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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 25
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NOTIFICATION OF REMOVAL FROM LISTING AND/OR
REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(b) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Commission File Number: 001-31670
PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, American Stock
Exchange, LLC
(Exact name of Issuer as specified in its charter,
and name of Exchange where security is listed and/or registered)
301 West Roosevelt Road
Wheaton, Illinois 60187
(Address, including zip code, and telephone
number, including area code, of Issuer’s principal executive offices)
Shares of Beneficial Interest,
no par value, of PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio
(Description of class of securities)
Please place an X in the box to designate the rule provision
relied upon to strike the class of securities from listing and registration:
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o
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17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(1)
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o
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17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(2)
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o
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17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(3)
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o
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17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(4)
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o
Pursuant
to 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(b), the Exchange has complied with its rules to
strike the class of securities from listing and/or withdraw registration on the
Exchange.(1)
x
Pursuant
to 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(c), the Issuer has complied with the rules of the
Exchange and the requirements of 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(c) governing the
voluntary withdrawal of the class of securities from listing and registration
on the Exchange.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing the Form 25 and has caused this notification to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.
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October 31,
2008
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By
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/s/ H. Bruce Bond
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Principal
Executive Officer
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Date
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Name
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Title
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(1) Form 25 and attached
Notice will be considered compliance with the provisions of 17 CFR 240.19d-1 as
applicable. See General Instructions.
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