8-A12B

OCEAN BIOMEDICAL, INC.

Date: July 20, 2021

/s/ Elizabeth Ng

Elizabeth Ng

Chief Executive Officer

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

Ocean Biomedical, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware		85-41777213
(State of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

55 Claverick St., Room 325 Providence, Rhode Island		02903
(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 $0.000001 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) 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 file or Regulation A offering statement number to which this form relates (if applicable):

333-256950

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 Ocean Biomedical, Inc.’s (the “Registrant”) common stock, par value $0.000001 per share (the “Common Stock”), to be registered hereunder, reference is made to the information set forth under the heading “Description of Capital Stock” in the Registrant’s prospectus that constitutes a part of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333–256950) (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. The description of the Common Stock included in any form of prospectus subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act 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 as part of this registration statement 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.

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.