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 l934

 

 

SMARTKEM, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware   85-1083654
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
   

Manchester Technology Center, Hexagon Tower

Delaunays Road, Blackley

Manchester, M9 8GQ U.K.

  N/A
(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 $0.0001 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), please 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) or (e), please 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 number to which this form relates:

 

N/A

 

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

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

 

For a description of the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of SmartKem, Inc. (the “Registrant”) being registered hereunder, reference is made to the information set forth under the heading “Description of Capital Stock” contained in the Registrant’s prospectus forming part of its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-254222), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) (as amended, the “Registration Statement”), which description is incorporated by reference herein. Any form of prospectus or prospectus supplement to the Registration Statement that includes such descriptions and that are subsequently filed are hereby also 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, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: May 30, 2024

 

  SMARTKEM, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Barbra C. Keck
    Barbra C. Keck
    Chief Financial Officer