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UNITED STATES
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 (g) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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NUVEEN TAX-ADVANTAGED FLOATING RATE FUND
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
MASSACHUSETTS TO BE APPLIED FOR
(State of Incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or Organization) Identification No.)
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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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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Share of beneficial interest New York Stock Exchange
$0.01 par value per share
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. |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), please check the following box. |_|
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form
relates: 333-122276.
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
NONE
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(Title of Class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
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The shares (the "Shares") to be registered hereunder are shares of
beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share of Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Floating
Rate Fund (the "Registrant"). A description of the Shares is contained under the
heading "Description of Shares" in the prospectus included in an amendment to
the Registrant's registration statement on Form N-2 and under the heading
"Description of Shares" in the statement of additional information included
therein, which registration statement was filed under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, on
February 9, 2005 (Registration Nos. 333-122276 and 811-21705, respectively), and
such description is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
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Pursuant to the Instructions as to Exhibits, no exhibits are filed
herewith or incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURES
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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: March 3, 2005
NUVEEN TAX-ADVANTAGED
FLOATING RATE FUND
By: /s/ Jessica R. Droeger
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Name: Jessica R. Droeger
Title: Vice President and
Secretary
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