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
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Grail
Advisors ETF Trust
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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Delaware
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See
List Below
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(State
of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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One
Ferry Building, Suite 255, San Francisco, California
94111
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(Address
of principal executive
offices) (Zip
Code)
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Securities
to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title
of each class
to be so
registered
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Name
of each exchange on which
each class is to be
registered
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Shares
of beneficial interest, no par value
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NYSE
Arca, Inc.
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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:
333-148082
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 Grail Advisors ETF Trust (the "Trust") to
be registered hereunder is set forth in the Trust's Post-Effective Amendment No.
7 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-148082; 811-22154)
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 31, 2009, which
description is incorporated herein by reference.
The Trust currently consists of eight
separate series; this registration statement pertains solely to the two series
listed below:
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Series
Name
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EIN
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Grail
McDonnell Core Taxable Bond ETF
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27-1082858
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Grail
McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF
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27-1082673
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Item
2. Exhibits.
1. The
Trust's Certificate of Trust is included as Exhibit (a)(1) to the Trust's
initial Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-148082; 811-22154),
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 14,
2007.
2. The
Trust's Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Trust dated March 25, 2008 is
included as Exhibit (a)(2) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Trust's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-148082; 811-22154), as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2009.
3. The
Trust's Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Trust dated January 12, 2009
is included as Exhibit (a)(3) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Trust's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-148082; 811-22154), as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2009.
4. The
Trust's Trust Instrument is included as Exhibit (a)(4) to Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 2 to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos.
333-148082; 811-22154), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
April 8, 2009.
5. The
Trust's By-Laws is included as Exhibit (b) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to
the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-148082;
811-22154), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8,
2009.
Signatures
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: January
27, 2010
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GRAIL
ADVISORS ETF TRUST
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By:
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/s/ William M.
Thomas
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Name:
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William
M. Thomas
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Title:
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President
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