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 1934

Vista Oil & Gas, S.A.B de C.V.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

United Mexican States	Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Calle Volcán 150, Floor 5 Colonia Lomas de Chapultepec, Alcaldía Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City, Mexico (+52) 55 4163-9205	11000
(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
American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), each representing one series A share	New York Stock Exchange
Series A Shares, no par value*	New York Stock Exchange

* Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing of the ADSs on the New York Stock Exchange. Each ADS represents the right to receive one series A share and are being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a separate Registration Statement on Form F-6. Accordingly, the ADSs are exempt from the operation of Section 12(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, pursuant to Rule 12a-8.

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) or (e), check the following box.  ☒

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) or (e), check the following box.  ☐

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Securities Act registration or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: 333-232516

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

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

The class of securities to be registered hereby are the series A shares, with no par value, represented by American depositary shares (the “ADSs”), of Vista Oil Gas, S.A.B. de C.V., a sociedad anónima bursátil de capital variable organized under the laws of Mexico (the “Registrant”). A description of the securities to be registered is set forth under the captions “Prospectus Summary” and “Description of American Depositary Shares” included in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-232516), originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 2019, as amended by any amendments to such Registration Statement, and by any prospectus subsequently filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2. Exhibits.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

Vista Oil & Gas, S.A.B. de C.V.
Date: July 23, 2019	By:	/S/ PABLO MANUEL VERA PINTO
	Name:	Pablo Manuel Vera Pinto
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer