UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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

ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	51-0105665
(State of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4640 Trueman Boulevard, Hilliard, Ohio	43026
(Address of principal executive offices)	(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
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), 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: 333-194980

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

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to Be Registered.

A description of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Registrant”), to be registered hereunder is contained in the section entitled “Description of Capital Stock” in the prospectus included in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-194980), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2014, as amended from time to time (the “Registration Statement”), and is incorporated herein by reference. In addition, a description of the Common Stock will be included in a prospectus to be subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the Registration Statement and such prospectus will be deemed incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2. Exhibits.

Under the Instructions as to Exhibits with respect to Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed as part of this registration statement 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, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: July 22, 2014	Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
	By:	/s/ Joseph A. Chlapaty
		Joseph A. Chlapaty
		Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer