FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR (G) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
THE DREYFUS HIGH YIELD STRATEGIES FUND
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(EXACT NAME OF THE FUND AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
MASSACHUSETTS APPLICATION HAS BEEN MADE
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10166
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered each class is to be registered
COMMON SHARES 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), 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:
333-48117
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
NONE
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(Title of Class)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of the Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The description o f the Registrant's securities to be registered is
incorporated by reference to the description contained under the caption
"Description of Shares" in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-2
(Nos. 333-48117 and 811-08703) as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 16, 1998, as the same may be amended.
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Item 2. Exhibits.
(a) No exhibits are to be filed with the Commission.
(b) The following exhibits are being filed with the New York Stock
Exchange, Inc. only:
1. Registration Statement on Form N-2.
2. Declaration of Trust of Registrant.
3. By-laws of Registrant.
4. Specimen certificate for Registrant's Common Shares, par value
$.001 per share.
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.
THE DREYFUS HIGH YIELD STRATEGIES FUND
Date: April 22, 1998
By: /s/ Elba Vasquez
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Elba Vasquez
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
