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
THE GABELLI MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Maryland | 13-3767317 | |
(State of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| One Corporate Center |
| Rye, New York 10580-1422 |
(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 Each Exchange On Which Each Class is to be Registered | |
| 5.125% Series G Cumulative Preferred Shares | New York Stock Exchange |
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), please check the following box.☒
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Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:333-218771
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
The sections captioned “Summary of the Terms of the Series G Preferred Shares,” “Description of the Series G Preferred Shares” and “Special Characteristics and Risks of the Series G Preferred Shares” in the Registrant’s Prospectus Supplement that was filed pursuant to Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933 (File No. 333-218771) on December 17, 2019, is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
1. Articles of Incorporation (1)
2. Amended and Restated By-Laws of Registrant (2)
3. Articles Supplementary for 5.125% Series G Cumulative Preferred Shares (3)
| (1) | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, File Nos. 333-60407 and 811-8476, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 20, 1995. |
| (2) | Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, File. No. 811- 8476, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 29, 2010. |
| (3) | Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, File Nos. 333-218771 and 811-8476, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 20, 2019. |
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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.
Date: December 20, 2019
| THE GABELLI MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC. |
| By: /s/ Andrea R. Mango |
| Name: Andrea R. Mango |
| Title: Secretary and Vice President |
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