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

GUILD HOLDINGS COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	85-2453154
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

5887 Copley Drive
San Diego, California	92111
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

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

Title of each class	Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered	each class is to be registered
Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share	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) 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 (if applicable): File No. 333-249225

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 Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Guild Holdings Company (the “Registrant”) set forth under the heading “Description of Capital Stock” in the prospectus that constitutes a part of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-249225) initially filed publicly by the Registrant with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 1, 2020, as subsequently amended from time to time thereafter, including any form of prospectus contained therein filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2. Exhibits.

In accordance with the “Instructions as to Exhibits” with respect to Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed as part of this registration statement because no other securities of the Registrant are registered on the New York Stock Exchange and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

Guild Holdings Company
By:	/s/ Mary Ann McGarry
Name:	Mary Ann McGarry
Title:	Chief Executive Officer

Date: October 21, 2020