UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: August 14, 2009
POWERSHARES DB COMMODITY INDEX TRACKING FUND
(Registrant)
DB COMMODITY INDEX TRACKING MASTER FUND
(Rule 140 Co-Registrant)
(Exact Name of each Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund – Delaware DB Commodity Index Tracking Master Fund – Delaware | | 32-6042243 (Fund) 30-0317551 (Master Fund) |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | | (IRS Employer ID Number(s)) |
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c/o DB Commodity Services LLC 60 Wall Street New York, New York | | 10005 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
001-32726
001-32727
(Commission File Number(s))
(212) 250-5883
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On August 14, 2009, DB Commodity Services LLC (“DBCS”), the managing owner of PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund and DB Commodity Index Tracking Master Fund (the “Master Fund”), was informed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) that effective October 31, 2009, the CFTC will withdraw the no-action relief with respect to certain positions in CBOT corn and CBOT wheat, previously granted to DBCS by CFTC Letter 06-09 dated May 5, 2006 (the “Revocation”).
Effective October 31, 2009, the Master Fund will be subject to the current limits set by CFTC Regulation 150.2 of 13,500 CBOT corn contracts in any single non-spot month and 5,000 CBOT wheat contracts in any single non-spot month. The Master Fund will also continue to be subject to all-months-combined limits of 22,000 contracts for CBOT corn and 6,500 contracts for CBOT wheat, as well as to applicable spot month limits.
As a result of the Revocation, the Master Fund’s positions in CBOT corn and CBOT wheat will be aggregated for federal speculative position limits purposes with the positions in CBOT corn and CBOT wheat held by the PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund through the DB Agriculture Master Fund, as to which DBCS is also the managing owner. DBCS is revising its relevant procedures as a result of the Revocation.
DBCS intends to continue to conduct the business of PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund and DB Commodity Index Tracking Master Fund in the normal course, including honoring timely orders submitted with respect to both creation and redemption baskets.
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.
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| | PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund |
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| | By: | | DB Commodity Services LLC, |
| | | | its Managing Owner |
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| | By: | | /s/ Martin Kremenstein |
| | Name: | | Martin Kremenstein |
| | Title: | | Chief Operating Officer |
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| | By: | | /s/ Michael Gilligan |
| | Name: | | Michael Gilligan |
| | Title: | | Principal Financial Officer |
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| | DB Commodity Index Tracking Master Fund |
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| | By: | | DB Commodity Services LLC, |
| | | | its Managing Owner |
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| | By: | | /s/ Martin Kremenstein |
| | Name: | | Martin Kremenstein |
| | Title: | | Chief Operating Officer |
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| | By: | | /s/ Michael Gilligan |
| | Name: | | Michael Gilligan |
Date: August 18, 2009 | | Title: | | Principal Financial Officer |
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