FORM 8-A SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 streetTRACKS(R)Series Trust [Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter] Massachusetts (see next page) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer or organization) Identification number) 225 Franklin Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value American Stock Exchange LLC - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title of each class to be registered Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered 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: [X] 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: 333-57793; 811-08839 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 shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value, of streetTRACKS(R) Series Trust (the "Trust") to be registered hereunder is set forth in the section entitled "Capital Stock and Shareholder Reports" in the Statement of Additional Information that has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (Commission File Nos. 333-57793; 811-08839), which description is incorporated herein by reference as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Trust is an "index fund" currently consisting of nine (9) separate investment portfolios. Each of the Trust's nine investment portfolios and their respective I.R.S. Employer Identification Numbers are as follows: streetTRACKS(R)Morgan Stanley Technology Index Fund 04-3526664 streetTRACKS(R)Dow Jones U.S. Small Cap Growth Index Fund 04-3526668 streetTRACKS(R)Dow Jones U.S. Small Cap Value Index Fund 04-3526667 streetTRACKS(R)Dow Jones U.S. Large Cap Growth Index Fund 04-3526701 streetTRACKS(R)Dow Jones U.S. Large Cap Value Index Fund 04-3526672 streetTRACKS(R)Wilshire REIT Index Fund 04-3526665 streetTRACKS(R)Dow Jones Global Titans Index Fund 04-3526673 FORTUNE 500(R)Index Fund 04-3526697 SPDR(R)O-Strip ETF 54-2152823 Item 2. Exhibits The following is a list of exhibits to this Registration Statement on Form 8-A which shall be filed with the American Stock Exchange, Inc.: (a)(i) Declaration of Trust was filed on June 28, 1998 and is incorporated herein by reference. (a)(ii) Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust was filed on September 25, 2000, and is incorporated herein by reference. (b) Bylaws of the Trust were filed on September 25, 2000, and is incorporated herein by reference. (c) Global certificates evidencing shares of the Beneficial Interest, $.01 par value, of each Fund were filed on September 25, 2000, and is incorporated herein by reference. 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 in the City of Boston and State of Massachusetts on the 14th day of September 2004. By: /s/ Agustin J. Fleites --------------------------------- Agustin J. Fleites President