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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000898432-04-000966
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20041117
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20041116

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ASA BERMUDA LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001230869
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			D0
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1130

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-A12B
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32357
		FILM NUMBER:		041150560

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4TH FLOOR
		STREET 2:		11 SUMMER STREET
		CITY:			BUFFALO
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14209
		BUSINESS PHONE:		716-883-2428

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4TH FLOOR
		STREET 2:		11 SUMMER STREET
		CITY:			BUFFALO
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14209
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                                    FORM 8-A

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR (G) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



                              ASA (Bermuda) Limited
         ---------------------------------------------------------------
              (Exact name of the fund as specified in its charter)


                   Bermuda                        98-6000252
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         (State of incorporation or             (I.R.S. Employer
                organization)                  Identification No.)


              4th Floor, 11 Summer Street, Buffalo, New York 14209
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)

        Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

            Title of each class            Name of each exchange on which
            to be so registered            each class is to be registered
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------

              Common Shares,                  New York Stock Exchange
         $1.00 Par Value Per Share

      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: 333-119583

      Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:


                                      None
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                                (Title of Class)


<PAGE>

                 INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT


Item 1:  Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.

         The  description  of the  Registrant's  securities  to be registered is
incorporated  by  reference  to the  description  contained  under  the  caption
"Description of Shares" in the Registrant's  Registration Statement on Form N-14
(Nos. 333-119583 and 811-21650), as filed electronically with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on October 7, 2004 (Accession No. 0000898432-04-000777),  as
the same may be amended.

Item 2:  Exhibits.

         The   Registrant's   Bye-Laws  is  incorporated  by  reference  to  its
Registration Statement on Form N-2 (No. 811-21650), as filed electronically with
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on  October 5, 2004  (Accession  No.
0000898432-04-000771), as the same may be amended.


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<PAGE>


                                    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,  as of this 16th day
of November 2004.



                              ASA (Bermuda) Limited

                              By:     /s/ Robert J.A. Irwin
                                      ---------------------
                              Name:   Robert J.A. Irwin
                              Title:  Chairman of the Board, President and Chief
                                      Executive Officer and Treasurer



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