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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

 

 

PIXIE DUST TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Japan
  N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Pixie Dust Technologies, Inc.

2-20-5 Kanda Misaki-cho, Chiyoda-ku

Tokyo, 101-0061, Japan

(Address, including zip code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

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

American Depositary Shares, each
representing one common share

 

Common shares, no par value *

 

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

 

 

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC*

 

 

 

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Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing of the American Depositary Shares on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC. The American Depositary Shares represent common shares and are being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a separate Registration Statement on Form F-6. Accordingly, the American Depositary Shares are exempt from the operation of Section 12(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, pursuant to Rule 12a-8.

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:

333-272476 (if applicable)

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

None

 

 

 


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

The description of the securities being registered is set forth under “Description of Share Capital and Articles of Incorporation” and “Description of American Depositary Shares” in the prospectus constituting a part of the Registrant’s registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-272476), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 7, 2023, as amended from time to time, which description is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the securities included in any form of prospectus subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 424(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, shall also be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference. Copies of such description will be filed with The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.

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 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: July 19, 2023     Pixie Dust Technologies, Inc.
    By:  

/s/ Yoichi Ochiai

      Name: Yoichi Ochiai
      Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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