SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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

 

 

BANKRATE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		65-0423422
(State of incorporation)		(IRS employer identification no.)

11760 U.S. Highway One, Suite 200

North Palm Beach, Florida 33408

(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: 333-173550

 

 

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, par value $0.01 per share		New York Stock Exchange

 

 

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

NONE

(Title of Class)

 

 

 

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Item 1.

Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

A description of the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Bankrate, Inc. (the “Company”), is set forth under “Description of Capital Stock” in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-173550), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on April 15, 2011, as amended from time to time thereafter (the “Registration Statement”), including any form of prospectus contained therein filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which description is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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 Registrant are registered on The New York Stock Exchange and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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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 amendment to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: June 16, 2011

 

 

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