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)
| Delaware | (See Next Page) | |
| (State of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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:
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 | BATS Exchange, 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 the separate series (the “Fund”) of ProShares Trust (the “Trust”), to be registered hereunder is set forth in Post-Effective Amendment No. 103 to the Trust’s Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933 and Amendment No. 112 to the Trust’s Registration Statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940 on Form N-1A (Commission File No. 333-89822; 811-21114), which description is incorporated herein by reference as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Fund to which this filing relates and its I.R.S. Employer Identification Numbers are as follows:
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| Fund Name | Tax ID Number | |
ProShares Short Term USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF | 46-3718052 | |
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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.
| PROSHARES TRUST | ||||||
Date: November 18, 2013 | By: | /s/ Amy R. Doberman | ||||
| Amy R. Doberman | ||||||
| Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ||||||