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 (Date of earliest event reported): March 27, 2019
WISDOMTREE CONTINUOUS COMMODITY
INDEX FUND
(Registrant)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
WISDOMTREE CONTINUOUS COMMODITY
INDEX MASTER FUND
(Rule 140 Co-Registrant)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 26-0151234 (Registrant) 26-0151301 (Co-Registrant) | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(IRS Employer ID Number) | |
c/o WisdomTree Commodity Services, LLC 245 Park Avenue 35th Floor New York, NY |
10167 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
001-33908
001-33909
(Commission File Number)
1-866-909-9473
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.02(b). Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On March 28, 2019, WisdomTree Continuous Commodity Index Fund and WisdomTree Continuous Commodity Index Master Fund (collectively, the Fund) filed a Prospectus Supplement pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) (File No. 333-214153 and 333-214153-01) to revise the Funds disclosure in its existing Registration Statement on Form S-3 regarding its executive officers. Effective March 27, 2019, Jeremy Schwartz was appointed as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of the Managing Owner and will thus participate in managing the Fund, replacing Gregory Barton with respect to such positions.
Biographical information about Mr. Schwartz is provided below:
Jeremy Schwartz President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Schwartz has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Managing Owner in charge of managing its business since March 2019. He became a registered Associated Person and Principal of the Managing Owner in March 2019. Mr. Schwartz has served as WisdomTree Investment Inc.s Executive Vice President Global Head of Research overseeing research since November 2018 and Director of Research from October 2008 through October 2018. Mr. Schwartz became a registered Associated Person and Principal of WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc., in February 2013 and January 2013, respectively. Mr. Schwartz is 38 years old.
The foregoing disclosure is a summary of the information contained in the Prospectus Supplement and the descriptions herein are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Prospectus Supplement and existing Registration Statement. Investors are urged to consult the Prospectus Supplement and existing Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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.
WISDOMTREE CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX FUND | ||
By WisdomTree Commodity Services, LLC, its Managing Owner | ||
By: | /s/ Jeremy Schwartz | |
Name: Jeremy Schwartz | ||
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
WISDOMTREE CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX MASTER FUND | ||
By WisdomTree Commodity Services, LLC, its Managing Owner | ||
By: | /s/ Jeremy Schwartz | |
Name: Jeremy Schwartz | ||
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
Date: March 28, 2019