0001193125-16-487345.txt : 20160301 0001193125-16-487345.hdr.sgml : 20160301 20160301115603 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-16-487345 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-A12B PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160301 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160301 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Goldman Sachs ETF Trust CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001479026 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-A12B SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-37554 FILM NUMBER: 161472090 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 WEST STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10282-2198 BUSINESS PHONE: (312) 655-4400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 WEST STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10282-2198 8-A12B 1 d150915d8a12b.htm GOLDMAN SACHS ETF TRUST Goldman Sachs ETF Trust

 

 

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

 

 

Goldman Sachs ETF 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.)

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

(Address of principal executive offices)

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

 

Title of Each Class

to be so Registered

   

Name of the Exchange on which

Each Class is to be so Registered

   

I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number

Shares of beneficial interest, no par value per share, of:

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF

    NYSE Arca, Inc.   

47-2649979

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF    NYSE Arca, Inc.   

47-2674525

 

 

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:

333-200933

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.

A description of the shares of beneficial interest, no par value per share, of each of the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Europe Equity ETF and Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta® Japan Equity ETF, each a series of Goldman Sachs ETF Trust (the “Trust”) to be registered hereunder, is set forth in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information filed pursuant to Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933 (Commission File Nos. 333-200933; 811-23013) filed on September 17, 2015, which description is incorporated herein by reference as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any form of amendment or supplement to the registration statement that is subsequently filed is hereby also incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2. Exhibits.

1. The Trust’s Certificate of Trust is included as Exhibit (a)(1) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-200933), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2015.

2. The Trust’s Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust is included as Exhibit (a)(2) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-200933), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2015.

3. The Trust’s By-Laws are included as Exhibit (b) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-200933), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2015.

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, as of this 1st day of March, 2016.

 

GOLDMAN SACHS ETF TRUST

By:

  

/s/ Caroline L. Kraus

Name:

  

Caroline L. Kraus

Title:

  

Secretary