UNITED STATES
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
Platform Specialty Products Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| The British Virgin Islands* | 37-1744899 | |
| (State of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| 5200 Blue Lagoon Drive Suite 855 Miami, Florida |
33126 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class |
Name of each exchange on which | |
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | The New York Stock Exchange |
* This registration statement is being filed to effect a domestication under Section 388 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and a discontinuance under Section 184 of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (as amended), pursuant to which the Registrant’s jurisdiction of incorporation will be changed from the British Virgin Islands to the State of Delaware.
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:
333-192778
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
| Item 1. | Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered. |
The securities to be registered hereunder constitute shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Platform Specialty Products Corporation (the “Registrant”). The Common Stock is being registered in connection with the Registrant’s domestication as a Delaware corporation, which domestication is described under the heading “The Domestication” in the prospectus constituting part of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-192778) (the “Registration Statement”), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 11, 2013, as amended by any amendments to such Registration Statement. A description of the Common Stock is set forth under the heading “Description of Capital Stock; Comparison of Rights” in the prospectus constituting part of the Registration Statement and such description is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 2. | Exhibits |
Under the “Instructions as to Exhibits” section of 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 to be 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 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
| PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODUCTS CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: January 21, 2014 | By: | /s/ Desiree DeStefano | ||||
| Name: Desiree DeStefano | ||||||
| Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary | ||||||