8-A12B 1 a13-15535_18a12b.htm 8-A12B

 

 

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

 

Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware

 

26-1870780

(State of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

46701 Commerce Center Drive

Plymouth, MI

 

48170

(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, par value $0.001 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. 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. o

 

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:  333-188595

 

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.

 

For a description of the Registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, to be registered hereunder, reference is made to the information set forth under the heading “Description of Capital Stock – Common Stock” in the Registrant’s prospectus that constitutes a part of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-188595) (the “Registration Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), which information is hereby incorporated by reference. Any form of the prospectus subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act that constitutes part of the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 2.                                 Exhibits.

 

In accordance with 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.

 

 

ESPERION THERAPEUTICS, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date: June 25, 2013

By:

/s/ Tim M. Mayleben

 

 

Tim M. Mayleben

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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