Form 8-A12B STERLING CAPITAL FUNDS

 

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

 

Sterling Capital Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts		See below
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

155 Federal Street, Suite 700 Boston, MA		02110
(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		I.R.S. Employer Identification Number
Sterling Capital Ultra Short Bond ETF		Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.		46-1146207
Sterling Capital Short Duration Bond ETF		Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.		31-1357795

 

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) or (e), 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) or (e), check the following box. [   ]

 

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. [   ]

 

Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates (if applicable) 33-49098

 

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.

 

A description of the shares of beneficial interest of Sterling Capital Ultra Short Bond ETF and Sterling Capital Short Duration Bond ETF, a series of Sterling Capital Funds (the “Trust”) to be registered hereunder, is set forth in Post-Effective Amendment No. 169 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (Commission File Nos. 33-49098; 811-06719) filed on February 12, 2026, which description is incorporated herein by reference as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any form of amendment or supplement to the registration statement that is subsequently filed is hereby also incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 2. Exhibits.

 

(1) Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated August 27, 2025 is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(1) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 159 to the Registration Statement of the Registrant on Form N-1A (filed September 24, 2025).

 

(2) Amended and Restated Bylaws dated November 19, 2015 is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (b)(1) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 116 to the Registration Statement of the Registrant on Form N-1A (filed November 30, 2015).

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

 

	STERLING CAPITAL FUNDS
	Date:	March 2, 2026
	By:	/s/	Jim T. Gillespie
		Name:	Jim T. Gillespie
		Title:	President

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