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
Babson Capital Global Short Duration High Yield Fund
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Massachusetts | 45-6286206 | |
| (State of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 550 S. Tryon Street, Suite 3300 Charlotte, NC | 28202 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class
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Name of Each Exchange on Which Each Class is to be Registered: | |
| Common Shares of Beneficial Interest |
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 pursuant to which this form relates: 333-174430 (if applicable)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
Reference is hereby made to the section entitled “Description of Capital Structure” in Part A of the Registration Statement on Form N-2 of Babson Capital Global Short Duration High Yield Fund, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 23, 2011, as amended August 18, 2011, June 18, 2012 and September 24, 2012, and as may be amended further (Securities Act File No. 333-174430 and Investment Company Act File No. 811-22562).
Item 2. Exhibits
Pursuant to the Instructions as to Exhibits, no Exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURE
A copy of the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the registrant is on file with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given that this instrument is executed on behalf of the registrant by an officer of the registrant in his capacity as an officer of the registrant, and not individually, and that the obligations arising out of this instrument are not binding upon any of the trustees, officers or shareholders individually, but binding only upon the assets and property of the registrant.
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.
(Registrant) Babson Capital Global Short Duration High Yield Fund
Date: October 15, 2012
By: /s/ Patrick Hoefling
Patrick Hoefling
Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer