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

 

SILVER SPIKE ACQUISITION CORP. 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Cayman Islands   N/A
(State of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     

1114 6th Ave, 41st Floor

New York, New York

  10036
(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
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
     
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
     
Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one
Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50
  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) 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: 333-232734
  (If applicable)

 

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

 

N/A 

(Title of Class)

 

 
 
 

Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

 

The securities to be registered hereby are the units, Class A ordinary shares and redeemable warrants to purchase Class A ordinary shares of Silver Spike Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”). The description of the units, Class A ordinary shares and warrants contained in the section entitled “Description of Securities” in the prospectus included in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-232734) initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 19, 2019, as amended (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 is subsequently filed is also incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 2. Exhibits.

 

The following exhibits have been filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement and are incorporated herein by reference:

 

Exhibit No. 

Description 

3.1 Memorandum and Articles of Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-232734), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 19, 2019).
3.2 Form of Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-232734), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 26, 2019).
4.1 Specimen Unit Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-232734), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 26, 2019).
4.2 Specimen Ordinary Share Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-232734), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 26, 2019).
4.3 Specimen Warrant Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-232734), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 26, 2019).
4.4 Form of Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-232734), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 26, 2019).
10.3 Form of Investment Management Trust Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-232734), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 26, 2019).
10.4 Form of Registration Rights Agreement between the Registrant and certain security holders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-232734), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 26, 2019).
 
 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

 

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

  SILVER SPIKE ACQUISITION CORP.
   
   
  By: /s/ Scott Gordon
    Name: Scott Gordon
    Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

 

Dated: August 7, 2019