8-A12B 1 d8a12b.htm FORM 8-A12B FORM 8-A12B

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 12(g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 


ProShares Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 


 

Delaware   (See Next Page)
(State of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1000, Bethesda, MD   20814
(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 so Registered:

 

Name of Each Exchange on Which

Each Class is to be so Registered:

Shares of beneficial interest, no par value   American Stock Exchange LLC

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: 333-89822; 811-21114.

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NONE

 


 


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

A description of the shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value, of each of the following 12 portfolios, each a separate series of ProShares Trust (the “Trust”) to be registered hereunder is set forth in Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (Commission File Nos. 333-89822; 811-21114), which description is incorporated herein by reference as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Each of the Trust’s 12 investment portfolios to which this filing relates and their respective I.R.S. Employer Identification Numbers are as follows:

 

Ultra Russell 1000 Value ProShares

  20-5967698

Ultra Russell 1000 Growth ProShares

  20-5967660

Ultra Russell MidCap Value ProShares

  20-5972566

Ultra Russell MidCap Growth ProShares

  20-5967761

Ultra Russell 2000 Value ProShares

  20-5972710

Ultra Russell 2000 Growth ProShares

  20-5972626

UltraShort Russell 1000 Value ProShares

  20-5972877

UltraShort Russell 1000 Growth ProShares

  20-5972820

UltraShort Russell MidCap Value ProShares

  20-5973025

UltraShort Russell MidCap Growth ProShares

  20-5972981

UltraShort Russell 2000 Value ProShares

  20-5973176

UltraShort Russell 2000 Growth ProShares

  20-5973099

 

Item 2. Exhibits

1.    The Trust’s Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust is included as Exhibit (a)(2)(ii) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-89822; 811-21114), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 22, 2006.

2.    The Trust’s By-Laws are included as Exhibit (b) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-89822; 811-21114), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 22, 2006.

 


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.

 

            PROSHARES TRUST
Date: February 16, 2006     By:   /s/  Louis M. Mayberg                
      Louis M. Mayberg
      President