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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: September 30, 2009
GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX FUND
(Registrant)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX MASTER FUND
(Rule 140 Co-Registrant)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware
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26-0151234 (Registrant) |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
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26-0151301 (Co-Registrant) |
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(IRS Employer ID Number) |
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| c/o Greenhaven Commodity Services, LLC
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30346 |
| 3340 Peachtree Road
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(Zip Code) |
| Suite 1910 |
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| Atlanta, GA |
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| (Address of principal executive offices) |
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001-33908
001-33909
(Commission File Number)
(404) 239-7942
(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):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 1.01 Entry into Material Definitive Agreements.
On September 30, 2009, GreenHaven Commodity Services, LLC (“GCS”) (the Managing Owner of GreenHaven
Continuous Commodity Index Fund and GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Master Fund) and Reuters
America LLC, a Thomson Reuters company (“Reuters”) entered into a fourth addendum (the “Fourth
Addendum”) to the License Agreement between GCS and Reuters dated July 19, 2006 (with previous
addenda dated October 11, 2006, September 18, 2007 and July 7, 2008).
Under the Fourth Addendum, the parties agreed, among other items, to (i) amend the fees payable by
GCS under the License Agreement, and (ii) extend the exclusivity period applicable to the License
Agreement, subject to Reuters’ right to terminate such exclusivity at any time upon the occurrence
of certain specified events.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by the complete form of Fourth Addendum,
attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
10.1 —
Fourth Addendum to License Agreement, dated September 30, 2009
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.
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GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX FUND
By Greenhaven Commodity Services, LLC, the Managing
Owner
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/s/ Ashmead Pringle
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Ashmead Pringle |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX MASTER FUND
By Greenhaven Commodity Services, LLC, the Managing
Owner
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By: |
/s/ Ashmead Pringle
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Name: |
Ashmead Pringle |
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Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |
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Date: September 30, 2009
EXHIBIT INDEX
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10.1*
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Fourth Addendum to License Agreement, dated September 30, 2009 |