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 (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
TRANSGENOMIC,
INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware (State of incorporation or organization) |
91-1789357 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
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12325 Emmet Street Omaha, NE |
68164 (Zip Code) |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of
each class
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Name of
each exchange on which
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Common Stock, $0.01 par value 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. ý
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: None
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.
A description of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Transgenomic, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Registrant”), to be registered hereunder is contained in the section entitled “Description of Common Stock” in the prospectus included in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-187285), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on March 15, 2013, as amended from time to time (the “Registration Statement”), and is incorporated herein by reference. Any form of prospectus subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that constitutes part of the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
Under 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.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| TRANSGENOMIC, INC. | |||
| Date: May 5, 2014 | By: | /s/ Mark P. Colonnese | |
| Mark P. Colonnese | |||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||