UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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
HERBALIFE LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Cayman Islands (State of Incorporation or Organization) |
N/A (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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PO Box 309 GT Ugland House, South Church Street, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
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Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-119485
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 |
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| Common Shares, par value $0.002 per share |
New York Stock Exchange |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None.
(Title of Class)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The description of the Registrant's Common Shares, par value $0.002 per share, required by this Item is contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-119485) initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 1, 2004 (the "Registration Statement"), and as may be subsequently amended from time to time and included in the prospectus to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Such description, which appears in the prospectus contained in the Registration Statement under the caption "Description of Share Capital", is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Not Applicable.
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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.
| HERBALIFE LTD. | |||
Date: December 10, 2004 |
By: |
/s/ BRETT R. CHAPMAN |
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| Name: | Brett R. Chapman | ||
| Title: | General Counsel and Secretary | ||
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