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): March 3, 2016
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY SPECTRUM CURRENCY & COMMODITY L.P.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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| Delaware | | 000-31563 | | 13-4084211 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
c/o Ceres Managed Futures LLC
522 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10036
(Address and Zip Code of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (855) 672-4468
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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Placement Agent Agreement
Effective March 3, 2016, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Spectrum Currency & Commodity L.P. (the “Registrant”) entered into an Amended and Restated Alternative Investment Selling Agent Agreement (the “Selling Agreement”), by and among the Registrant, Ceres Managed Futures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “General Partner”), and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, currently doing business as Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (“MSSB” or “Placement Agent”), which amends the Alternative Investment Placement Agent Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2014, as amended.
The Selling Agreement has been amended to authorize MSSB, in its capacity as an investment advisor, to provide advisory services to certain limited partners that may invest in the Registrant. MSSB will continue to serve as Placement Agent to the Registrant.
There have been no changes to the fee or termination provisions of the Selling Agreement.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
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Exhibit
Number | | Description |
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| 10.1 | | Amended and Restated Alternative Investment Selling Agent Agreement, by and among the Registrant, the General Partner and MSSB, dated March 3, 2016. |
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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.
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| MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY SPECTRUM CURRENCY & COMMODITY L.P. |
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| By: | | Ceres Managed Futures LLC, |
| | General Partner |
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| By: | | /s/ Patrick T. Egan |
| | Patrick T. Egan |
| | President and Director |
Date: March 8, 2016
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