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) Ocvtober 9, 2007
| CurrencySharesSM Australian Dollar Trust |
| Sponsored by Rydex Specialized Products LLC, |
d/b/a Rydex Investments
|
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| NEW YORK |
001-32911 |
20-4685355 |
(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)
Check
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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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230 .425) |
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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 Australian Dollar 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 |
|
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR TRUST |
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By: Rydex Specialized Products LLC |
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Sponsor of the CurrencySharesSM |
|
Australian Dollar Trust |
October 12, 2007 |
By: /s/ Nick Bonos |
|
Nick Bonos |
|
Chief Financial Officer |
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