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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001279495-23-000012
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230221
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230217

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BAYTEX ENERGY CORP.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001279495
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	DRILLING OIL & GAS WELLS [1381]
		IRS NUMBER:				981035204

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-A12B
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32754
		FILM NUMBER:		23644516

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2800, 520 3RD AVE SW
		CITY:			CALGARY
		STATE:			A0
		ZIP:			T2P 0R3
		BUSINESS PHONE:		587-952-3000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2800, 520 3RD AVE SW
		CITY:			CALGARY
		STATE:			A0
		ZIP:			T2P 0R3

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BAYTEX ENERGY TRUST
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20040210
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i45c6dba952a74374a80306d635e18d6f_1"></div><div style="min-height:59.76pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:135.9pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.24pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.24pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.281%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 68.95pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">UNITED STATES</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 68.95pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 68.95pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">FORM 8-A</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">PURSUANT TO SECTION&#160;12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:7.43pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:97.701%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:53.458%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.535%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:4.488%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:15.223%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:21.696%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="15" style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:13pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Baytex Energy Corp.</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="15" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Alberta, Canada</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">N&#47;A</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:9pt;padding-right:9pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(State of incorporation or organization)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:15.35pt;padding-right:15.35pt;text-align:center"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#202124;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Centennial Place, East Tower</font></div><div style="padding-left:15.35pt;padding-right:15.35pt;text-align:center"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#202124;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">2800, 520 &#8211; 3</font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#202124;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.15pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-3.85pt;vertical-align:baseline">rd</font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#202124;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%"> Avenue SW</font></div><div style="padding-left:15.35pt;padding-right:15.35pt;text-align:center"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#202124;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Calgary, Alberta, Canada</font></div></td><td colspan="12" style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#202124;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">T2P 0R3</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Address of principal executive offices)</font></td><td colspan="12" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Zip Code)</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="15" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Securities to be registered pursuant to Section&#160;12(b) of the Act&#58;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Title of each class<br>to be so registered</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Name of each exchange on which<br>each class is to be registered</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Common Shares, no par value</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">New York Stock Exchange</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="15" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:10pt;padding-right:4.55pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:10pt;padding-right:4.55pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">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&#160;A.(c) or (e), check the following box.  </font><font style="font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;padding-right:4.55pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction&#160;A.(d) or (e), please check the following box.  </font><font style="font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;padding-right:4.55pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box.  </font><font style="font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(if applicable)</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="15" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act&#58;  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">None</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:42.48pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:59.76pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;padding-left:15pt;padding-right:15pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;padding-left:24pt;padding-right:6pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Item 1.  Description of Registrant&#8217;s Securities to be Registered.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;padding-left:24pt;padding-right:6pt;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">The securities to be registered consist of common shares, no par value (&#8220;Common Shares&#8221;) of Baytex Energy Corp., an Alberta corporation (the &#8220;Registrant&#8221;).  The description of the Registrant&#8217;s Common Shares under the headings &#8220;Dividends&#8221;, &#8220;Description of Capital Structure &#8211; Share Capital&#8221; and &#8220;Description of Capital Structure &#8211; Share Capital &#8211; Common Shares&#8221; in the Registrant&#8217;s Annual Information Form for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, attached as Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the Commission on March 1, 2022, is incorporated herein by reference. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;padding-left:24pt;padding-right:6pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Item 2.  Exhibits.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;padding-left:24pt;padding-right:6pt;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Not applicable.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:18pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:42.48pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:59.76pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;padding-left:12pt;padding-right:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">SIGNATURE</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;padding-left:24pt;padding-right:6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Pursuant to the requirements of Section&#160;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.</font></div><div style="padding-left:24pt"><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:5.078%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:28.210%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:5.078%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:6.514%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:49.620%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">BAYTEX ENERGY CORP.</font></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:24pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Date&#58;  February 17, 2023</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">&#47;s&#47; James R. Maclean</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Name&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">James R. Maclean</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Title&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:42.48pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div></body></html>
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