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 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
ProShares Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware | | (See Next Page) |
(State of Incorporation or Organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1000, Bethesda, MD | | 20814 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of Each Class to be so Registered: | | Name of Each Exchange on Which Each Class is to be so Registered: |
Shares of beneficial interest, no par value | | American Stock Exchange LLC |
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: 333-89822; 811-21114.
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
NONE
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
A description of the shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value, of ProShares Trust (the “Trust”) to be registered hereunder is set forth in the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (Commission File Nos. 333-89822; 811-21114), which description is incorporated herein by reference as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Trust is an “index fund” currently consisting of twelve separate investment portfolios. Each of the Trust’s twelve investment portfolios and their respective I.R.S. Employer Identification Numbers are as follows:
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Ultra S&P500® ProShares | | 20-3689227 |
Ultra QQQ® ProShares | | 20-3689103 |
Ultra Dow30SM ProShares | | 20-3689206 |
Ultra MidCap400 ProShares | | 20-3689184 |
Short S&P500® ProShares | | 20-3689256 |
Short QQQ® ProShares | | 20-3689265 |
Short Dow30SM ProShares | | 20-3689300 |
Short MidCap400 ProShares | | 20-3689284 |
UltraShort S&P500® ProShares | | 20-3836953 |
UltraShort QQQ® ProShares | | 20-3836962 |
UltraShort Dow30SM ProShares | | 20-3836977 |
UltraShort MidCap400 ProShares | | 20-3836984 |
Item 2. Exhibits
1. The Trust’s Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust is included as Exhibit (a)(2)(ii) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-89822; 811-21114), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 22, 2006.
2. The Trust’s By-Laws are included as Exhibit (b) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-89822; 811-21114), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 22, 2006.
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, thereto duly authorized.
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| | | | PROSHARES TRUST |
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Date: June 19, 2006 | | By: | | /s/ Louis M. Mayberg |
| | | | Louis M. Mayberg |
| | | | President |