UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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 1000E | ||
| 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 | |
| to be so Registered: | Each Class is to be so Registered: | |
| Shares of beneficial interest, no par value | Cboe BZX 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) or (e), 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) or (e), check the following box. [ ]
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. [ ]
Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering 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 a series (the “Fund”) of ProShares Trust (the “Trust”), to be registered hereunder is set forth in Post-Effective Amendment No. 213 to the Trust’s Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Amendment No. 222 to the Trust’s Registration Statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, on FormN-1A (Commission File No. 333-89822;811-21114), which description is incorporated herein by reference as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
This filing relates to the following Fund:
Fund Name | Tax ID Number | |||
ProShares Russell U.S. Dividend Growers ETF
| 84-3114387
| |||
ProShares S&P Technology Dividend Aristocrats ETF
| 84-3136094
| |||
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: October 10, 2019 | By: | |||||
/s/ Richard R. Morris | ||||||
Richard F. Morris Chief Legal Officer |