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 12(G) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

KNOT Offshore Partners LP

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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

2 Queen’s Cross

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, AB15 4YB, United Kingdom

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and 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 Units representing limited partner interests	The New York Stock Exchange

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: 333-186947

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 units representing limited partner interests in KNOT Offshore Partners LP (the “Registrant”) is set forth under the captions “Summary,” “Our Cash Distribution Policy and Restrictions on Distributions,” “How We Make Cash Distributions,” “Description of the Common Units,” “The Partnership Agreement,” “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” and “Non-United States Tax Considerations” in the prospectus to be filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which prospectus will constitute a part of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-1, as may be amended (Registration No. 333-186947), and as initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2013. Such prospectus, in the form in which it is so filed, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2. Exhibits.

The following exhibits to this registration statement on Form 8-A are incorporated by reference from the documents specified, which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission

Exhibit No.	Description
1	Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-1, as may be amended (Registration No. 333-186947), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2013 (incorporated herein by reference).
2	Certificate of Formation of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 (Registration No. 333-186947)).
3	Form of First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Registrant (included as Appendix A to the prospectus and including a specimen unit certificate for the common units) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 (Registration No. 333-186947)).

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, thereunto duly authorized.

KNOT OFFSHORE PARTNERS LP
By:	/s/ ARILD VIK
	Arild Vik
	Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Date: April 5, 2013

INDEX EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
1	Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-1, as may be amended (Registration No. 333-186947), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2013 (incorporated herein by reference).
2	Certificate of Formation of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 (Registration No. 333-186947)).
3	Form of First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Registrant (included as Appendix A to the prospectus and including a specimen unit certificate for the common units) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 (Registration No. 333-186947)).