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 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class | Name of Each Exchange on Which | |
| 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 formrelates: 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 a series (the “Fund”) of ProShares Trust (the “Trust”), to be registered hereunder is set forth in Post-Effective Amendment No. 156 to the Trust’s Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933 and Amendment No. 165 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 Funds to which this filing relates and the I.R.S. Employer Identification Numbers are as follows:
Fund Name | Tax ID Number | |||
| 1. | ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Energy ETF | 47-4620405 | ||
| 2. | ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Financials ETF | 47-4632587 | ||
| 3. | ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Health Care ETF | 47-4662997 | ||
| 4. | ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Technology ETF | 47-4651159 | ||
| 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: September 17, 2015 | By: | /s/ Robert J. Borzone, Jr. | ||||
Robert J. Borzone, Jr. Chief Legal Officer | ||||||