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

 

FIRST WIND HOLDINGS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

DELAWARE

 

26-2583290

(State of Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

179 Lincoln Street, Suite 500

 

 

Boston, MA

 

02111

(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. o

 

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:

333-152671

 

(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

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

 

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

 

 

 

 


 

Item 1:   Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered

 

The description under the heading “Description of Capital Stock” relating to the Registrant’s Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of First Wind Holdings Inc. (the “Registrant”) in the Prospectus included in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-152671) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 31, 2008, as amended, and the description under the heading “Description of Capital Stock” relating to the Common Stock in the Registrant’s final Prospectus to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2:   Exhibits

 

Under 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 NASDAQ Stock Market LLC 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 registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

 

 

First Wind Holdings Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Paul H. Wilson, Jr.

 

 

Name:

Paul H. Wilson, Jr.

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President,

 

 

 

General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

 

 

Date: October 27, 2010

 

 

 

 

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