UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A/A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
BioAmber Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 98-0601045 | |
| (State of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 1250 Rene Levesque West, Suite 4110 Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3B 4W8 Telephone: (514) 844-8000
3850 Annapolis Lane North, Suite 180 Plymouth, Minnesota Telephone: (763) 253-4480 |
55447 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
| Title of each class to be so registered |
Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered | |
| Units (representing shares of common stock and warrants) Common stock, par value $0.01 per share Common Stock Purchase Warrants |
Each class registered hereby is to be registered on: 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), please check the following box. x
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), please check the following box. ¨
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-177917
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: None
This amendment is being filed by the Registrant to register, in addition to the Registrant’s common stock (which was the subject of a prior filing on this Form 8-A), units and warrants to purchase the Registrant’s common stock, each on the exchange shown on the cover page of this amendment.
| Item 1. | Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered. |
For a description of the Registrant’s units, common stock and warrants to be registered hereunder, reference is made to the information set forth under the heading “Description of Securities” in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-177917) (the “Registration Statement”), filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), which information is incorporated herein by reference. The descriptions of the Registrant’s units, common stock or warrants included in any prospectus subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act that constitutes part of the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 2. | Exhibits. |
None.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
| BIOAMBER INC. | ||||||
| Date: May 9, 2013 | By: | /s/ Jean-François Huc | ||||
| Jean-François Huc | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||