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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-A

 

 

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

NORTHERN STAR ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   83-4109918
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

c/o Graubard Miller

The Chrysler Building

405 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY

  10174
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

 

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.  ☒   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 or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates:   

333-249138

   (If applicable)

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

 

Title of Each Class

to be Registered

  

Name of Each Exchange on Which

Each Class is to be Registered

Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-third of one redeemable warrant    The New York Stock Exchange
Class A Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share    The New York Stock Exchange
Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for shares of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share    The New York Stock Exchange

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

None

(Title of Class)

 

 

 


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

The securities to be registered hereby are the units, Class A common stock and redeemable warrants of Northern Star Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”). The description of the units, common stock and redeemable warrants contained under the heading “Description of Securities” in the registration statement initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2020, as amended from time to time (File No. 333-249138) (the “Registration Statement”) to which this Form 8-A relates is incorporated herein by reference. 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. Index to Exhibits.

 

3.1    Certificate of Incorporation (included in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-249138) filed on September 29, 2020).
3.2    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (included in Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-249138) filed on October 23, 2020).
3.3    Bylaws (included in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-249138) filed on September 29, 2020).
4.1    Specimen Unit Certificate (included in Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-249138) filed on October 23, 2020).
4.2    Specimen Class A Common Stock Certificate (included in Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-249138) filed on October 14, 2020).
4.3    Specimen Warrant Certificate (included in Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-249138) filed on October 14, 2020).
4.4    Form of Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company and the Registrant (included in Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-249138) filed on October 26, 2020).
10.1    Form of Investment Management Trust Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company and the Registrant (included in Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-249138) filed on October 23, 2020).
10.2    Form of Registration Rights Agreement (included in Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-249138) filed on October 23, 2020).

 

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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.

 

    NORTHERN STAR ACQUISITION CORP.
Date: November 10, 2020     By:  

/s/ Joanna Coles

      Joanna Coles
      Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer

 

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