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: June 10, 2009
POWERSHARES DB MULTI-SECTOR COMMODITY TRUST
(Registrant)
POWERSHARES DB PRECIOUS METALS FUND
POWERSHARES DB GOLD FUND
DB MULTI-SECTOR COMMODITY MASTER TRUST
DB PRECIOUS METALS MASTER FUND
DB GOLD MASTER FUND
(Co-Registrants)
(Exact Name of each Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
PowerShares DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust – Delaware
DB Multi-Sector Commodity Master Trust – Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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001-33229; 001-33244; 001-33231, 001-33232; 001-33243 and 001-33230 | | 87-0778053 87-0778065 87-0778067 87-0778057 87-0778066 87-0778071 |
(Commission File Number(s)) | | (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) |
(212) 250-5883
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrants under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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As disclosed in the prospectus of PowerShares DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust dated May 1, 2009, which includes information regarding the PowerShares DB Precious Metals Fund, DB Precious Metals Master Fund, PowerShares DB Gold Fund and DB Gold Master Fund (collectively, the “Funds”), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and commodity exchanges impose position limits on market participants trading in certain commodities included in the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index–Optimum Yield Precious Metals Excess Return™ Index (the “DBP Index”), which includes gold and silver (the “DBP Index Commodities”) and the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index–Optimum Yield Gold Excess Return™ Index (the “DGL Index”), which includes only gold (the “DGL Index Commodity”). The DBP Index and the DGL Index are comprised of futures contracts on the DBP Index Commodities (the “DBP Index Contracts”) and the DGL Index Commodity (the “DGL Index Contracts,” and together with the DBP Index Contracts, the “Index Contracts”) respectively, that expire in a specific month and trade on a specific exchange. Because the Funds have approached position limits with respect to certain of the Index Contracts, the Funds plan to invest in other futures contracts based on the Index Contracts (“Replacement Futures Contracts”) as each Fund surpasses these position limits.
When applicable, the specifications and weights of these Replacement Futures Contracts will be communicated on the Index Weights webpage of each Fund, which may be found athttp://dbfunds.db.com/dbp/weights.aspx (with respect to PowerShares DB Precious Metals Fund) andhttp://dbfunds.db.com/dgl/weights.aspx (with respect to PowerShares DB Gold Fund). These webpages will continue to disclose the Index Weights as it has since inception of the Funds, but will also disclose each Fund’s weights, which will reflect the weights of the underlying futures contracts of each Fund.
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 Multi-Sector Commodity Trust |
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| | | | By: | | DB Commodity Services LLC, |
| | | | | | its Managing Owner |
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| | | | By: | | /s/ Hans Ephraimson |
| | | | Name: | | Hans Ephraimson |
| | | | Title: | | Chief Executive Officer |
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| | | | By: | | /s/ Michael Gilligan |
| | | | Name: | | Michael Gilligan |
| | | | Title: | | Principal Financial Officer |
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| | | | PowerShares DB Precious Metals Fund, a series of PowerShares DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust |
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| | | | By: | | DB Commodity Services LLC, |
| | | | | | its Managing Owner |
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| | | | By: | | /s/ Hans Ephraimson |
| | | | Name: | | Hans Ephraimson |
| | | | Title: | | Chief Executive Officer |
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| | | | By: | | /s/ Michael Gilligan |
| | | | Name: | | Michael Gilligan |
| | | | Title: | | Principal Financial Officer |
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| | | | PowerShares DB Gold Fund, a series of PowerShares DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust |
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| | | | By: | | DB Commodity Services LLC, |
| | | | | | its Managing Owner |
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| | | | By: | | /s/ Hans Ephraimson |
| | | | Name: | | Hans Ephraimson |
| | | | Title: | | Chief Executive Officer |
| | | |
| | | | By: | | /s/ Michael Gilligan |
| | | | Name: | | Michael Gilligan |
| | | | Title: | | Principal Financial Officer |
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| | | | DB Multi-Sector Commodity Master Trust |
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| | | | By: | | DB Commodity Services LLC, |
| | | | | | its Managing Owner |
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| | | | By: | | /s/ Hans Ephraimson |
| | | | Name: | | Hans Ephraimson |
| | | | Title: | | Chief Executive Officer |
| | | |
| | | | By: | | /s/ Michael Gilligan |
| | | | Name: | | Michael Gilligan |
| | | | Title: | | Principal Financial Officer |
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| | | | DB Precious Metals Master Fund, a series of DB Multi-Sector Commodity Master Trust |
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| | | | By: | | DB Commodity Services LLC, |
| | | | | | its Managing Owner |
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| | | | By: | | /s/ Hans Ephraimson |
| | | | Name: | | Hans Ephraimson |
| | | | Title: | | Chief Executive Officer |
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| | | | By: | | /s/ Michael Gilligan |
| | | | Name: | | Michael Gilligan |
| | | | Title: | | Principal Financial Officer |
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| | | | DB Gold Master Fund, a series of DB Multi-Sector Commodity Master Trust |
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| | | | By: | | DB Commodity Services LLC, |
| | | | | | its Managing Owner |
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| | | | By: | | /s/ Hans Ephraimson |
| | | | Name: | | Hans Ephraimson |
| | | | Title: | | Chief Executive Officer |
| | | |
| | | | By: | | /s/ Michael Gilligan |
| | | | Name: | | Michael Gilligan |
| | | | Title: | | Principal Financial Officer |
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Date: June 10, 2009 | | | | | | |