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: December 7, 2012
POWERSHARES DB COMMODITY INDEX TRACKING FUND
(Registrant)
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware | | 32-6042243 |
(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
(Commission File Number(s))
(212) 250-5883
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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DB Commodity Services LLC, the managing owner (the “Managing Owner”) of PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund (the “Fund”), has determined that distributions will not be made to the shareholders of the Fund for the calendar year ending December 31, 2012.
As disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus, the Fund makes distributions at the discretion of the Managing Owner. To the extent that the Fund’s actual and projected interest income from its holdings of United States Treasury securities and other high credit quality short-term fixed income securities exceeded the actual and projected fees and expenses of the Fund, the Managing Owner has periodically made distributions of a substantial portion of the estimated amount of such excess. In the current interest rate environment, the Fund’s interest income has not exceeded the fees and expenses of the Fund; therefore, the Managing Owner has determined not to make distributions for the calendar year ending December 31, 2012.
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 Executive Officer |
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By: | | /s/ Michael Gilligan |
Name: | | Michael Gilligan |
Title: | | Chief Financial Officer |
Date: December 7, 2012