-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, GXytA/oc3HLF/yPK8gxWRVDsLIhqbFPpBN7puvHuuBZNDKKdWhxHhHZREJZIPo9i 9ApEh/pQ8E+Xge1fFCKiqQ== 0001193125-04-166211.txt : 20041004 0001193125-04-166211.hdr.sgml : 20041004 20041004151839 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-04-166211 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-A12B PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20041004 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20041004 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ISHARES TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001100663 IRS NUMBER: 943351276 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-A12B SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-15897 FILM NUMBER: 041062233 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 45 FREMONT STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 8-A12B 1 d8a12b.htm FORM 8-A 12(B) Form 8-A 12(b)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-A

 

 

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) or (g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

iShares Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

State of Delaware   See Below

(State of incorporation

or organization)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

c/o Investors Bank and Trust Company

200 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA

   02116
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

 

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class

to be Registered

  

Exchange

  

I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number

iShares FTSE/Xinhua

China 25 Index Fund

  

New York Stock

Exchange

   54-2124824

 

 

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:

333-92935

 

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:

None.

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered:

 

Reference is made to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-1A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 27, 2004 (File Nos. 333-92935; 811-09729) and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2. Exhibits

 

1. Registrant’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a) to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the registration statement on Form N-1A dated May 12, 2000 (Exchange Act file number 333-92935 and Investment Company Act of 1940 file number 811-09729) (the “Registration Statement”).

 

2. Registrant’s Amended and Restated By-Laws, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (b) to the Registration Statement.

 

3. Form of Global Certificate for the Registrant’s Securities being registered hereunder, incorporated herein by Reference to Exhibit 3 to the Registrant’s registration of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) on Form 8-A, dated May 18, 2000 (Securities Exchange Act file number 001-15897), which 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 on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

 

   

iSHARES TRUST

Date: October 4, 2004

  

By:

  

/s/ Sandra I. Madden

       

Sandra I. Madden

       

Assistant Secretary

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