As Of                Filer                Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size              Issuer               Agent

 5/09/11  Kosmos Energy Ltd.                8-A12B      5/06/11    2:506K                                   Merrill Corp-MD/FA

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 8-A12B      Registration/Listing of Securities on A National    HTML     21K 
                          Securities Exchange                                    
 2: EX-4        Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML    327K 

 

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

 

Kosmos Energy Ltd.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

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

333-171700 (If applicable)

 

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

 

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

N/A

 

 

 

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

 

The description under the heading “Description of Share Capital” relating to the Registrant’s Common Shares, $0.01 par value per share (the “Shares”), in the Prospectus included in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-171700) (the “Registration Statement on Form S-1”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 14, 2011, as amended, and the description under the heading “Description of Share Capital” relating to the Shares in the Registrant’s final Prospectus 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

 

The following exhibits have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:

 

1.               Form of Specimen Share Certificate, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1.

 

2.               Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1.

 

3.               Memorandum of Association of the Registrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1.

 

4.               Bye-laws of the Registrant, filed herewith.

 

2