WisdomTree Trust

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 8-A

 

 

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

WisdomTree Trust

(Exact name of the fund as specified in its Trust Instrument)

 

 

 

Delaware  

81-1299737

81-1336252

81-1317511

81-1476890

(State of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

245 Park Avenue, 35th Floor New York, NY 10167

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

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 registered

WisdomTree Fundamental U.S. Corporate Bond Fund   BATS Exchange, Inc.
WisdomTree Fundamental U.S. Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund   BATS Exchange, Inc.
WisdomTree Fundamental U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Fund   BATS Exchange, Inc.
WisdomTree Fundamental U.S. Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond Fund   BATS Exchange, 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.  ¨

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-132380

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

None

(Title of Class)

 

 

 


INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 1: Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

A description of the shares of beneficial interest, $0.001 par value, of each series of WisdomTree Trust (the “Trust”) to be registered hereunder is set forth in the Post-Effective Amendment No. 541, 542, 543 and 544, respectively, to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (Commission File Nos. 333-132380; 811-21864) with respect to the series as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 14, 2016.

The series of the Trust that are registering securities, and their I.R.S. Employer Identification Numbers, are respectively, as follows:

 

WisdomTree Fundamental U.S. Corporate Bond Fund  

81-1299737            

WisdomTree Fundamental U.S. Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund  

81-1336252            

WisdomTree Fundamental U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Fund  

81-1317511            

WisdomTree Fundamental U.S. Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond Fund  

81-1476890            

 

Item 2: Exhibits.

1. The Trust’s Trust Instrument dated December 15, 2005 (“Trust Instrument”) is incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit (a)(1) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-132380;
811-21864), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 26, 2006.

2. The Trust’s By-Laws are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (b) to the Trust’s initial Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-132380; 811-21864), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2006.


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, thereunto duly authorized, as of this 25th day of April 2016.

 

WisdomTree Trust
By:  

/s/ Sarah English

Name:   Sarah English
Title:   Assistant Secretary