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

 

 

Vipshop Holdings Limited

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Cayman Islands		Not Applicable
(State of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

No. 20 Huahai Street

Liwan District, Guangzhou

The People’s Republic of China

(86-20) 2233-0000

(Address of principal executive offices, including 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
American depositary shares, each representing two ordinary shares		New York Stock Exchange
Ordinary shares, par value US$ 0.0001 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), 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: 333-179581 (if applicable)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.

 

 

*

Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing of the American depositary shares on the New York Stock Exchange. The American depositary shares represent the right to receive the ordinary shares and are being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a separate Registration Statement on 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.

 

 

 

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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 Share Capital” and “Description of American Depositary Shares” in the Registrant’s registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-179581), originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 17, 2012, as amended, including any form of prospectus contained therein pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, which description and prospectus are incorporated herein by reference. Copies of such description will be filed with New York Stock Exchange.

Item 2. Exhibits.

The securities being registered hereby are to be registered on an exchange on which no other securities of the Registrant are registered. The necessary exhibits will be supplied to New York Stock Exchange and are not filed with or incorporated by reference to this registration statement.

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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.

 

Dated: March 9, 2012