) which are deemed to be incorporated by reference herein. ITEM 2. EXHIBITS 4.1 Form of Indenture of Metropolitan Financial Corp. relating to the Junior Subordinated Debentures (1) 4.2. Form of Certificate of Junior Subordinated Debenture (included as an exhibit to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form S-1) 4.3 Certificate of Trust of Metropolitan Capital Trust I (2) 4.4 Form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of Metropolitan Capital Trust I (3) 4.5 Form of Trust Preferred Security Certificate for Metropolitan Capital Trust I (included as an exhibit to Exhibit 4.4 to the Form S-1) 4.6 Form of Guarantee of Metropolitan Financial Corp. relating to the Trust Preferred Securities (4) (1) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form S-1. (2) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Form S-1. (3) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Form S-1. (4) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Form S-1. -2- 3 SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this registration statement to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. METROPOLITAN FINANCIAL CORP. Date: April 23, 1998 By: /s/ David G. Lodge ---------------------------------------------- David G. Lodge, President, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer METROPOLITAN CAPITAL TRUST I By: METROPOLITAN FINANCIAL CORP., AS DEPOSITOR Date: April 23, 1998 By: /s/ David G. Lodge ---------------------------------------------- David G. Lodge, President, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer -3-