8-A12B 1 d580405d8a12b.htm FORM 8-A Form 8-A

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 1000E

 

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  

Name of Each Exchange on Which

to be so Registered:  

Each Class is to be so Registered:

Shares of beneficial interest, no par value  

NYSE Arca

 

 

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) or (e), 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) or (e), check the following box. [  ]

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. [  ]

Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering 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, no par value, of a series (the “Fund”) of ProShares Trust (the “Trust”), to be registered hereunder is set forth in Post-Effective Amendment No. 194 to the Trust’s Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Amendment No. 203 to the Trust’s Registration Statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, on Form N-1A (Commission File No. 333-89822; 811-21114), which description is incorporated herein by reference as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

This filing relates to the following Fund:

 

Fund Name       Tax ID Number

ProShares S&P 500® Bond ETF

 

     

82-4344438

 

Item 2. Exhibits

None


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: May 1, 2018    By:                      
     

/s/ Richard F. Morris

     
     

Richard F. Morris

Chief Legal Officer and Secretary