SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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
TIM W.E. SGPS, S.A.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Republic of Portugal | Not Applicable | |
(State of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
Avenida Infante Santo 2H, 3º 1350-178 Lisbon Portugal | Not Applicable | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
| 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), please 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), please check the following box. ¨ |
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-175866 (If applicable)
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 Shares, €0.03 par value per share | NASDAQ Stock Market |
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 under the heading “Description of Share Capital” relating to the Registrant’s Common Shares, €0.03 par value per share (the “Shares”), of Tim W.E. SGPS, S.A. (the “Registrant”) in the Prospectus included in Amendment No. 4 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 (Registration No. 333-175866) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2012, and the description under the heading “Description of Share Capital” relating to the Shares in the Registrant’s final Prospectus to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 2: | Exhibits |
Under the Instructions as to Exhibits with respect to Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed because no other securities of the Registrant are registered on the NASDAQ Stock Market and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act.
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.
| TIM w.e. SGPS, S.A. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Diogo Ahrens Teixeira Salvi | |||
| Name: | Diogo Ahrens Teixeira Salvi | |||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||
Date: May 7, 2012
