UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: December 23, 2015
GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX FUND
(Registrant)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX MASTER FUND
(Rule 140 Co-Registrant)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
26-0151234 (Registrant) 26-0151301 (Co-Registrant) (IRS Employer ID Number) | |
c/o Greenhaven Commodity Services, LLC 3340 Peachtree Road Suite 1910 Atlanta, GA (Address of principal executive offices) |
30326 (Zip Code) |
001-33908
001-33909
(Commission File Number)
(404) 239-7942
(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
As previously disclosed, GreenHaven LLC (“GH”), GreenHaven Commodity Services, LLC (“GHCS” or the “Managing Owner”) and certain other parties entered into a Unit Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (“WTI”) on October 29, 2015.
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, GH agreed to transfer and sell to WTI all of GH’s interest in its wholly-owned subsidiary GHCS, including the sole and exclusive power to direct the business and affairs of GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Fund (the “Fund”) and GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Master Fund (the “Master Fund”, and together with the Fund, the “Funds”), as well as certain other assets pertaining to the management of the Funds, subject to various terms and conditions (the “Transaction”).
On November 19, 2015, the Fund initiated a consent solicitation process in connection with the Transaction, seeking consent for the following two proposals:
· | Substitution Proposal: the substitution of WTI for GH as the sole member of the Managing Owner, and the transfer of all the issued and outstanding units of GHCS to WTI pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (the “Substitution”); and |
· | Time Waiver Proposal: with respect to the Substitution, a waiver of the 60-day notice period provided in the Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement of the Fund, which permits the transfer of all ownership interests in the Managing Owner to a non-affiliated entity upon 60 days’ prior written notice. |
The solicitation period expired on December 17, 2015, and both the Substitution Proposal and the Time Waiver Proposal were approved. The final results of the consent solicitation were as follows:
· | Substitution Proposal |
Votes For (including non-responses) | Votes Against | Abstentions |
12,312,495 | 97,566 | 39,939 |
· | Time Waiver Proposal |
Votes For (including non-responses) | Votes Against | Abstentions |
10,488,443 | 1,925,909 | 35,648 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX FUND | ||||
By Greenhaven Commodity Services, LLC, the Managing Owner | ||||
By: | /s/ Ashmead Pringle | |||
Name: | Ashmead Pringle | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||
GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX MASTER FUND | ||||
By Greenhaven Commodity Services, LLC, the Managing Owner | ||||
By: | /s/ Ashmead Pringle | |||
Name: | Ashmead Pringle | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Date: December 23, 2015