UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): January 18, 2024
Osprey Bitcoin Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-56307 | 83-2424407 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization) | Commission File No. | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1241 Post Road, 2nd Floor
Fairfield, CT 06824
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(914) 214-4697
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 3.03. Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders
On January 18, 2024, Osprey Funds, LLC, the sponsor (the “Sponsor”) of Osprey Bitcoin Trust (the “Trust”), and Delaware Trust Company entered into an amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the Second Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”) to, among other things, include redemption procedures for the Trust’s common units of fractional undivided beneficial interest as Schedule A to the Trust Agreement, pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Trust Agreement.
The foregoing description is a summary, does not purport to be a complete description of the Second Amendment, and is subject to, and qualified entirely by reference to, the full text of the Second Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 3.01 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
The exhibit listed in the following Exhibit Index is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 3.01 | Amendment to the Trust Agreement, dated as of January 18, 2024, by and among Osprey Funds, LLC and Delaware Trust Company | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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, thereto duly authorized.
Dated: January 23, 2024
| Osprey Funds, LLC as Sponsor of Osprey Bitcoin Trust (OBTC) | ||
| By: | /s/ Gregory D. King | |
Name: Gregory D. King Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
