UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands | Not Applicable | |
| (State of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2451 Hongqiao Road, Changning District
Shanghai 200335
People’s Republic of China
+86-21-3617-4886
(Address of principal executive offices, including 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 | |
Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.50 per share* | New York Stock Exchange* | |
| American depositary shares, each representing one Class A ordinary share | 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), 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), check the following box. ☐
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:333-223261 (if applicable)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.
| * | Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing of the American depositary shares on the New York Stock Exchange. The American depositary shares represent Class A ordinary shares and are being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a separate Registration Statement on FormF-6. Accordingly, the American depositary shares are exempt from the operation of Section 12(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, pursuant to Rule12a-8. |
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
| Item 1. | Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered. |
The description of the securities to be registered will be contained in a prospectus, constituting part of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on FormF-1(File No. 333-223261) relating to such securities, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (such prospectus as filed pursuant to Rule 424(b), the “Prospectus”). The description of the securities contained in the Prospectus is hereby incorporated by reference into this Form8-A. Copies of such description will be filed with the New York Stock Exchange.
| Item 2. | Exhibits. |
No exhibits are required to be filed as the securities being registered on this form (1) are being registered on an exchange on which no other securities of the Registrant are registered, and (2) are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act.
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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.
| GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Alex S. Xu | |||
| Name: Alex S. Xu | ||||
| Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Date: March 15, 2018
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