8-A12B 1 d8a12b.txt FORM 8-A UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 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 MAYTAG CORPORATION ---- -------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 42-0401785 ---------------------------------------- --------------------------------- (State of Incorporation or Organization) (IRS Employer Identification no.) 403 West Fourth Street Newton, Iowa 50208 --------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities of pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective 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 ACT REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILE NUMBER TO WHICH THIS FORM RELATES: 333-62980 --------- SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT: Name of Each Exchange Title of Each Class to be so Registered on Which Each Class is to be Registered -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.875% Public Income NotES New York Stock Exchange due 2031 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. A description of the Registrant's 7.875% Public Income NotES due 2031 ("PINES") to be registered hereby is contained in the "Description of Debt Securities" set forth in the Prospectus dated August 1, 2001 and in the "Description of the PINES" set forth in the Prospectus Supplement dated August 2, 2001, filed as part of the Registrant's Registration Statement Number 333-62980 under the Securities Act of 1933, and such descriptions are incorporated herein by reference. Item 2. Exhibits. Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit ------ ---------------------- 1. Indenture dated as of January 15, 1987 between the Registrant and The First National Bank of Chicago (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1987). 2. Form of Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated August 8, 2001 between the Registrant and Bank One, National Association, formerly known as The First National Bank of Chicago. 3. Form of 7.875% Public Income NotES due 2031. 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. MAYTAG CORPORATION August 6, 2001 By: /s/ Roger K. Scholten -------------- ------------------------------------------ Date Name: Roger K. Scholten Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary 3 Exhibit Index Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit ------ ---------------------- 1. Indenture dated as of January 15, 1987 between the Registrant and The First National Bank of Chicago (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1987). 2. Form of Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated August 8, 2001 between the Registrant and Bank One, National Association, formerly known as The First National Bank of Chicago. 3. Form of 7.875% Public Income NotES due 2031. 4