SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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
USF&G CAPITAL I
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 52-1953822
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
c/o USF&G Corporation
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100 Light Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class to be so registered Name of each exchange on
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__% Cumulative Quarterly Income which registered
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Preferred Securities (and the Guarantee by New York Stock Exchange
USF&G Corporation with respect thereto)
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(g) of the Act:
None
Exhibit Index Located at Page 2
Item 1. Description of the Registrants' Securities to be Registered.
The information required by this Item 1 is incorporated by reference to
Registration Statement No. 33-65471, as amended from time to time, submitted for
filing on February 6, 1996 with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant
to the Securities Act of 1933 and shall be deemed incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement filed on Form 8-A.
Item 2. Exhibits:
*1-1 Preliminary Prospectus pertaining to the offer and sale of the
Preferred Securities, which forms a part of, and is incorporated by
reference to, the Registration Statement.
*4-1 Certificate of Trust of USF&G Capital I (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.4 to the Registration Statement).
*4-2 Trust Agreement of USF&G Capital I (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration Statement).
*4-3 Form of Preferred Security (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8
to the Registration Statement).
*4-4 Form of Guarantee between USF&G, as Guarantor, and The Bank of New
York, as Guarantee Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9
to the Registration Statement).
*4-5 Form of Subordinated Indenture between USF&G and The Bank of New York,
as Debenture Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the
Registration Statement).
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* Pursuant to Instruction II to Item 2, the exhibits will be filed with copies
of this Registration Statement with the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. and need
not be filed with or incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
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 the signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
Date: February 9, 1996
USF&G CAPITAL I
By: USF&G Corporation, as Depositor
By: /s/ J. Kendall Huber
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Name: J. Kendall Huber
Title: Vice President, Deputy General Counsel