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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  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):  September 1, 2010

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

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

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

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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

Effective September 1, 2010, RJO Global Trust (the “Trust”) will be governed by its Ninth Amended and Restated Declaration and Agreement of Trust (the “Ninth Restatement”), attached hereto as Exhibit 3.01 and incorporated herein by reference.  The managing owner of the Trust, R.J. O’Brien Fund Management, LLC (the “Managing Owner”), determined to amend its Eighth Amended and Restated Declaration and Agreement of Trust (the “Eighth Restatement”) in accordance with its authority under Section 19(a) of the Eighth Restatement to make any amendment that is for the benefit of and not adverse to the unitholders of the Trust and its authority under Section 19(a) to delete or add any provision required to be deleted or added by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency or any state “Blue Sky” or similar official.

The Ninth Restatement revised the Eighth Restatement in response to comments received from the Alabama Securities Commission.  Specifically, the Alabama Securities Commission requested the addition of a definition section and additional disclosure in connection with the various components of the brokerage fee payable by the Trust.

In addition, the Managing Owner further revised the Eighth Restatement in order to update and remove outdated information and clarify certain ambiguities.

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 
(d)
The following exhibit is filed herewith:

Exhibit
Number
 
Description
3.01
  
Ninth Amended and Restated 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:  September 3, 2010
   
     
 
By: 
/s/ Annette A. Cazenave
   
Annette A. Cazenave
   
Executive Vice President
   
R.J. O’Brien Fund Management, LLC,
Managing Owner

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description
3.01
  
Ninth Amended and Restated Declaration and Agreement of Trust