UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13
OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date
of earliest event reported) October 9, 2007
| CurrencySharesSM British Pound Sterling Trust |
| Sponsored by Rydex Specialized Products LLC, |
d/b/a Rydex Investments
|
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| NEW YORK |
001-32906 |
03-6118853 |
(State or other jurisdiction |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) |
|
Identification No.) |
| 9601 BLACKWELL ROAD, SUITE 500 |
20850 |
| ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (301) 296-5100
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since
last report)
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the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 3.01 |
Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer
of Listing. |
On October 9, 2007, an authorized
officer of Rydex Specialized Products LLC, d/b/a Rydex Investments (the
“Sponsor”), sponsor of the CurrencySharesSM British Pound Sterling
Trust (the “Trust”), informed the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”)
that the Trust intends to transfer its listing to NYSE Arca and plans to request that the
NYSE cease trading of the Trust’s shares (the “Shares”) effective at the
close of the market on October 31, 2007. The Trust is undertaking this transfer in
connection with an initiative by NYSE Group, Inc. to transition all exchange traded funds
listed on the NYSE to NYSE Arca.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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CURRENCYSHARESSM |
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BRITISH POUND STERLING TRUST |
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By: Rydex Specialized Products LLC |
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Sponsor of the CurrencySharesSM |
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British Pound Sterling Trust |
October 12, 2007 |
By: /s/ Nick Bonos |
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Nick Bonos |
|
Chief Financial Officer |
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