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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-A

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FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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Aris Water Solutions, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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9811 Katy Freeway, Suite 700

Houston, Texas 77024

(Address, Including Zip Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

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

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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: 333-259740

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.

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

The class of securities to be registered hereby is the Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Aris Water Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Registrant”).

A description of the Common Stock is set forth under the captions “Prospectus Summary” and “Description of Capital Stock” in the prospectus to be filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which prospectus will constitute a part of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (Registration No. 333-259740), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 23, 2021. Such prospectus, in the form in which it is so filed, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.  Exhibits

Pursuant to the Instructions as to Exhibits with respect to Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed as part of this registration statement because no other securities of the Registrant are registered on The New York Stock Exchange and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

Date: October 21, 2021

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