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
John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Massachusetts | See Below | |
| (State of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116
(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 the Exchange on Which Each Class is to be so Registered | I.R.S. Employer Identification Number | ||
| Shares of beneficial interest, $0.00 par value per share, of: | ||||
| John Hancock High Yield ETF | NYSE Arca, Inc. | 99-0601950 |
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. ☒
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:
333-183173
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
None.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
A description of the shares of beneficial interest, no par value per share, of John Hancock High Yield ETF, a series of John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (the “Trust”), to be registered hereunder, is set forth in Post-Effective Amendment No. 63 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (Commission File Nos. 333-183173; 811-22733) filed on April 17, 2024, which description is incorporated herein by reference as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any form of amendment or supplement to the registration statement that is subsequently filed is hereby also incorporated by reference herein.
Item 2. Exhibits.
| 1. | The Trust’s Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated January 22, 2016, is included as Exhibit (a)(3) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-183173; 811-22733), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2016. |
| 2. | The Amendment dated December 13, 2018 to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust is included as Exhibit (a)(2) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-183173; 811-22733), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2019. |
| 3. | The Trust’s By-Laws dated November 24, 2009 as amended June 25, 2015, (“By-Laws”) are included as Exhibit (b)(1) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-183173; 811-22733), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 13, 2015. |
| 4. | The Amendment dated March 10, 2016 to the Trust’s By-Laws is included as Exhibit (b)(1)(A) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-183173; 811-22733), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2016. |
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, as of this 17th day of April, 2024.
| John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | ||
| By: | /s/ Kristie M. Feinberg | |
| Name: | Kristie M. Feinberg | |
| Title: | President | |
