(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
British Virgin Islands
(State of Incorporation or Organization)
Not Applicable
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Roque Saenz Peña 432
B1636FFB Olivos, Buenos Aires
Argentina
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Not Applicable
(Zip Code)
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Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
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 Shares, no par value
New York Stock Exchange
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Item 1: Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered
The description under the heading “Description of Share Capital and Memorandum and Articles of Association” relating to the Registrant’s Class A Shares, no par value per share (the “Shares”), of Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (the “Registrant”) in the Prospectus included in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 (Registration No. 333-173063) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2011, and the description under the heading “Description of Share Capital and Memorandum
and Articles of Association” relating to the Shares 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 New York Stock Exchange and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act.
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.
