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 CB &T HOLDING CORPORATION CRESCENT CAPITAL TRUST I (Exact name of Registrant (Exact name of Registrant as as specified in its charter) specified in its trust agreement) LOUISIANA DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) incorporation or organization) 72-1284224 72-6198667 (I.R.S. Employer (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) Identification No.) ______________________________ 1100 POYDRAS STREET, SUITE 100 NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70112 (504) 525-4381 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrants' principal executive offices) If this form relates to the If this form relates to the registration of a class of registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check Instruction A.(d), please check the the following box. /X/ following box./ / Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-86571 and 333-86571-1 Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: TITLE OF CLASS NAME OF EXCHANGE Cumulative Trust Preferred Securities American Stock Exchange of Crescent Capital Trust I Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures of CB&T Holding Corporation Guarantee of CB&T Holding Corporation with respect to the Trust Preferred Securities Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT 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. 333-86571 and 333-86571-01) filed with the Commission on September 3, 1999, as amended (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 Indenture of CB&T Holding Corporation relating to the Junior Subordinated Debentures.(1) 4.2 Form of Certificate of Junior Subordinated Debentures (included as an exhibit to Exhibit 4.1). 4.3 Certificate of Trust of Crescent Capital Trust I.(2) 4.4 Form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of Crescent Capital Trust I.(3) 4.5 Form of Trust Preferred Security Certificate of Crescent Capital Trust I.(4) 4.6 Form of Guarantee of CB&T Holding Corporation relating to the Trust Preferred Securities.(5) ____________________________________ (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 4.5 to the Form S-1. (5) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Form S-1. -2- 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. CB&T HOLDING CORPORATION Date: October 29, 1999 By:/s/ F. William Haacke, Jr. -------------------------- F. William Haacke, Jr., Vice President and Chief Financial Officer CRESCENT CAPITAL TRUST I Date: October 29, 1999 By:/s/ Paul R. Trapani, Jr. ------------------------ Paul R. Trapani, Jr., Administrative Trustee -3-