As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 2, 2001
Registration No.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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
EQUITY SECURITIES TRUST I
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware Not Applicable
(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
c/o Puglisi & Associates
850 Library Avenue 19715
Newark, Delaware
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
If this Form relates to the If this Form relates to the
registration of a class of securities registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(b) of the pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Exchange Act and is effective Exchange Act and is effective
pursuant to General Instruction pursuant to General Instruction
A.(c), check the following box. |X| A.(d), check the following box. |_|
Securities Act registration file number to which this form relates:
Securities Act File No. 333-34600
Investment Company Act File No. 811-09897
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which
to be so Registered Each Class is to be Registered
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None N/A
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Equity Trust Securities representing shares of beneficial interest
in Equity Securities Trust I
(Title of Class)
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
A description of the securities to be registered appears on pages 25
through 26 (under the caption "Description of the Equity Trust Securities") and
pages 29 through 34 (under the caption "Certain United States Federal Income Tax
Considerations") of the registrant's Prospectus (Subject to Completion) dated
October 2, 2001 included in the Registration Statement on Form N-2 filed under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (File No. 333-34600) and under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (File No. 811-09897). Such
description, as amended or supplemented from time to time, is hereby
incorporated by reference herein. In addition, since such description has been
included in the form of prospectus filed by the registrant on October 2, 2001,
pursuant to Rule 497(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, such prospectus is
also hereby incorporated by reference herein.
Item 2. Exhibits
All necessary exhibits will be filed with the New York Stock Exchange
in connection with this registration statement, including any amendment to the
Registration Statement on Form N-2 filed with the Commission subsequent to the
date hereof.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: October 2, 2001 EQUITY SECURITIES TRUST I
By: /s/ Donald Puglisi
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Donald Puglisi
As Trustee