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 (g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

Avantor, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		82-2758923
(State of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
Radnor Corporate Center Building One, Suite 200 100 Matsonford Road Radnor, PA		19087
(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 Stock, par value $0.01 per share		New York Stock Exchange
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share		New York Stock Exchange

 

 

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), check the following box.  ☒

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), check the following box.  ☐

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-229578

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 shares to be registered hereunder are shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) and shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock”), of Avantor, Inc. (the “Registrant”). A description of the Common Stock is set forth under the heading “Description of Capital Stock—Common Stock” in a prospectus relating to the offering of shares of Common Stock, and a description of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is set forth under the heading “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock” in a separate prospectus relating to the offering of shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, both prospectus sections constituting part of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-229578) relating to the Common Stock and the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and such description shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2. Exhibits.

Pursuant to the Instructions as to Exhibits with respect to Form 8-A, no exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated herein by reference because no securities of the Registrant other than the Common Stock or the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are registered on the New York Stock Exchange and the securities 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.

 

Date: May 13, 2019