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
COSAN LIMITED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Bermuda | Not Applicable | |
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| Av. Juscelino Kubitschek, 1726 – 6th floor São Paulo, SP – 04543-000 |
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| Federative Republic of Brazil |
Not Applicable | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
| 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: |
333-144010 | |
| (If applicable) |
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 common shares | New York Stock Exchange |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
(Title of Class)
None
Item 1: Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered
The description of the securities to be registered will be contained in a prospectus, constituting part of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 (Registration No. 333-144010) relating to such securities, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (such prospectus as filed pursuant to Rule 424(b), the “Prospectus”). The description of the securities contained in the Prospectus is hereby incorporated by reference into this Form 8-A.
Item 2: Exhibits
Under 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 New York Stock Exchange, Inc. and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act.
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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.
| COSAN LIMITED | ||||
| By: | /S/ RUBENS OMETTO SILVEIRA MELLO | |||
| Name: | Rubens Ometto Silveira Mello | |||
| Title: | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | |||
| By: | /S/ PAULO SÉRGIO DE OLIVEIRA DINIZ | |||
| Name: | Paulo Sérgio de Oliveira Diniz | |||
| Title: | Director and Chief Financial Officer | |||
Date: August 10, 2007
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