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

ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Canada
 
Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer) Identification No.)

354 Davis Road
   
Oakville, Ontario
   
L6J 2X1, Canada
 
Not Applicable
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
     
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
 
 
Title of each class which to be so registered
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
     
Common Shares, no par value
 
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) or (e), check the following box. ☒
 
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) or (e), check the following box. ☐
 
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box.  ☐
 
Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates:                                                     (if applicable).
 
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 of the Common Shares, no par value per share, of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (the “Registrant”), to be registered hereunder is incorporated by reference to the section entitled “Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered” in the Registrant’s registration statement on Form 8-A, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 27, 1999.
 
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 Securities 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.

 
Dated: November 14, 2016
 
     
   
ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES CORP.
   
   
By:  /s/ Ian Robertson
     
   
Name: Ian Robertson
     
   
Title: Chief Executive Officer
     
   
By: /s/ David Bronicheski
     
   
Name:  David Bronicheski
     
   
Title: Chief Financial Officer