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

 

 

ABSOLUTE SOFTWARE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Canada		Not applicable
(State of incorporation or organization)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
Suite 1400 Four Bentall Centre, 1055 Dunsmuir Street Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada		V7X 1K8
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

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
Common Shares		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

 

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 to become effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box.  ☒

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 pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box.  ☐

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box  ☐

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-249661

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.

The securities to be registered consist of common shares, no par value (“Common Shares”) of Absolute Software Corporation (the “Registrant”). The description of the Registrant’s Common Shares under the section captioned “Description of Share Capital—Common Shares” in the short form base shelf prospectus and under the sections captioned “Description of Securities Being Distributed—Common Shares,” “Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations” and “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the prospectus supplement to the short form base shelf prospectus, each included in the Registrant’s registration statement on Form F-10 (File No. 333-249661) (the “Registration Statement”), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26, 2020, as subsequently amended by any amendments to such Registration Statement, is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.

Exhibits.

Under the “Instructions as to Exhibits” section of Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed because no other securities of the Registrant are to be registered on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, and the securities to be registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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: October 26, 2020