Morgan Stanley Pathway Funds 8-A12BRegistration of securities on exchange

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

MORGAN STANLEY PATHWAY FUNDS

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

2000 Westchester Avenue

Purchase, New York 10577

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

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

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), please check the following box. ☒:

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is to become effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. ☐:

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 033-40823

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 is set forth in Post-Effective Amendment No. 92 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the “Registration Statement”) (File Nos. 033-40823; 811-06318), as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) via EDGAR on October 18, 2024, which description is incorporated herein by reference. Any form of supplement to the Registration Statement that is subsequently filed with the SEC that relates to the shares is hereby also incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2. Exhibits.

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.