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 (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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 or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: File No. 333-234343 (if applicable)

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

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

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

A description of the 8.00% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2024 of Global Ship Lease, Inc. (the “Registrant”) is set forth under the caption “Description of Debt Securities” in the prospectus, dated November 7, 2019 (the “Base Prospectus”), as supplemented by the information set forth under the caption “Description of the Notes” in the prospectus supplement, dated November 14, 2019 (together with the Base Prospectus, the “Prospectus”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), on November 18, 2019 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which Prospectus constitutes a part of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-234343), declared effective by the Commission on November 7, 2019. Such description is incorporated herein by reference.

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.