- Securities Registration (section 12(b)) (8-A12B)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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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

Claymore Exchange-Traded Fund Trust 2
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware (See Next Page) (State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 2455 Corporate West Drive, Lisle, Illinois 60532 (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, no par value New York Stock Exchange 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), 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:
333-135105; 811-21910.

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

NONE

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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.

A description of the shares of beneficial interest, without par value, of Claymore Exchange-Traded Fund Trust 2 (the "Trust") to be registered hereunder is set forth for Claymore/Zacks Country Rotation ETF, Claymore/Clear Global Timber Index ETF, Claymore/Clear Global Exchanges, Brokers & Asset Managers Index ETF, Claymore/AlphaShares China Small Cap Index ETF, Claymore/Zacks International Yield Hog Index ETF and Claymore/SWM Canadian Energy Income Index ETF in Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (Commission File Nos. 333-135105; 811-21910), which description is incorporated herein by reference as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and is set forth for Claymore S&P Global Water Index ETF and Claymore/Robeco Developed International Equity ETF in Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (Commission File Nos. 333-135105; 811-21910), which description is incorporated herein by reference as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Trust is an "index fund" currently consisting of 13 separate investment portfolios. The Trust's investment portfolio to which this filing relates and its I.R.S. Employer Identification Number are as follows:

Claymore/Zacks Country Rotation ETF 20-8871585 Claymore/Clear Global Timber Index ETF 26-0902749 Claymore/Clear Global Exchanges, Brokers & Asset Managers Index ETF 20-8871160 Claymore/AlphaShares China Small Cap Index ETF 26-1365220 Claymore/Zacks International Yield Hog Index ETF 20-8871644 Claymore/SWM Canadian Energy Income Index ETF 20-8871464 Claymore S&P Global Water Index ETF 20-8871373 Claymore/Robeco Developed International Equity ETF 20-5799752

Item 2. Exhibits

1. 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 Nos. 333-135105; 811-21910), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 27, 2006.

2. The Trust's By-Laws are included as Exhibit (b) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-135105; 811-21910), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 27, 2006.

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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.

CLAYMORE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST 2

Date: October 22, 2008 By: /s/ J. Thomas Futrell ----------------------- J. Thomas Futrell Chief Executive Officer