FlexShares Trust

FLEXSHARES TRUST

Date: October 4, 2013

/s/ Peter K. Ewing

Name: Peter K. Ewing

Title: Vice President

0001193125-13-391900.txt : 20131007 0001193125-13-391900.hdr.sgml : 20131007 20131004200259 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-13-391900 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-A12B PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20131007 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20131004 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FlexShares Trust CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001491978 IRS NUMBER: 272560399 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-A12B SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-35291 FILM NUMBER: 131137778 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 50 S. LASALLE STREET CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60603 BUSINESS PHONE: (800) 595-9111 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 50 S. LASALLE STREET CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60603 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NT ETF Trust DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20100513 8-A12B 1 d605527d8a12b.htm FLEXSHARES TRUST FlexShares 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 12(g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FlexShares Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


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

50 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois		60603
(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:

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

FlexShares^® STOXX^® Global Broad Infrastructure Index Fund

NYSE Arca, Inc.

30-0791564

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: 333-173967.

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, $0.0001 par value, of FlexShares Trust (the “Trust”) to be registered hereunder is set forth in Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-173967; 811-22555), as filed on October 4, 2013, which description is incorporated herein by reference as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 2. Exhibits

1. The Trust’s Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust is included as Exhibit (a)(3) to the Trust’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-173967; 811-22555), as filed on September 1, 2011, and incorporated herein by reference.

2. The Trust’s Amended and Restated Schedule A to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust is included as Exhibit (a)(4) to the Trust’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-173967; 811-22555), as filed on October 4, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference.

3. The Trust’s By-Laws are included as Exhibit (b) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-173967; 811-22555), as filed on September 1, 2011, and incorporated herein by reference.

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.