As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 25, 2020
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
DoubleDown Interactive Co., Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Republic of Korea | N/A | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
13F, Gangnam Finance Center
152, Teheran-ro Gangnam-gu
Seoul 06236, Republic of Korea
(Address, including zip code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
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 | |
| American Depositary Shares, each representing 0.05 common share | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | |
| Common shares, par value |
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC* |
| * | Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing of the American Depositary Shares on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC. The American Depositary Shares represent common shares and are being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a separate Registration Statement on Form F-6. Accordingly, the American Depositary Shares are exempt from the operation of Section 12(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, pursuant to Rule 12a-8. |
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. ☒
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 (if applicable):
333-238884
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. |
The description of the securities being registered is set forth under “Description of securities” and “Description of American Depositary Shares” in the prospectus constituting a part of the Registrant’s registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-238884), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 2, 2020, as amended from time to time, which description is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the securities included in any form of prospectus subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 424(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, shall also be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference. Copies of such description will be filed with The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.
| Item 2. | Exhibits. |
Under the “Instructions as to Exhibits” with respect to Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed as the securities being registered on this form (1) are being registered on an exchange on which no other securities of the Registrant are registered, and (2) 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.
| DoubleDown Interactive Co., Ltd. | ||||||
| Dated: June 25, 2020 | By: | /s/ In Keuk Kim | ||||
| In Keuk Kim | ||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||