SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 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 Evergreen International Balanced Income Fund -------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware 51-0550959 - ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ (State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) c/o Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC 200 Berkeley Street Boston, Massachusetts 02116 - ------------------------------------------- ----------- (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), please check the Instruction A.(d), please check the following box: |X| following box: |_| Securities Act registration statement file number 333-127742 pursuant to which this form relates: ----------------- (if applicable) 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: Common Shares of Beneficial Interest With No Par Value New York Stock Exchange - ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------- Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED. Reference is hereby made to the section entitled "Description of Shares" in the Registration Statement on Form N-2 of Evergreen International Balanced Income Fund, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on August 22, 2005 (Securities Act File No. 333-127742 and Investment Company Act File No. 811-21799) (the "Original Registration Statement") and in the pre-effective amendment to the Registration Statement on Form N-2, as filed with the Commission on September 26, 2005 (the "First Pre-Effective Amendment"). Item 2. EXHIBITS. Pursuant to the Instructions as to Exhibits, no Exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated herein by reference. SIGNATURE A copy of the Certificate of Trust of the Fund is on file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and notice is hereby given that this instrument, has been executed on behalf of the Fund by an officer of the Fund as an officer and not individually and that the obligations of or arising out of this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers or shareholders of the Fund individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of the Fund. 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. EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL BALANCED INCOME FUND By: /s/ Dennis H. Ferro ------------------------------------ Name: Dennis H. Ferro Title: President and Chief Executive Officer Date: October 14, 2005