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): December 1, 2009
FUTURES PORTFOLIO FUND, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 000-50728 | 52-1627106 |
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | ( IRS Employer Identification No.) |
c/o Steben & Company, Inc.
2099 Gaither Road, Suite 200
Rockville, Maryland 20850
(Address of Principal Executive Office)(zip code)
(240) 631-9808
Registrant telephone number, including area code:
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ITEM 5.02 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS. Effective December 1, 2009, Mr. Carl Serger has joined Steben & Company, Inc as the Chief Financial Officer, replacing Ms. Yun Callahan who was serving as Interim CFO. Mr. Serger is a CPA with over 25 years of accounting and business experience, including 10 years of audit experience. Mr. Serger has a BS in Business Administration from Old Dominion University in Virginia, and a Technology Management Certification from the California Institute of Technology. Mr. Serger was the CFO, Senior VP and Treasurer of Finetre Corporation, a financial technology company providing services to major brokerage firms, banks and insurance companies. Mr. Serger also served as the FINOP and Principal of one of Finetre's broker dealer subsidiaries. After Finetre was acquired by Ebix, Inc. Mr. Serger was appointed CFO and Senior VP of Ebix, a publicly traded company providing technology services to financial services firms. Since 2007, Mr. Serger was the Senior VP, CFO and COO f or Peracon, Inc., a leading electronic transactions platform for institutional commercial real estate transactions.
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 thereunto duly authorized. Futures Portfolio Fund, Limited Partnership By: Steben & Company, Inc. General Partner Date: December 3, 2009 By: _____/s/ Ken Steben_______________________________ Kenneth E. Steben President of the General Partner | ||