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
ADVISORSHARES TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State of incorporation or organization) | See Below (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 150
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class | Name of Exchange on which | I.R.S. Employer Identification Number |
| AdvisorShares Pure Cannabis ETF | NYSE Arca, Inc. | 83-3631063 |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective upon filing pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box. ☒:
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is to become effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. ☐:
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-157876
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
| Item 1. | Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered. |
A description of the shares is set forth in Post-Effective Amendment No. 144 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the “Registration Statement”) (Commission File Nos. 333-157876; 811-22110), as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) via EDGAR on April 15, 2019. Any form of supplement to the Registration Statement that is subsequently filed with the SEC that relates to the shares is hereby also incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 2. | Exhibits. |
| A. | Registrant’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated July 30, 2007 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(2) of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-157876 and 811-22110), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001104659-09-037448 on June 9, 2009. |
| B. | Registrant’s By-Laws dated July 30, 2007, as amended November 13, 2013 are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (b) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 88 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-157876 and 811-22110), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001144204-13-065833 on December 5, 2013. |
| C. | Form of Authorized Participant Agreement is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(2) of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-157876 and 811-22110), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001104659-09-052948 on September 1, 2009. |
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.
| ADVISORSHARES TRUST | ||
Date: April 15, 2019 | ||
| By: | /s/ Noah Hamman | |
Noah Hamman President | ||