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
Legg Mason ETF Investment Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | See Below | |
(State of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
620 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
(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, $0.00001 par value per share, of: | ||||
Western Asset Short Duration Income ETF | The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC | 83-2395997 |
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), 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), check the following box. ☐
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
333-206784
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, $0.00001 par value per share, of Western Asset Short Duration Income ETF, a series of Legg Mason ETF Investment Trust (the “Trust”) to be registered hereunder, is set forth in Post-Effective Amendment No. 62 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on FormN-1A (Commission File Nos.333-206784;811-23096) filed on October 31, 2018, 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 dated February 15, 2017 is included as Exhibit (a)(4) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on FormN-1A (File Nos.333-206784;811-23096), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2017. The Amended and Restated Designation of Series of Shares of Beneficial Interests of the Trust effective as of October 29, 2018 is included as Exhibit (a)(17) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 62 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on FormN-1A (File Nos.333-206784;811-23096), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2018. The Trust’s Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and the Amended and Restated Designation of Series of Shares of Beneficial Interests are incorporated by reference herein.
2. The Trust’s Bylaws, as amended and restated as of February 15, 2017, are included as Exhibit (b)(3) to the Trust’s Registration Statement on FormN-1A (File Nos.333-206784;811-23096), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2017, and are incorporated by reference herein.
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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, as of this 2nd day of January, 2019.
Legg Mason ETF Investment Trust | ||
By: | /s/ Jane Trust | |
Name: | Jane Trust | |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
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