SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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
PIONEER MUNICIPAL HIGH INCOME TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE 030512430
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification
Number)
60 STATE STREET, BOSTON, MA 02109
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(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), please check the following A (d), please check the following
box. [X] box. [ ]
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: FILE NO. 333-103836
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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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Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
No Par Value
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The description of the Registrant's common shares to be registered is
incorporated by reference to the description under the heading "Description of
Shares" in the Registrant's Preliminary Prospectus dated July 1, 2003, which
forms part of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-103836; 811-21321) as electronically filed
pursuant to Rule 497 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 2003 (Accession No.
0001016964-03-000160), which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
Pursuant to the instructions as to Exhibits, no exhibits are filed herewith or
incorporated by reference.
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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, thereto duly authorized.
Date: July 2, 2003 Pioneer Municipal High Income Trust
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(Registrant)
By: /s/ Dorothy E. Bourassa
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(Signature)
Dorothy E. Bourassa
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(Name)
Its: Assistant Secretary
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