Obsidian Energy (OBE) 8-A12BRegistration of securities on exchange

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A

For Registration of Certain Classes of Securities

Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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.  ☒

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.  ☐

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

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

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

The class of securities to be registered hereby is common shares, no par value, of Obsidian Energy Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws of the Province of Alberta, Canada. The description of Obsidian Energy’s common shares included under the headings “Capitalization of Obsidian Energy – Share Capital”, “Capitalization of Obsidian Energy – Common Shares” and “Dividends and Dividend Policy”, in Obsidian Energy’s Annual Information Form for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, attached as Exhibit 99.1 to Obsidian Energy’s Annual Report on Form 40-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, which was filed on March 29, 2021, is incorporated herein by reference.

Not applicable.

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, thereunto duly authorized, on January 21, 2022.