Morgan Stanley ETF Trust

10/04/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/04/2024 13:47

New Listing Registration Form 8 A12B

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 (g) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Morgan Stanley ETF Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

1585 Broadway

New York, New York

10036
(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 each Exchange on
which

Each Class is to be so
Registered

I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number

Shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.001 per share, of:
Parametric Equity Plus ETF The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC 99-4282597

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) or (e), 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) or (e), check the following box. ¨

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. ¨

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-266913

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: None.

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

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

A description of the shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.001 per share, of the Parametric Equity Plus ETF, a series of Morgan Stanley ETF Trust (the "Trust"), to be registered hereunder, is set forth in Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (Commission File Nos. 333-266913; 811-23820) (the "Registration Statement") filed on September 30, 2024, which description is incorporated herein by reference as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any form of amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement that is subsequently filed that relates to the shares of this series of the Trust is hereby also incorporated by reference herein.

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 No. 811-23820), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 16, 2022.

2. 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. 333-266913; 811-23820), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2022.

3. The Trust's Amended and Restated Schedule A to the Trust's Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, dated September 26, 2024, is included as Exhibit (a)(3) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-266913; 811-23820), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 30, 2024.

4. 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. 333-266913; 811-23820), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2022.

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.

October 4, 2024

MORGAN STANLEY ETF TRUST
By: /s/ John H. Gernon
Name: John H. Gernon
Title: President and Principal Executive Officer