SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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

TREEHOUSE PARTNERS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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Securities Act registration statement number to which the form relates: 333-126355

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

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

Units, each consisting of one share of Common Stock and one Warrant
(Title of class)

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
(Title of class)

Warrants, exercisable for Common Stock at an exercise price of $6.00 per share
(Title of class)

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

        The securities to be registered hereby are the units, common stock and warrants of Treehouse Partners Corporation (the "Company"). The description of the units, the common stock and the warrants, contained in the section entitled "Description of Securities" in the Prospectus included in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-126355), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2005, as amended from time to time (the "Registration Statement"), is hereby 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.

Item 2. Exhibits.

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Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit filed with the Registration Statement (File No. 333-126355).

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SIGNATURE

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

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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
Item 2. Exhibits.