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
Highland Funds I
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | (See Below) | |
(State of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
200 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas | 75201 | |
(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 so Registered | I.R.S. Employer Identification Number | ||
Highland HFR Global ETF | NYSE Arca, Inc. | 47-3750057 | ||
Highland HFR Event-Driven ETF | NYSE Arca, Inc. | 47-3722171 | ||
Highland HFR Equity Hedge ETF | NYSE Arca, Inc. | 47-3717478 |
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), please 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), please check the following box. ¨
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
333-132400
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
NONE
Item 1. | Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered. |
A description of the shares of beneficial interest is set forth in the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (“Registration Statement”) (Commission File Nos. 811-21866; 333-132400), which description is incorporated herein by reference as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 28, 2015 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Any form of supplement or amendment to the Registration Statement that is subsequently filed that relates to a Fund is hereby also incorporated by reference herein.
Item 2. | Exhibits |
(a) | Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(1) to the Registration Statement. |
(b) | Bylaws, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (b) to the Registration Statement. |
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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.
HIGHLAND FUNDS I | ||||||
Date: May 29, 2015 | By: | /s/ Ethan Powell | ||||
Ethan Powell | ||||||
Secretary |
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