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 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
PARSLEY ENERGY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 46-4314192 | |
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(State or incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
500 W. Texas Ave, Tower I, Suite 200
Midland, Texas 79701
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class to be so registered |
Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered |
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| Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share | The 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), 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: 333-195230
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 class of securities to be registered hereby is the Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Parsley Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Registrant”).
A description of the Common Stock is set forth under the captions “Prospectus Summary” and “Description of Capital Stock” in the prospectus to be filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which prospectus will constitute a part of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (Registration No. 333-195230), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2014. Such prospectus, in the form in which it is so filed, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 2. | Exhibits. |
Pursuant to 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 Exchange Act.
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.
| Parsley Energy, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ COLIN ROBERTS | |
| Name: | Colin Roberts | |
| Title: | Vice President—General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |
Date: May 20, 2014