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

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  

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. 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) 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:

333-229899

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

The securities to be registered hereby are the ordinary shares and warrants of Clarivate Analytics Plc. The description of the ordinary shares and warrants contained under the heading “Description of Clarivate’s Securities” in the proxy statement/prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement on Form F-4, as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2019, as amended from time to time (File No. 333-229899) (the “ Registration Statement ”) to which this Form 8-A relates is incorporated herein by reference. Any form of prospectus or prospectus supplement to the Registration Statement that includes such descriptions and that are subsequently filed are hereby also incorporated by reference herein.

Pursuant to the Instructions as to Exhibits for Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed herewith or incorporated by reference, because no other securities of the Registrant are registered on the New York Stock Exchange or the NYSE American LLC 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.