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 l2(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 | | NYSE Arca, Inc. |
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, no par value, of each separate series (each, a “Fund”) of ProShares Trust (the “Trust”), to be registered hereunder is set forth in Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to the Trust’s Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933 and Amendment No. 17 to the Trust’s Registration Statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940 on Form N-1A (Commission File No. 333-89822; 811-21114) (the “Registration Statement”), which description is incorporated herein by reference as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Each Fund to which this filing relates and their respective I.R.S. Employer Identification Numbers are as follows:
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Fund Name | | Tax ID Number |
1. ProShares Ultra QQQ | | 20-3689103 |
2. ProShares Ultra Dow 30 | | 20-3689184 |
3. ProShares Ultra S&P 500 | | 20-3689227 |
4. ProShares Ultra MidCap400 | | 20-3689206 |
5. ProShares Ultra SmallCap600 | | 20-5966033 |
6. ProShares Ultra Russell2000 | | 20-5963205 |
7. ProShares Ultra Russell 1000 Value | | 20-5967698 |
8. ProShares Ultra Russell 1000 Growth | | 20-5967660 |
9. ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Value | | 20-5972566 |
10. ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Growth | | 20-5967761 |
11. ProShares Ultra Russell 2000 Value | | 20-5972710 |
12. ProShares Ultra Russell 2000 Growth | | 20-5972626 |
13. ProShares Ultra Basic Materials | | 20-5974078 |
14. ProShares Ultra Consumer Goods ProShares | | 20-5974160 |
15. ProShares Ultra Consumer Services | | 20-5974211 |
16. ProShares Ultra Financials | | 20-5974401 |
17. ProShares Ultra Health Care | | 20-5974479 |
18. ProShares Ultra Industrials | | 20-5974536 |
19. ProShares Ultra Oil & Gas | | 20-5974576 |
20. ProShares Ultra Real Estate | | 20-5974751 |
21. ProShares Ultra Semiconductors | | 20-5974819 |
22. ProShares Ultra Technology | | 20-5974619 |
23. ProShares Ultra Telecommunications | | 26-2126869 |
24. ProShares Ultra Utilities | | 20-5974703 |
25. ProShares Short QQQ | | 20-3689265 |
26. ProShares Short Dow 30 | | 20-3689284 |
27. ProShares Short S&P 500 | | 20-3869256 |
28. ProShares Short MidCap400 | | 20-3689300 |
29. ProShares Short SmallCap600 | | 01-0879232 |
30. ProShares Short Russell2000 | | 20-5963749 |
31. ProShares Short MSCI EAFE | | 26-0426010 |
32. ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets | | 26-0425684 |
33. ProShares Short Financials | | 26-2751472 |
34. ProShares Short Oil & Gas | | 26-2751491 |
35. ProShares UltraShort QQQ | | 20-3836962 |
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36. ProShares UltraShort Dow 30 | | 20-3836984 |
37. ProShares UltraShort S&P 500 | | 20-3836953 |
38. ProShares UltraShort MidCap | | 20-3836977 |
39. ProShares UltraShort SmallCap600 | | 20-5966033 |
40. ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 | | 20-5963622 |
41. ProShares UltraShort Russell 1000 Value | | 20-5972877 |
42. ProShares UltraShort Russell 1000 Growth | | 20-5972820 |
43. ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Value | | 20-5973025 |
44. ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Growth | | 20-5972981 |
45. ProShares UltraShort Russell 2000 Value | | 20-5973176 |
46. ProShares UltraShort Russell 2000 Growth | | 20-5973099 |
47. ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials | | 20-5974903 |
48. ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods | | 20-5974952 |
49. ProShares UltraShort Consumer Services | | 20-5975042 |
50. ProShares UltraShort Financials | | 20-5975143 |
51. ProShares UltraShort Health Care | | 20-5966268 |
52. ProShares UltraShort Industrials | | 20-5966737 |
53. ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas | | 20-5967327 |
54. ProShares UltraShort Real Estate | | 20-5967533 |
55. ProShares UltraShort Semiconductors | | 20-5967573 |
56. ProShares UltraShort Technology | | 20-5967363 |
57. ProShares UltraShort Telecommunications | | 26-2126749 |
58. ProShares UltraShort Utilities | | 20-5967398 |
59. ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE | | 26-0425948 |
60. ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets | | 26-0425564 |
61. ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan | | 26-0425790 |
62. ProShares UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China 25 | | 26-0425417 |
63. ProShares UltraShort Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury | | 26-1353841 |
64. ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury | | 26-1353968 |
Item 2. Exhibits
None
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: November 10, 2008 | | | | By: | | /s/ Louis M. Mayberg |
| | | | | | | | Louis M. Mayberg |
| | | | | | | | President |
