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

Lichen China Limited

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands	Not applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

B2306, Block B

Tower 3, Jinjiang Wanda Plaza Commercial Complex

888 Century Avenue

Meiling Street, Jinjiang

Fujian Province

People’s Republic of China 362000

(Address of principal executive offices)

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
Class A Ordinary Share, par value $0.00004 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), 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), 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: 333-264624

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

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

The description of Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.00004 per share, of Lichen China Limited (the “Registrant”) to be registered hereunder is set forth under the heading “Description of Ordinary Shares” in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-264624) originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2022, 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, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

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 Nasdaq Stock Market LLC and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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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, thereto duly authorized.

Date: September 7, 2022

Lichen China Limited
By:	/s/ Ya Li
Name:	Ya Li
Title:	Chief Executive Officer and Director

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