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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-20-197555
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200723
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200723

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Ascendant Digital Acquisition Corp.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001805651
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BLANK CHECKS [6770]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-A12B
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-39405
		FILM NUMBER:		201042937

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		667 MADISON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		5TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10065
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(212) 209-6126

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		667 MADISON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		5TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10065
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FOR
REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Ascendant
Digital Acquisition Corp. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>5th Floor</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New York, New
York</B></P></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities to be registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Act: </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Name of each exchange on which</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="center"><B>each class is to be registered</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Units, each consisting of one Class&nbsp;A ordinary<BR>share and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-half</FONT> of one redeemable warrant</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Class&nbsp;A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class&nbsp;A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>The New York Stock Exchange</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this
form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-239623</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities to be registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Act: N/A </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Description of Registrant&#146;s Securities to be Registered. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The securities to be registered hereby are the units, Class&nbsp;A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, and warrants to purchase
Class&nbsp;A ordinary shares of Ascendant Digital Acquisition Corp. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;). The description of the units, Class&nbsp;A ordinary shares and warrants set forth under the heading &#147;Description of Securities&#148; in the
Registrant&#146;s prospectus forming a part of its Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-239623),</FONT> originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission on July&nbsp;2, 2020, as thereafter amended and supplemented from time to time (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;), to which this Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT> relates is incorporated by reference herein. Any form
of prospectus or prospectus supplement to the Registration Statement that includes such descriptions and that are subsequently filed are hereby also incorporated by reference herein. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following exhibits have been filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement and are incorporated herein by reference:</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805651/000119312520185380/d824277dex31.htm">Memorandum and Articles of Association, adopted by special resolution dated February&nbsp;
11, 2020 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;
333-239623),</FONT> filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;2, 2020). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805651/000119312520192115/d824277dex32.htm">Form of Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Amendment
 No.&nbsp;1 to Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-239623),</FONT> filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;14, 2020).
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805651/000119312520185380/d824277dex41.htm">Specimen Unit Certificate (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-239623),</FONT> filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;2, 2020). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805651/000119312520185380/d824277dex42.htm">Specimen Ordinary Share Certificate (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-239623),</FONT> filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;2, 2020). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805651/000119312520185380/d824277dex43.htm">Specimen Warrant Certificate (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-239623),</FONT> filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;2, 2020). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805651/000119312520192115/d824277dex44.htm">Form of Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer&nbsp;
&amp; Trust Company and the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Registrant&#146;s Amendment No.&nbsp;
1 to Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-239623),</FONT> filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;14, 2020). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805651/000119312520192115/d824277dex102.htm">Form of Investment Management Trust Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer&nbsp;
&amp; Trust Company and the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Amendment No.&nbsp;
1 to Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-239623),</FONT> filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;14, 2020). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805651/000119312520192115/d824277dex103.htm">Form of Registration Rights Agreement among the Registrant, Ascendant Sponsor LP and the Holders signatory thereto (Incorporated by reference
 to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant&#146;s Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-239623),</FONT> filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;14, 2020). </A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Date: July&nbsp;23, 2020</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Mark Gerhard</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Title: Chief Executive Officer</P></TD></TR>
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