TRNC Tribune Pubg Co. New (delisted)

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

tronc, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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. 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), check the following box. o

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:                      (if applicable)

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

EXPLANATORY NOTE

tronc, Inc., f/k/a Tribune Publishing Company (the “Company”), is filing this Form 8-A in connection with the transfer of the listing of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Common Stock”), with attached Preferred Stock Purchase Rights (each, a “Right”), from the New York Stock Exchange to the Nasdaq Global Select Market of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC.

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

The description of the Common Stock set forth under the caption “Description of Capital Stock” contained in the prospectus dated November 30, 2015, as filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on November 30, 2015 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-208023), which was declared effective by the SEC on November 30, 2015, and the description of the Rights set forth in the registration statement on Form 8-A, as filed by the Company with the SEC on May 9, 2016 are incorporated herein by reference.  All references in the summary descriptions of the Common Stock and attached Rights to “Tribune Publishing” or “Tribune Publishing Company” should be read to the Company under its new name, tronc, Inc.  The summary descriptions of the Common Stock and attached Rights do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the exhibits to this Form 8-A, which are incorporated herein by reference.

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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.

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