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 (g) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
ABLYNX NV
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Belgium | Not Applicable | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
Technologiepark 21 9052 Ghent/Zwijnaarde, Belgium | Not Applicable | |
| (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 exchange on which each class is to be registered | |
American Depositary Shares, each representing one ordinary share, no par value per share | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC | |
| Ordinary shares, no par value per share* | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC * |
| * | Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing of the American Depositary Shares on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC. The American Depositary Shares represent the right to receive ordinary shares and are being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a separate Registration Statement on Form F-6. Accordingly, the American Depositary Shares are exempt from registration under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, pursuant to Rule 12a-8 thereunder. |
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. ☒
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:
333-220763
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
Ablynx NV (the “Company”) hereby incorporates by reference (a) the description of its ordinary shares, no nominal value per share, contained under the heading “Description of Share Capital”, (b) the description of its American Depositary Shares, each representing one ordinary share, no par value per share, contained under the heading “Description of American Depositary Shares” and (c) the information set forth under the heading “Material United States and Belgian Income Tax Considerations”, in each case, in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-220763), as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on October 2, 2017, as subsequently amended (the “Registration Statement”), and in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement to be filed separately by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which information shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein.
Item 2. Exhibits.
Pursuant to the Instructions as to Exhibits with respect to Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed because no other securities of the Company are registered on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| ABLYNX NV | ||||||
| Date: October 24, 2017 | By: | /s/ Edwin Moses | ||||
| Name: Edwin Moses | ||||||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer |
