UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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

 


 

iShares ® COMEX ® Gold Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 


 

New York   n/a

(State of Incorporation

or Organization)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

c/o Barclays Global Investors, N.A., 45 Fremont Street, San Francisco, CA 94105

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 


 

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: 333-112589 (if applicable).

 

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


Shares of the iShares COMEX Gold Trust   American Stock Exchange

 

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

 

 

(Title of Class)

 

 

(Title of Class)

 



INFORMATION REQUIRED IN

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

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

 

The description contained under the heading “Description of the iShares and the Trust Agreement” in the prospectus that forms part of the Registration Statement No. 333-112589, initially filed with the Commission on February 6, 2004, as amended (the “Registration Statement”), is hereby incorporated by this reference and made a part of this filing.

 

Item 2. Exhibits.

 

1. Form of Depositary Trust Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement filed with the Commission on January 25, 2005.

 

2. Form of Authorized Participant Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement filed with the Commission on January 25, 2005.

 

3. Creation and Redemption Procedures, incorporated by reference to Schedule 1 attached to the Form of Authorized Participant Agreement filed with the Commission as Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement on January 25, 2005.

 

4. Form of Certificate representing the Shares, incorporated by reference to Exhibit A attached to the Form of Depositary Trust Agreement filed with the Commission as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on January 25, 2005.


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.

 

   

iShares COMEX Gold Trust


    (Registrant)

Date: January 25, 2005

  By:   Barclays Global Investors, N.A.,
        Sponsor of the iShares COMEX Gold Trust
        By:  

/s/ Blake R. Grossman


            Blake R. Grossman
            Chief Executive Officer – President
        By:  

/s/ Francis S. Ryan


            Francis S. Ryan
            Chief Financial Officer