Opy Acquisition Corp. I (OHAA) 8-A12BRegistration of securities on exchange

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

OPY Acquisition Corp. I

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

85 Broad Street

New York, New York 10004

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

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) or (e), 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) or (e), check the following box.  ☐

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box.  ☐

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:

333-260171.

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

None.

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

A description of the units, Class A common stock and warrants to be registered hereunder is contained in the section entitled “Description of Securities” in the Prospectus included in OPY Acquisition Corp. I’s (the “Registrant”) Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-260171) initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 8, 2021, as amended from time to time (the “Registration Statement”). This information is incorporated herein by reference. Any form of prospectus or prospectus supplement to the Registration Statement that includes such descriptions and that are filed subsequently to the Registration Statement are hereby also incorporated by reference herein.

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 Nasdaq Stock Market LLC and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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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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