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 (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
PIMCO Equity Series
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
State of Delaware | See Below | |
(State of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
650 Newport Center Drive
Newport Beach, California 92660
(Address of principal executive offices)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class to be Registered | Exchange | I.R.S. Employer Identification Number | ||||
PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF, $0.001 par value per share | NYSE Arca, Inc. | 84-3072351 |
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Securities Act registration statement file number to which this formrelates: 333-164077
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, $0.001 par value, of the PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF, a series of PIMCO Equity Series (the “Trust”) to be registered hereunder, is set forth in Post-Effective Amendment No. 83 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on FormN-1A (Commission File Nos.333-164077;811-22375) filed on November 8, 2019, 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 Declaration of Trust is included as Exhibit (a)(1) to the Trust’s amended Registration Statement on FormN-1A (File Nos.333-164077;811-22375), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 21, 2017.
2. The Trust’s Certificate of Trust is included as Exhibit (a)(2) to the Trust’s initial Registration Statement on FormN-1A (File Nos.333-164077;811-22375), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 30, 2009.
3. The Trust’s Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Trust is included as Exhibit (a)(3) to the Trust’s amended Registration Statement on FormN-1A (File Nos.333-164077;811-22375), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 19, 2010.
4. The Trust’s Amended and RestatedBy-Laws are included as Exhibit (b) to the Trust’s amended Registration Statement on FormN-1A (File Nos.333-164077;811-22375), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 4, 2015.
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 10th day of December, 2019.
PIMCO EQUITY SERIES | ||
By: | /s/ Bradley A. Todd | |
Name: | Bradley A. Todd | |
Title: | Treasurer |