8-A12B 1 a20-12421_18a12b.htm 8-A12B

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC  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

 

AltShares Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

84-3163699

(State of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

41 Madison Avenue, 42nd Floor
New York, NY

 

10010

(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 the exchange on which
each class is to be registered

AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF, shares of
beneficial interest, no par value

 

NYSE Arca, Inc.

 

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. o

 

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-233772.

 

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Not applicable

 

 

 

 

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, of AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF, a series of AltShares Trust (the “Trust”), to be registered hereunder is set forth in the Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-233772; 811-23475) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission via EDGAR Accession No. 0001104659-20-022502 on February 19, 2020, which description is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 2.                                                EXHIBITS.

 

1.                                      The Trust’s Certificate of Trust, dated June 5, 2019 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(1) to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-233772; 811-23475), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission via EDGAR Accession No. 0001104659-19-050159 on September 16, 2019).

 

2.                                      The Trust’s Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Trust, dated October 1, 2019 (filed herewith).

 

3.                                      The Trust’s Trust Instrument, dated June 5, 2019, as Amended and Restated on October 1, 2019 (filed herewith).

 

4.                                      The Trust’s By-Laws, dated June 5, 2019, as Amended and Restated on October 1, 2019 (filed herewith).

 

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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.

 

Date:  May 4, 2020

 

 

ALTSHARES TRUST

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ John S. Orrico

 

Name:

John S. Orrico

 

Title:

President

 

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