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 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
CHESAPEAKE GRANITE WASH TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 45-6355635 | |
| (State of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
919 Congress Avenue, Suite 500
Austin, Texas 78701
(Address of principal executive offices and 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 Units representing beneficial interests in the Trust | 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: 333-175395
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
| Item 1. | Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered. |
A description of the common units representing beneficial interests in Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust (the “Registrant”) is set forth under the captions “Summary—The Offering,” “Target Distributions and Subordination and Incentive Thresholds,” “Description of the Trust Agreement,” “Description of the Trust Units” and “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the prospectus included in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-l (Registration No. 333-175395), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 7, 2011 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and will be set forth in any prospectus filed in accordance with Rule 424(b) thereunder, which description is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 2. | Exhibits. |
None. 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 New York Stock Exchange 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, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
| Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust
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| By: | Chesapeake Energy Corporation | |||
| Date: November 8, 2011 | By: | /S/ JENNIFER M. GRIGSBY | ||
| Jennifer M. Grigsby | ||||
| Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary | ||||