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

Global Signal Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware 65-0652634
(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification no.)
       
301 North Cattlemen Road
Suite 300
Sarasota, Florida
  34232  
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
       
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), please check the following box. [ x ] 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), please check the following box. [     ]

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-112839

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


Title of Each Class
to be so Registered
Name of Each Exchange on Which
Each Class is to be Registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value New York Stock Exchange

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


                None                                 None                
(Title of Class) (Name of Exchange)



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

For a description of the securities to be registered hereunder, reference is made to the information set forth under the heading "Description of Capital Stock" in the Registrant's Prospectus, which constitutes a part of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-11, as amended (File No. 333-112839) (the "Registration Statement"), filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which information is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.    Exhibits

Not applicable.




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, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: May 4, 2004


  Global Signal Inc.
  By: /s/ Wesley R. Edens
    Name: Wesley R. Edens
Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors