UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
PowerShares Exchange-Traded Self-Indexed Fund Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | See Below | |
| (State of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL | 60515 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
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 registered | |
| Shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share | ||
| PowerShares BulletShares 2018 Corporate Bond Portfolio | NYSE Arca, Inc. | |
| PowerShares BulletShares 2018 High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio | NYSE Arca, Inc. | |
| PowerShares BulletShares 2019 Corporate Bond Portfolio | NYSE Arca, Inc. | |
| PowerShares BulletShares 2019 High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio | NYSE Arca, Inc. | |
| PowerShares BulletShares 2020 Corporate Bond Portfolio | NYSE Arca, Inc. | |
| PowerShares BulletShares 2020 High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio | NYSE Arca, Inc. | |
| PowerShares BulletShares 2021 Corporate Bond Portfolio | NYSE Arca, Inc. | |
| PowerShares BulletShares 2021 High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio | NYSE Arca, Inc. | |
| PowerShares BulletShares 2022 Corporate Bond Portfolio | NYSE Arca, Inc. | |
| PowerShares BulletShares 2022 High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio | NYSE Arca, Inc. | |
| PowerShares BulletShares 2023 Corporate Bond Portfolio | NYSE Arca, Inc. | |
| PowerShares BulletShares 2023 High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio | NYSE Arca, Inc. | |
| PowerShares BulletShares 2024 Corporate Bond Portfolio | NYSE Arca, Inc. | |
| PowerShares BulletShares 2024 High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio | NYSE Arca, Inc. | |
| PowerShares BulletShares 2025 Corporate Bond Portfolio | NYSE Arca, Inc. | |
| PowerShares BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond Portfolio | NYSE Arca, Inc. | |
| PowerShares BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond Portfolio | NYSE Arca, Inc. | |
| PowerShares Defensive Equity Portfolio | NYSE Arca, Inc. | |
| PowerShares U.S. Large Cap Optimized Volatility Portfolio | NYSE Arca, Inc. | |
| PowerShares Multi-Factor Large Cap Portfolio | NYSE Arca, Inc. |
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:
333-221046
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Not applicable
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
| ITEM 1. | DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED. |
A description of the shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value of each series of PowerShares Exchange-Traded Self-Indexed Fund Trust (the “Trust”) listed below (each, a “Fund”) to be registered hereunder is set forth inPre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Trust’s Registration Statement onForm N-1A (FileNos. 333-221046; 811-23304) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2018, which description is incorporated herein by reference.
Each Fund to which this filing relates and its I.R.S. Employer Identification Number is as follows:
Series Name | EIN | |||
PowerShares BulletShares 2018 Corporate Bond Portfolio | 27-1623310 | |||
PowerShares BulletShares 2018 High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio | 27-3851790 | |||
PowerShares BulletShares 2019 Corporate Bond Portfolio | 27-1623545 | |||
PowerShares BulletShares 2019 High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio | 27-3851830 | |||
PowerShares BulletShares 2020 Corporate Bond Portfolio | 27-1623587 | |||
PowerShares BulletShares 2020 High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio | 27-3851859 | |||
PowerShares BulletShares 2021 Corporate Bond Portfolio | 46-2557389 | |||
PowerShares BulletShares 2021 High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio | 47-1289462 | |||
PowerShares BulletShares 2022 Corporate Bond Portfolio | 46-2568912 | |||
PowerShares BulletShares 2022 High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio | 47-1302750 | |||
PowerShares BulletShares 2023 Corporate Bond Portfolio | 47-1311594 | |||
PowerShares BulletShares 2023 High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio | 47-4739478 | |||
PowerShares BulletShares 2024 Corporate Bond Portfolio | 47-1406936 | |||
PowerShares BulletShares 2024 High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio | 81-3436719 | |||
PowerShares BulletShares 2025 Corporate Bond Portfolio | 47-4730754 | |||
PowerShares BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond Portfolio | 81-3432637 | |||
PowerShares BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond Portfolio | 82-2307589 | |||
PowerShares Defensive Equity Portfolio | 20-5960411 | |||
PowerShares U.S. Large Cap Optimized Volatility Portfolio | 81-2162522 | |||
PowerShares Multi-Factor Large Cap Portfolio | 82-0983184 | |||
| ITEM 2. | EXHIBITS. |
1. The Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust is included as Exhibit (a)(1) to the Trust’s Registration Statement onForm N-1A (FileNos. 333-221046; 811-23304), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 20, 2017.
2. TheTrust’s By-Laws are included as Exhibit (b) to the Trust’s Registration Statement onForm N-1A (FileNos. 333-221046; 811-23304), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 20, 2017.
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: April 5, 2018
| POWERSHARES EXCHANGE-TRADED SELF-INDEXED FUND TRUST | ||
| By: | /s/ Anna Paglia | |
| Name: | Anna Paglia | |
| Title: | Secretary | |