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

CASCADE ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	85-2562068
(State of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1900 Sunset Harbour Dr., Suite 2102 Miami Beach, Florida	33139
(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 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-half of one Redeemable Warrant	The New York Stock Exchange
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	The New York Stock Exchange
Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50	The 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) 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.  ☐

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. ☐

Securities Act Registration Statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: 333-249354 (if applicable)

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 the units, Class A common stock and warrants to purchase shares of Class A common stock of Cascade Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). The description of the units, Class A common stock and warrants contained in the section entitled “Description of Securities” in the prospectus included in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-249354) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 7, 2020, as amended from time to time (the “Registration Statement”), to which this Form 8-A relates, is incorporated herein by reference. Any form of prospectus or prospectus supplement to the Registration Statement that includes such descriptions and that is subsequently filed is 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 No.	Description
3.1	Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-249354), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 7, 2020).
3.2	Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-249354), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 16, 2020).
3.3	Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-249354), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 7, 2020).
4.1	Specimen Unit Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-249354), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 20, 2020).
4.2	Specimen Class A Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-249354), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 20, 2020).
4.3	Specimen Warrant Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-249354), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 20, 2020).
4.4	Form of Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on S-1/A (File No. 333-249354), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 16, 2020).
10.1	Form of Investment Management Trust Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-249354), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 16, 2020).
10.2	Form of Registration and Stockholder Rights Agreement among the Company, Cascade Acquisition Holdings LLC and certain securityholders signatory thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on S-1/A (File No. 333-249354), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 16, 2020).

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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.

CASCADE ACQUISITION CORP.
By:	/s/ Jay Levine
	Name: Jay Levine
	Title:   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Dated: November 19, 2020

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