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
UNITED INSURANCE HOLDINGS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware |
75-3241967 | |
| (State of incorporation or organization) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 360 Central Avenue, Suite 900 St. Petersburg, Florida |
| |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class |
Name of each exchange on which | |
| Common Stock, $0.0001 par value | 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), 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), check the following box. ¨
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-184555
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. |
A description of the common stock, $0.0001 par value (the “Common Stock”), of United Insurance Holdings Corp. (the “Company”) registered hereby is set forth in the registration statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-184555), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 23, 2012, as amended from time to time (the “Registration Statement”), and is incorporated by reference herein. Any form of prospectus or prospectus supplement to the Registration Statement that includes such descriptions and that is subsequently filed is hereby also incorporated by reference herein.
The Company’s Common Stock, which is being registered hereby, includes associated preferred share purchase rights, which attach to, and trade with, the shares of Common Stock. A description of the preferred share purchase rights is set forth in the registration statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 23, 2012, as amended from time to time, and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 2. | Exhibits. |
Pursuant to the Instructions as to Exhibits with respect to Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed 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.
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.
| UNITED INSURANCE HOLDINGS CORP. | ||||||
| Date: December 10, 2012 | By: | /s/ Bennett Bradford Martz | ||||
| Bennett Bradford Martz | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
| (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||