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
Colony Financial, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 27-0419483 | |
| (State of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1200 Los Angeles, CA | 90067 | |
| (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 | |
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | New York Stock Exchange, Inc. |
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), 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:333-160323
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:None.
| Item 1. | Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered. |
The description of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Colony Financial, Inc. (the “Registrant”), included under the heading “Description of Capital Stock” in the prospectus forming part of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-160323), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on June 30, 2009, as amended (the “Registration Statement”), is incorporated herein by reference. The prospectus to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the Registration Statement, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference. In addition, information relating to the Registrant’s Common Stock under the heading “Certain Provisions of Maryland Law and Our Charter and Bylaws” in the Registration Statement shall be deemed incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 2. | Exhibits. |
Not applicable.
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.
| Date: September 14, 2009 | COLONY FINANCIAL, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ DARREN J. TANGEN | |||
| Darren J. Tangen | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
