Form 8-A

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2008

 

 

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

 

 

Verso Paper Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   75-3217389

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

6775 Lenox Center Court, Suite 400

Memphis, Tennessee 38115-4436

(Address, including Zip Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

Copies to:

Raymond Y. Lin, Esq.

Dennis D. Lamont, Esq.

Latham & Watkins LLP

885 Third Avenue

Suite 1000

New York, New York 10022

(212) 906-1200

 

 

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: 333-148201

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

Common Stock, $.01 par value per share    New York Stock Exchange

 

 

 

Item 1. Description Of Registrant’s Securities To Be Registered.

For a description of the securities to be registered hereunder, reference is made to the information set forth under the heading “Description of Capital Stock” in the Registrant’s Prospectus, which constitutes part of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-148201), filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which information is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2. Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed as part of this registration statement:

 

1    Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-148201), originally filed with the Commission on December 20, 2007 as amended, is incorporated herein by reference.
3.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant. Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-148201, is incorporated herein by reference.
3.2    Amended and Restated Bylaws of Registrant. Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-148201, is incorporated herein by reference.
4.1    Specimen common stock certificate. Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-148201, is incorporated herein by reference.

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.

 

         VERSO PAPER CORP.
Date: May 9, 2008      By:   

/s/ Peter H. Kesser

        Peter H. Kesser
        Vice President and Secretary