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

 

THE TRADE DESK, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

27-1887399

(State of incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

42 N. Chestnut Street
Ventura, California

 

93001

(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

Class A Common Stock, par value $0.000001 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: 333-213241 .

 

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 description of the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share, of The Trade Desk, Inc. (the “Registrant”) as included under the caption “Description of Capital Stock” in the prospectus forming a part of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on August 22, 2016 (File No. 333-213241) and as subsequently amended (the “Registration Statement”), is hereby incorporated by reference. In addition, all of the above-referenced descriptions 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.

 

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 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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SIGNATURES

 

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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: September 15, 2016

THE TRADE DESK, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Paul E. Ross

 

Paul E. Ross

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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