Form 8-A

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

CYPRESS SHARPRIDGE INVESTMENTS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Maryland

  

20-4072657

(State of Incorporation)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

65 East 55th Street

New York, New York

  

10022

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Securities 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

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share   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), please 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), please check the following box. ¨

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates (if applicable): File No. 333-142236

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

This filing relates to the New York Stock Exchange Original Listing Application filed by Cypress Sharpridge Investments, Inc. (the “Registrant”) on June 15, 2007.

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

A description of the Registrant’s common stock is set forth under the caption “Description of Capital Stock” in the prospectus contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-11 (Registration No. 333-142236), as initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 2007, as amended (the “Registration Statement”). Such portion of the Registration Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2. Exhibits.

None.

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.

 

    CYPRESS SHARPRIDGE INVESTMENTS, INC.
Date: October 12, 2007     By:   /s/ Thomas A. Rosenbloom
       

Thomas A. Rosenbloom

Secretary