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 (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
NUVEEN MULTI-CURRENCY SHORT-TERM GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| MASSACHUSETTS | TO BE APPLIED FOR | |
(State of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class to be so Registered | Name of Each Exchange On Which Each Class is to be Registered | |
Common Share of beneficial interest $0.01 par value per share | New York Stock Exchange |
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: 333-140868.
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
NONE
(Title of Class)
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
The shares (the “Shares”) to be registered hereunder are common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share of Nuveen Multi-Currency Short-Term Government Income Fund (the “Registrant”). A description of the Shares is contained under the heading “Description of Shares” in the prospectus to be included in an amendment to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-2, which registration statement was filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, on February 23, 2007 (Registration Nos. 333-140868 and 811-22018, respectively), and such description is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
Pursuant to the Instructions as to Exhibits, no exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated herein by reference.
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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.
Date: March 23, 2007
NUVEEN MULTI-CURRENCY SHORT-TERM GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND | ||
| By: | /s/ Jessica R. Droeger | |
| Name: | Jessica R. Droeger | |
| Title: | Vice President and Secretary | |
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