UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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

 

Strongbridge Biopharma plc

(formerly known as Cortendo plc)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Ireland
(State or Other Jurisdiction of incorporation
or organization)

 

Not Applicable
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

900 Northbrook Drive

Suite 200
Trevose, Pennsylvania 19053
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Securities to be register 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:

Ordinary Shares, par value $0.01 per share

 

The NASDAQ Stock Market 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. o

 

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-206654

 

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

 

 


 

ITEM 1.                 DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED

 

Strongbridge Biopharma plc (the “Registrant”) hereby incorporates by reference herein the description of its Ordinary Shares, par value $0.01 per share, to be registered hereunder, contained under the heading “Description of Share Capital and Articles of Association” in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-206654), as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on August 28, 2015, including exhibits, and as amended from time to time thereafter (the “Registration Statement”). In addition, the above-referenced description included in any prospectus relating to the Registration Statement filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein.

 

ITEM 2.                 EXHIBITS

 

In accordance with the “Instructions as to Exhibits” with respect to Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed as part of this registration statement because no other securities of the Registrant are registered on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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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: September 25, 2015

 

 

STRONGBRIDGE BIOPHARMA PLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Matthew Pauls

 

 

Matthew Pauls, Chief Executive Officer

 

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