Form 8-A

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form SEC 1922 Form 8-A	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
2025 06 24_90 FR 26896_3235-0056_30-Day Submission Notice.pdf.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-06-24	Repair queued
Form 8-A.SS.2025.Final.vv.pdf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2025-06-03	Repair queued
2025 03 10_90 FR 11634_3235-0056_60-Day Collection Notice.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-03-10	Repair queued
February 18, 2025.EDGAR PIA.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-03-04	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
34143	Form 8-A	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3235-0056	ICR Reference No: 202502-3235-004
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202202-3235-018
Agency/Subagency: SEC	Agency Tracking No: CF
Title: Form 8-A
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 06/24/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2025
Responses	1,052	1,376
Time Burden (Hours)	3,156	4,128
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Form 8-A (17 CFR 249.208a) is a registration statement used to register a class of securities under Section 12(b) or Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”). Section 12(a) of the Exchange Act makes it unlawful for any member, broker, or dealer to effect any transaction in any security (other than an exempted security) on a national securities exchange unless such security has been registered under the Exchange Act. Exchange Act Section 12(b) establishes the registration procedures. Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act requires an issuer that is not a bank or bank holding company to register a class of equity securities (other than exempted securities) within 120 days after its fiscal year end if, on the last day of its fiscal year, the issuer has total assets of more than $10 million and such class of equity securities is “held of record” by either (i) 2,000 persons, or (ii) 500 persons who are not accredited investors. An issuer that is a bank or a bank holding company, must register a class of equity securities (other than exempted securities) within 120 days after the last day of its first fiscal year ended after the effective date of the JOBS Act if, on the last day of its fiscal year, the issuer has total assets of more than $10 million and such class of equity securities is “held of record” by 2,000 or more persons. The form requires disclosure of information concerning the class of securities being registered (such as dividend and voting rights in connection with common stock). This information may be provided by incorporation by reference to a comparable description contained in any other filing with the Commission. Form 8-A is the special form for the registration of additional classes or series of securities by an issuer that is required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Form 8-A does not require as detailed disclosure as Form 10 (17 CFR 249.210) concerning the issuer’s business because the use of Form 8-A by an issuer presupposes that more detailed information is or will be available through periodic reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d). The form requires disclosure of information concerning the particular class of securities being registered (such as dividend and voting rights in connection with common stock). This information may be provided by incorporation by reference to a comparable description contained in any other filing with the Commission. The Commission believes that this information is essential to a determination by an investor of the merits of the security. Form 8-A is used by an issuer to register a class of securities under the Exchange Act at the same time it is registering the securities under the Securities Act. By extending Section 12’s registration and related disclosure requirements in this manner, Congress reaffirmed the importance of disclosure by issuers to the protection of investors. The information provided by Form 8-A is reproduced by private contractors directly from the Commission’s public files. The Commission provides this information to security holders, investors, brokers, dealers, investment banking firms, professional securities analysts and others in evaluating securities and making investment and voting decisions with respect to them. In addition, all investors benefit indirectly from the information filed on Form 8-A, as direct users effect transactions in securities on the basis of the current information included in such filings, thereby causing the market prices of the securities to reflect such information.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 78l(b) Name of Law: Securities Exchange Act of 1934
   US Code: 15 USC 78l(g) Name of Law: Securities Exchange Act of 1934
   US Code: 15 USC 78m Name of Law: Securities Exchange Act of 1934
   US Code: 15 USC 78o(d) Name of Law: Securities Exchange Act of 1934
   US Code: 15 USC 78w(a) Name of Law: Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 11634	03/10/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 26896	06/24/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Form 8-A	SEC 1922	Form 8-A

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,052	1,376	0	0	-324	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,156	4,128	0	0	-972	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The decrease in burden of 972 hours is due to a decrease in the number of Forms 8-A filed with the Commission.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $131,724,880

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 06/24/2025

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