Form 8-A
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-A
FOR
REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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CALAMOS
GLOBAL DYNAMIC INCOME FUND
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware
(State
of Incorporation
or
Organization)
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20-8819776
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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2020
Calamos Court
Naperville,
Illinois 60563
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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. ý
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: 333-142056
Securities
to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title
Of Each Class
To
Be So Registered
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Name
Of Each Exchange On Which
Each
Class Is To Be Registered
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Common
shares of beneficial interest, without par value
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New
York Stock Exchange
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Securities
to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title
of Class)
Item
1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be
Registered.
The
shares (the “Shares”) to be registered hereunder are common shares of beneficial
interest, without par value, of Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund (the
“Registrant”). A description of the Shares is contained under the heading
“Description of Shares” in the prospectus included in Pre-Effective Amendment
No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 filed under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, on May 25, 2007 (Registration Nos. 333-142056 and 811-22047),
which description is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
2. Exhibits.
Pursuant
to the Instructions as to Exhibits, no exhibits are filed herewith or
incorporated herein by reference.
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, thereto duly authorized.
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Dated:
June 15, 2007
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CALAMOS
GLOBAL DYNAMIC INCOME FUND
By: /s/
Stathy Darcy
Stathy
Darcy
Assistant
Secretary
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