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 (Date of earliest event reported): July 28, 2016
Nuveen Long/Short Commodity Total Return Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35710 | 45-2470177 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
333 West Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois | 60606 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 827-5920
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events |
On July 28, 2016, Nuveen, an operating division of TIAA Global Asset Management, announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has extended the review period for the proposed new exchange rule pursuant to which shares of Nuveen Diversified Commodity Fund (“CFD”) and Nuveen Long/Short Commodity Total Return Fund (“CTF,” and together with CFD, the “Funds”) would be able to trade upon conversion of each respective Fund into an exchange-traded fund (ETF).
A copy of the press release regarding the notice of the proposed new exchange rule, dated July 28, 2016, is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
The Funds will provide an update on the expected timing of the conversion and other related information when it becomes available. The Funds are not currently, and after the conversion will not be, mutual funds or any other type of investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
A registration statement relating to the securities each Fund intends to issue following the conversion has been filed with the SEC but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement of each Fund becomes effective.
Shareholders are able to obtain, free of charge, copies of the registration statements referred to above and any prospectus included therein, as well as any other documents filed by the Funds with the SEC at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, by calling NCAM at 877-827-5920 or by writing to the Funds at 333 W. Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois, 60606.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d)
Exhibit | Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated July 28, 2016 | |
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.
| NUVEEN LONG/SHORT COMMODITY TOTAL RETURN FUND | ||
| By: Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC, its Manager | ||
| Date: July 29, 2016 | ||
/s/ William Adams IV | ||
| William Adams IV | ||
| President | ||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||