Securities Registration (section 12(b)) (8-a12b)

 

UNITED STATES

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

KraneShares Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware	83-2890965
(State of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

280 Park Avenue, 32nd Floor New York, New York	10017
(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
KFA Global Carbon 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. ☒

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: 333-180870.

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 KFA Global Carbon ETF, a series of KraneShares Trust (the “Trust”), to be registered hereunder is set forth in Post-Effective Amendment No. 236 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180870; 811-22698) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2020, which description is incorporated herein by reference. Any form of supplement to the Registration Statement which was subsequently filed after April 30, 2020, is hereby also incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 2.

Exhibits.

1.       The Trust’s Certificate of Trust, dated February 3, 2012, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(1) to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180870 and 811-22698), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 20, 2012.

 

2.       The Trust’s Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, dated June 7, 2017, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 145 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180870 and 811-22698), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 19, 2017.

 

3.       The Trust’s Amended By-Laws are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (b) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 145 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180870 and 811-22698), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 19, 2017.

 

 

 

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 8, 2020

	KraneShares Trust
	By:	/s/ Jonathan Krane
	Name:	Jonathan Krane
	Title:	Trustee, Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer