As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December , 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 II
(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 registration of a class of
securities pursuant to Section securities pursuant to Section
12(b) of the Exchange Act and is 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is
effective pursuant to General effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), check the Instruction A.(d), check the
following box. |X| following box. |_|
Securities Act registration file number to which this form relates:
Securities Act File No. 333-72494
Investment Company Act File No. 811-10565
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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Equity Trust Securities representing New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
shares of beneficial interest in Equity
Securities Trust II
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of Class)
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
A description of the securities to be registered is set forth in
sections entitled "Description of the Equity Trust Securities" and "Certain
United States Federal Income Tax Considerations" of the registrant's Prospectus
(Subject to Completion) dated December 3, 2001 included in the Registration
Statement on Form N-2 filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (File
No. 333-72494) and under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (File
No. 811-10565). 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 , 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: December 5, 2001 EQUITY SECURITIES TRUST II
By: /s/ Donald Puglisi
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Donald Puglisi
As Trustee