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
Fidelity & Guaranty Life
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 46-3489149 | |
| (State of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| 1001 Fleet Street, 6th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland | 21202 | |
| (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, $0.01 par value per share | New York Stock Exchange LLC |
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. 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), check the following box. ¨
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-190880 (if applicable).
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of Class)
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered
A description of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), is set forth under the caption “Description of Capital Stock” in the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-190880) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 29, 2013, as thereafter amended (the “Registration Statement”), which is incorporated herein by reference. The form of prospectus that constitutes part of the Registration Statement and is filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, shall be deemed incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits
Under the instruction 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 with New York Stock Exchange LLC and the shares of Common Stock registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the 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: December 6, 2013
| FIDELITY & GUARANTY LIFE | ||
| By: | /s/ Eric L. Marhoun | |
| Name: | Eric L. Marhoun | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |