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
SYNIVERSE HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 30-0041666 | |
(State of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification no.) |
8125 Highwoods Palm Way Tampa, Florida |
33647 | |
(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), check the following. ¨
Securities Act registration statement number to which this form relates: |
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(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 | |
Preferred Share Purchase Rights | The New York Stock Exchange |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Item 1. | Description of Registrants Securities to be Registered. |
A description of the Preferred Share Purchase Rights being registered hereunder is contained in Item 3.03 of the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2008, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. | Exhibits. |
Exhibit |
Description | |
Exhibit 1 | Rights Agreement dated as of November 16, 2008, between the Company and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, LLC, including the form of Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, the form of Right Certificate and the Summary of Rights attached thereto as Exhibits A, B and C, respectively (1) |
(1) | Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32432), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2008. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 19, 2008 | SYNIVERSE HOLDINGS, INC. | |||||
By: | /s/ Laura E. Binion | |||||
Laura E. Binion | ||||||
Senior Vice President and | ||||||
General Counsel |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit |
Description | |
Exhibit 1 | Rights Agreement dated as of November 16, 2008, between the Company and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, LLC, including the form of Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, the form of Right Certificate and the Summary of Rights attached thereto as Exhibits A, B and C, respectively (1) |
(1) | Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32432), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2008. |
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