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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 SELECT SECTOR SPDR(R) TRUST
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[Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter]
Massachusetts (see next page)
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(State of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer Identification
or organization) number)
225 Franklin Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
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(Address of principal (Zip Code)
executive offices)
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
to be registered each class is to be registered
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Shares of beneficial American Stock Exchange LLC
interest, $.001 par value
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: 333-57791; 811-08837
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
NONE
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(Title of class)
NONE
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(Title of class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
A description of the shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value,
of THE SELECT SECTOR SPDR(R) TRUST (the "Trust") to be registered hereunder is
set forth in the section entitled "Capital Stock and Shareholder Reports" in the
Statement of Additional Information that has been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission in connection with the Trust's Registration Statement on
Form N-1A (Commission File Nos. 333-57791; 811-08837), which description is
incorporated herein by reference as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
The Trust is an "index fund" currently consisting of nine (9)
separate investment portfolios. Each of the Trust's nine investment portfolios
and their respective I.R.S. Employer Identification Numbers are as follows:
The Basic Industries Select Sector SPDR Fund 04-3437400
The Consumer Services Select Sector SPDR 04-3437403
The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund 04-3437406
The Cyclical/Transportation Select Sector SPDR Fund 04-3437407
The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund 04-3437408
The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund 04-3437410
The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund 04-3437401
The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund 04-3437402
The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund 04-3437413
Item 2. Exhibits
The following is a list of exhibits to this Registration Statement
on Form 8-A which shall be filed with the American Stock Exchange, Inc.:
1. Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Trust's Registration
Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-57791; 811-08837), as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 1998.
2. The Trust's Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust is included
as Exhibit 1 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the the Trust's Registration
Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-57791; 811-08837), as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 1998.
3. The Trust's By-Laws is included as Exhibit 2 to Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 2 to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos.
333-57791; 811-08837), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
November 17, 1998.
4. A specimen certificate of beneficial interest, $.001 par value is
included as Exhibit 4 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Trust's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-57791; 811-08837), as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 1998.
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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
in the City of Boston and State of Massachusetts on the 5th day of November
1998.
THE SELECT SECTOR SPDR(R) TRUST
By: /s/ Howard H. Fairweather
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Howard H. Fairweather
President
