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

Himalaya Shipping Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Bermuda	Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
S. E. Pearman Building, 2nd Floor 9 Par-la-Ville Road Hamilton HM11 Bermuda	Not Applicable
(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 shares, par value $1.00 per share	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): 333-270337

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.

Himalaya Shipping Ltd. (the “Company”) hereby incorporates by reference (a) the description of its common shares, par value $1.00 per share, contained under the heading “Description of Share Capital” and (b) the information set forth under the heading “Tax Considerations,” in each case, in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-270337), as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on March 7, 2023, as may be subsequently amended (the “Registration Statement”). The description of the Company’s common shares, par value $1.00 per share, included in any prospectus to the Registration Statement subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2.          Exhibits.

In accordance with the Instructions as to Exhibits of Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed hereunder because no other securities of the Registrant are registered on the New York Stock Exchange and the securities registered hereunder 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.

	Himalaya Shipping Ltd.
By:	/s/ Vidar Hasund
	Name:	Vidar Hasund
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Dated: March 30, 2023