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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2005

 

or

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from              to             

 

Commission File number: 333-41780

 


 

ROGERS INTERNATIONAL RAW MATERIALS FUND, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 


 

Delaware   36-4368292
(State of Organization)   (IRS Employer Identification Number)

c/o Beeland Management Company, L.L.C.

General Partner

141 West Jackson Boulevard

Suite 1340A

Chicago, Illinois

  60604
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(312) 264-4375

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

 



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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The following financial statements of Rogers International Raw Materials Fund, L.P. are included in Item 1:

 

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Financial Statements

    

Statements of Financial Condition as of September 30, 2005 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2004

   3

Schedules of Investments as of September 30, 2005 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2004

   4-5

Statements of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004 (Unaudited)

   6

Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004 (Unaudited)

   7

Financial Highlights for the Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004 (Unaudited)

   8

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

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Rogers International Raw Materials Fund, L.P.

Statements of Financial Condition as of September 30, 2005 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2004

 

    

9/30/2005

Unaudited


   12/31/2004

ASSETS              

Cash at bank

   $ 25,595,077    $ 1,560,853

Cash at brokers

     22,104,379      3,598,083

Investment in US Government obligations, at broker

     70,570,455      24,447,769

Interest receivable

     185,783      127,842

Unrealized net trading gains on open futures contracts

     283,687      —  

Unrealized trading gain on open swap contract

     305,100      —  

Other assets

     —        2,820
    

  

Total Assets

   $ 119,044,481    $ 29,737,367
    

  

LIABILITIES              

Unrealized net trading losses on open futures contracts

     —        23,348

Commissions payable

     —        8,362

Accrued management fees – General Partner

     151,694      40,922

Administrative fees payable and other liabilities

     368,404      214,080

Redemptions payable

     1,545,596      147,851

Subscriptions received in advance

     7,864,263      1,683,888
    

  

Total Liabilities

     9,929,957      2,118,451
    

  

PARTNERS’ CAPITAL              

Partners’ Capital

     109,114,524      27,618,916
    

  

Total Liabilities and Partners’ Capital

   $ 119,044,481    $ 29,737,367
    

  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements

 

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Rogers International Raw Materials Fund, L.P.

Schedule of Investments as of September 30, 2005 (Unaudited)

 

    

Market

Value


  

Percent of

Partners’ Capital


 

US Government obligations: (total cost - $70,538,270)

             

US Federal Home Loan Bank Notes due 3/13/06 at 2.5%, principal amount $10,000,000

   $ 9,916,617    9.09 %

US Federal Home Loan Bank Notes due 2/24/06 at 2.5%, principal amount $36,000,000

     35,704,460    32.72 %

US Federal Home Loan Bank Notes due 3/15/06 at 2.5%, principal amount $25,130,000

     24,949,378    22.87 %
    

  

     $ 70,570,455    64.68 %
    

  

 

Open Futures Contracts:

 

    

Number of

Contracts


  

Market

Value


  

Percent of

Partners’ Capital


 

Unrealized gains (99.99% US based)

                  

Energy

   634    $ 112,089    0.10 %

Metals

   965      1,310,643    1.20 %

Agricultural

   1,026      612,852    0.56 %
    
  

  

     2,625    $ 2,035,584    1.86 %
    
  

  

Unrealized losses (99.39% US based)

                  

Energy

   94    $ 23,860    0.02 %

Metals

   363      218,015    0.20 %

Agricultural

   1,664      1,510,022    1.38 %
    
  

  

     2,121    $ 1,751,897    1.60 %
    
  

  

Unrealized net trading gains on open futures contracts

        $ 283,687       
         

      

 

Open Swap Contract:

 

    

Number of

Contracts


  

Market

Value


  

Percent of

Partners’ Capital


 

Unrealized gain (US based)

                  

Agricultural

   1    $ 305,100    0.28 %
    
  

  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements

 

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Rogers International Raw Materials Fund, L.P.

Schedule of Investments as of December 31, 2004

 

    

Market

Value


  

Percent of

Partners’ Capital


 

US Government obligations: (total cost - $24,508,959)

             

US Federal Home Loan Bank Notes, due 6/15/05, at 1.625%, principal amount $14,500,000

   $ 14,433,164    52.26 %

US Federal Home Loan Bank Notes due 8/15/05 at 3.0%, principal amount $10,000,000

     10,014,605    36.26 %
    

  

     $ 24,447,769    88.52 %
    

  

 

Open Futures Contracts:

 

    

Number of

Contracts


  

Market

Value


   

Percent of

Partners’ Capital


 

Unrealized gains (98.11% US based)

                   

Energy

   137    $ 216,680     0.79 %

Metals

   132      472,588     1.71 %

Agricultural

   244      298,474     1.08 %
    
  


 

     513    $ 987,742     3.58 %
    
  


 

Unrealized losses (97.67% US based)

                   

Energy

   113      729,745     2.63 %

Metals

   38      98,218     0.36 %

Agricultural

   549      186,128     0.67 %
    
  


 

     700    $ 1,011,090     3.66 %
    
  


 

Unrealized net trading losses on open futures contracts

        $ (23,348 )      
         


     

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements

 

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Rogers International Raw Materials Fund, L.P.

Statements of Operations for the Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004 (Unaudited)

 

    

3 months ended

9/30/2005

Unaudited


   

3 months ended

9/30/2004

Unaudited


   

9 months ended

9/30/2005

Unaudited


   

9 months ended

9/30/2004

Unaudited


 

Trading gains (losses):

                                

Realized net trading gains (losses) – commodities

   $ 7,441,066     $ (516,399 )   $ 10,881,977     $ 2,717,986  

Realized losses on securities

     0       (118,337 )     (79,775 )     (184,275 )

Change in unrealized net trading gains – commodities

     1,626,237       3,240,999       612,135       1,197,748  

Change in unrealized gains (losses) on securities

     (6,392 )     62,522       93,375       (29,648 )

Foreign exchange gains (losses)

     (9,953 )     2,580       (24,379 )     (859 )

Commissions

     (79,073 )     (26,288 )     (262,439 )     (74,532 )
    


 


 


 


Net gains from trading activities

     8,971,885       2,645,077       11,220,894       3,626,420  
    


 


 


 


Investment income:

                                

Interest income – US Government obligations

     442,896       146,631       957,988       325,670  

Interest income – Other

     202,679       5,792       326,630       17,700  
    


 


 


 


       645,575       152,423       1,284,618       343,370  
    


 


 


 


Expenses:

                                

Management fees

     219,627       101,318       511,943       272,080  

Administrative fees

     224,477       153,207       535,537       318,834  
    


 


 


 


       444,104       254,525       1,047,480       590,914  
    


 


 


 


Net investment income gain (loss)

     201,471       (102,102 )     237,138       (247,544 )
    


 


 


 


Net income

   $ 9,173,356     $ 2,542,975     $ 11,458,032     $ 3,378,876  
    


 


 


 


 

See accompanying notes to financial statements

 

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Rogers International Raw Materials Fund, L.P.

Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004 (Unaudited)

 

     9 months ended
9/30/05


    9 months ended
9/30/04


 

Partners’ Capital at beginning of year

   $ 27,618,916     $ 8,515,006  

Contributions

     74,544,316       15,182,995  

Net income

     11,458,032       3,378,876  

Withdrawals

     (4,506,740 )     (1,714,098 )
    


 


Partners’ Capital at end of period

   $ 109,114,524     $ 25,362,779  
    


 


Per unit data


   9/30/05

    9/30/04

 

Net asset value

   $ 194.63     $ 172.90  
    


 


Units outstanding

     560,624       146,691  
    


 


 

See accompanying notes to financial statements

 

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Rogers International Raw Materials Fund, L.P.

Financial Highlights for the Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004 (Unaudited)

 

    

3 months ended

9/30/05


   

3 months ended

9/30/04


   

9 months ended

9/30/05


   

9 months ended

9/30/04


 

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Partners’ Capital

   0.21 %   (0.46 )%   0.37 %   (1.38 )%

Ratio of Expenses to Average Partners’ Capital

   0.47 %   1.14 %   1.62 %   3.30 %

Total Return

   9.94 %   11.70 %   19.19 %   21.44 %

 

The above ratios have not been annualized and were calculated for the partners taken as a whole. The computation of such ratios was not based on the amount of expenses assessed and income allocated to an individual partner’s capital account, which may vary from these ratios based on the timing of capital transactions and the different fee arrangements (see Note 2).

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements

 

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Rogers International Raw Materials Fund, L.P.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

Note 1. Significant Accounting Policies:

 

Nature of Business and Organization: Rogers International Raw Materials Fund, L.P. (the “Partnership”) is an Illinois limited partnership that was established in May 2000. The Partnership trades a portfolio primarily of commodity futures and forward contracts, principally on recognized exchanges. The Partnership may also purchase contracts in the over the counter marketplace under certain circumstances. The Partnership invests and trades exclusively on the “long side” of the market. The Partnership’s investment strategy is designed to replicate the Rogers International Commodity Index (the “Index”) and positions are rebalanced monthly to maintain the Index. The Partnership commenced trading during November 2001. The Partnership will terminate on December 31, 2020 or earlier upon certain circumstances as defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement. The Partnership’s General Partner and commodity pool operator is Beeland Management Company, L.L.C. (the “General Partner”).

 

Basis of presentation: The financial statements included herein were prepared by us without audit according to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The financial statements reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary and adequate disclosures to present fairly the financial position and results of operations as of and for the periods indicated. The results of operations for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2005, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year or for any other period.

 

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes thereto included in our Form 10-K, Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Net Assets: The valuation of net assets includes open commodity futures, swap and forward contracts owned by the Partnership, if any, at the end of the period. The unrealized gain or loss on these contracts has been calculated based on closing prices on the last business day of each month. Foreign currency is translated into US dollars at the exchange rate prevailing on the last business day of each month. Net asset value is determined by subtracting liabilities from assets, which also equals partners’ capital.

 

Profit and Loss Allocation: Limited Partners and the General Partner share in the profits and losses of the Partnership in the proportion that each partner’s capital account bears to the total partners’ capital.

 

Income Taxes: No provision for Federal income taxes has been made since the Partnership is not subject to taxes on income. Each partner is individually liable for the tax on its share of income or loss.

 

Revenue Recognition: Commodity futures contracts are recorded on the trade date, and open positions are reflected in the accompanying statements of financial condition as the difference between the original contract value and the market value on the last business day of the reporting period. The market value of exchange traded commodity futures and forward contracts is based upon the most recent available settlement price on the appropriate commodity exchanges. The market value of open swap and forward contracts in the over the counter marketplace is based upon published daily settlement prices or at dealers’ quotes. US Treasury securities and other US Government obligations are reported at market. Changes in unrealized gains or (losses) represent the total increases (decreases) in unrealized gains or (increases) decreases in unrealized losses on open positions during the period.

 

Interest Income Recognition: The Partnership records interest income in the period it is earned.

 

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that effect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Note 2. Agreements and Related Party Transactions:

 

The Limited Partnership Agreement vests all responsibility and powers for the management of the business and affairs of the Partnership with the General Partner. The General Partner is responsible for the trading decisions of the Partnership.

 

The Partnership pays a monthly management fee to the General Partner equal to 0.08333% of the average monthly sum of all Capital Accounts contributed by Limited Partners at the close of each month (1.00% per annum) effective April 1, 2005. Prior to April 1, 2005 and back through May 1, 2004, the monthly management fee was 0.14583% of the average monthly sum of all Capital Accounts contributed by Limited Partners at the close of each month (1.75% per annum). Prior to May 1, 2004, the monthly management fee was 0.1875% of the sum of all Capital Accounts at the close of each month (2.25% per annum).

 

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The Partnership is responsible for the administrative and trading expenses related to its operations. The General Partner may incur certain expenses on behalf of the Partnership and charge the Partnership for its allocable portion of these expenses.

 

Prior to September 1, 2005, Hart Capital Management, Inc. (“Hart”) was the investment advisor for the Partnership. Hart is a division of Arbor Research & Trading, Inc. (“Arbor”), which is a member of the General Partner. Three members of the General Partner are also principals of Arbor. Hart provided certain investment advisory services with respect to the investing and trading activities of the Partnership. Hart was paid an annual advisory fee of 0.1% of the average month-end market value of the Portfolio under management effective May 1, 2004. Prior to May 1, 2004, the advisory fee paid to Hart was 0.5% of the average month-end market value of the portfolio under management. As of September 1, 2005, the Partnership no longer employs an investment advisor.

 

Uhlmann Price Securities L.L.C. (“Uhlmann”), one of several broker-dealers selling units of the Partnership and a related party to the General Partner by reason of common management, receives a share of selling fees when units are sold by its registered brokers. Effective April 1, 2005, selling fees of up to 5% of the gross offering proceeds (which includes a 3.75% reallowance to other broker dealers and a 0.5% wholesaling fee retained by the General Partner) are charged to partners’ capital upon the issuance of partnership units. Prior to April 1, 2005, the selling fees were up to 6% (which included a 4.5% reallowance).

 

In addition, there is an annual trailing servicing fee of up to 1% of the net asset value of the specific partner’s capital account payable to the General Partner, most of which will be paid to soliciting broker-dealers for ongoing investor services.

 

The Price Futures Group, Inc. (“PFG”), a related party to the General Partner by reason of common management, acts as the introducing broker for the Partnership, whereby certain accounts of the Partnership are introduced to the Partnership’s clearing broker. The clearing broker pays PFG a portion of the brokerage fee paid by the Partnership for clearing transactions.

 

A summary of fees charged by related parties to the Partnership is as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended

   Nine Months Ended

     9/30/05

   9/30/04

   9/30/05

   9/30/04

Management fees – General Partner

   $ 219,627    $ 101,318    $ 511,943    $ 272,080

Advisory fees – Hart

     15,461      4,875      42,023      31,808

Selling fees – Uhlmann

     523,382      105,912      2,354,599      385,931

Brokerage fees - PFG

     58,591      26,288      241,957      74,532

 

Note 3. Partnership Capital:

 

The Partnership accepts contributions as of the close of business on the last business day of each month for investment on the first day of the next succeeding month. The General Partner may accept or reject contributions and waive the minimum contribution amounts in its sole discretion.

 

As of September 30, 2005, the General Partner had a capital balance of $1,273,899 in the Partnership.

 

The purchase price of a unit is the net asset value per unit as of the end of each calendar month. Net asset value per unit is calculated as the net asset value at month end divided by the number of outstanding units.

 

Note 4. Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Credit and Market Risk:

 

The Partnership’s trading involves activities that have market and/or credit risk. Financial instruments employed in the Partnership’s operations may have market and/or credit risk in excess of the amounts recorded in the statements of financial condition.

 

Market Risk-Market risks arise from changes in the market value of financial instruments. Theoretically, the Partnership’s exposure is equal to the notional contract value of futures contracts purchased. Exposure to market risk is influenced by a number of factors, including the relationships between financial instruments, and the volatility and liquidity in the markets in which the financial instruments are traded. The use of financial instruments may serve to modify or offset market risk associated with other transactions.

 

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Credit Risk-Credit risk arises primarily from the potential inability of counterparties to perform in accordance with the terms of a contract. The Partnership’s exposure to credit risk associated with counterparty nonperformance is generally the net unrealized gain on open positions plus the value of the margin or collateral held by the counterparty. Exchange-traded financial instruments generally do not give rise to significant counterparty exposure due to the cash settlement procedures for daily market movements and the margin requirements of individual exchanges. Financial instruments traded off-exchange give rise to the risk of the failure of, or the inability or refusal to perform by, the counterparties to such trades.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk-The Partnership clears all of its trades primarily through one clearing broker. See Note 5. In the event a counterparty does not fulfill its obligations, the Partnership may be exposed to risk. This risk of default depends on the creditworthiness of the counterparties to these transactions.

 

The Partnership has a substantial portion of its assets on deposit with financial institutions in connection with its cash management activities. In the event of a financial institution’s insolvency, recovery of the Partnership’s assets on deposit may be limited to the amount of insurance or other protection afforded such deposits.

 

The Partnership attempts to minimize this credit risk by monitoring the creditworthiness of the clearing broker and financial institutions. See Note 5.

 

Note 5. Subsequent Events:

 

During September and October, 2005, the Partnership transitioned its futures trading activity to Refco LLC, a registered futures commission merchant, and, accordingly, transferred a substantial portion of its assets. Additionally, the Partnership entered into over-the-counter transactions related to its trading to replicate component positions of the Rogers International Commodity Index (“Index”) through Refco Capital Markets, Ltd. (“Refco Capital Markets”), a large derivatives dealer affiliated with Refco LLC. On October 13, 2005, Refco Inc., the parent company of Refco LLC and Refco Capital Markets, announced that the liquidity within Refco Capital Markets was not sufficient to continue operations and that it had imposed a fifteen day moratorium on all of its activities. On October 17, 2005 Refco Inc. and several affiliates, including Refco Capital Markets (but not Refco LLC), filed for bankruptcy court protection. The Partnership is currently continuing its operations tracking the Index and anticipates continuing to do so for the foreseeable future. However, since Refco Capital Markets holds approximately 69% of the Partnership’s assets (as of November 11, 2005) and is now under bankruptcy court protection, and because management cannot be sure whether or not the Partnership will sustain any loss on its assets held at Refco Capital Markets (or the amount of any such loss), the Partnership is currently unable to provide an accurate value for its units for reporting purposes and cannot process redemptions at net asset value. The Partnership has instigated legal proceedings to obtain the release of such funds held at Refco Capital Markets.

 

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Reference is made to Item 1, “Financial Statements”. The information contained therein is essential to, and should be read in connection with, the following.

 

INTRODUCTION

 

The Partnership’s principle objective is to provide an alternative investment vehicle for investors with diversified investment portfolios. The Partnership’s trading is designed to replicate the positions which comprise the Rogers International Commodity Index. The Partnership invests and trades in a portfolio primarily of commodity futures and forward contracts. The Partnership invests and trades solely on the “long side” of the market. Beeland Management Company, L.L.C., as general partner (the “General Partner”), manages the business of the Partnership.

 

CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

The Partnership will raise additional capital only through the sale of Units offered pursuant to the continuing offering and does not intend to raise any capital through borrowing. Due to the nature of the Partnership’s business, it will make no capital expenditures and will have no capital assets which are not operating capital or assets.

 

LIQUIDITY

 

The Partnership trades in the agricultural, metals, and energy sectors. Due to the nature of the Partnership’s business, substantially all its assets are represented by cash and United States government obligations, while the Partnership maintains its market exposure primarily through open futures and forward contract positions.

 

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Most United States commodity exchanges limit fluctuations in futures contracts prices during a single day by regulations referred to as “daily price fluctuation limits” or “daily limits.” During a single trading day, no trades may be executed at prices beyond the daily limit. This may affect the Partnership’s ability to initiate new positions or close existing ones or may prevent it from having orders executed. Futures prices have occasionally moved the daily limit for several consecutive days with little or no trading. Similar occurrences could prevent the Partnership from promptly liquidating unfavorable positions and subject the Partnership to substantial losses, which could exceed the margin initially committed to such trades. In addition, even if futures prices have not moved the daily limit, the Partnership may not be able to execute futures trades at favorable prices if little trading in such contracts is taking place.

 

Trading in forward or other over the counter contracts introduces a possible further impact on liquidity. Because such contracts are executed “off exchange” between private parties, the time required to offset or “unwind” these positions may be greater than that for regulated instruments. This potential delay could be exacerbated to the extent a counterparty is not a United States person.

 

Other than these limitations on liquidity, which are inherent in the Partnership’s futures trading operations, and the limitations on liquidity discussed below, the Partnership’s assets are expected to be highly liquid.

 

As reported by the Partnership on October 20, 2005, Refco Capital Markets, Ltd. currently holds a substantial portion of the Partnership’s assets and is now under bankruptcy court protection. The Partnership has retained Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP to assist the Partnership with enforcing its rights with respect to its assets held at Refco Capital Markets, and on October 24, 2005, the Partnership, along with the Rogers Raw Materials Fund, L.P., filed a complaint with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York against Refco Capital Markets. That complaint alleges that government securities and cash that was transferred from the Partnership to Refco Capital Markets between October 7 and October 11, 2005, is the Partnership’s property, not the property of Refco Capital Markets’ bankruptcy estate, and requests that the bankruptcy court enter judgment requiring that property to be returned to the Partnership immediately. Because the General Partner cannot be sure whether or not the Partnership will sustain any loss on its assets held at Refco Capital Markets (or the amount of any such loss), the Partnership is unable to provide an accurate value for its units for reporting purposes after September 30, 2005. Nevertheless, the Partnership is continuing its operations tracking the Rogers International Commodity Index, and commencing with November 30, 2005, will provide monthly special redemptions which will allow redeeming limited partners to elect not to participate in the index tracking operations of the Partnership and to receive a portion of the Partnership’s assets attributable to their interests in the Partnership, with the balance of their redemption proceeds to be distributed once matters with Refco Capital Markets are resolved and the General Partner is able to determine a net asset value for the Partnership.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The Partnership’s net income or loss is directly related to changes in the value of the Rogers International Commodity Index, which the Partnership is designed to replicate, and is not dependent on trading decisions made by the General Partner apart from balancing positions to track the Rogers International Commodity Index. The components of the return of the Partnership are the gains and losses recognized on the Partnership’s open positions reflecting changes in the market prices of the underlying components of the Rogers International Commodity Index and the interest income earned on cash balances. The mechanics and rules of futures and forward markets allow the Partnership to earn interest on between approximately 90% to 100% of its assets.

 

Net Gains (Losses) from Trading Activities and Investment Income


  

3 months ended

09/30/05


   

3 months ended

09/30/04


   

9 months ended

09/30/05


   

9 months ended

09/30/04


 

Realized net gains (losses)

     7,441,066       (634,736 )     10,802,202       2,533,711  

Unrealized net gains (losses)

     1,619,845       3,303,521       705,510       1,168,100  

Foreign exchange (losses)

     (9,953 )     2,580       (24,379 )     (859 )

Commissions

     (79,073 )     (26,288 )     (262,439 )     (74,532 )

Interest Income

     645,575       152,423       1,284,618       343,370  
    


 


 


 


Total Net Gains from Trading Activities and Investment Income

   $ 9,617,460     $ 2,797,500     $ 12,505,512     $ 3,969,790  
    


 


 


 


Expenses


  

3 months ended

9/30/05


   

3 months ended

9/30/04


   

9 months ended

9/30/05


   

9 months ended

9/30/04


 

Management fees

   $ 219,627     $ 101,318     $ 511,943     $ 272,080  

Administrative fees

     224,477       153,207       535,537       318,834  
    


 


 


 


Total Expenses

   $ 444,104     $ 54,525     $ 1,047,480     $ 590,914  
    


 


 


 


 

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The Partnership pays various fees and expenses on a continuing basis which include management fees, subscription fees, advisory fees (prior to September 1, 2005), and brokerage commission and transaction fees.

 

Cash flows used in operating activities were used primarily to purchase U.S. Government obligations. The remaining cash was provided by realized trading gains and interest and was used for operating expenses net of any payables and receivables.

 

Cash flows provided by financing activities were from the sale of Partnership units, net of any subscription fees paid and any subscriptions receivable, and reduced by redemptions of Partnership units.

 

OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK

 

The term “off-balance sheet risk” refers to an unrecorded potential liability that, even though it does not appear on the balance sheet, may result in future obligation or loss. The Partnership trades primarily in futures and forward contracts and may therefore become a party to financial instruments with elements of off-balance sheet market and credit risk. In entering into these contracts, there exists a market risk that such contracts may be significantly influenced by conditions, such as interest rate volatility, resulting in such contracts being less valuable. If the markets should move against all of the open positions of the Partnership at the same time, the Partnership could experience substantial losses.

 

In addition to market risk, in entering into futures, forward or other over the counter contracts there is a credit risk that a counterparty will not be able to meet its obligations to the Partnership. The counterparty for futures contracts traded in the United States and on most foreign exchanges is the clearinghouse associated with such exchange. In general, clearinghouses are backed by the corporate members of the clearinghouse who are required to share any financial burden resulting from the non-performance by one of their members and, as such, should significantly reduce this credit risk. In cases where the clearinghouse is not backed by the clearing members, like some foreign exchanges, it is normally backed by a consortium of banks or other financial institutions. In off-exchange transactions, traders must rely solely on the credit of their counterparties.

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES – VALUATION OF THE PARTNERSHIP’S POSITIONS

 

The General Partner believes that the accounting policies that are most critical to the Partnership’s financial condition and results of operations relate to the valuation of the Partnership’s positions. The majority of the Partnership’s positions are exchange-traded futures contracts, which are valued daily at settlement prices published by the exchanges. Any forward or other over the counter contracts held by the Partnership are also valued at published daily settlement prices or at dealers’ quotes. In addition, US Government obligations are reported at market. Thus, the General Partner expects that under normal circumstances substantially all of the Partnership’s assets will be valued on a daily basis using objective measures.

 

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS AND CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

 

The Partnership does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, nor does it have contractual obligations or commercial commitments to make future payments that would affect its liquidity or capital resources.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

INTRODUCTION

 

The Partnership is a speculative index fund designed to replicate the composition of a commodity index. The market sensitive instruments held by it are acquired for speculative purposes, and all or a substantial amount of the Partnership’s assets are subject to the risk of trading loss. Unlike an operating company, the risk of market sensitive instruments is integral, not incidental, to the Partnership’s main line of business.

 

Market movements can produce frequent changes in the fair market value of the Partnership’s open positions and, consequently, in its earnings and cash flow. The Partnership’s market risk is influenced by a wide variety of factors, including the level and volatility of exchange rates, interest rates, equity price levels, the market value of financial instruments and contracts, the diversification effects among the Partnership’s open positions and the liquidity of the markets in which it trades.

 

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Value at Risk is a measure of the maximum amount which the Partnership could reasonably be expected to lose in a given market sector. However, the inherent uncertainty of the Partnership’s trading and the recurrence in the markets traded by the Partnership of market movements far exceeding expectations could result in actual trading or non-trading losses far beyond the indicated Value at Risk or the Partnership’s experience to date (i.e., “risk of ruin”). In light of this, as well as the risks and uncertainties intrinsic to all future projections, the inclusion of the quantification included in this section should not be considered to constitute any assurance or representation that the Partnership’s losses in any market sector will be limited to Value at Risk.

 

Standard of Materiality

 

Materiality as used in this section, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,” is based on an assessment of reasonably possible market movements and the potential losses caused by such movements, taking into account the leverage, and multiplier features of the Partnership’s market sensitive instruments.

 

QUANTIFYING THE PARTNERSHIP’S TRADING VALUE AT RISK

 

Quantitative Forward-Looking Statements

 

The following quantitative disclosures regarding the Partnership’s market risk exposures contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor from civil liability provided for such statements by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (set forth in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). All quantitative disclosures in this section are deemed to be forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor, except for statements of historical fact.

 

The Partnership’s risk exposure in the various market sectors traded by the Partnership is quantified below in terms of Value at Risk. The Partnership uses the absolute value of unrealized profit or loss as the measure of its Value at Risk.

 

THE PARTNERSHIP’S TRADING VALUE AT RISK IN DIFFERENT MARKET SECTORS

 

The following table indicates the trading Value at Risk associated with the Partnership’s open positions by market category as of September 30, 2005. At September 30, 2005, the Partnership’s net assets were $109,114,524.

 

Market Sector


   Value at Risk

   Percent of Net Assets

 

Agricultural

   $ 2,427,974    2.23 %

Metals

   $ 1,528,658    1.40 %

Energy

   $ 135,949    0.12 %
    

  

TOTAL:

   $ 4,092,581    3.75 %
    

  

 

The following table indicates the trading Value at Risk associated with the Partnership’s open positions by market category as of December 31, 2004. At December 31, 2004, the Partnership’s net assets were $27,618,916.

 

Market Sector


   Value at Risk

   Percent of Net Assets

 

Agricultural

   $ 482,602    1.75 %

Metals

   $ 570,806    2.07 %

Energy

   $ 943,425    3.42 %
    

  

TOTAL:

   $ 1,996,833    7.24 %
    

  

 

MATERIAL LIMITATIONS ON VALUE AT RISK AS AN ASSESSMENT OF MARKET RISK

 

The face value of the market sector instruments held by the Partnership may typically be many times the absolute value of unrealized profit or loss imbedded in the Partnership’s open positions. The magnitude of the Partnership’s open positions could create a “risk of ruin” not typically found in most other investment vehicles. Because of the size of its positions, certain market conditions — unusual, but historically recurring from time to time — could cause the Partnership to incur severe losses over a short period of time. The Value at Risk tables — as well as the past performance of the Partnership — give no indication of this “risk of ruin.”

 

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NON-TRADING RISK

 

The Partnership may experience non-trading market risk on any foreign cash balances not needed for margin. However, these balances (as well as the market risk they represent) are expected to be immaterial. The Partnership also may have non-trading market risk as a result of investing in U.S. Government obligations. The market risk represented by these investments is expected to be immaterial.

 

QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES REGARDING PRIMARY TRADING RISK EXPOSURES

 

The following qualitative disclosures regarding the Partnership’s market risk exposures — except for those disclosures that are statements of historical fact — constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act. The Partnership’s primary market risk exposures are subject to numerous uncertainties, contingencies and risks. Government interventions, defaults and expropriations, illiquid markets, the emergence of dominant fundamental factors, political upheavals, changes in historical price relationships, an influx of new market participants, increased regulation and many other factors could result in material losses as well as in material changes to the Partnership’s risk exposures. There can be no assurance that the Partnership’s current market exposure will not change materially. Investors must be prepared to lose all or substantially all of their investment in the Partnership.

 

The following were the primary trading risk exposures of the Partnership as of September 30, 2005 by market sector.

 

Energy. The Partnership’s primary energy market exposure is to crude oil pricing movements, often resulting from political developments in the Middle East. Oil prices can be volatile and substantial profits and losses have been and are expected to continue to be experienced in this market.

 

Metals. The Partnership’s primary metal market exposure is to fluctuations in the price of aluminum, copper, gold, silver and zinc. Each of these metals is subject to substantial pricing fluctuations based on international supply and demand.

 

Agricultural. The Partnership’s primary commodities exposure is to agricultural pricing movements in wheat, corn, soybeans, cotton, and coffee. Each of these are often directly affected by severe or unexpected weather conditions or by the level of import and export activity between countries.

 

QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES REGARDING NON-TRADING RISK EXPOSURE

 

General

 

Other than as discussed above under Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations with respect to Refco Capital Markets, the Partnership is unaware of any (i) anticipated known demands, commitments or capital expenditures; (ii) material trends, favorable or unfavorable, in its capital resources; or (iii) trends or uncertainties that will have a material effect on operations. From time to time, certain regulatory agencies have proposed increased margin requirements on futures contracts. Because the Partnership generally will use a small percentage of assets as margin, the Partnership does not believe that any increase in margin requirements, as proposed, will have a material effect on the Partnership’s operations.

 

QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES REGARDING MEANS OF MANAGING RISK EXPOSURE

 

Since the Partnership is designed to replicate the composition of a commodity index, the General Partner adjusts the Partnership’s portfolio only as necessary to accommodate expirations in particular commodity futures contracts and to adjust overall position size for changes resulting from subscriptions and redemptions to the Partnership. The General Partner may also initiate an adjustment to reflect a change in the commodity index itself. The General Partner generally does not apply risk management techniques in its trading decisions as such decisions depend largely on factors such as contract expiration and the level of investor participation in the Partnership which are exogenous to market prices. The Partnership initiates positions only on the “long” side of the market and does not employ “stop-loss” techniques.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

The principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the General Partner have concluded that the General Partner has effective disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Partnership is made known to them by others within the General Partner, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared. The principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the General Partner have evaluated the

 

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effectiveness of the General Partner’s disclosure controls and procedures relating to the Partnership as of the end of the period covered by this report (the “Evaluation Date”) and have based the foregoing conclusion about the effectiveness of such disclosure controls and procedures on their evaluation as of the Evaluation Date.

 

During the period covered by this report, there have been no significant changes in the General Partner’s internal controls or in other factors relating to the Partnership that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation.

 

PART II-OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

 

None. See Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

(c) Pursuant to the Partnership’s Limited Partnership Agreement, investors may redeem their units at the end of each calendar month at the then current month-end net asset value per unit. The redemption of units has no impact on the value of units that remain outstanding, and units are not reissued once redeemed.

 

The following tables summarize the redemptions by investors during the three months ended September 30, 2005:

 

Month:


 

Units Redeemed:


 

NAV per Unit ($):


July 31, 2005

  2,794.199   183.58

August 31, 2005

  4,856.297   193.03

September 30, 2005

  7,754.144   194.63

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Submissions of Matters to a vote of Security Holders.

 

None.

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

None.

 

Item 6. Exhibits.

 

Please See attached Exhibit List.

 

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 thereunto duly authorized on November 16, 2005.

 

ROGERS INTERNATIONAL RAW MATERIALS FUND, L.P.
                    (Registrant)
By:   Beeland Management Company, L.L.C.,
      its General Partner
By:  

/s/ Walter Thomas Price III


    Walter Thomas Price III
    Managing Member

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number


 

Description of Document


31.1  

Certification by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1  

Certification by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2  

Certification by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.2  

Certification by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

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EX-31.1 2 dex311.htm SECTION 302 CEO CERTIFICATION Section 302 CEO Certification

EXHIBIT 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Walter Thomas Price III, Managing Member of Beeland Management Company, L.L.C., the General Partner of Rogers International Raw Materials Fund, L.P. (the “Partnership”), do hereby certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2005 (the “Report”) of the Partnership;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in the Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Partnership as of, and for, the periods presented in the Report;

 

4. The Partnership’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Partnership and we have:

 

  (a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Partnership is made known to us by others within that entity, particularly during the period in which this Report is being prepared;

 

  (b) evaluated the effectiveness of the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this Report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this Report based on such evaluation; and

 

  (c) disclosed in this Report any change in the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Partnership’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The Partnership’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Partnership’s auditors and the audit committee of the Partnership’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  (a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Partnership’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  (b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: November 16, 2005   By:  

/s/ Walter Thomas Price III


        Walter Thomas Price III
       

Managing Member of Beeland Management Company, L.L.C.,

General Partner of the Partnership

 

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EX-32.1 3 dex321.htm SECTION 906 CEO CERTIFICATION Section 906 CEO Certification

EXHIBIT 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Rogers International Raw Materials Fund, L.P. (the “Partnership”), for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Walter Thomas Price III, Managing Member of Beeland Management Company, L.L.C., the General Partner of the Partnership, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

  (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

  (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Partnership.

 

By:  

/s/ Walter Thomas Price III


    Walter Thomas Price III
   

Managing Member of Beeland Management Company, L.L.C.,

General Partner of the Partnership

    Date: November 16, 2005

 

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and is not being “filed” as part of the Form 10-Q or as a separate disclosure document for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liability under that Section. This certification shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act except to the extend that this Exhibit 32.1 is expressly and specifically incorporated by reference in any such filing.

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Partnership and will be retained by the Partnership and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

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EX-31.2 4 dex312.htm SECTION 302 CFO CERTIFICATION Section 302 CFO Certification

EXHIBIT 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Allen D. Goodman, Chief Financial and Principal Accounting Officer of Beeland Management Company, L.L.C., the General Partner of Rogers International Raw Materials Fund, L.P. (the “Partnership”), do hereby certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2005 (the “Report”) of the Partnership;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in the Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Partnership as of, and for, the periods presented in the Report;

 

4. The Partnership’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Partnership and we have:

 

  (a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Partnership is made known to us by others within that entity, particularly during the period in which this Report is being prepared;

 

  (b) evaluated the effectiveness of the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this Report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this Report based on such evaluation; and

 

  (c) disclosed in this Report any change in the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Partnership’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The Partnership’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Partnership’s auditors and the audit committee of the Partnership’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  (a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Partnership’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  (b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: November 16, 2005   By:  

/s/ Allen D. Goodman


        Allen D. Goodman
       

Chief Financial and Principal Accounting Officer of

Beeland Management Company, L.L.C.,

General Partner of the Partnership

 

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EX-32.2 5 dex322.htm SECTION 906 CFO CERTIFICATION Section 906 CFO Certification

EXHIBIT 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Rogers International Raw Materials Fund, L.P. (the “Partnership”), for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Allen D. Goodman, Chief Financial and Principal Accounting Officer of Beeland Management Company, L.L.C., the General Partner of the Partnership, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

  (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

  (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Partnership.

 

By:  

/s/ Allen D. Goodman


    Allen D. Goodman
   

Chief Financial and Principal Accounting Officer of

Beeland Management Company, L.L.C.,

General Partner of the Partnership

    November 16, 2005

 

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and is not being “filed” as part of the Form 10-Q or as a separate disclosure document for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liability under that Section. This certification shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act except to the extend that this Exhibit 32.2 is expressly and specifically incorporated by reference in any such filing.

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Partnership and will be retained by the Partnership and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

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