Unassociated Document
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
 
POWERSHARES DB AGRICULTURE FUND
(A Series of PowerShares DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust)
(Registrant)
DB AGRICULTURE MASTER FUND
(A Series of DB Multi-Sector Commodity Master Trust)
(Rule 140 Co-Registrant)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
  
87-0778078 (Registrant)
 87-0778079 (Co-Registrant)
(State of incorporation or organization)
 
  
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
c/o DB Commodity Services LLC
60 Wall Street
New York, New York
  
10005
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)
 
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
to be so registered
  
Name of each exchange on which
each class is to be registered
 
Common Units of Beneficial Interest
  
 
NYSE Arca

 
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:  333-150501, 333-150501-08, 333-150501-09 and 333-150501-01 (if applicable)
 
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 
Not Applicable
(Title of class)
 
 
 
Item 1.                      Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
 
The description of securities to be registered contained in Registrant's Prospectus filed with the commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act (File Nos. 333-150501, 333-150501-08, 333-150501-09 and 333-150501-01) is  incorporated by reference into this registration statement.
 
Item 2.                      Exhibits.
 
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registration statements previously filed as follows:
 
Exhibit Number
  
Description of Document
     
1.1
  
Form of Initial Purchaser Agreement*
     
4.1
  
Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement of the Registrant*
     
4.2
  
Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement of the Co-Registrant*
     
4.2.1
  
Form of Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement of the Co-Registrant**
     
4.3
  
Form of Participant Agreement*
     
4.4
  
Form of Privacy Notice (annexed to the Prospectus as Exhibit A)**
     
10.1
  
Form of Customer Agreement between the Co-Registrant and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.*
 
*Previously filed as an exhibit to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-1 on December 14, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
** Previously filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement on Form S-1 on January 11, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Managing Owner of the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The County of New York in the State of New York on the 21st day of November, 2008.
 
 
 
PowerShares DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust with
respect to PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund
  
       
 
By:
DB Commodity Services LLC,  
    its Managing Owner  
       
       
 
By:
/s/ Kevin Rich
  
    Name:  Kevin Rich  
    Title:    Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer   
       
       
 
By:
/s/ Martin Kremenstein  
    Name:  Martin Kremenstein  
    Title:    Chief Operating Officer   
       
       
 
DB Multi-Sector Commodity Master Trust with
respect to DB Agriculture Master Fund
  
       
 
By:
DB Commodity Services LLC,  
    its Managing Owner  
       
       
 
By:
/s/ Kevin Rich  
    Name:   Kevin Rich   
    Title:     Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer   
       
       
 
By:
/s/ Martin Kremenstein  
    Name:   Martin Kremenstein   
    Title:     Chief Operating Officer  
       
 
 
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