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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  February 5, 2010

RJO GLOBAL TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
000-22887
(Commission File Number)
 
36-4113382
 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

c/o R.J. O’Brien Fund Management, LLC
222 South Riverside Plaza
Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60606
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(312) 373-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


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Item 5.03.              Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Changes in Fiscal Year.

On February 5, 2010, the managing owner of RJO Global Trust (the “Trust”), R.J. O’Brien Fund Management, LLC (the “Managing Owner”), executed the First Amendment to the Eighth Declaration and Agreement of Trust, attached hereto as Exhibit 3.01, in accordance with its authority under Section 19(a) of the Eighth Declaration and Agreement of Trust (the “Trust Agreement”) to amend the Trust Agreement in order to clarify any clerical inaccuracy or ambiguity or reconcile any inconsistency.

The First Amendment to the Trust Agreement, which is effective as of February 5, 2010, clarifies in Section 5(d) and Section 8(a) of the Trust Agreement that calculations of the Trust’s net asset value per unit (as defined in the Trust Agreement) and monthly allocations related thereto will be calculated on a per class or series basis, as applicable, in the event that the Managing Owner establishes additional public or private offerings of units of beneficial interest in accordance with its authority under Section 14 of the Trust Agreement.
 
 
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)   The following exhibit is filed herewith:
 
Exhibit Number
Description
   
3.01
First Amendment to the Eighth Declaration and Agreement of Trust.
 


 
SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 

 
RJO GLOBAL TRUST
 
(Registrant)
   
   
   
Date: February 8, 2010
 
   
 
By: /s/ Annette A. Cazenave        
 
Annette A. Cazenave
 
Senior Vice President
 
R.J. O’Brien Fund Management, LLC,
Managing Owner



EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number
Description
   
3.01
First Amendment to the Eighth Declaration and Agreement of Trust.