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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
 
POWERSHARES DB G10 CURRENCY HARVEST FUND
(Registrant)
DB G10 CURRENCY HARVEST MASTER FUND
(Rule 140 Co-Registrant) 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
16-6562496 (Registrant)
Delaware
16-1756876 (Co-Registrant)
(State of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   

c/o DB Commodity Services LLC
 
60 Wall Street
 
New York, New York
10005
(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 registered
     
Common Units of Beneficial Interest
 
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), 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: 333-132484 and 333-132484-01 (if applicable)
 
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:


Not Applicable 

(Title of class)
 
 

 
Item 1.    Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
 
The description of securities to be registered contained in Registrant's Prospectus filed with the commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act (File No. 333-132484 and 333-132484-01) is incorporated by reference into this registration statement.
 
Item 2.    Exhibits.
 
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registration statements previously filed as follows:
 
Exhibit Number
Description of Document
   
1.1
Form of Initial Purchaser Agreement*
   
4.1
Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement of the Registrant**
   
4.2
Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement of the Co-Registrant**
   
4.3
Form of Participant Agreement***
   
4.4
Form of Privacy Notice (annexed to the Prospectus as Exhibit A)****
   
10.1
Form of Customer Agreement between the Co-Registrant and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.***
 
 
* Previously filed as an exhibit to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-1 on May 1, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
** Previously filed as an exhibit to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form S-1 on September 8, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
*** Previously filed as an exhibit to Form S-1 on March 16, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
**** Previously filed as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-1 on April 21, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Managing Owner of the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The County of New York in the State of New York on the 21st day of November, 2008.
 
  PowerShares DB G10 Currency Harvest Fund  
       
  By: 
DB Commodity Services LLC,
its Managing Owner
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Kevin Rich  
    Name: Kevin Rich  
    Title: Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer  
       
       
  By:  /s/ Martin Kremenstein   
    Name: Martin Kremenstein  
    Title: Chief Operating Officer  
       
       
  DB G10 Currency Harvest Master Fund  
       
  By:
DB Commodity Services LLC,
its Managing Owner
 
       
       
  By: /s/ Kevin Rich   
    Name: Kevin Rich  
   
Title: Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
 
       
       
  By:  /s/ Martin Kremenstein   
    Name: Martin Kremenstein  
    Title: Chief Operating Officer  
 
       
       
 
 
 
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