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: March 31, 2009
POWERSHARES DB MULTI-SECTOR COMMODITY TRUST
(Registrant)
POWERSHARES DB ENERGY FUND; POWERSHARES DB OIL FUND; POWERSHARES DB
PRECIOUS METALS FUND; POWERSHARES DB GOLD FUND; POWERSHARES DB SILVER FUND;
POWERSHARES DB BASE METALS FUND; POWERSHARES DB AGRICULTURE FUND
DB MULTI-SECTOR COMMODITY MASTER TRUST
DB ENERGY MASTER FUND; DB OIL MASTER FUND; DB PRECIOUS METALS MASTER FUND; DB
GOLD MASTER FUND; DB SILVER MASTER FUND; DB BASE METALS MASTER FUND; DB
AGRICULTURE 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 | 87-0778053 (Trust) 87-0778057 (Master Trust) | |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (IRS Employer ID Number(s)) | |
c/o DB Commodity Services LLC 60 Wall Street New York, New York | 10005 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
001-33229; 001-33240; 001-33242; 001-33244; 001-33231; 001-33234; 001-33236; 001-33238;
001-33232; 001-33239; 001-33241; 001-33243; 001-33230; 001-33233; 001-33235; and 001-33237
(Commission File Number(s))
(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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Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
This current report on Form 8-K relates to the Audited Financial Statements of DB Commodity Services LLC (“DBCS”) for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007. DBCS is the Managing Owner of PowerShares DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust, PowerShares DB Energy Fund, PowerShares DB Oil Fund, Powershares DB Precious Metals Fund, PowerShares DB Gold Fund, PowerShares DB Silver Fund, PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund, PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund, DB Multi-Sector Commodity Master Trust, DB Energy Master Fund, DB Oil Master Fund, DB Precious Metals Master Fund, DB Gold Master Fund, DB Silver Master Fund, DB Base Metals Master Fund and DB Agriculture Master Fund. The DBCS Audited Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and are being filed herewith.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibit. |
(d) | Exhibit |
The following exhibit is filed herewith and this list is intended to constitute the exhibit index:
Number | Exhibit Title | |
Exhibit 99.1 | Audited Financial Statements of DB Commodity Services LLC for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 |
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.
PowerShares DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust | ||
By: | DB Commodity Services LLC, | |
its Managing Owner | ||
By: | /s/ Martin Kremenstein | |
Name: | Martin Kremenstein | |
Title: | Chief Operating Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Vice President | |
By: | /s/ Michael Gilligan | |
Name: | Michael Gilligan | |
Title: | Principal Financial Officer | |
PowerShares DB Energy Fund, a series of PowerShares DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust | ||
By: | DB Commodity Services LLC, | |
its Managing Owner | ||
By: | /s/ Martin Kremenstein | |
Name: | Martin Kremenstein | |
Title: | Chief Operating Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Vice President | |
By: | /s/ Michael Gilligan | |
Name: | Michael Gilligan | |
Title: | Principal Financial Officer |
PowerShares DB Oil Fund, a series of PowerShares DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust | ||
By: | DB Commodity Services LLC, | |
its Managing Owner | ||
By: | /s/ Martin Kremenstein | |
Name: | Martin Kremenstein | |
Title: | Chief Operating Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Vice President | |
By: | /s/ Michael Gilligan | |
Name: | Michael Gilligan | |
Title: | Principal Financial Officer | |
PowerShares DB Precious Metals Fund, a series of PowerShares DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust | ||
By: | DB Commodity Services LLC, | |
its Managing Owner | ||
By: | /s/ Martin Kremenstein | |
Name: | Martin Kremenstein | |
Title: | Chief Operating Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Vice President | |
By: | /s/ Michael Gilligan | |
Name: | Michael Gilligan | |
Title: | Principal Financial Officer | |
PowerShares DB Gold Fund, a series of PowerShares DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust | ||
By: | DB Commodity Services LLC, | |
its Managing Owner | ||
By: | /s/ Martin Kremenstein | |
Name: | Martin Kremenstein | |
Title: | Chief Operating Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Vice President | |
By: | /s/ Michael Gilligan | |
Name: | Michael Gilligan | |
Title: | Principal Financial Officer |
PowerShares DB Silver Fund, a series of PowerShares DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust | ||
By: | DB Commodity Services LLC, | |
its Managing Owner | ||
By: | /s/ Martin Kremenstein | |
Name: | Martin Kremenstein | |
Title: | Chief Operating Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Vice President | |
By: | /s/ Michael Gilligan | |
Name: | Michael Gilligan | |
Title: | Principal Financial Officer | |
PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund, a series of PowerShares DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust | ||
By: | DB Commodity Services LLC, | |
its Managing Owner | ||
By: | /s/ Martin Kremenstein | |
Name: | Martin Kremenstein | |
Title: | Chief Operating Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Vice President | |
By: | /s/ Michael Gilligan | |
Name: | Michael Gilligan | |
Title: | Principal Financial Officer | |
PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund, a series of PowerShares DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust | ||
By: | DB Commodity Services LLC, | |
its Managing Owner | ||
By: | /s/ Martin Kremenstein | |
Name: | Martin Kremenstein | |
Title: | Chief Operating Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Vice President | |
By: | /s/ Michael Gilligan | |
Name: | Michael Gilligan | |
Title: | Principal Financial Officer |
DB Multi-Sector Commodity Master Trust | ||
By: | DB Commodity Services LLC, | |
its Managing Owner | ||
By: | /s/ Martin Kremenstein | |
Name: | Martin Kremenstein | |
Title: | Chief Operating Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Vice President | |
By: | /s/ Michael Gilligan | |
Name: | Michael Gilligan | |
Title: | Principal Financial Officer | |
DB Energy Master Fund, a series of DB Multi-Sector Commodity Master Trust | ||
By: | DB Commodity Services LLC, | |
its Managing Owner | ||
By: | /s/ Martin Kremenstein | |
Name: | Martin Kremenstein | |
Title: | Chief Operating Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Vice President | |
By: | /s/ Michael Gilligan | |
Name: | Michael Gilligan | |
Title: | Principal Financial Officer | |
DB Oil Master Fund, a series of DB Multi-Sector Commodity Master Trust | ||
By: | DB Commodity Services LLC, | |
its Managing Owner | ||
By: | /s/ Martin Kremenstein | |
Name: | Martin Kremenstein | |
Title: | Chief Operating Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Vice President | |
By: | /s/ Michael Gilligan | |
Name: | Michael Gilligan | |
Title: | Principal Financial Officer |
DB Precious Metals Master Fund, a series of DB Multi-Sector Commodity Master Trust | ||
By: | DB Commodity Services LLC, | |
its Managing Owner | ||
By: | /s/ Martin Kremenstein | |
Name: | Martin Kremenstein | |
Title: | Chief Operating Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Vice President | |
By: | /s/ Michael Gilligan | |
Name: | Michael Gilligan | |
Title: | Principal Financial Officer | |
DB Gold Master Fund, a series of DB Multi-Sector Commodity Master Trust | ||
By: | DB Commodity Services LLC, | |
its Managing Owner | ||
By: | /s/ Martin Kremenstein | |
Name: | Martin Kremenstein | |
Title: | Chief Operating Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Vice President | |
By: | /s/ Michael Gilligan | |
Name: | Michael Gilligan | |
Title: | Principal Financial Officer | |
DB Silver Master Fund, a series of DB Multi-Sector Commodity Master Trust | ||
By: | DB Commodity Services LLC, | |
its Managing Owner | ||
By: | /s/ Martin Kremenstein | |
Name: | Martin Kremenstein | |
Title: | Chief Operating Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Vice President | |
By: | /s/ Michael Gilligan | |
Name: | Michael Gilligan | |
Title: | Principal Financial Officer |
DB Base Metals Master Fund, a series of DB Multi-Sector Commodity Master Trust | ||
By: | DB Commodity Services LLC, | |
its Managing Owner | ||
By: | /s/ Martin Kremenstein | |
Name: | Martin Kremenstein | |
Title: | Chief Operating Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Vice President | |
By: | /s/ Michael Gilligan | |
Name: | Michael Gilligan | |
Title: | Principal Financial Officer | |
DB Agriculture Master Fund, a series of DB Multi-Sector Commodity Master Trust | ||
By: | DB Commodity Services LLC, | |
its Managing Owner | ||
By: | /s/ Martin Kremenstein | |
Name: | Martin Kremenstein | |
Title: | Chief Operating Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Vice President | |
By: | /s/ Michael Gilligan | |
Name: | Michael Gilligan | |
Title: | Principal Financial Officer |
Date: April 3, 2009