UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A/A
(Amendment No. 1)
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
| VERSO CORPORATION | ||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| ||
| Delaware | 75-3217389 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
8540 Gander Creek Drive Miamisburg, Ohio | 45342 | |
| (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 which each class is to be registered: | |
| Preferred Stock Purchase Rights | New York Stock Exchange |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), 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) or (e), check the following box.¨
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box.¨
Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: N/A
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Form 8-A/A is filed by Verso Corporation (the “Company”) to reflect the expiration of the rights to purchase Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (the “Rights”) registered on the Form 8-A filed by the Company on June 20, 2019.
Item 1 Description of Securities to be Registered.
On February 18, 2020, the Company entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Rights Agreement (the “Rights Agreement”), dated as of June 17, 2019, between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent. The Amendment accelerates the expiration of the Rights from 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on June 17, 2020, to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on February 18, 2020, and has the effect of terminating the Rights Agreement on that date. At the time of the termination of the Rights Agreement, all of the Rights distributed to holders of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Rights Agreement will expire.
The foregoing is a summary of the terms of the Amendment. The summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.2 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2 Exhibits.
SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Verso Corporation | ||
| Date: February 18, 2020 | By: | /s/ Allen J. Campbell |
| Allen J. Campbell | ||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
