8-A12B/A 1 stcn-20210108x8aa.htm 8-A12B/A Document

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A/A
(Amendment No. 1)

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) or (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Steel Connect, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
   
Delaware 04-2921333
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
2000 Midway Lane  
Smyrna, Tennessee 37167
(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 registeredName of each exchange on which each class is to be registered
Rights to Purchase Series D Junior Participating Preferred StockThe 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) or (e), 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) 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 of Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: Not Applicable

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




Explanatory Note

This Form 8-A/A (Amendment No. 1) is being filed by Steel Connect, Inc. (the “Company”) to update the disclosure in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 19, 2018 (the “Form 8-A”).

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

Item 1 of the Form 8-A is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

Amendment of Rights Agreement

On January 8, 2021, the Company amended its Tax Benefits Preservation Plan (the “Plan”), dated as of January 19, 2018, between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as rights agent, to extend the term of the Plan to January 8, 2024 (subject to earlier expiration, immediately following the certification of votes of the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders, which shall be no later than January 8, 2022, unless the amended Plan is then approved by the requisite vote of stockholders, or on such other date as described in the amended Plan).

The foregoing summary of the terms of the amendment to the Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 4.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2. Exhibits.

Item 2 of the Form 8-A is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:




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.

  
STEEL CONNECT, INC.
Date: January 8, 2021
 By:/s/ Douglas B. Woodworth
  Name:Douglas B. Woodworth
  Title:Chief Financial Officer