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
Easterly Government Properties, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Maryland | 47-2047728 | |
| (State of Incorporation or Organization) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 2101 L Street NW, Suite 750 Washington, D.C. |
20037 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Securities 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: | |
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value 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), please 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), please check the following box. ¨
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates (if applicable):
File No. 333-201251
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
| Item 1. | Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered. |
A description of the shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (the “Registrant”), is set forth under the caption “Description of Capital Stock” in the Registrant’s prospectus contained in its Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-201251), as amended (the “Registration Statement”), and is incorporated herein by reference. The prospectus to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the Registration Statement, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference. In addition, also incorporated by reference herein is information relating to the Registrant’s shares of common stock under the caption “Material Provisions of Maryland Law and Our Charter and Bylaws” in the Registration Statement.
| Item 2. | Exhibits. |
None.
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.
| Easterly Government Properties, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: February 3, 2015 | By: | /s/ Alison M. Bernard | ||||
| Name: | Alison M. Bernard | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||