-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, RJiBF7TGWOb5eNgWNNQ+q6+/8T4mMT8+0eHNQ9B3nDs0CJjLvRaO6qNYwt0A6U++ mTQoL4HsYrJbKMjbfdHclw== 0000950123-10-077966.txt : 20100816 0000950123-10-077966.hdr.sgml : 20100816 20100816160007 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-10-077966 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100816 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20100816 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100816 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Master Fund CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001379527 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33908 FILM NUMBER: 101019622 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O GREENHAVEN COMMODITY SERVICES STREET 2: 3340 PEACHTREE ROAD, SUITE 1910 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30326 BUSINESS PHONE: 800-845-8103 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O GREENHAVEN COMMODITY SERVICES STREET 2: 3340 PEACHTREE ROAD, SUITE 1910 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30326 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Fund CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001379606 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [6221] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33909 FILM NUMBER: 101019623 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O GREENHAVEN COMMODITY SERVICES STREET 2: 3340 PEACHTREE ROAD, SUITE 1910 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30326 BUSINESS PHONE: 800-845-8103 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O GREENHAVEN COMMODITY SERVICES STREET 2: 3340 PEACHTREE ROAD, SUITE 1910 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30326 8-K 1 c05094e8vk.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K
 
 

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): August 16, 2010

GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX FUND
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX MASTER FUND
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   001-33908
001-33909
  26-0151234
26-0151301
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
c/o Greenhaven Commodity Services, LLC
3340 Peachtree Road
Suite 1910
Atlanta, GA
  30346
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 239-7942
 
 
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 
 

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into Material Definitive Agreements.

On August 16, 2010, GreenHaven Commodity Services, LLC (“GreenHaven”), the Managing Owner of GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Fund and GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Master Fund, entered into an amendment to its Agreement for Marketing Services with ALPS Distributors, Inc. (“ALPS”). Pursuant to the amendment (entitled “Amendment No. 3 to Agreement for Marketing Services”), the parties agreed to amend certain provisions of the agreement relating to fees and the payment of expenses, and to provide for the payment of additional amounts to ALPS in the event of a change in control of GreenHaven in certain circumstances.

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by the complete form of Amendment No. 3 to Agreement for Marketing Services, attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

10.1 —

Amendment No. 3 to Agreement for Marketing Services, dated August 16, 2010

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: August 16, 2010

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

         
 
       
Exhibit    
Number   Exhibit Title
     
 
       
  10.1*     Amendment No. 3 to Agreement for Marketing Services, dated August 16, 2010
 
     
*
  Filed herewith.

 

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EX-10.1 2 c05094exv10w1.htm EXHIBIT 10.1 Exhibit 10.1

Exhibit 10.1

Amendment No. 3 to Agreement for Marketing Services

This Amendment No. 3 dated as of August 16, 2010 (this “Amendment”) is to the Agreement for Marketing Services dated January 14, 2008, as amended April 30, 2009 and May 15, 2009 (the “Agreement”) by and between ALPS Distributors, Inc., a Colorado corporation located at 1290 Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, Colorado 80203 (“ALPS”), and GreenHaven Commodity Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company located at 3340 Peachtree Road, Suite 1910, Atlanta, Georgia 30326 (the “Client”).

WHEREAS, ALPS and the Client wish to amend the Agreement in certain respects as more fully set forth below effective as of the date of this Amendment; and

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1. The first “WHEREAS” clause of the Agreement is replaced in its entirety with the following:

WHEREAS, the Client is the managing owner of GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Fund, a Delaware statutory trust that is listed on the New York Stock Exchange ARCA (the “Feeder Fund”) and of GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Master Fund, a Delaware statutory trust and a commodity index-linked fund in which the Feeder Fund has invested all of its assets (the “Master Fund,” collectively with the Feeder Fund, the “Funds”); and

2. Section 2 (Fees) of the Agreement is replaced in its entirety as follows:

2. Fees. For the performance by ALPS of the Services pursuant to this Agreement, Client agrees to pay ALPS an annual fee, amortized monthly and payable quarterly, based upon the Feeder Fund’s net assets, in accordance with the fee schedule set forth on Exhibit B hereto.

3. Exhibit B (Fees) is replaced in its entirety with the new Exhibit B (Fees) attached hereto and incorporated by referenced herein.

4. Section 3 (Out of Pocket Expenses) of the Agreement is replaced in its entirety as follows:

3. Out of Pocket Expenses. In addition to the fees that the Client shall pay to ALPS pursuant to Section 2 above, the Client agrees to reimburse ALPS for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred and advances made by ALPS in performing the Services, including, but specifically not limited to, FINRA advertising fees, registered representative licensing fees, branch inspection costs, postage and any other expenses incurred by ALPS at the specific written request or consent of the Client, up to a total of $177,000 for the two-year period beginning October 21, 2009.

 

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5. Section 14 (Assignment) and Section 15 (Change in Control of the Client) are added to and incorporated by reference in the Agreement as follows:

14. Assignment. This Agreement shall extend to and shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that this Agreement shall not be assignable by the Client without the prior written consent of ALPS, or by ALPS without the prior written consent of the Client.

15. Change in Control of the Client. In the event (i) there is a Change in Control (as defined below) of the Client and ALPS is not subsequently retained to provide the Services under this Agreement by the Client’s successor(s) or (ii) the Client terminates this Agreement without cause (“Termination Without Cause”), the Client agrees to pay to ALPS a cash payment equal to: (i) eighteen (18) times the most recent monthly Fee (excluding any waivers in effect) payable to ALPS under this Agreement, in addition to all outstanding Fees under this Agreement (together with the Fees, the “Aggregate Fees”)) for a Change in Control of the Client or Termination Without Cause that occurs within three (3) years of October 21, 2009 or (ii) twelve (12) times the aggregate of all Aggregate Fees for a Change in Control of the Client or Termination Without Cause that occurs between on October 21, 2012 through October 21, 2014. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change in Control” is defined as (i) the consummation of a reorganization, merger, consolidation or sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Client or (ii) any transaction which results in the ownership interests in GreenHaven, LLC of Thomas J. Fernandes and Ashmead Pringle falling below 51% when combined.

6. Except as specifically set forth herein, all other provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Any items not herein defined shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first written above.

     
GREENHAVEN COMMODITY SERVICES, LLC   ALPS DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
     
By: /s/ Ashmead F. Pringle, III                                    
  By: /s/ Thomas A. Carter              
Name: Ashmead F. Pringle, III
  Name: Thomas A. Carter
Title: Manager
  Title: President

 

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EXHIBIT B

Fees

The annual fees payable to ALPS for the Services under this Agreement are as follows:

     
Feeder Fund Assets   ALPS Fees as a % of Feeder Fund Net Assets
1. $0 – below $300 million
  0.05%*
2. $300 million – $1 billion
  0.15% on all Feeder Fund net assets up to $1 billion
3. Over $1 billion – $2.5 billion
  0.125%
4. Over $2.5 billion
  0.10%

* Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement to the contrary, the annual fees of 0.05% on all Feeder Fund net assets in line 1 above shall be increased to 0.15% on all Feeder Fund net assets as of the earlier of (i) July 1, 2010 and (ii) the date on which Feeder Fund net assets reach $300 million. All net asset values will be per the Bank of New York or its successor as the Client’s fund administrator.

 

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