8-A12B 1 orcamdefineddurationetfsdda.htm 8-A12B Document

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 28, 2025


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
 
EA Series Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State of incorporation or organization)
See List Below
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
3803 West Chester Pike, Suite 150
Newtown Square, PA 19073
(Address of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Title of each class of securities to be registeredName of each exchange on which each class is to be registered
Defined Duration 5 ETF CBOE BZX Exchange, Inc.
Defined Duration 20 ETFCBOE BZX Exchange, Inc.
  
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 file number to which this form relates: 333-195493
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Not applicable.




Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
 
Reference is made to Post-Effective Amendment No. 542 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-195493 and 811-22961), as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) via EDGAR (Accession No. 0001592900-25-003224) on October 16, 2025, which is incorporated herein by reference. Any form of supplement to the Registration Statement that is subsequently filed with the SEC that relates to the Fund referenced herein is hereby also incorporated herein by reference.

The Trust currently consists of multiple series. The series to which this filing relates and its IRS Employer Identification Number is as follows:
Title of Each Class of Securities to be RegisteredIRS Employer ID Number
Defined Duration 5 ETF 39-3769655
Defined Duration 20 ETF39-3811590
Item 2. Exhibits
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SIGNATURES
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, thereunto duly authorized.
 EA Series Trust
 
October 28, 2025
  
 /s/ Michael D. Barolsky
 Michael D. Barolsky
 Vice President and Secretary