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 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

AQUASITION CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Marshall Islands	Not Applicable
(State of Incorporation	(I.R.S. Employer
or Organization)	Identification No.)

c/o Seacrest Shipping Co. Ltd.

8 – 10 Paul Street

London EC2A 4JH, England

(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
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Redeemable Warrants	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Units	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. 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: 333-180571.

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

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

A description of the ordinary shares, ordinary share purchase warrants and units to be registered hereunder is contained in the section entitled “Description of Securities” in the Prospectus included in Aquasition Corp.’s (the “Registrant”) Registration Statement on Form F-1 (Registration No. 333-180571) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2012, as amended from time to time (the “Registration Statement”). This information is incorporated herein by reference. Any form of prospectus or prospectus supplement to the Registration Statement that includes such descriptions and that are filed subsequently to the Registration Statement are hereby also incorporated by reference herein.

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 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.

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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.

Date: October 24, 2012	AQUASITION CORP.
	By:	/s/ Matthew C. Los
	Name:	Matthew C. Los
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

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