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 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
KAR Auction Services, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 20-8744739 | |
| (State of incorporation or organization) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 13085 Hamilton Crossing Boulevard | 46032 | |
| Carmel, Indiana | (Zip Code) | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | ||
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Name of each exchange on which | |
| to be so registered | each class is to be registered | |
| Common stock, par value $0.01 per share |
New York Stock Exchange |
If this Form 8-A relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective upon filing pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box. x
If this Form 8-A relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is to become effective General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. ¨
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: File No. 333-161907
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
| Item 1. | Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered. |
A description of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of KAR Auction Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Registrant”), is set forth under the heading “Description of Capital Stock” in the prospectus constituting part of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-161907), which information is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the common stock included in any form of prospectus subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 424(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, shall also be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 2. | Exhibits. |
Not applicable.
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.
| Dated: December 2, 2009 | KAR Auction Services, Inc. | |
| /s/ Rebecca C. Polak | ||
| Rebecca C. Polak | ||
| Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||