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
Nuveen Global High Income Fund
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
MASSACHUSETTS (State of Incorporation or Organization) | 47-1964033 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Class | Name of Exchange On Which | |
Common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share | New York Stock Exchange |
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: 333-198062
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
NONE
(Title of Class)
Item 1. | Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered. |
The shares to be registered hereunder are common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Shares”), of Nuveen Global High Income Fund (the “Registrant”). The description of the Common Shares is contained in the joint proxy statement/prospectus and in the related exhibits included in the registration statement on Form N-14, pre-effective amendment no. 1, filed by the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), on September 10, 2014 (Registration No. 333-198062) and declared effective on September 17, 2014, and such description as included in the joint proxy statement/prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 497 under the Securities Act on September 19, 2014.
The description of the Common Shares contained in such filings is deemed incorporated herein by reference and made part of this registration statement.
Item 2. | Exhibits. |
1 | Declaration of Trust of the Registrant, dated August 5, 2014, is incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-14 (File No. 333-198062) filed on August 12, 2014. | |
2 | By-Laws of the Registrant are incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-14 (File No. 333-198062) filed on August 12, 2014. |
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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.
Date: November 18, 2014
NUVEEN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND | ||
By: | /s/ Kevin J. McCarthy | |
Name: | Kevin J. McCarthy | |
Title: | Vice President and Secretary |