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FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

A. Rule as to Use of Form 8-A.

(a) Subject to paragraph (b) below, this form may be used for registration pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 of any class of securities of any issuer which is (1) required to ﬁ le reports pur-

suant to Section 13 or 15(d) of that Act, (2) is concurrently qualifying a Tier 2 offering statement relating to that

class of securities using the Form S-1 or Form S-11 disclosure models that includes ﬁ nancial statements that

are audited in accordance with the standards of, and by an accounting ﬁ rm that is registered with, the Public

Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), or (3) pursuant to an order exempting the exchange on

which the issuer has securities listed from registration as a national securities exchange.

(b) If the registrant would be required to ﬁ le an annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act for its last ﬁ s-

cal year, except for the fact that the registration statement on this form will become effective before such report

is required to be ﬁ led, an annual report for such ﬁ scal year shall nevertheless be ﬁ led within the period speciﬁ ed

in the appropriate annual report form.

(1) If a class of securities is not concurrently being registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (15

U.S.C. 77a et seq.) (“Securities Act”), upon the later of receipt by the Commission of certiﬁ cation from the

national securities exchange listed on this form or the ﬁ ling of the Form 8-A with the Commission; or

(2) If a class of securities is concurrently being registered under the Securities Act, upon the latest of

the ﬁ ling of the Form 8-A with the Commission, receipt by the Commission of certiﬁ cation from the national

securities exchange listed on this form or effectiveness of the Securities Act registration statement relating to

the class of securities.

(d) If this form is used for the registration of a class of securities under Section 12(g), it shall become effective:

(1) If a class of securities is not concurrently being registered under the Securities Act, upon the ﬁ ling of

the Form 8-A with the Commission; or

(2) If class of securities is concurrently being registered under the Securities Act, upon the later of the

ﬁ ling of the Form 8-A with the Commission or the effectiveness of the Securities Act registration statement

relating to the class of securities.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this form, if this form is used for registration of a

class of securities being offered under Regulation A, it shall become effective:

Persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not

required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.

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