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 l934

Gordon Pointe Acquisition Corp.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	82-1270713
(State of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

780 Fifth Avenue South Naples, Florida	34102
(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
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one Warrant	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Class A Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

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 or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: 333-222270

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

N/A

(Title of Class)

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

The securities to be registered hereby are units, Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and warrants to purchase Class A common stock, of Gordon Pointe Acquisition Corp. (the “Registrant”). The description of the units, common stock and warrants set forth under the heading “Description of Securities” in the Registrant’s prospectus forming part of its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-222270), originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2017 (the “Registration Statement”) to which this Form 8-A relates is incorporated by reference herein. Any form of prospectus or prospectus supplement to the Registration Statement that includes such descriptions and that are subsequently filed are hereby also incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2. Exhibits.

The following exhibits have been filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement, as amended, and are incorporated herein by reference:

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
	3.1	Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-222270), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2017).
	3.2	Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-222270), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2017).
	3.3	Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-222270), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2017).
	4.1	Specimen Unit Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-222270), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2017).
	4.2	Specimen Class A Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-222270), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2017).
	4.3	Specimen Warrant Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-222270), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2017).
	4.4	Form of Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-222270), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2017).
	10.2	Form of Investment Management Trust Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-222270), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2017) .
	10.3	Form of Registration Rights Agreement among the Registrant and certain security holders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-222270), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2017).

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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.

	GORDON POINTE ACQUISITION CORP.
Date: January 23, 2018
	By:	/s/ James J. Dolan
	Name: Title:	James J. Dolan Chief Executive Officer

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