content: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
  
  
  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 13, 2001
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                        ATEL Capital Equipment Fund VIII, LLC
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               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
        California                     333-62477                   94-3307404
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  (State or other jurisdiction       (Commission               (IRS Employer
   of incorporation)                  File Number)             Identification No.)
  
  
             235 Pine Street, 6th Floor, San Francisco, California 94104
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              (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)
  
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (415) 989-8800
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            (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Item 5.  Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.
  
  As of April 2001, ATEL Financial  Corporation  ("AFC"),  the Manager of the
  registrant,  converted  from a California corporation to a California  limited
  liability company, and changed its name to ATEL Financial Services, LLC ("AFS").
  AFS remains a subsidiary of ATEL Capital Group ("ACG"), with all of the equity
  interest in AFS controlled by ACG.
  
  A.J. Batt, formerly Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of ACG and
  AFC, has retired from those offices, but remains a member of the board of
  directors of ACG.  Mr. Batt had controlled 75% of the voting shares of ACG and
  Dean L. Cash had controlled 25% of such shares.  In a related series of
  transactions, certain voting shares of ACG held by A.J. Batt were acquired by
  AFS, and ACG was reorganized so that now 95% of the voting shares of ACG are
  controlled by Mr. Cash and 5% are controlled by Mr. Batt.
  
  Mr. Cash is now the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
  of ACG and AFS, and Paritosh K. Choksi is Executive Vice President, Chief
  Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and a Director of ACG and AFS.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
  
                       ATEL Capital Equipment Fund VIII, LLC
  
                       By ATEL Financial Services, LLC, Manager
  
                               By ATEL Capital Group, Manager
  
                                        By:    /s/  VASCO MORAIS
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                                               Vasco Morais, Senior Vice President
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 13, 2001
                                                   ---------------
  
                        ATEL Capital Equipment Fund VIII, LLC
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
        California                     333-62477                   94-3307404
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (State or other jurisdiction       (Commission               (IRS Employer
   of incorporation)                  File Number)             Identification No.)
  
             235 Pine Street, 6th Floor, San Francisco, California 94104
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (415) 989-8800
                                                       --------------
  
                                         N/A
            -------------------------------------------------------------
            (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  Item 5.  Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.
  
  As of April 2001, ATEL Financial  Corporation  ("AFC"),  the Manager of the
  registrant,  converted  from a California corporation to a California  limited
  liability company, and changed its name to ATEL Financial Services, LLC ("AFS").
  AFS remains a subsidiary of ATEL Capital Group ("ACG"), with all of the equity
  interest in AFS controlled by ACG.
  
  A.J. Batt, formerly Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of ACG and
  AFC, has retired from those offices, but remains a member of the board of
  directors of ACG.  Mr. Batt had controlled 75% of the voting shares of ACG and
  Dean L. Cash had controlled 25% of such shares.  In a related series of
  transactions, certain voting shares of ACG held by A.J. Batt were acquired by
  AFS, and ACG was reorganized so that now 95% of the voting shares of ACG are
  controlled by Mr. Cash and 5% are controlled by Mr. Batt.
  
  Mr. Cash is now the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
  of ACG and AFS, and Paritosh K. Choksi is Executive Vice President, Chief
  Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and a Director of ACG and AFS.
  
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  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
  
                       ATEL Capital Equipment Fund VIII, LLC
  
                       By ATEL Financial Services, LLC, Manager
  
                               By ATEL Capital Group, Manager
  
                                        By:    /s/  VASCO MORAIS
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                                               Vasco Morais, Senior Vice President
  
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