8-A12B 1 a2162891z8-a12b.txt 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 POWERSHARES EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) MASSACHUSETTS (SEE NEXT PAGE) (State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 855 WEST PRARIE AVENUE, WHEATON, ILLINOIS 60187 (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, par value $0.01 per share 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: 333-102228; 811-21265. 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 PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (the "Trust") to be registered hereunder is set forth in the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (Commission File Nos. 333-102228; 811-21265), which description is incorporated herein by reference as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Trust is an "index fund" currently consisting of twenty-three separate investment portfolios. Each of the Trust's twenty-three investment portfolios and their respective I.R.S. Employer Identification Numbers are as follows: PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio 01-0772019 PowerShares Dynamic OTC Portfolio 01-0772023 PowerShares Golden Dragon Halter USX China Portfolio 20-1794103 PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers(TM) Portfolio 36-7435619 PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio 36-7435603 PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio 20-6401407 PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio 20-6401441 PowerShares Dynamic Mid Cap Growth Portfolio 20-6401456 PowerShares Dynamic Mid Cap Value Portfolio 20-6401471 PowerShares Dynamic Small Cap Growth Portfolio 20-6401505 PowerShares Dynamic Small Cap Value Portfolio 20-6401536 PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio 34-2044003 PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio 20-6578662 PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio 20-6578674 PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio 34-2044007 PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio 20-6578723 PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio 20-6578745 PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio 20-6578768 PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio 20-6578777 PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio 22-3915830 PowerShares Dividend Achievers(TM) Portfolio 30-0327727 PowerShares High Growth Rate Dividend Achievers(TM) Portfolio 22-3915831 PowerShares International Dividend Achievers(TM) Portfolio 22-3915833
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS 1. The Trust's Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust is included as Exhibit (a)(1) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-102228; 811-21265), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2003. 2. The Trust's By-Laws is included as Exhibit (b) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-102228; 811-21265), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2003. 3. A form of specimen certificate of beneficial interest, $.01 par value is included as Exhibit (d)(1) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-102228; 811-21265), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2003. 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. POWERSHARES EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST Date: September 14, 2005 By: /s/ H. Bruce Bond --------------------------------- H. Bruce Bond Chief Executive Officer