FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
streetTRACKS® Series Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Massachusetts | (see next page) |
(State of incorporation or organization | (I.R.S. Employer Identification number) |
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| One Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts | 02111 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
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| Shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value | American Stock Exchange LLC |
Title of each class to be registered | Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered |
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), 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), check the following box: [ ]
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
333-57793; 811-08839
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
NONE
(Title of class)
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
A description of the shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value, of streetTRACKS® Series Trust (the "Trust") to be registered hereunder is set forth in the section entitled "Capital Stock and Shareholder Reports" in the Statement of Additional Information that has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (Commission File Nos. 333-57793; 811-08839), which description is incorporated herein by reference as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Trust is an "index fund" which has registered three (3) new separate investment portfolios. Each of the Trust's new investment portfolios and their respective I.R.S. Employer Identification Numbers are as follows:
| SPDR Biotech ETF | 76-0808148 |
| SPDR Homebuilders ETF | 76-0808150 |
| SPDR Semiconductor ETF | 76-0808151 |
Item 2. Exhibits
The following is a list of exhibits to this Registration Statement on Form 8-A which shall be filed with the American Stock Exchange, Inc.:
| (a)(i) | Declaration of Trust was filed on June 28, 1998 and is incorporated herein by reference. |
| (a)(ii) | Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust was filed on September 25, 2000, and is incorporated herein by reference. |
| (b) | Bylaws of the Trust were filed on September 25, 2000, and is incorporated herein by reference. |
| (c) | Global certificates evidencing shares of the Beneficial Interest, $.01 par value, of each Fund are filed herewith. |
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 in the City of Boston and Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the 25th day of January 2006.
| By: | /s/ James E. Ross |
| | James E. Ross |
| | President |
EXHIBIT -- Item 2(c) Global Certificates
