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): November 27, 2023
ConvexityShares Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 001-41417 | | 86-6789125 |
| (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| | | |
Three Main Street, Suite 215, Burlington, Vermont | | 05401 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(802) 540-0019
(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 registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Shares of ConvexityShares Daily 1.5x SPIKES Futures ETF | | SPKY | | NYSE Arca, Inc. |
| Shares of ConvexityShares 1x SPIKES Futures ETF | | SPKX | | NYSE Arca, Inc. |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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).
Emerging growth company ☒
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
ITEM 2.01 COMPLETION OF ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.
On November 27, 2023, Teucrium Trading LLC (the “Sponsor”) completed the disposition of all of the assets of the ConvexityShares Daily 1.5x SPIKES Futures ETF (SPKY) and ConvexityShares 1x SPIKES Futures ETF (SPKX). Following the delisting of SPKY and SPKX at the close of trading on November 14, 2023, the Sponsor proceeded to liquidate all positions held by SPKY and SPKX; the positions, other than cash, consisted of futures contracts. All positions were sold through an exchange to unrelated parties. Upon the completion of the disposition, the Sponsor distributed cash to all shareholders in an amount equal to each shareholder’s pro rata interest in each of SPKY and SPKX, minus costs of closing and transaction costs.
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.
| | ConvexityShares Trust (Registrant) |
| | |
| | By: | Teucrium Trading LLC |
| | | its Sponsor |
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| | /s/ Sal Gilbertie |
| Date: November 27, 2023 | Name: | Sal Gilbertie |
| | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
