GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX FUND
AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON October 2, 2007
REGISTRATION NO. 333-138424
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Pre-effective Amendment No. 3
GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX FUND
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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(State of Organization)
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(Primary Standard Industrial
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c/o GreenHaven Commodity Services
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c/o GreenHaven Commodity Services |
3340 Peachtree Road, Suite 1910
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3340 Peachtree Road, Suite 1910 |
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
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Atlanta, Georgia 30326 |
(404) 239-7938
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(404) 239-7938 |
(Address and telephone number of registrants
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principal executive offices)
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agent for service) |
Copies to:
Michael G. Tannenbaum, Esq.
James Rieger, Esq.
Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP
900 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 508-6700
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after
the effective date of this Registration Statement.
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous
basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, check the following box.
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If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b)
under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration
statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act,
check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act,
check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. o
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the
following box. o
THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION HAS NOT PASSED UPON THE MERITS OF PARTICIPATING IN THIS
POOL NOR HAS THE COMMISSION PASSED ON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT.
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Amount of Registration |
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The proposed maximum aggregate offering has been calculated assuming that all Shares are sold
during the initial offering period at a price of $30.00 per Share. |
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The amount of the registration fee of the Shares is calculated in reliance upon Rule 457(o)
under the Securities Act and using the proposed maximum aggregate offering as described above.
4,000,000 Shares were registered and the registration fee of $12,840 was paid on November 3, 2006. |
THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY
TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY
STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 8(A) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR UNTIL THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON
SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A), MAY DETERMINE.
The information in this Prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This Prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to
buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION DATED , 2007
GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX FUND
4,000,000 Common Units of Beneficial Interest
GREENHAVEN Continuous Commodity Index Fund, or the Fund, is organized as a Delaware statutory
trust, that issues units that may be purchased or sold on the American Stock Exchange. Shares may
be purchased from the Fund only in one or more blocks of 50,000 Shares, called a Basket. The Fund
will accept subscriptions for Shares in Baskets from certain authorized participants, or Authorized
Participants, at $30.00 per Share ($1.5 million per Basket) during an initial offering period
ending [ ], 2007, unless (i) the subscription minimum is reached before that date and
Greenhaven Commodity Services LLC, the Funds Managing Owner, determines to end the initial
offering period early or (ii) that date is extended by the Managing Owner for up to an additional
ninety (90) days. After the initial offering period has closed and trading has commenced, the Fund
will issue Shares in Baskets to Authorized Participants continuously as of noon, New York time, on
the business day immediately following the date on which a valid order to create a Basket is
accepted by the Fund, at the net asset value of 50,000 Shares as of the closing time of the
American Stock Exchange, or AMEX, or the last to close of the exchanges on which the Funds assets
are traded, whichever is later, on the date that a valid order to create a Basket is accepted by
the Fund.
The Fund will invest the proceeds of its offering of Shares in Greenhaven Continuous Commodity
Index Master Fund, or the Master Fund. The Master Fund is organized as a Delaware statutory trust.
The Master Fund will actively invest in exchange-traded futures on the commodities comprising the
Continuous Commodity Total Return Index (CCI-TR), or the Index, with a view to tracking the
performance of the Index over time. The sponsor of the Fund is the Managing Owner which has an
exclusive license with respect to the creation of U.S. exchange traded funds with Reuters America,
LLC which developed, owns and operates the Index. The Index is a trademark of Reuters America,
LLC.
The Fund is not a mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended,
and is not subject to regulation under such Act.
Some of the risks of investing in the Fund include:
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Investing in futures contracts is highly speculative which could result in large
fluctuations in the price of the Funds Shares. |
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The Fund and the Managing Owner may have conflicts of interest, which may permit them
to favor their own interests to your detriment. |
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You could lose all or substantially all of your investment. |
Investing in the Fund involves other significant risks. See The Shares are speculative
securities and their purchase involves a high degree of risk. YOU SHOULD CONSIDER ALL RISK FACTORS
BEFORE INVESTING IN THE FUND. PLEASE REFER TO THE RISKS YOU FACE BEGINNING ON PAGE 1 OF THIS
PROSPECTUS.
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If the minimum number of Shares to be sold during the initial offering period is not reached
or this offering is terminated by the Managing Owner prior to the end of the initial offering
period, the subscription proceeds will be returned, with interest, to each Authorized
Participant as promptly as practicable (but in no event more than seven (7) business days)
after the end of the initial offering period or such earlier date of termination. No fees or
other amounts will be deducted from the amounts returned to Authorized Participants.
Authorized Participants who are affiliates of the Managing Owner and the Trustee may subscribe
for Shares during the initial offering period and any such Shares will be counted to determine
whether the Fund has reached its subscription minimum. |
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Authorized Participants may subscribe for and agree to purchase Shares from the Fund in
Baskets during the initial offering period at a price of $30.00 per Share or $1,500,000 per
Basket. After the initial offering period, Shares may be purchased from the Fund by Authorized
Participants in Baskets at the net asset value of 50,000 Shares as of the closing time of the
AMEX or the last to close of the exchanges of which the Index Commodities are traded,
whichever is later, on the date that a valid order to create a Basket is accepted by the Fund.
Investors who acquire Shares from Authorized Participants may pay a price that is higher than
net asset value per Share in respect of the continuous offering period depending upon, among
other factors, the trading price of the Shares on the AMEX and the supply of and demand for
Shares at the time of acquisition, but is not expected to exceed the trading price of the
Shares on the AMEX. |
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There will be no upfront selling commission charged during the initial or continuous offering
periods, although investors are expected to be charged a customary commission by their brokers
in connection with purchases of Shares that will vary from investor to investor. Investors are
encouraged to review the terms of their brokerage accounts for details on applicable charges.
Also, the excess, if any, of the price at which an Authorized Participant sells a Share over
the price paid by such Authorized Participant in connection with the creation of such Share in
a Basket may be deemed to be underwriting compensation. |
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To be held in escrow at The Bank of New York, N.A. during the initial offering period until
the subscription minimum is subscribed for and the Managing Owner determines to end the
initial offering period early, the initial offering period expires or the offering is
terminated by the Managing Owner prior to the end of the initial offering period. If the
subscription minimum is reached and the Managing Owner determines to end the initial offering
period or the initial offering period expires, such proceeds will be turned over to the Fund
for investment in the Master Fund. |
NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR
DISAPPROVED THESE SECURITIES, OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION HAS NOT PASSED UPON THE MERITS OF PARTICIPATING IN THIS
POOL NOR HAS THE COMMISSION PASSED ON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT.
This prospectus is in two parts: a disclosure document and a statement of additional information.
These parts are bound together, and both contain important information.
The date of this Prospectus is , 2007
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
RISK DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER YOUR FINANCIAL CONDITION PERMITS YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN A
COMMODITY POOL. IN SO DOING, YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT FUTURES TRADING CAN QUICKLY LEAD TO LARGE
LOSSES AS WELL AS GAINS. SUCH TRADING LOSSES CAN SHARPLY REDUCE THE NET ASSET VALUE OF THE POOL AND
CONSEQUENTLY THE VALUE OF YOUR INTEREST IN THE POOL. IN ADDITION, RESTRICTIONS ON REDEMPTIONS MAY
AFFECT YOUR ABILITY TO WITHDRAW YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE POOL.
FURTHER, COMMODITY POOLS MAY BE SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL CHARGES FOR MANAGEMENT, AND ADVISORY
AND BROKERAGE FEES. IT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THOSE POOLS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THESE CHARGES TO MAKE
SUBSTANTIAL TRADING PROFITS TO AVOID DEPLETION OR EXHAUSTION OF THEIR ASSETS. THIS DISCLOSURE
DOCUMENT CONTAINS A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF EACH EXPENSE TO BE CHARGED TO THIS POOL AT PAGE 11 AND
A STATEMENT OF THE PERCENTAGE RETURN NECESSARY TO BREAK EVEN, THAT IS, TO RECOVER THE AMOUNT OF
YOUR INITIAL INVESTMENT, AT PAGE 11.
THIS BRIEF STATEMENT CANNOT DISCLOSE ALL THE RISKS AND OTHER FACTORS NECESSARY TO EVALUATE
YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS COMMODITY POOL. THEREFORE, BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS
COMMODITY POOL, YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY STUDY THIS DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT, INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF THE
PRINCIPAL RISK FACTORS OF THIS INVESTMENT, AT PAGES 1 THROUGH 10.
THIS POOL HAS NOT COMMENCED TRADING AND DOES NOT HAVE ANY PERFORMANCE HISTORY.
NEITHER THIS POOL OPERATOR NOR ANY OF ITS TRADING PRINCIPALS HAS PREVIOUSLY OPERATED ANY OTHER
POOLS OR TRADED ANY OTHER ACCOUNTS.
THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL OF THE INFORMATION OR EXHIBITS IN THE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT OF THE FUND AND THE MASTER FUND. YOU CAN READ AND COPY THE ENTIRE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
AT THE PUBLIC REFERENCE FACILITIES MAINTAINED BY THE SEC IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
THE FUND AND THE MASTER FUND FILE QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL REPORTS WITH THE SEC. YOU CAN READ AND
COPY THESE REPORTS AT THE SEC PUBLIC REFERENCE FACILITIES IN WASHINGTON, D.C. PLEASE CALL THE SEC
AT 1-800-SEC-0330 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
THE FILINGS OF THE FUND AND THE MASTER FUND ARE POSTED AT THE SEC WEBSITE AT
http://www.sec.gov.
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REGULATORY NOTICES
NO DEALER, SALESMAN OR ANY OTHER PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE
ANY REPRESENTATION NOT CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS, AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH OTHER INFORMATION
OR REPRESENTATION MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE FUND, THE MASTER FUND,
THE MANAGING OWNER, THE AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANTS OR ANY OTHER PERSON.
THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY THE
SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY TO ANY PERSON OR BY ANYONE IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER OR
SOLICITATION MAY NOT LAWFULLY BE MADE.
THE BOOKS AND RECORDS OF THE FUND AND THE MASTER FUND WILL BE MAINTAINED AS FOLLOWS: ALL
MARKETING MATERIALS AND BASKET CREATION AND REDEMPTION BOOKS AND RECORDS WILL BE MAINTAINED AT THE
OFFICES OF GREENHAVEN COMMODITY SERVICES; TELEPHONE NUMBER (404) 239-7938; ACCOUNTING AND CERTAIN
OTHER FINANCIAL BOOKS AND RECORDS (INCLUDING FUND ACCOUNTING RECORDS, LEDGERS WITH RESPECT TO
ASSETS, LIABILITIES, CAPITAL, INCOME AND EXPENSES, THE REGISTRAR, TRANSFER JOURNALS AND RELATED
DETAILS) AND TRADING AND RELATED DOCUMENTS RECEIVED FROM FUTURES COMMISSION MERCHANTS WILL BE
MAINTAINED BY GREENHAVEN COMMODITY SERVICES, TELEPHONE NUMBER (404) 239-7938. ALL OTHER BOOKS AND
RECORDS OF THE FUND AND THE MASTER FUND (INCLUDING MINUTE BOOKS AND OTHER GENERAL CORPORATE
RECORDS, TRADING RECORDS AND RELATED REPORTS AND OTHER ITEMS RECEIVED FROM THE MASTER FUNDS
COMMODITY BROKERS) WILL BE MAINTAINED AT THE FUNDS PRINCIPAL OFFICE, C/O GREENHAVEN COMMODITY
SERVICES LLC, 3340 PEACHTREE ROAD, SUITE 1900, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30326; TELEPHONE NUMBER
(404) 239-7938. SHAREHOLDERS WILL HAVE THE RIGHT, DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS, TO HAVE ACCESS TO
AND COPY (UPON PAYMENT OF REASONABLE REPRODUCTION COSTS) SUCH BOOKS AND RECORDS IN PERSON OR BY
THEIR AUTHORIZED ATTORNEY OR AGENT. THERE WILL SIMILARLY BE DISTRIBUTED TO SHAREHOLDERS, NOT MORE
THAN 90 DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE OF EACH OF THE FUNDS FISCAL YEARS, CERTIFIED AUDITED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND (IN NO EVENT LATER THAN MARCH 15 OF THE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING YEAR) THE TAX
INFORMATION RELATING TO SHARES OF THE FUND NECESSARY FOR THE PREPARATION OF SHAREHOLDERS ANNUAL
FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS.
THE DIVISION OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION REQUIRES THAT
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT BE PROMINENTLY SET FORTH HEREIN: NEITHER GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS COMMODITY
INDEX FUND NOR GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX MASTER FUND IS A MUTUAL FUND OR ANY OTHER TYPE
OF INVESTMENT COMPANY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED, AND IS
NOT SUBJECT TO REGULATION THEREUNDER.
AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANTS MAY BE REQUIRED TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS WHEN TRANSACTING IN SHARES.
SEE PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION.
GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX FUND
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SUMMARY
This summary of all material information provided in this Prospectus is intended for quick
reference only. The remainder of this Prospectus contains more detailed information; you should
read the entire Prospectus, including all exhibits to the Prospectus, before deciding to invest in
any Shares. This Prospectus is intended to be used beginning [ ], 2007.
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The Fund; The Master Fund
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The Greenhaven Continuous Commodity Index Fund, or the Fund, was formed
as a Delaware statutory trust on October 27, 2006. The Fund will issue common units of
beneficial interest, or Shares, which represent units of fractional undivided beneficial
interest in and ownership of the Fund. The term of the Fund is perpetual (unless terminated
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The Greenhaven Continuous Commodity Index Master Fund, or
the Master Fund, was formed as a Delaware statutory trust on
October 27, 2006. The Master Fund will issue common units of
beneficial interest, or Master Fund Units, which represent
units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in and
ownership of the Master Fund. The term of the Master Fund is
perpetual (unless terminated earlier in certain
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The principal offices of the Fund and the Master Fund are
located at c/o Greenhaven Commodity Services LLC, 3340
Peachtree Road, Suite 1910, Atlanta, Georgia 30326, and its
telephone number is (404) 239-7938. |
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The Fund will invest substantially all of its assets in the
Master Fund in a master-feeder structure. The Fund will hold
no investment assets other than Master Fund Units. The
Master Fund will be wholly-owned by the Fund and the
Managing Owner (as defined herein). Each Share issued by
the Fund will correlate with a Master Fund Unit issued by
the Master Fund and held by the Fund. |
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Under the Trust Declaration of the Fund and the Master Fund,
CSC Trust Company of Delaware, the Trustee of the Fund and
the Master Fund, has delegated to the Managing Owner certain
of the power and authority to manage the business and
affairs of the Fund and the Master Fund and has duties and
liabilities to the Fund and the Master Fund. The duties of
the Trustee are limited to (i) accepting legal process
served on the Trust in the State of Delaware, (ii) the
execution of any certificates required to be filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware which the
Trustee is required to executed under Delaware law, and
(iii) any other duties specifically allocated to the Trustee
in the Trust Agreement. |
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AMEX Listing
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Application has been made for the Shares of
the Fund to be listed on the AMEX under the
symbol GCC. Secondary market purchases
and sales of Shares will be subject to
ordinary brokerage commissions and charges. |
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The Funds CUSIP number is: 395258 106. |
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Secondary Market, on the AMEX
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The Shares of the Fund will trade on the
AMEX like any other equity security. The
Shares are intended to provide investment
results that generally correspond to the
performance of the Index. |
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Baskets of Shares may be created or redeemed only by
Authorized Participants. It is expected that Baskets will be
created when there is sufficient demand for Shares that the
market price per Share is at a premium to the net asset
value per Share. Authorized Participants will then sell such
Shares, which will be listed on the AMEX, to the public at
prices that are expected to reflect, among other factors,
the trading price of the Shares on the AMEX and the supply
of and demand for Shares at the time of sale and are
expected to fall between net asset value and the trading
price of the Shares on the AMEX at the time of sale.
Similarly, it is expected that Baskets will be redeemed when
the market price per Share is at a discount to the net asset
value per Share. Retail investors seeking to purchase or
sell Shares on any day are expected to effect such
transactions in the secondary market, on the AMEX, at the
market price per Share, rather than in connection with the
creation or redemption of Baskets. |
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The market price of the Shares may not be identical to the
net asset value per Share, but these valuations are expected
to be very close. Investors will be able to use the
indicative intra-day value of the Fund to determine if they
want to purchase on the secondary market via the AMEX. |
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The indicative intra-day value of the Fund will be provided
by Reuters every fifteen (15) seconds throughout each
trading day and disseminated on the Managing Owners
website, www.GreenhavenLLC.com and on the AMEXs
website www.AMEX.com. The Managing Owner will
publish the net asset value of the Fund and the net asset
value per Share daily. |
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Purchases or sales of Shares may be subject to customary
brokerage commissions. Investors are encouraged to review
the terms of their brokerage accounts for details on
applicable charges. |
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The Index
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Reuters America LLC is the owner, publisher, and custodian of the Continuous Commodity
Total Return Index (CCI-TR or
Index) which represents a total return version of the ninth
revision (as of 1995) of the original Commodity Research |
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Bureau (CRB) Index. The base year of the Continuous
Commodity Index (CCI) is 1967 with a starting value of 100.
The base year for the CCI-TR is 1982, with a starting value
of 100. The Index was originally calculated to produce a
ratio of the current price to the base year average price,
which is 1967. |
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The sponsor of the Index is the Managing Owner, which has an
exclusive license to develop and create U.S. exchange traded
funds with Reuters America LLC which developed, owns and
operates the CCI-ER. The Continuous Commodity Index is a
trademark of Reuters America LLC. |
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The CCI-TR takes into account the economics of rolling
listed commodity futures forward to avoid delivery and
maintain exposure in liquid contracts. |
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The Index is notionally composed of commodity futures
contracts on physical commodities. Unlike equities, which
typically entitle the holder to a continuing stake in a
corporation, commodity futures contracts normally specify a
certain date for the delivery of the underlying physical
commodity. In order to avoid the delivery process and
maintain a long futures position, contracts nearing a
delivery date must be sold and contracts that have not yet
reached delivery must be purchased. This process is known as
rolling a futures position. An index, such as the CCI-TR,
is commonly known as a rolling index because it replaces
futures contracts as they approach maturity by notionally
selling and purchasing off-setting contracts to avoid
delivery and maintain exposure in liquid contracts. |
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The CCI-TR is calculated to offer investors a representation
of the investable returns that an investor should expect to
receive by attempting to replicate the CCI index by buying
the respective commodity futures and collateralizing their
investment with United States Government securities, (i.e.,
90 day T-Bills). |
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Calculating Total Return: The CCI-TR is calculated daily by
Reuters America LLC. The calculation of this index is
comprised of the daily changes in the CCI spot index, the
roll yield that is implied by rolling selected commodity
futures contracts forward to the next defined commodity
contract on specific dates, (Roll Dates) and the 90 day
T-Bill yield for a single day. |
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Roll Dates. In order to maintain a fair representation of
the liquid commodity contracts and avoid the delivery of
exchange deliverable contracts included in the index, the
CCI-TR rolls all near month contracts in the index forward
on the second
Friday of January, February, April, June, August and
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The Index of 17 commodity futures prices offers investors a
broad measure of overall commodity price trends because of
the diverse nature of the 17 commodities of which it is
comprised and because it incorporates an average of prices
across time within each commodity. The current commodities
that comprise the Index are: Corn, Wheat, Soybeans, Live
Cattle, Lean Hogs, Gold, Silver, Copper, Cocoa, Coffee,
Sugar #11, Cotton, Orange Juice, Platinum, Crude Oil,
Heating Oil and Natural Gas. |
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The Index is weighted evenly among the 17 constituent
commodities, which is intended to reduce the impact a single
contract month or a single commodity may have on the Index. |
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Values of the underlying Index are computed by Bridge
Information Systems, Inc., and disseminated by the New York
Futures Exchange every fifteen (15) seconds during the
trading day. Only settlement and last-sale prices are used
in the Indexs calculation, bids and offers are not
recognized including limit-bid and limit-offer price
quotes. Where no last-sale price exists, typically in the
more deferred contract months, the previous days settlement
price is used. This means that the underlying Index may lag
its theoretical value. This tendency to lag is evident at
the end of the day when the Index value is based on the
settlement prices of the component commodities, and explains
why the underlying Index often closes at or near the high or
low for the day. |
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Investment Objective
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The investment objective of the Fund, through its investment in the
Master Fund, is to reflect the performance of the Index, over time, less the expenses of
the Fund and the Master Funds overall operations. |
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The Master Fund will pursue its investment objective by
investing in a portfolio of exchange-traded futures on the
commodities comprising the Index, or the Index Commodities,
and investing in United States Treasury securities. |
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The Master Fund will hold a portfolio of futures contracts
on the Index Commodities as well as cash and United States
Treasury securities for deposit with the Master Funds
Commodity Broker as margin and other high credit quality
short-term fixed income securities. The Master Funds
portfolio is traded with a view to reflecting the
performance of the Index over time, whether the Index is
rising, falling or flat over any particular period. The
Master Fund is not managed by traditional methods, which
typically involve effecting changes in the composition of
the Master Funds portfolio on the basis of judgments
relating to economic, financial and
market considerations with a view to obtaining positive
results under all market conditions. To maintain the
correspondence between the composition and weightings of the
Index Commodities comprising the Index, the Managing Owner
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Portfolio on a daily basis to conform to
periodic changes in the identity and/or relative weighting
of the Index Commodities. The Managing Owner aggregates
certain of the adjustments and makes changes to the
portfolio at least monthly or more frequently in the case of
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There can be no assurance that the Master Fund, or
indirectly the Fund, will achieve its investment objective
or avoid substantial losses. The Master Fund has not
commenced trading and does not have any performance history.
The value of the Shares is expected to fluctuate generally
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Breakeven Amounts
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The estimated amount of all fees and expenses which are anticipated to be
incurred by a new investor in Shares of the Fund during the first twelve (12) months of
investment is 1.95% per annum of the net asset value in respect of Shares purchased
during the initial offering period and during the continuous offering period plus the
amount of any commissions charged by the investors broker. Interest income is expected
to be approximately 4.60% per annum, based upon the current yield on the three month
U.S. Treasury bill. Consequently, the Fund is expected to break-even in twelve (12)
months provided that it does not generate losses in excess of 2.65% per annum in respect
of Shares purchased during the initial offering period or during the continuous offering
period plus the amount of any commissions charged by the investors broker. The
brokerage commission rates an investor may pay to the investors broker in connection
with a purchase of Shares during the continuous offering period will vary from investor
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Investment Risks
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AN INVESTMENT IN SHARES IS SPECULATIVE AND INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK.
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You could lose a substantial portion or all of your
investment. |
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Commodity trading is highly speculative and the
Index, on which the Master Funds trading will be
based, is likely to be volatile and could suffer from
periods of prolonged decline in value. |
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The Fund, the Master Fund and the Managing Owner
have no operating history. |
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The Fund, Master Fund and the Managing Owner are
subject to numerous conflicts of interest, including
those arising from the fact that the Managing Owner may
also serve as the managing owner and commodity pool
operator for other commodity pools and investment
funds, and may sponsor others. |
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The Fund and the Master Fund are subject to the fees
and expenses described herein and will be successful
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one year on Shares purchased during the initial
offering period, the Fund must not generate, on an
annual basis, losses in excess of 2.65%. To break even
in one year on Shares purchased during the continuous
offering period, the Fund must not generate, on an
annual basis, losses in excess of 2.65%. |
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Past performance of the Index is not necessarily
indicative of future results; all or substantially all
of an investment in the Fund could be lost. |
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The trading of the Master Fund takes place in very
volatile markets. |
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CFTC and commodity exchange rules impose speculative
position limits on market participants trading in
certain commodities included in the Index. If position
limits are applied to the Master Fund, the Funds
ability to issue new Baskets, or the Master Funds
ability to reinvest income in these additional futures
contracts may be limited to the extent these activities
would cause the Master Fund to exceed applicable
position limits. Limiting the size of the Fund may
affect the correlation between the price of the Shares,
as traded on the AMEX, and the net asset value of the
Fund. That is, the inability to create additional
Baskets could result in Shares trading at a premium or
discount to net asset value of the Fund. |
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Performance may not track the Index during
particular periods or over the long term. Such tracking
error may cause the Fund to outperform or underperform
the Index. |
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See THE RISKS YOU FACE beginning on page 1 for additional
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The Trustee
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CSC Trust Company of Delaware, or the Trustee, is the sole trustee of the
Fund and the Master Fund. The Trustee delegated to the Managing Owner certain of the
power and authority to manage the business and affairs of the Fund and the Master Fund
and has duties and liabilities to the Fund and the Master Fund. |
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The Managing Owner
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Greenhaven Commodity Services LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, will serve as Managing Owner of the Fund and the Master Fund. The Managing
Owner was formed on October 18, 2006. Neither the Managing Owner nor any of its
trading principals has ever before operated a commodity
pool. The Managing Owner will serve as the commodity pool
operator and commodity trading advisor of the Fund and the
Master Fund. The Managing Owner is registered as a
commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor with
the CFTC and is a member of the NFA. As a registered
commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor, with
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requirements under the Commodity Exchange Act and the rules
and regulations of the CFTC and the NFA, including investor
protection requirements, antifraud prohibitions, disclosure
requirements, and reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
The Managing Owner is also subject to periodic inspections
and audits by the CFTC and NFA. |
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The Shares are not deposits or other obligations of the
Managing Owner, the Trustee or any of their respective
subsidiaries or affiliates or any other bank, are not
guaranteed by the Managing Owner, the Trustee or any of
their respective subsidiaries or affiliates or any other
bank and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation or any other governmental agency. An investment
in the Shares is speculative and involves a high degree of
risk. |
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The principal office of the Managing Owner is located at
3340 Peachtree Road, Suite 1910, Atlanta, Georgia 30326. The
telephone number of the Managing Owner is (404) 239-7938. |
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The Commodity Brokers
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A variety of executing brokers will execute futures
transactions on behalf of the Master Fund. It is the intention to designate Merrill
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith or to Fimat USA, LLC, each as the Master Funds Commodity
Broker in which the executing brokers will give-up all such transactions, each a
Commodity Broker and collectively Commodity Brokers. In their capacity as clearing
brokers, the Commodity Brokers may execute and will clear each of the Master Funds
futures transactions and will perform certain administrative services for the Master
Fund. The Commodity Brokers are registered with the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission as a futures commission merchant and is a member of the National Futures
Association in such capacity. |
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The Master Fund will pay to the Commodity Brokers all
brokerage commissions, including applicable exchange fees,
NFA fees, give-up fees, pit brokerage fees and other
transaction related fees and expenses charged in connection
with trading activities. On average, total charges paid to
the Commodity Broker are expected to be less than $20 per
round-turn trade, although the Commodity Brokers brokerage
commissions and trading fees will be determined on a
contract-by-contract basis. The Managing Owner does not
expect
brokerage commissions and fees to exceed 0.40% of the net
asset value of the Master Fund in any year, although the
actual amount of brokerage commissions and fees in any year
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The Administrator
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The Managing Owner, on behalf of the Fund and the Master Fund, has
appointed The Bank of New York as the administrator of the Fund and the Master Fund and
has entered into an Administration Agreement in connection therewith. The Bank of New
York, N.A. will serve as custodian, or Custodian, of the Fund and has entered into a
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or Custody Agreement, in connection therewith. The Bank of
New York will serve as the transfer agent, or Transfer Agent, of the Fund and has
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The Bank of New York, a banking corporation organized under
the laws of the State of New York with trust powers, has an
office at One Wall Street, New York, New York 10286. The
Bank of New York is subject to supervision by the New York
State Banking Department and the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System. Information regarding the net asset
value of the Fund, creation and redemption transaction fees
and the names of the parties that have executed a
participant agreement may be obtained from the Administrator
by calling the following number: (718) 315-4412. A copy of
the Administration Agreement is available for inspection at
the Funds trust office identified above. |
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Pursuant to the Administration Agreement, the Administrator
will perform or supervise the performance of services
necessary for the operation and administration of the Fund
and the Master Fund (other than making investment
decisions), including net asset value calculations,
accounting and other fund administrative services. The
Administrator will retain certain financial books and
records, including: fund accounting records, ledgers with
respect to assets, liabilities, capital, income and
expenses, the registrar, transfer journals and related
details and trading and related documents received from
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The Administration Agreement will continue in effect from
the commencement of trading operations unless terminated on
at least ninety (90) days prior written notice by either
party to the other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Administrator may terminate the Administration Agreement
upon thirty (30) days prior written notice if the Fund
and/or Master Fund has materially failed to perform its
obligations under the Administration Agreement. |
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The Administration Agreement provides for the exculpation
and indemnification of the Administrator from and against
any
costs, expenses, damages, liabilities or claims (other than
those resulting from the Administrators own bad faith,
negligence or willful misconduct) which may be imposed on,
incurred by or asserted against the Administrator in
performing its obligations or duties under the
Administration Agreement. Key terms of the Administration
Agreement are summarized under the heading Material
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The Administrators monthly fees are paid by the Fund and
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The Administrator and any of its affiliates may from
time-to-time purchase or sell Shares for their own account,
as agent for their customers and for accounts over which
they exercise investment discretion. |
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The Administrator also will receive a transaction processing
fee in connection with orders from Authorized Participants
to create or redeem Baskets in the amount of $500 per order.
These transaction processing fees are paid directly by the
Authorized Participants and not by the Fund or the Master
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The Managing Owner and the Administrator, expect to retain
the services of one or more additional service providers to
assist the Fund and/or the Master Fund with certain tax
reporting requirements of the Fund and its Shareholders. |
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The Distributor
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The Managing Owner, on behalf of the Fund and the Master Fund, has
appointed ALPS Distributor, Inc., or the Distributor, to assist the Managing Owner and
the Administrator with certain functions and duties relating to the creation and
redemption of Baskets, including receiving and processing orders from Authorized
Participants to create and redeem Baskets, coordinating the processing of such orders
and related functions and duties. The Distributor will retain all marketing materials
and Basket creation and redemption books and records at c/o ALPS Distributor, Inc., 1290
Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, CO 80203; Telephone number (303) 623-2577. Investors may
contact the Distributor toll-free in the U.S. at (800) 320-2577. The Fund has entered
into a Distribution Services Agreement with the Distributor. The Distributor is
affiliated with ALPS Mutual Fund Services, Inc., a Denver-based service provider of
administration, fund accounting, transfer agency and shareholder services for mutual
funds, closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds, with over 100,000 shareholder
accounts and approximately $10 billion in client mutual fund assets under
administration. The Distributor provides distribution services and has approximately
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The Fund and the Master Fund will pay the Distributor
approximately $50,000 per annum, plus any fees or
disbursements incurred by the Distributor in connection with
the performance by the Distributor of its duties on behalf
of the Fund and the Master Fund and may pay the Distributor
additional compensation in consideration of the performance
by the Distributor of additional marketing, distribution and
ongoing support services. Such additional services may
include, among other services, the development and
implementation of a marketing plan and the utilization of
the Distributors resources, which include an extensive
broker database and a network of internal and external
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Authorized Participants
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Baskets may be created or redeemed only by Authorized Participants.
Each Authorized Participant must (1) be a registered broker-dealer or other securities
market participant such as a bank or other financial institution which is not required
to register as a broker-dealer to engage in securities transactions, (2) be a
participant in the Depository Trust Company, or DTC, and (3) have entered into a
participant agreement with the Fund and the Managing Owner, or a Participant Agreement.
The Participant Agreement sets forth the procedures for the creation and redemption of
Baskets of Shares and for the delivery of cash required for such creations or
redemptions. A list of the current Authorized Participants can be obtained from the
Administrator. A similar agreement between the Fund and the Master Fund sets forth the
procedures for the creation and redemption of Master Unit Baskets by the Fund. See
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Creation and Redemption |
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of Shares
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The Fund will create and redeem Shares from time-to-time, but only in one
or more Baskets. A Basket is a block of 50,000 Shares. Baskets may be created or
redeemed only by Authorized Participants. Except when aggregated in Baskets, the Shares
are not redeemable securities. Authorized Participants pay a transaction fee of $500 to
the Fund in connection with each order to create or redeem a Basket of Shares.
Authorized Participants may sell the Shares included in the Baskets they purchase from
the Fund to other investors. |
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The Master Fund will create and redeem Master Fund Units
from time-to-time, but only in one or more Master Unit
Baskets. A Master Unit Basket is a block of 50,000 Master
Fund Units. Master Unit Baskets may be created or redeemed
only by the Fund. The Fund pays a transaction fee of $500 to
the Master Fund in connection with each order to create or
redeem a Master Unit Basket of Master Fund Units. The Master
Fund will be wholly-owned by the Fund and the Managing
Owner. Each Share issued by the Fund will correlate with a
Master Fund Unit issued by the Master Fund and held
by the Fund. See Creation and Redemption of Shares for
more details. |
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The Shares are evidenced by global certificates that the
Fund issues to DTC. The Shares are available only in
book-entry form. Shareholders may hold their Shares through
DTC, if they are participants in DTC, or indirectly through
entities that are participants in DTC. The Master Fund Units
are uncertificated and held by the Fund in book-entry form. |
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Initial Offering Period
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The Fund will accept subscriptions for Shares in Baskets from
Authorized Participants at $30.00 per Share ($1.5 million per Basket) during an initial
offering period ending
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that date and the Managing Owner determines to end the initial offering period
early, or (ii) that date is extended by the Managing Owner for up to an additional
ninety (90) days. |
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It is not anticipated that the Authorized Participants will
break-up the Baskets and sell the underlying shares to the
public prior to the completion of the Initial Offering
Period. In the event that the Subscription Minimum is
reached resulting in the early termination of the Initial
Offering Period, then the funds held in escrow will be
released for investment in the Master Fund. |
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Subscription Minimum
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The minimum number of Shares that must be subscribed for by Authorized
Participants prior to the commencement of trading is 200,000, or the Subscription
Minimum. |
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Affiliates of the Managing Owner or the Trustee who are
Authorized Participants may subscribe for Shares during the
initial offering period and any such Shares subscribed for
by such persons will be counted to determine whether the
Subscription Minimum has been reached. |
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If the Managing Owner determines to terminate the offering
of Shares prior to the expiration of the initial offering
period, all subscription monies will be returned with
interest and without deduction for expenses to the
subscribing Authorized Participants as promptly as
practicable (but in no event more than seven (7) business
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Escrow of Funds
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Subscription funds received during the initial offering period will be
deposited in an escrow account at The Bank of New York, N.A., and held there until the
funds are either released for investment in the Master Fund for trading purposes or
returned to the payors of such funds. An Authorized Participants escrowed subscription
funds will earn interest, which will be retained by the Fund for the benefit of all
investors unless such subscription is rejected or the offering of Shares is terminated
prior to the end of the initial offering period, in which case the interest attributable
to such subscription amount will be paid to such Authorized
Participant upon the return of the subscription amount. No
fees or other amounts will be deducted from an Authorized
Participants subscription, which will be returned to such
Authorized Participant as promptly as practicable (but in no
event more than seven (7) business days) after such
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After the initial offering period has closed and trading has
commenced, the Fund will issue Shares in Baskets to Authorized Participants continuously
as of noon (12:00 pm), New York time, on the business day immediately following the date
on which a valid order to create a Basket is accepted by the Fund, at the net asset
value of 50,000 Shares as of the closing time of the AMEX or the last to close of the
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the date that a valid order to create a Basket is accepted by the Fund. The Managing Owner may
terminate the continuous offering at any time. |
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After the initial offering period has closed and trading has
commenced, the Master Fund will issue Master Fund Units in
Master Unit Baskets to the Fund continuously as of noon, New
York time, on the business day immediately following the
date on which a valid order to create a Master Unit Basket
is accepted by the Master Fund, at the net asset value of
50,000 Master Fund Units as of the closing time of the AMEX
or the last to close of the exchanges on which the Index
Commodities are traded, whichever is later, on the date that
a valid order to create a Master Unit Basket is accepted by
the Master Fund. Each Share issued by the Fund will
correlate with a Master Fund Unit issued by the Master Fund
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Net asset value, or Net Asset Value, means the total assets of the
Master Fund including, but not limited to, all cash and cash equivalents or other debt
securities less total liabilities of the Master Fund, each determined on the basis of
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, consistently applied
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Net Asset Value per Master Fund Unit is the net asset value
of the Master Fund divided by the number of outstanding
Master Fund Units. Because there will be a one-to-one
correlation between Shares and Master Fund Units and the
Master Fund has assumed all liabilities of the Fund, the net
asset value per Share and the net asset value per Master
Fund Unit will be equal. See Certain Material Terms of the
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Interest Income
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The proceeds of the offering will be deposited in cash in a segregated
account in the name of the Master Fund at the Commodity Broker (or other eligible
financial institution, as
applicable) in accordance with CFTC investor protection and
segregation requirements. The Master Fund will be credited
with one hundred percent (100%) of the interest earned on
its average net assets on deposit with the Commodity Broker
or such other financial institution each week. In an
attempt to increase interest income earned, the Managing
Owner expects to invest the Master Funds non-margin assets
in United States government securities (which include any
security issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by
the United States), or any certificate of deposit for any of
the foregoing, including United States Treasury bonds,
United States Treasury bills and issues of agencies of the
United States government, and certain cash items such as
money market funds, certificates of deposit (under nine
months) and time deposits or other instruments permitted by
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annum, based upon the current yield on the three (3) month
U.S. Treasury bill. This interest income will be used to pay
or offset the expenses of the Fund and the Master Fund. See
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Fees and Expenses
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Upfront Selling Commission. No upfront selling commissions will be
charged during the initial or continuous offering periods, although it is expected that
investors will be charged a customary commission by their brokers in connection with
purchases of Shares that will vary from investor to investor. Investors are encouraged
to review the terms of their brokerage accounts for details on applicable charges. Also,
the excess, if any, of the price at which an Authorized Participant sells a Share over
the price paid by such Authorized Participant in connection with the creation of such
Share in a Basket may be deemed to be underwriting compensation. |
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Management Fee. The Master Fund will pay the Managing Owner
a Management Fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to
0.85% per annum of the net asset value of the Master Fund.
No separate management fee will be paid by the Fund. |
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Organization and Offering Expenses. Expenses incurred in
connection with organizing the Fund and the Master Fund and
the offering of the Shares will be paid by GreenHaven LLC, a
limited liability company organized in the State of Georgia,
which is the sole member of the Managing Owner. Neither
GreenHaven LLC nor the Managing Owner will be reimbursed for
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Brokerage Commissions and Fees. The Master Fund will pay to
the Commodity Broker all brokerage commissions, including
applicable exchange fees, NFA fees, give-up fees, pit
brokerage fees and other transaction related fees and
expenses charged in connection with trading activities. On
average, total charges paid to the Commodity Broker are
expected to be less
than $20 per round-turn trade, although the Commodity
Brokers brokerage commissions and trading fees will be
determined on a contract-by-contract basis. The Managing
Owner does not expect brokerage commissions and fees to
exceed 0.40% of the net asset value of the Master Fund in
any year, although the actual amount of brokerage
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Routine Operational Administrative and Other Ordinary
Expenses. The Master Fund will pay all of the routine
operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses of
the Fund and the Master Fund, including, but not limited to,
the fees and expenses of the Trustee, legal and accounting
fees and expenses, tax preparation expenses, filing fees,
and printing, mailing and duplication costs. Such routine
expenses are not expected to exceed 0.70% of the net asset
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ordinary expenses may be greater. |
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Extraordinary Fees and Expenses. The Master Fund will pay
all the extraordinary fees and expenses, if any, of the Fund
and the Master Fund. Such extraordinary fees and expenses,
by their nature, are unpredictable in terms of timing and
amount. |
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Management Fee and Ongoing Expenses to be Paid First Out of
Interest Income. The Management Fee and ordinary ongoing
expenses of the Fund and the Master Fund will be paid first
out of interest income from the Master Funds holdings of
U.S. Treasury bills and other high credit quality short-term
fixed income securities on deposit with the Commodity Broker
as margin or otherwise. It is expected that such interest
income may be sufficient to cover a significant portion of
the Management Fee and ordinary ongoing expenses of the Fund
and the Master Fund. |
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Distributions
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The Master Fund will make distributions at the discretion of the Managing
Owner. Because the Managing Owner does not presently intend to make ongoing
distributions (but may do so from time-to-time in its sole discretion), your income tax
liability for your pro rata share of the Funds income and gain on the Master Fund Units
held will, in all likelihood, exceed any distributions you receive. |
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Limitation of Liabilities
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You cannot lose more than your investment in the Shares.
Shareholders will be entitled to limitation on liability equivalent to the limitation on
liability enjoyed by stockholders of a Delaware business corporation for profit. |
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Fiscal Year
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The Funds fiscal year ends on December 31 of each year. |
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Financial Information
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The Fund and the Master Fund have only recently been organized and have
no financial history. |
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Considerations
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Subject to the discussion below in Material U.S. Federal Income Tax
Considerations, the Fund and the Master Fund will each be classified as partnerships
for United States federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, neither the Master Fund nor
the Fund will incur United States federal income tax liability; rather, each beneficial
owner of the Funds Shares will be required to take into account its allocable share of
the Master Funds income, gain, loss, deduction and other items for the Master Funds
taxable year ending with or within its taxable year. |
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Additionally, please refer to the Material U.S. Federal
Income Tax Considerations section below for information on
the potential United States federal income tax consequences
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Reports to Shareholders
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The Managing Owner will furnish the Shareholders with annual reports
as required by the rules and regulations of the SEC as well as with those reports
required by the CFTC and the NFA, including, but not limited to, an annual audited
financial statement certified by independent public accountants and any other reports
required by any other governmental authority that has jurisdiction over the activities
of the Fund and the Master Fund. Shareholders also will be provided with appropriate
information to permit them to file their United States federal and state income tax
returns on a timely basis. |
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Forward-Looking Statements
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This Prospectus includes forward-looking statements that reflect
the Managing Owners current expectations about the future results, performance,
prospects and opportunities of the Fund and the Master Fund. The Managing Owner has
tried to identify these forward-looking statements by using words such as may, will,
expect, anticipate, believe, intend, should, estimate or the negative of
those terms or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on
information currently available to the Managing Owner and are subject to a number of
risks, uncertainties and other factors, both known, such as those described in Risk
Factors and elsewhere in this Prospectus, and unknown, that could cause the actual
results, performance, prospects or opportunities of the Fund and the Master Fund to
differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking
statements. |
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You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking
statements. Except as expressly required by the federal
securities laws, the Managing Owner undertakes no obligation
to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements
or the risks, uncertainties or other factors described in this
Prospectus, as a result of new information, future events or
changed circumstances or for any other reason after the date
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THE SHARES ARE SPECULATIVE AND INVOLVE A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK.
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THE RISKS YOU FACE
You could lose money investing in the Shares. You should consider carefully the risks
described below before making an investment decision. You should also refer to the other
information included in this Prospectus.
The Value of the Shares Relates Directly to the Value of the Commodity Futures and Other
Assets Held by the Master Fund and Fluctuations in the Price of These Assets Could Materially
Adversely Affect an Investment in the Shares.
The Shares are designed to reflect, as closely as possible, the performance of the Index
through the Master Funds portfolio of exchange-traded futures on the Index Commodities. The value
of the Shares relate directly to the value of the portfolio, less the liabilities (including
estimated accrued but unpaid expenses) of the Fund and the Master Fund. The price of the Index
Commodities may fluctuate widely based on many factors. Some of those factors are:
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agricultural, fiscal, monetary and exchange control programs and policies of
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national and international political and economic events and policies; |
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In addition to the factors set forth above, each commodity has risks that are inherent in the
investment in such commodity.
Metals Commodities: Price movements in futures contracts held by the Master Fund, in metals
commodities such as gold, silver, platinum and copper are affected by many specific other factors.
Some of these metal specific factors include, but are not limited to:
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A change in economic conditions, such as a recession, can adversely affect the
price of both industrial and precious metals. An economic downturn may have a negative
impact on the usage and demand of metals which may result in a loss for the Master
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A sudden shift in political conditions of the worlds leading metal producers
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An increase in the hedging of precious metals may result in the price of
precious metals to decline. |
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Changes in global supply and demand for industrial and precious metals. |
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The price and quantity of imports and exports of industrial and precious metals. |
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Technological advances in the processing and mining of industrial and precious
metals. |
Agricultural Commodities: Price movements in futures contracts held by the Master Fund in
agricultural commodities, such as wheat, corn and soybeans, are affected by many factors. Some of
these agricultural specific factors include, but are not limited to:
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Weather conditions, including hurricanes, tornadoes, storms and droughts, may
have a material adverse effect on crops, live cattle, live hogs and lumber, which may
result in significant fluctuations in prices in such commodities. |
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Changes in global supply and demand for agriculture products. |
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The price and quantity of imports and exports of agricultural commodities. |
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Political conditions, including embargoes and war, in or affecting agricultural
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The price and availability of alternative agricultural commodities. |
Energy Commodities: Price movements in futures contracts held by the Master Fund in energy
commodities, such as crude oil, heating oil and natural gas, are subject to risks due to frequent
and often substantial fluctuations in energy commodity prices. In the past, the prices of natural
gas and crude oil have been extremely volatile, and the Managing Owner expects this volatility to
continue. The markets and prices for energy commodities are affected by many factors. Some of
those factors include, but are not limited to:
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The price and quantity of imports and exports of oil and natural gas. |
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None of these factors can be controlled by the Managing Owner. Even if current and correct
information as to substantially all factors are known or thought to be known, prices still will not
always react as predicted. The profitability of the Fund and the Master Fund will depend on whether
the Master Funds commodities portfolio increases in value over time. If the value increases, the
Fund will only be profitable if such increases exceed the fees and expenses of the Fund. If these
values do not increase, the Fund will not be profitable and will incur losses.
Net Asset Value May Not Always Correspond to Market Price and, as a Result, Baskets may be
Created or Redeemed at a Value that Differs from the Market Price of the Shares.
The net asset value per share of the Shares will change as fluctuations occur in the market
value of the Master Funds portfolio. Investors should be aware that the public trading price of a
Basket of Shares may be different from the net asset value of a Basket of Shares (i.e., Shares may
trade at a premium over, or a discount to, the net asset value of a Basket of Shares) and similarly
the public trading market price per Share may be different from the net asset value per Share.
Consequently, an Authorized Participant may be able to create or redeem a Basket of Shares at a
discount or a premium to net asset value. This price difference may be due, in large part, to the
fact that supply and demand forces are at work in the secondary trading market for Shares that is
closely related to, but not identical to, the same forces influencing the prices of the Index
Commodities trading individually or in the aggregate at any point in time. Investors also should
note that the size of the Fund in terms of total assets held may change substantially over time and
from time-to-time as Baskets are created and redeemed.
Authorized Participants or their clients or customers may have an opportunity to realize a
riskless profit if they can purchase a Creation Basket at a discount to the public trading price of
the Shares or can
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redeem a Redemption Basket at a premium over the public trading price of the
Shares. The Managing Owner expects that the exploitation of such arbitrage opportunities by
Authorized Participants and their clients and customers will tend to cause the public trading price
to track net asset value per Share closely over time.
Your investment could suffer in the event that Reuters America LLC decides to terminate the
license agreement between itself and the Managing Owner.
Reuters America LLC entered into a License Agreement with the Managing Owner whereby the
Managing Owner was granted an exclusive license with respect to the development and creation of
U.S. exchange traded funds. The license granted to the Managing Owner may be terminated under
certain circumstances which could cause your investment to decline significantly in value. In
addition to that, because the license granted is an exclusive license with respect to a limited
type of investment product, a different product could be created, which could also cause your
investment to decline in value. If the license is terminated, or a competitive product is created,
then the Managing Owner would seek shareholder approval to either (i) liquidate the Master Fund and
the Fund or (ii) approve a different index to track for comparison purposes.
Your investment could suffer in the event that the Managing Owner creates another product
under its exclusive license agreement which directly competes with the Fund and Master Fund.
The License Agreement is between Reuters America LLC and the Managing Owner and not between
Reuters America LLC and the Fund or Master Fund. Therefore, it is possible that the Managing Owner
could create and manage another investment product that is substantially similar to the Fund and
the Master Fund. If this were to happen, then your investment could suffer.
Regulatory and Exchange Position Limits and Other Rules May Restrict the Creation of Baskets
and the Operation of the Master Fund.
CFTC and commodity exchange rules impose speculative position limits on market participants,
including the Master Fund, trading in certain agricultural commodities. These position limits
prohibit any person from holding a position of more than a specific number of such futures
contracts. The Managing Owner anticipates that these position limits will become more of an issue
when the Master Fund reaches close to US$2 billion, at which point the Managing Owner may either
prevent the issuance of additional creation units or may apply to the CFTC for relief from certain
position limits.
If the Master Fund applies and is unable to obtain such relief, the Funds ability to issue
new Baskets, or the Master Funds ability to reinvest income in these additional futures contracts,
may be limited to the extent these activities would cause the Master Fund to exceed applicable
position limits. Limiting the size of the Fund may affect the correlation between the price of the
Shares, as traded on the AMEX, and the net asset value of the Fund. That is, the inability to
create additional Baskets could result in Shares trading at a premium or discount to net asset
value of the Fund.
The Fund May Not Always Be Able Exactly to Replicate the Performance of the Index.
It is possible that the Fund may not fully replicate the performance of the Index due to
disruptions in the markets for the Index Commodities or due to other extraordinary circumstances.
In addition, the Fund is not able to replicate exactly the performance of the Index because the
total return generated by the Master Fund is reduced by expenses and transaction costs, including
those incurred in connection with the Master Funds trading activities, and increased by interest
income from the Master
Funds holdings of short-term high quality fixed income securities. Tracking the Index
requires rebalancing of the Master Funds portfolio and is dependent upon the skills of the
Managing Owner and its trading principals, among other factors.
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Also, the Fund may not replicate the Index immediately following the commencement of
operations, until positions in the Master Funds portfolio are fully established.
The Master Fund Is Not Actively Managed and Will Track the Index During Periods in which the
Index Is Flat or Declining as well as when the Index Is Rising.
The Master Fund is not actively managed by traditional methods. Therefore, if positions in any
one or more of the Index Commodities are declining in value, the Master Fund will not close out
such positions, except in connection with a change in the composition or weighting of the Index.
The Managing Owner will seek to cause the net asset value to track the Index during periods in
which the Index is flat or declining as well as when the Index is rising.
The Exchange May Halt Trading in the Shares Which Would Adversely Impact Your Ability to Sell
Shares.
Application has been made for the Shares to be listed for trading on the AMEX under the market
symbol GCC. Trading in Shares may be halted due to market conditions or, in light of AMEX rules
and procedures, for reasons that, in the view of the AMEX, make trading in Shares inadvisable. In
addition, trading is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to
circuit breaker rules that require trading to be halted for a specified period based on a
specified market decline in the equity markets. There can be no assurance that the requirements
necessary to maintain the listing of the Shares will continue to be met or will remain unchanged.
The Fund and the Master Fund will be terminated if the Shares are delisted.
The Lack Of An Active Trading Market for the Shares May Result in Losses on Your Investment at
the Time of Disposition of Your Shares.
Although we anticipate that the Shares will be listed and traded on the AMEX, there can be no
guarantee that an active trading market for the Shares will develop or be maintained. If you need
to sell your Shares at a time when no active market for them exists, the price you receive for your
Shares, assuming that you are able to sell them, will likely be lower than the price you would have
received if an active market did exist.
The Shares Are a New Securities Product and their Value Could Decrease if Unanticipated
Operational or Trading Problems Arise.
The mechanisms and procedures governing the creation, redemption and offering of the Shares
are recently developed securities products. Consequently, there may be unanticipated problems or
issues with respect to the mechanics of the operations and the trading of the Shares that could
have a material adverse effect on an investment in the Shares. In addition, although the Master
Fund is not actively managed by traditional methods, to the extent that unanticipated operational
or trading problems or issues arise, the Managing Owners past experience and qualifications may
not be suitable for solving these problems or issues.
As the Managing Owner and its Principals have no History of Operating an Investment Vehicle
like the Fund or the Master Fund, their Experience may be Inadequate or Unsuitable to Manage the
Fund or the Master Fund.
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The Managing Owner was formed expressly to be the managing owner of the Fund and the Master
Fund and has no history of past performance. The past performances of the Managing Owners
management in other positions are no indication of their ability to manage an investment vehicle
such as the Fund or the Master Fund. If the experience of the Managing Owner and its principals is
not adequate or suitable to manage an investment vehicle such as the Fund and the Master Fund, the
operations of the Fund and the Master Fund may be adversely affected.
You Should Not Rely on Past Performance in Deciding Whether to Buy Shares.
Neither the Fund or the Master Fund has commenced trading and neither has any performance
history upon which to evaluate your investment in the Fund and the Master Fund. Although past
performance is not necessarily indicative of future results, if the Fund and the Master Fund had a
performance history, such performance history might provide you with more information on which to
evaluate an investment in the Fund and the Master Fund. The past performance of the Index also is
not necessarily indicative of the future performance of the Index, or of the Fund or the Master
Fund. As neither the Fund nor the Master Fund has commenced trading and has no such performance
history, you will have to make your decision to invest in the Fund without such information.
Price Volatility May Possibly Cause the Total Loss of Your Investment.
Futures contracts have a high degree of price variability and are subject to occasional rapid
and substantial changes. Consequently, you could lose all or substantially all of your investment
in the Fund.
Fees are Charged Regardless of Profitability and May Result in Depletion of Assets.
The Fund indirectly is subject to the fees and expenses described herein which are payable
irrespective of profitability. Such fees and expenses include asset-based fees of up to 0.85% per
annum. Additional charges include brokerage fees and operating expenses expected to be
approximately 0.40% per annum in the aggregate. The Fund is expected to earn interest income at an
annual rate of 4.60% per annum, based upon the current yield on a three month U.S. Treasury bill.
Consequently, it is expected that interest income will exceed fees, however, if interest rates fall
below 1.95%, the Fund will need to have positive performance in order to break-even (net of fees
and expenses). Consequently, the expenses of the Master Fund could, over time, result in
significant losses to your investment in the Shares. You may never achieve profits, significant or
otherwise.
Possible Illiquid Markets May Exacerbate Losses.
Futures positions cannot always be liquidated at the desired price. It is difficult to execute
a trade at a specific price when there is a relatively small volume of buy and sell orders in a
market. A market disruption, such as when foreign governments may take or be subject to political
actions which disrupt the markets in their currency or major exports, can also make it difficult to
liquidate a position. Such periods of illiquidity and the events that trigger them are difficult to
predict and there can be no assurance that the Managing Owner will be able to do so.
There can be no assurance that market illiquidity will not cause losses for the Fund. The
large size of the positions which the Master Fund may acquire on behalf of the Fund increases the
risk of illiquidity by both making its positions more difficult to liquidate and increasing the
losses incurred while trying to do so.
You May Be Adversely Affected by Redemption Orders that Are Subject To Postponement,
Suspension Or Rejection Under Certain Circumstances.
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The Distributor may, in its discretion, and will when directed by the Managing Owner, suspend
the right of redemption or postpone the redemption settlement date, (1) for any period during which
an emergency exists as a result of which the redemption distribution is not reasonably practicable,
or (2) for such other period as the Managing Owner determines to be necessary for the protection of
the Shareholders. In addition, the Distributor will reject a redemption order if the order is not
in proper form as described in the Participant Agreement or if the fulfillment of the order, in the
opinion of its counsel, might be unlawful. Any such postponement, suspension or rejection could
adversely affect a redeeming Authorized Participant. For example, the resulting delay may adversely
affect the value of the Authorized Participants redemption proceeds if the net asset value of the
Fund declines during the period of the delay. Under the Distribution Services Agreement, the
Managing Owner and the Distributor may disclaim any liability for any loss or damage that may
result from any such suspension or postponement.
Because the Master Fund will not Acquire Any Asset with Intrinsic Value, the Positive
Performance of Your Investment Is Wholly Dependent Upon an Equal and Offsetting Loss borne by
unrelated participants in the futures market.
Futures trading is a risk transfer economic activity. For every gain there is an equal and
offsetting loss rather than an opportunity to participate over time in general economic growth.
Unlike most alternative investments, an investment in Shares does not involve acquiring any asset
with intrinsic value. Overall stock and bond prices could rise significantly and the economy as a
whole prosper while the Shares may trade unprofitably.
Shareholders Will Not Have the Protections Associated With Ownership of Shares in an
Investment Company Registered Under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Neither the Fund nor the Master Fund is registered as an investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 and is not required to register under such act. Consequently,
Shareholders will not have the regulatory protections provided to investors in investment
companies.
Various Actual and Potential Conflicts of Interest May Be Detrimental to Shareholders.
The Fund and the Master Fund are subject to actual and potential conflicts of interests
involving the Managing Owner, various commodity futures brokers and Authorized Participants. The
Managing Owner and its principals, all of which are engaged in other investment activities, are not
required to devote substantially all of their time to the business of the Fund and the Master Fund,
which also presents the potential for numerous conflicts of interest with the Fund and the Master
Fund. As a result of these and other relationships, parties involved with the Fund and the Master
Fund have a financial incentive to act in a manner other than in the best interests of the Fund and
the Master Fund and the Shareholders. The Managing Owner has not established any formal procedure
to resolve conflicts of interest. Consequently, investors will be dependent on the good faith of
the respective parties subject to such conflicts to resolve them equitably. Although the Managing
Owner attempts to monitor these conflicts, it is extremely difficult, if not impossible, for the
Managing Owner to ensure that these conflicts do not, in fact, result in adverse consequences to
the Shareholders.
In addition, the Fund may be subject to certain conflicts with respect to its Commodity
Broker, including, but not limited to, conflicts that result from receiving greater amounts of
compensation from other clients, and purchasing opposite or competing positions on behalf of third
party accounts traded through the Commodity Broker. See CONFLICTS OF INTEREST p. 31.
Shareholders Will Be Subject to Taxation on Their Share of the Master Funds Taxable Income,
Whether or Not They Receive Cash Distributions.
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Shareholders will be subject to United States federal income taxation and, in some cases,
state, local, or foreign income taxation on their share of the Master Funds taxable income,
whether or not they receive cash distributions from the Fund. Shareholders may not receive cash
distributions equal to their share of the Master Funds taxable income or even the tax liability
that results from such income.
Items of Income, Gain, Deduction, Loss and Credit with respect to Fund Shares could be
Reallocated if the IRS does not Accept the Assumptions or Conventions Used by the Master Fund in
Allocating Master Fund Tax Items.
U.S. federal income tax rules applicable to partnerships are complex and often difficult to
apply to publicly traded partnerships. The Master Fund will apply certain assumptions and
conventions in an attempt to comply with applicable rules and to report income, gain, deduction,
loss and credit to the Funds Shareholders in a manner that reflects the Shareholders beneficial
shares of partnership items, but these assumptions and conventions may not be in compliance with
all aspects of applicable tax requirements. It is possible that the IRS will successfully assert
that the conventions and assumptions used by the Master Fund do not satisfy the technical
requirements of the Code and/or Treasury regulations and could require that items of income, gain,
deduction, loss or credit be adjusted or reallocated in a manner that adversely affects you.
PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISERS AND COUNSEL WITH
RESPECT TO THE POSSIBLE TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF AN INVESTMENT IN ANY SHARES; SUCH TAX
CONSEQUENCES MAY DIFFER IN RESPECT OF DIFFERENT INVESTORS.
Failure or Lack of Segregation of Assets May Increase Losses.
The Commodity Exchange Act requires a clearing broker to segregate all funds received from
customers from such brokers proprietary assets. If the Commodity Broker fails to do so, the assets
of the Master Fund might not be fully protected in the event of the Commodity Brokers bankruptcy.
Furthermore, in the event of the Commodity Brokers bankruptcy, any Master Fund Units could be
limited to recovering only a pro rata share of all available funds segregated on behalf of the
Commodity Brokers combined customer accounts, even though certain property specifically traceable
to the Master Fund was held by the Commodity Broker. In addition to that, it is possible that in
the event of clearing brokers bankruptcy investors experience a loss of all their moneys, which
would therefore imply that none of the investments may be recovered, not just a pro rata share.
The Commodity Broker may, from time-to-time, have been the subject of certain regulatory and
private causes of action. Such material actions, if any, are described under The Commodity
Broker.
In the event of a bankruptcy or insolvency of any exchange or a clearing house, the Master
Fund could experience a loss of the funds deposited through its Commodity Broker as margin with the
exchange or clearing house, a loss of any profits on its open positions on the exchange, and the
loss of unrealized profits on its closed positions on the exchange.
Regulatory Changes or Actions May Alter the Nature of an Investment in the Fund.
Considerable regulatory attention has been focused on non-traditional investment pools which
are publicly distributed in the United States. There is a possibility of future regulatory changes
altering,
perhaps to a material extent, the nature of an investment in the Fund or the ability of the
Fund to continue to implement its investment strategy.
The futures markets are subject to comprehensive statutes, regulations, and margin
requirements. In addition, the CFTC and the exchanges are authorized to take extraordinary actions
in the event of a market emergency, including, for example, the retroactive implementation of
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or higher margin requirements, the establishment of daily price limits
and the suspension of trading. The regulation of futures transactions in the United States is a
rapidly changing area of law and is subject to modification by government and judicial action. The
effect of any future regulatory change on the Fund is impossible to predict, but could be
substantial and adverse.
Lack of Independent Experts Representing Investors.
The Managing Owner has consulted with counsel, accountants and other experts regarding the
formation and operation of the Fund and the Master Fund. No counsel has been appointed to represent
you in connection with the offering of the Shares. Accordingly, you should consult your own legal,
tax and financial advisers regarding the desirability of an investment in Shares.
Possibility of Termination of the Fund May Adversely Affect Your Portfolio.
The Managing Owner may withdraw from the Fund upon one hundred and twenty (120) days notice,
which would cause the Fund and the Master Fund to terminate unless a substitute managing owner were
obtained. You cannot be assured that the Managing Owner will be willing or able to continue to
service the Fund for any length of time. If the Managing Owner discontinues its activities on
behalf of the Fund, the Fund may be adversely affected. In addition, owners of seventy-five
percent (75%) of the Shares have the power to terminate the Trust. If it is so exercised, investors
who wished to continue to invest in the Index through the vehicle of the Trust will have to find
another vehicle, and may not be able to find another vehicle that offers the same features as the
Trust. See Description of the Shares and the Master Fund Units; Certain Material Terms of the
Trust Declarations Termination Events for a summary of termination events. Such detrimental
developments could cause you to liquidate your investments and upset the overall maturity and
timing of your investment portfolio. If the registrations with the CFTC or memberships in the NFA
of the Managing Owner or the Commodity Broker were revoked or suspended, such entity would no
longer be able to provide services to the Fund and the Master Fund.
Affiliates of the Managing Owner and the Trustee may Purchase Shares to Satisfy the
Subscription Minimum.
Affiliates of the Managing Owner and the Trustee who are Authorized Participants may subscribe
for Shares during the initial offering period and any such Shares subscribed for by such persons
will be counted to determine whether the Subscription Minimum has been reached. Any such
subscriptions by such affiliated Authorized Participants will be on the same terms as subscriptions
by unaffiliated Authorized Participants.
Shareholders Do Not Have the Rights Enjoyed by Investors in Certain Other Vehicles.
As interests in an investment trust, the Shares have none of the statutory rights normally
associated with the ownership of common stock of a corporation (including, for example, the right
to bring oppression or derivative actions). In addition, the Shares have limited voting and
distribution rights (for example, Shareholders do not have the right to elect directors and the
Fund is not required to pay regular dividends, although the Fund may pay dividends at the
discretion of the Managing Owner).
An Investment in the Shares May Be Adversely Affected by Competition From Other Methods of
Investing in Commodities.
The Fund and the Master Fund constitute a new, and thus untested, type of investment vehicle.
They compete with other financial vehicles, including other commodity pools, hedge funds,
traditional debt and equity securities issued by companies in the commodities industry, other
securities backed by or linked to such commodities, and direct investments in the underlying
commodities or commodity futures
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contracts. Market and financial conditions, and other conditions that are beyond the Managing
Owners control, may make it more attractive to invest in other financial vehicles or to invest in
such commodities directly, which could limit the market for the Shares and reduce the liquidity of
the Shares.
Competing Claims Over Ownership of Intellectual Property Rights Related to the Fund Could
Adversely Affect the Fund and an Investment in the Shares.
While the Managing Owner believes that all intellectual property rights needed to operate the
Fund are either owned by or licensed to the Managing Owner or have been obtained, third parties may
allege or assert ownership of intellectual property rights which may be related to the design,
structure and operations of the Fund. To the extent any claims of such ownership are brought or any
proceedings are instituted to assert such claims, the negotiation, litigation or settlement of such
claims, or the ultimate disposition of such claims in a court of law if a suit is brought, may
adversely affect the Fund and an investment in the Shares, resulting in expenses or damages or the
termination of the Fund.
An Absence of Backwardation in the Prices of Certain Commodities, or the Presence of
Contango in the Prices of Certain Commodities, May Decrease the Price of Your Shares.
As the futures contracts that underlie the Index near expiration, they are replaced by
contracts that have a later expiration. Thus, for example, a contract purchased and held in
November 2006 may specify a January 2007 expiration. As that contract nears expiration, it may be
replaced by selling the January 2007 contract and purchasing the contract expiring in March 2007.
This process is referred to as rolling. Historically, the prices of Crude Oil and Heating Oil
have frequently been higher for contracts with shorter-term expirations than for contracts with
longer-term expirations, which is referred to as backwardation. In these circumstances, absent
other factors, the sale of the January 2007 contract would take place at a price that is higher
than the price at which the March 2007 contract is purchased, thereby creating a gain in connection
with rolling. While Crude Oil and Heating Oil have historically exhibited consistent periods of
backwardation, backwardation will likely not exist in these markets at all times. The absence of
backwardation in Crude Oil and Heating Oil could adversely affect the value of the Index and,
accordingly, decrease the value of your Shares.
Conversely, Gold, Corn, Soybeans and Wheat historically exhibit contango markets rather than
backwardation. Contango markets are those in which the prices of contracts are higher in the
distant delivery months than in the nearer delivery months due to the costs of long-term storage of
a physical commodity prior to delivery or other factors. Although Gold, Corn, Soybeans and Wheat
have historically exhibited consistent periods of contango, contango will likely not exist in these
markets at all times. The persistance of contango in Gold, Corn, Soybeans and Wheat could adversely
affect the value of the Index and, accordingly, decrease the value of your Shares.
The Value of the Shares Will be Adversely Affected if the Fund or the Master Fund is Required
to Indemnify the Trustee or the Managing Owner.
Under the Trust Declarations, the Trustee and the Managing Owner have the right to be
indemnified for any liability or expense it incurs without negligence or misconduct. That means the
Managing Owner may require the assets of the Master Fund to be sold in order to cover losses or
liability suffered by it or by the Trustee. Any sale of that kind would reduce the net asset value
of the Master Fund and the value of the Shares.
The Net Asset Value Calculation of the Master Fund May Be Overstated or Understated Due to the
Valuation Method Employed When a Settlement Price is not Available on the Date of Net Asset Value
Calculation.
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Calculating the net asset value of the Master Fund (and, in turn, the Fund) includes, in part,
any unrealized profits or losses on open commodity futures contracts. Under normal circumstances,
the net asset value of the Master Fund reflects the settlement price of open commodity futures
contracts on the date when the net asset value is being calculated. However, if a commodity futures
contract traded on an exchange (both U.S. and non-U.S. exchanges) could not be liquidated on such
day (due to the operation of daily limits or other rules of the exchange upon which that position
is traded or otherwise), the settlement price on the most recent day on which the position could
have been liquidated shall be the basis for determining the market value of such position for such
day. In such a situation, there is a risk that the calculation of the net asset value of the Master
Fund on such day will not accurately reflect the realizable market value of such commodity futures
contract. For example, daily limits are generally triggered in the event of a significant change in
market price of a commodity futures contract. Therefore, as a result of the daily limit, the
current settlement price is unavailable. Because the settlement price on the most recent day on
which the position could have been liquidated would be used in lieu of the actual settlement price
on the date of determination, there is a risk that the resulting calculation of the net asset value
of the Master Fund (and, in turn, the Fund) could be under or overstated, perhaps to a significant
degree.
Our internal controls over financial reporting do not currently meet all of the standards
contemplated by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and if we fail to develop or
maintain an effective system of internal controls in accordance with Section 404 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results, which
may have a material adverse effect on our business and the trading price of our shares of common
stock.
Our internal controls over financial reporting do not currently meet all of the standards
contemplated by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that we will eventually be required
to meet. In connection with the audit of the financial statements of GreenHaven Commodity Service,
LLC, GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Fund, and GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Master
Fund as of December 31, 2006 and from the dates of inception through the period then ended, Grant
Thornton LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, has informed us that there was a
material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting, primarily related to
segregation of duties and the process of preparing the financial statements and footnotes. We are
in the process of enhancing our financial reporting capability and have engaged a third party to
outsource our financial reporting function once trading of the fund commences. This will help to
ensure that the account balances are fairly stated and that complete disclosures are included in
the notes to the financial statements. Additionally, our Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
will oversee and evaluate the financial reporting services provided by the third party service
provider. Although these measures are designed to address the issues raised by our independent
auditors, these and any future measures may not enable us to remedy these material weaknesses or
avoid other material weaknesses in the future. Any failure to develop or maintain effective
controls, or any difficulties encountered in their implementation or improvement, could harm our
operating results or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations and may result in a
restatement or our prior period financial statements.
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BREAK-EVEN ANALYSIS
The Breakeven Table below shows the estimated amount of all fees and expenses which are
anticipated to be incurred by a new investor in the Shares during the first twelve months of
ownership. The total estimated cost and expense load of the Shares is expressed as a percentage of
$30. Although the Managing Owner has used actual numbers and good faith estimates in preparing
this table, the actual expenses associated with an investment in the Shares may differ.
Breakeven Table
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares of the Fund(1) |
|
Basket(2) |
Expense |
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
% |
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underwriting Discount(3) |
|
$ |
0.00 |
|
|
|
0 |
% |
|
$ |
0.00 |
|
|
|
0 |
% |
Management Fee(4) |
|
$ |
0.255 |
|
|
|
0.85 |
% |
|
$ |
12,750 |
|
|
|
0.85 |
% |
Organization and Offering Expense Reimbursement (5) |
|
$ |
0.00 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
% |
|
$ |
0.00 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
% |
Brokerage Commissions and Fees(6) |
|
$ |
0.12 |
|
|
|
0.40 |
% |
|
$ |
6,000 |
|
|
|
0.40 |
% |
Routine Operational, Administrative and Other Ordinary Expenses(7)(8) |
|
$ |
0.21 |
|
|
|
0.70 |
% |
|
$ |
10,500 |
|
|
|
0.70 |
% |
Interest Income(9) |
|
$ |
(1.38 |
) |
|
|
(4.60 |
)% |
|
$ |
(69,000 |
) |
|
|
(4.60 |
)% |
12-Month Breakeven (initial offering period) |
|
$ |
(0.80 |
) |
|
|
(2.65 |
)% |
|
$ |
(39,750 |
) |
|
|
(2.65 |
)% |
12-Month Breakeven (continuous Offering Period)(10)(11) |
|
$ |
(0.80 |
) |
|
|
(2.65 |
)% |
|
$ |
(39,750 |
) |
|
|
(2.65 |
)% |
1. The breakeven analysis set forth in this column assumes that the Shares have a constant
month-end net asset value and is based on $30.00 as the net asset value per share. See Fees and
Charges on page 34 for an explanation of the expenses included in the Breakeven Table.
2. The breakeven analysis set forth in this column assumes that Baskets have a constant
month-end net asset value and is based on $1.5 million as the net asset value per Basket. See Fees
and Charges on page 34 for an explanation of the expenses included in the Breakeven Table.
3. No upfront selling commissions will be charged to Shares sold during the initial or
continuous offering periods, but it is expected that investors will be charged a customary
commission by their brokers in connection with purchases of Shares that will vary from investor to
investor. Investors are encouraged to review the terms of their brokerage accounts for details on
applicable charges.
4. From the Management Fee, the managing owner will be responsible for paying the fees and
expenses of any third party responsible for marketing and or distribution of the Fund, including,
but not limited to, the Distributor.
5. All organizational and offering costs incurred in connection with organizing the Index Fund
and the Master Fund and the offering of the Shares will be borne by Greenhaven LLC, a limited
liability company organized in the State of Georgia which is the sole member of the Managing Owner.
6. The costs to the fund for brokerage commissions and trading fees will vary by the broker or
brokers involved to execute specific contracts for the funds interest. The managing owner expects
to pay rates that are commensurate with the going market rate for commissions and brokerage. The
costs to the fund will also be subject to the trading frequency of the fund.
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7. Routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses not paid by the Managing
Owner out of the management fee include, but are not limited to, annual audit, accounting, and fund
administration and other fund expenses that are fixed in amount and not charged as a percentage of
net asset value. These expenses will consequently decrease as the net asset value rises and
increase in relative fashion as net asset values fall. These estimates are based on estimated fees
provided by the service providers assuming that the initial net assets of the Master Fund are $50
million.
8. In connection with orders to create and redeem Baskets, Authorized Participants will pay a
transaction fee in the amount of $500 per order. Because these transactions fees are de minims in
amount, are charged on a transaction-by transaction basis (and not on a Basket-by-Basket basis),
and are borne by the Authorized Participants, they have not been included in the Breakeven Table.
9. Interest income currently is estimated to be earned at a rate of 4.60%, based upon the
current yield on 90 day Treasury Bills.
10. It is expected that interest income, as stated in footnote 9 above, will exceed the fees
and costs incurred by the fund over a 12 month period.
11. Investors may pay customary brokerage commissions in connection with purchases of Shares
during the continuous offering period. Because such brokerage commission rates will vary from
investor to investor, such brokerage commissions have not been included in the breakeven table.
Investor are encouraged to review terms of their brokerage commissions have not been included in
the breakeven table. Investors are encouraged to review the terms of their brokerage accounts for
details on applicable charges.
The Breakeven Table, as presented, is an approximation only. The capitalization of the Fund
does not directly affect the level of its charges as a percentage of its net asset value, other
than (i) administrative expenses (which are assumed for purposes of the Breakeven Table to equal
the maximum estimated percentage of the average beginning of month net asset value) and
(ii) brokerage commissions.
THE FUND AND MASTER FUND
The Greenhaven Continuous Commodity Index Fund, or the Fund, was formed as a Delaware
statutory trust on October 27, 2006. The Fund will issue common units of beneficial interest, or
Shares, which represent units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of the
Fund. The term of the Fund is perpetual (unless terminated earlier in certain circumstances).
The Greenhaven Continuous Commodity Index Master Fund, or the Master Fund, was formed as a
Delaware statutory trust on October 27, 2006. The Master Fund will issue common units of beneficial
interest, or Master Fund Units, which represent units of fractional undivided beneficial interest
in and ownership of the Master Fund. The term of the Master Fund is perpetual (unless terminated
earlier in certain circumstances).
The principal offices of the Fund and the Master Fund are located at c/o Greenhaven Commodity
Services LLC, 3340 Peachtree Road, Suite 1910, Atlanta, Georgia 30326, and its telephone number is
(404) 239-7938.
The Fund will invest substantially all of its assets in the Master Fund in a master-feeder
structure. The Fund will hold no investment assets other than Master Fund Units. The Master Fund
will be wholly-
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owned by the Fund and the Managing Owner. Each Share issued by the Fund will
correlate with a Master Fund Unit issued by the Master Fund and held by the Fund.
Under the Trust Declaration of the Fund and the Master Fund, CSC Trust Company of Delaware,
the Trustee of the Fund and the Master Fund, has delegated to the Managing Owner certain of the
power and authority to manage the business and affairs of the Fund and the Master Fund and has
duties and liabilities to the Fund and the Master Fund.
THE INDEX
Reuters America LLC is the owner, publisher, and custodian of the Continuous Commodity Index -
Total Return (CCI-TR) which represents a total return version of the ninth revision (as of 1995) of
the original Commodity Research Bureau (CRB) Index. The Index is widely viewed as a broad measure
of overall commodity price trends because of the diverse nature of the Indexs constituent
commodities. The Index is calculated to produce an unweighted geometric mean of the individual
commodity price relatives, i.e., a ratio of the current price to the base year average price. The
base year of the Continuous Commodity Index (CCI) is 1967 with a starting value of 100. The base
year for the CCI-TR is 1982, with a starting value of 100.
The CCI-TR is calculated to offer investors a representation of the investable returns that an
investor should expect to receive by attempting to replicate the CCI index by buying the respective
commodity futures and collateralizing their investment with United States Government securities,
(i.e., 90 day T-Bills). The CCI-TR takes into account the economics of rolling listed commodity
futures forward to avoid delivery and maintain exposure in liquid contracts.
The Index is notionally composed of commodity futures contracts on physical commodities.
Unlike equities, which typically entitle the holder to a continuing stake in a corporation,
commodity futures contracts normally specify a certain date for the delivery of the underlying
physical commodity. In order to avoid the delivery process and maintain a long futures position,
contracts nearing a delivery date must be sold and contracts that have not yet reached delivery
must be purchased. This process is known as rolling a futures position. An index, such as the
CCI-TR, is commonly known as a rolling index because it replaces futures contracts as they
approach maturity by notionally selling and purchasing off-setting contracts to avoid delivery and
maintain exposure in liquid contracts.
The CCI-TR is an equal weight commodity index. By its very structure an evenly-weighted index
will provide broader exposure than one that is not evenly-weighted. To the extent that an index is
over-weighted in a particular commodity class, such as energy, that index will reflect the energy
sector more than it will the broad commodity universe.
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The table below indicates the constituent commodities, the allowed contracts, their index
weighting and the sector weighting within the Index.
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|
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|
|
|
Commodity |
|
Allowed Contracts |
|
Exchanges* |
|
Index Weight |
|
Sector Weight |
Crude Oil
|
|
All 12 calendar months
|
|
NYMEX
|
|
|
5.88 |
% |
|
Energy 17.64% |
Heating Oil
|
|
All 12 calendar months
|
|
NYMEX
|
|
|
5.88 |
% |
|
|
Natural Gas
|
|
All 12 calendar months
|
|
NYMEX
|
|
|
5.88 |
% |
|
|
Corn
|
|
March, May, July, September, December
|
|
CBOT
|
|
|
5.88 |
% |
|
Grains 17.64% |
Wheat
|
|
March, May, July, September, December
|
|
CBOT
|
|
|
5.88 |
% |
|
|
Soybeans
|
|
January, March, May, July, August, November
|
|
CBOT
|
|
|
5.88 |
% |
|
|
Live Cattle
|
|
February, April, June, August, October,
December
|
|
CME
|
|
|
5.88 |
% |
|
Livestock 11.76% |
Lean Hogs
|
|
February, April, June, July, August,
October, December
|
|
CME
|
|
|
5.88 |
% |
|
|
Sugar
|
|
March, May, July, October
|
|
NYBOT
|
|
|
5.88 |
% |
|
Softs 29.40% |
Cotton
|
|
March, May, July, December
|
|
NYBOT
|
|
|
5.88 |
% |
|
|
Coffee
|
|
March, May, July September, December
|
|
NYBOT
|
|
|
5.88 |
% |
|
|
Cocoa
|
|
March, May, July September, December
|
|
NYBOT
|
|
|
5.88 |
% |
|
|
Orange Juice
|
|
January, March, May, July, September,
November
|
|
NYBOT
|
|
|
5.88 |
% |
|
|
Gold
|
|
February, April, June, August, December
|
|
NYMEX
|
|
|
5.88 |
% |
|
Metals 23.52% |
Silver
|
|
March, May, July September, December
|
|
NYMEX
|
|
|
5.88 |
% |
|
|
Platinum
|
|
January, April, July, October
|
|
NYMEX
|
|
|
5.88 |
% |
|
|
Copper
|
|
March, May, July September, December
|
|
NYMEX
|
|
|
5.88 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
This column of the chart refers to the exchanges in which the standard futures contracts
trade. The column is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the exchanges in which a
standard futures contract is traded, including foreign exchanges. |
Each of the constituent commodities may trade as standard futures contracts on other
exchanges, including, foreign exchange; however, the Master Fund will not engage in the purchase or
sale of any standard constituent commodity traded on a foreign exchange.
The Fund and the Master Fund will not engage in the purchase of any forward, swap or other
non-exchange traded instruments.
The total return version of the CCI index is calculated by Reuters America LLC. It is
calculated to offer investors a fair representation of the returns that would be realized by an
investment in the underlying commodities that are included in the CCI index on a fully
collateralized basis.
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Tabular Performance of the CCI-TR since January 1st 1982 using month-end data
provided by Reuters.
CCI Total Return Historical Prices (Monthly)
Tabular Performance
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29-Jan-82
|
|
|
101.34 |
|
|
31-Jan-85
|
|
|
103.27 |
|
|
29-Jan-88
|
|
|
124.46 |
|
|
31-Jan-91
|
|
|
151.18 |
|
|
31-Jan-94
|
|
|
159.78 |
|
|
31-Jan-97
|
|
|
212.80 |
|
|
31-Jan-00
|
|
|
182.49 |
|
|
31-Jan-03
|
|
|
212.14 |
|
|
31-Jan-06
|
|
|
317.12 |
|
26-Feb-82
|
|
|
97.88 |
|
|
28-Feb-85
|
|
|
99.17 |
|
|
29-Feb-88
|
|
|
121.18 |
|
|
28-Feb-91
|
|
|
153.90 |
|
|
28-Feb-94
|
|
|
160.80 |
|
|
28-Feb-97
|
|
|
217.12 |
|
|
29-Feb-00
|
|
|
181.60 |
|
|
28-Feb-03
|
|
|
210.43 |
|
|
28-Feb-06
|
|
|
307.27 |
|
31-Mar-82
|
|
|
95.25 |
|
|
29-Mar-85
|
|
|
103.90 |
|
|
31-Mar-88
|
|
|
127.08 |
|
|
28-Mar-91
|
|
|
154.35 |
|
|
31-Mar-94
|
|
|
162.09 |
|
|
31-Mar-97
|
|
|
221.21 |
|
|
31-Mar-00
|
|
|
186.68 |
|
|
31-Mar-03
|
|
|
200.92 |
|
|
31-Mar-06
|
|
|
314.70 |
|
30-Apr-82
|
|
|
96.80 |
|
|
30-Apr-85
|
|
|
101.06 |
|
|
29-Apr-88
|
|
|
128.08 |
|
|
30-Apr-91
|
|
|
153.43 |
|
|
29-Apr-94
|
|
|
161.89 |
|
|
30-Apr-97
|
|
|
224.26 |
|
|
28-Apr-00
|
|
|
184.96 |
|
|
30-Apr-03
|
|
|
201.16 |
|
|
28-Apr-06
|
|
|
328.56 |
|
28-May-82
|
|
|
93.93 |
|
|
31-May-85
|
|
|
98.95 |
|
|
31-May-88
|
|
|
134.02 |
|
|
31-May-91
|
|
|
152.96 |
|
|
31-May-94
|
|
|
170.00 |
|
|
30-May-97
|
|
|
227.67 |
|
|
31-May-00
|
|
|
195.03 |
|
|
30-May-03
|
|
|
204.61 |
|
|
31-May-06
|
|
|
328.29 |
|
30-Jun-82
|
|
|
92.81 |
|
|
28-Jun-85
|
|
|
96.93 |
|
|
30-Jun-88
|
|
|
138.37 |
|
|
28-Jun-91
|
|
|
149.72 |
|
|
30-Jun-94
|
|
|
169.55 |
|
|
30-Jun-97
|
|
|
220.61 |
|
|
30-Jun-00
|
|
|
195.06 |
|
|
30-Jun-03
|
|
|
202.54 |
|
|
30-Jun-06
|
|
|
329.34 |
|
30-Jul-82
|
|
|
93.17 |
|
|
31-Jul-85
|
|
|
97.80 |
|
|
29-Jul-88
|
|
|
132.59 |
|
|
31-Jul-91
|
|
|
154.80 |
|
|
29-Jul-94
|
|
|
172.93 |
|
|
31-Jul-97
|
|
|
224.71 |
|
|
31-Jul-00
|
|
|
192.53 |
|
|
31-Jul-03
|
|
|
203.40 |
|
|
31-Jul-06
|
|
|
333.17 |
|
31-Aug-82
|
|
|
95.18 |
|
|
30-Aug-85
|
|
|
98.97 |
|
|
31-Aug-88
|
|
|
132.63 |
|
|
30-Aug-91
|
|
|
152.99 |
|
|
31-Aug-94
|
|
|
169.51 |
|
|
29-Aug-97
|
|
|
226.65 |
|
|
31-Aug-00
|
|
|
198.89 |
|
|
29-Aug-03
|
|
|
210.55 |
|
|
31-Aug-06
|
|
|
330.53 |
|
30-Sep-82
|
|
|
93.88 |
|
|
30-Sep-85
|
|
|
100.66 |
|
|
30-Sep-88
|
|
|
128.43 |
|
|
30-Sep-91
|
|
|
156.77 |
|
|
30-Sep-94
|
|
|
169.57 |
|
|
30-Sep-97
|
|
|
227.92 |
|
|
29-Sep-00
|
|
|
200.19 |
|
|
30-Sep-03
|
|
|
210.87 |
|
|
29-Sep-06
|
|
|
313.11 |
|
29-Oct-82
|
|
|
96.53 |
|
|
31-Oct-85
|
|
|
103.64 |
|
|
31-Oct-88
|
|
|
134.88 |
|
|
31-Oct-91
|
|
|
160.40 |
|
|
31-Oct-94
|
|
|
170.16 |
|
|
31-Oct-97
|
|
|
227.01 |
|
|
31-Oct-00
|
|
|
196.31 |
|
|
31-Oct-03
|
|
|
214.61 |
|
|
31-Oct-06
|
|
|
323.58 |
|
30-Nov-82
|
|
|
98.58 |
|
|
29-Nov-85
|
|
|
104.85 |
|
|
30-Nov-88
|
|
|
139.34 |
|
|
29-Nov-91
|
|
|
158.33 |
|
|
30-Nov-94
|
|
|
166.41 |
|
|
28-Nov-97
|
|
|
224.59 |
|
|
30-Nov-00
|
|
|
203.55 |
|
|
26-Nov-03
|
|
|
215.63 |
|
|
30-Nov-06
|
|
|
342.86 |
|
31-Dec-82
|
|
|
98.44 |
|
|
31-Dec-85
|
|
|
106.03 |
|
|
30-Dec-88
|
|
|
144.35 |
|
|
31-Dec-91
|
|
|
152.25 |
|
|
30-Dec-94
|
|
|
172.50 |
|
|
31-Dec-97
|
|
|
219.56 |
|
|
29-Dec-00
|
|
|
203.47 |
|
|
31-Dec-03
|
|
|
222.14 |
|
|
29-Dec-06
|
|
|
331.29 |
|
31-Jan-83
|
|
|
103.24 |
|
|
31-Jan-86
|
|
|
102.07 |
|
|
31-Jan-89
|
|
|
141.62 |
|
|
31-Jan-92
|
|
|
152.62 |
|
|
31-Jan-95
|
|
|
167.63 |
|
|
31-Jan-98
|
|
|
224.10 |
|
|
31-Jan-01
|
|
|
200.87 |
|
|
30-Jan-04
|
|
|
229.67 |
|
|
31-Jan-07
|
|
|
330.62 |
|
28-Feb-83
|
|
|
98.56 |
|
|
28-Feb-86
|
|
|
98.26 |
|
|
28-Feb-89
|
|
|
144.01 |
|
|
28-Feb-92
|
|
|
150.99 |
|
|
28-Feb-95
|
|
|
170.77 |
|
|
27-Feb-98
|
|
|
217.32 |
|
|
28-Feb-01
|
|
|
199.37 |
|
|
27-Feb-04
|
|
|
241.16 |
|
|
28-Feb-07
|
|
|
342.83 |
|
31-Mar-83
|
|
|
102.16 |
|
|
31-Mar-86
|
|
|
97.97 |
|
|
31-Mar-89
|
|
|
145.51 |
|
|
31-Mar-92
|
|
|
151.55 |
|
|
31-Mar-95
|
|
|
173.78 |
|
|
31-Mar-98
|
|
|
218.08 |
|
|
30-Mar-01
|
|
|
189.30 |
|
|
31-Mar-04
|
|
|
249.10 |
|
|
30-Mar-07
|
|
|
341..39 |
|
29-Apr-83
|
|
|
104.58 |
|
|
30-Apr-86
|
|
|
100.60 |
|
|
28-Apr-89
|
|
|
146.19 |
|
|
30-Apr-92
|
|
|
149.17 |
|
|
28-Apr-95
|
|
|
176.61 |
|
|
30-Apr-98
|
|
|
215.22 |
|
|
30-Apr-01
|
|
|
192.80 |
|
|
30-Apr-04
|
|
|
239.12 |
|
|
30-Apr-07
|
|
|
335.77 |
|
31-May-83
|
|
|
108.48 |
|
|
30-May-86
|
|
|
97.33 |
|
|
31-May-89
|
|
|
142.61 |
|
|
29-May-92
|
|
|
152.77 |
|
|
31-May-95
|
|
|
176.38 |
|
|
29-May-98
|
|
|
207.33 |
|
|
31-May-01
|
|
|
188.39 |
|
|
28-May-04
|
|
|
243.59 |
|
|
31-May-07
|
|
|
339.705 |
|
30-Jun-83
|
|
|
107.15 |
|
|
30-Jun-86
|
|
|
96.02 |
|
|
30-Jun-89
|
|
|
146.79 |
|
|
30-Jun-92
|
|
|
153.52 |
|
|
30-Jun-95
|
|
|
174.40 |
|
|
30-Jun-98
|
|
|
203.41 |
|
|
29-Jun-01
|
|
|
183.78 |
|
|
30-Jun-04
|
|
|
234.32 |
|
|
29-Jun-07
|
|
|
339.29 |
|
29-Jul-83
|
|
|
111.80 |
|
|
31-Jul-86
|
|
|
96.09 |
|
|
31-Jul-89
|
|
|
142.60 |
|
|
31-Jul-92
|
|
|
151.05 |
|
|
31-Jul-95
|
|
|
176.39 |
|
|
31-Jul-98
|
|
|
195.17 |
|
|
31-Jul-01
|
|
|
182.33 |
|
|
30-Jul-04
|
|
|
235.75 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31-Aug-83
|
|
|
113.31 |
|
|
29-Aug-86
|
|
|
102.70 |
|
|
31-Aug-89
|
|
|
144.06 |
|
|
31-Aug-92
|
|
|
147.35 |
|
|
31-Aug-95
|
|
|
180.43 |
|
|
31-Aug-98
|
|
|
183.20 |
|
|
31-Aug-01
|
|
|
178.58 |
|
|
31-Aug-04
|
|
|
243.06 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30-Sep-83
|
|
|
110.20 |
|
|
30-Sep-86
|
|
|
103.82 |
|
|
29-Sep-89
|
|
|
144.97 |
|
|
30-Sep-92
|
|
|
147.89 |
|
|
29-Sep-95
|
|
|
181.67 |
|
|
30-Sep-98
|
|
|
188.69 |
|
|
28-Sep-01
|
|
|
170.11 |
|
|
30-Sep-04
|
|
|
249.04 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31-Oct-83
|
|
|
106.39 |
|
|
31-Oct-86
|
|
|
104.31 |
|
|
31-Oct-89
|
|
|
144.75 |
|
|
30-Oct-92
|
|
|
145.91 |
|
|
31-Oct-95
|
|
|
183.18 |
|
|
30-Oct-98
|
|
|
188.01 |
|
|
31-Oct-01
|
|
|
165.99 |
|
|
29-Oct-04
|
|
|
248.86 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30-Nov-83
|
|
|
109.27 |
|
|
28-Nov-86
|
|
|
103.81 |
|
|
30-Nov-89
|
|
|
147.55 |
|
|
30-Nov-92
|
|
|
148.41 |
|
|
30-Nov-95
|
|
|
184.92 |
|
|
30-Nov-98
|
|
|
180.37 |
|
|
30-Nov-01
|
|
|
170.96 |
|
|
30-Nov-04
|
|
|
253.96 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30-Dec-83
|
|
|
111.16 |
|
|
31-Dec-86
|
|
|
104.80 |
|
|
29-Dec-89
|
|
|
150.98 |
|
|
31-Dec-92
|
|
|
147.44 |
|
|
29-Dec-95
|
|
|
187.77 |
|
|
31-Dec-98
|
|
|
174.47 |
|
|
28-Dec-01
|
|
|
168.51 |
|
|
31-Dec-04
|
|
|
249.80 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31-Jan-84
|
|
|
110.00 |
|
|
30-Jan-87
|
|
|
107.23 |
|
|
31-Jan-90
|
|
|
155.48 |
|
|
29-Jan-93
|
|
|
144.22 |
|
|
31-Jan-96
|
|
|
193.04 |
|
|
29-Jan-99
|
|
|
171.56 |
|
|
31-Jan-02
|
|
|
164.83 |
|
|
31-Jan-05
|
|
|
250.91 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29-Feb-84
|
|
|
111.46 |
|
|
27-Feb-87
|
|
|
106.00 |
|
|
28-Feb-90
|
|
|
158.05 |
|
|
26-Feb-93
|
|
|
145.81 |
|
|
29-Feb-96
|
|
|
196.45 |
|
|
26-Feb-99
|
|
|
163.26 |
|
|
28-Feb-02
|
|
|
167.85 |
|
|
28-Feb-05
|
|
|
269.04 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30-Mar-84
|
|
|
116.15 |
|
|
31-Mar-87
|
|
|
107.87 |
|
|
30-Mar-90
|
|
|
159.10 |
|
|
31-Mar-93
|
|
|
151.90 |
|
|
29-Mar-96
|
|
|
201.72 |
|
|
31-Mar-99
|
|
|
170.85 |
|
|
29-Mar-02
|
|
|
178.98 |
|
|
31-Mar-05
|
|
|
276.15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30-Apr-84
|
|
|
114.17 |
|
|
30-Apr-87
|
|
|
115.54 |
|
|
30-Apr-90
|
|
|
162.61 |
|
|
30-Apr-93
|
|
|
153.95 |
|
|
30-Apr-96
|
|
|
209.92 |
|
|
30-Apr-99
|
|
|
169.20 |
|
|
30-Apr-02
|
|
|
174.76 |
|
|
29-Apr-05
|
|
|
267.03 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31-May-84
|
|
|
116.20 |
|
|
29-May-87
|
|
|
116.74 |
|
|
31-May-90
|
|
|
162.60 |
|
|
28-May-93
|
|
|
153.73 |
|
|
31-May-96
|
|
|
210.32 |
|
|
28-May-99
|
|
|
165.19 |
|
|
31-May-02
|
|
|
177.87 |
|
|
31-May-05
|
|
|
264.15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29-Jun-84
|
|
|
112.18 |
|
|
30-Jun-87
|
|
|
116.95 |
|
|
29-Jun-90
|
|
|
158.82 |
|
|
30-Jun-93
|
|
|
152.79 |
|
|
28-Jun-96
|
|
|
208.80 |
|
|
30-Jun-99
|
|
|
167.21 |
|
|
28-Jun-02
|
|
|
179.55 |
|
|
30-Jun-05
|
|
|
268.09 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31-Jul-84
|
|
|
103.00 |
|
|
31-Jul-87
|
|
|
119.23 |
|
|
31-Jul-90
|
|
|
160.55 |
|
|
30-Jul-93
|
|
|
158.83 |
|
|
31-Jul-96
|
|
|
205.26 |
|
|
30-Jul-99
|
|
|
165.29 |
|
|
31-Jul-02
|
|
|
182.26 |
|
|
26-Jul-05
|
|
|
270.29001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31-Aug-84
|
|
|
107.59 |
|
|
31-Aug-87
|
|
|
117.97 |
|
|
31-Aug-90
|
|
|
163.58 |
|
|
31-Aug-93
|
|
|
156.42 |
|
|
30-Aug-96
|
|
|
212.64 |
|
|
31-Aug-99
|
|
|
171.44 |
|
|
30-Aug-02
|
|
|
188.45 |
|
|
31-Aug-05
|
|
|
276.758 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28-Sep-84
|
|
|
105.27 |
|
|
30-Sep-87
|
|
|
118.36 |
|
|
28-Sep-90
|
|
|
168.59 |
|
|
30-Sep-93
|
|
|
154.52 |
|
|
30-Sep-96
|
|
|
209.55 |
|
|
30-Sep-99
|
|
|
177.22 |
|
|
30-Sep-02
|
|
|
192.98 |
|
|
30-Sep-05
|
|
|
289.08401 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31-Oct-84
|
|
|
106.20 |
|
|
30-Oct-87
|
|
|
119.00 |
|
|
31-Oct-90
|
|
|
161.51 |
|
|
29-Oct-93
|
|
|
153.92 |
|
|
31-Oct-96
|
|
|
204.28 |
|
|
29-Oct-99
|
|
|
175.05 |
|
|
31-Oct-02
|
|
|
194.72 |
|
|
31-Oct-05
|
|
|
285.121 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30-Nov-84
|
|
|
104.62 |
|
|
30-Nov-87
|
|
|
124.75 |
|
|
30-Nov-90
|
|
|
159.48 |
|
|
30-Nov-93
|
|
|
152.67 |
|
|
29-Nov-96
|
|
|
211.48 |
|
|
30-Nov-99
|
|
|
176.49 |
|
|
29-Nov-02
|
|
|
195.84 |
|
|
30-Nov-05
|
|
|
289.172 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31-Dec-84
|
|
|
101.03 |
|
|
31-Dec-87
|
|
|
124.41 |
|
|
31-Dec-90
|
|
|
158.64 |
|
|
31-Dec-93
|
|
|
156.48 |
|
|
31-Dec-96
|
|
|
210.35 |
|
|
31-Dec-99
|
|
|
178.07 |
|
|
31-Dec-02
|
|
|
199.55 |
|
|
21-Dec-05
|
|
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299.14001 |
|
|
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|
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15
Values of the underlying Index are computed by Bridge Information Systems, Inc., and
disseminated by the New York Futures Exchange every fifteen (15) seconds during the trading day.
Only settlement and last-sale prices are used in the Indexs calculation, bids and offers are not
recognized including limit-bid and limit-offer price quotes. Where no last-sale price exists,
typically in the more deferred contract months, the previous days settlement price is used. This
means that the underlying Index may lag its theoretical value. This tendency to lag is evident at
the end of the day when the Index value is based on the settlement prices of the component
commodities, and explains why the underlying Index often closes at or near the high or low for the
day.
Calculating Total Return
Reuters America LLC is the owner, custodian, and calculating agent for the CCI-TR. The CCI-TR
is calculated using the following three variables:
1. The CCI cash index and its daily return; The CCI is a geometric average of 17 commodities
multiplied by a constant factor. The index is calculated by first, averaging the prices of the
valid contract months for each day for each included commodity. The average price of all
commodities are then multiplied and the seventeenth root of the number is taken as the raw index
value. This raw index value is multiplied by 0.8486, which is the adjustment factor necessitated by
the indexs July 20, 1987 change over from 26 commodities to 21 commodities. The resulting value is
divided by 30.7766, which is the 1967 base year average for these 17 commodities. Finally, this
result is multiplied by 100 in order to convert the index into percentage terms.
CCI = {Geometric Average (PRICES) /30.7766} x 0.8486 x 100
2. The second Friday in January, February, April, June, August, and November are the roll
dates for the CCI Total Return Index. On these dates, two sets of prices are considered one from
the window of the expiring month contract and another from the next contract month window. The
ratio of the two index values is the roll ratio. Each index value in the subsequent contract
month, is multiplied by the value of the ratio. The roll ratio is determined on the roll date and
then is multiplied to each of the index value for that contract month. The index treated by
multiplying the CCI with the roll ratio is called the CCI Roll Return Index or CCI Continuous
Contract Index.
Roll Ratio = Index Value (nearby month)/Index value (deferred Month), on the date.
3. The CCI Total Return Index has a starting value of 100 on January 1st 1982. This index is
compounded daily by multiplying the previous day value with change in CCI Index on that day and 90
days T-Bill yield for a single day. On Mondays, the T-Bill yield for 3 days are used because of
the interest earned by the collateral over the Weekend.
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CCI Total Return Index = 100 x (1+ Continuous Daily Return + T-Bill return for
one day), beginning January 1, 1982 |
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Continuous Daily return = {CCI Continuous Contract Index / CCI Continuous
Contract Indext-1} 1 |
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T-Bill return for one day = {[1/(1-(91/360) x T-Bill Rate t-1)]^(l/91)}-1 |
Daily Range
The CCI high and low will be the highest and lowest quoted CCI value each day. Since prices
may change during any given interval, the CCI may miss the actual or theoretical high or low for
the day. Actual high and low are defined as the highest and lowest possible CCI value given all
prices arrive in
16
real time and the CCI is recalculated for each new price. Theoretical high and low
are defined as the CCI value obtained by calculating the CCI from the daily high and low for each
CCI-TR eligible contract.
Eligible Contracts
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Commodity |
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Allowed Contracts |
Crude Oil
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All 12 calendar months |
Heating Oil
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All 12 calendar months |
Natural Gas
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All 12 calendar months |
Corn
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March, May, July, September, December |
Wheat
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March, May, July, September, December |
Soybeans
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January, March, May, July, August, November |
Live Cattle
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February, April, June, August, October, December |
Lean Hogs
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February, April, June, July, August, October, December |
Sugar
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March, May, July, October |
Cotton
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March, May, July, December |
Coffee
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March, May, July September, December |
Cocoa
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March, May, July September, December |
Orange Juice
|
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January, March, May, July, September, November |
Gold
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February, April, June, August, December |
Silver
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March, May, July September, December |
Platinum
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January, April, July, October |
Copper
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March, May, July September, December |
CCI-TR Eligible Those contracts which are allowed for the commodity and expire up through 6
calendar months from the next roll date, set as the 2nd Friday of January, February, April, June,
August, and November except that there shall be a minimum of two contract months for each commodity
(add contracts beyond the six month window, if necessary).
Furthermore, there shall be a maximum of five contract months for each commodity (drop the
most deferred contracts to remain at five, if necessary).
Interruption of Index Calculation: Calculation of the Index may not be possible or feasible
under certain events or circumstances, including, without limitation, a systems failure, natural or
man-made disaster, act of God, armed conflict, act of terrorism, riot or labor disruption or any
similar intervening circumstance, that is beyond the reasonable control of Reuters or the Managing
Owner. Additionally, calculation of the Index may also be disrupted by an event that would require
Reuters to calculate the closing price in respect of the relevant commodity on an alternative
basis.
17
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
Investment Objective
The investment objective of the Fund and the Master Fund is to reflect the performance of the
Index, over time, less the expenses of the operations of the Fund and the Master Fund.
The Fund will pursue its investment objective by investing substantially all of its assets in
the Master Fund. The Master Fund will pursue its investment objective by investing in a portfolio
of exchange-traded futures on the commodities comprising the Index, or the Index Commodities.
The Master Fund will hold a portfolio of futures contracts on the Index Commodities as well as
cash and United States Treasury securities for deposit with the Master Funds Commodity Broker as
margin and other high credit quality short-term fixed income securities. The Master Funds
portfolio is traded with a view to reflecting the performance of the Index over time, whether the
Index is rising, falling or flat over any particular period. The Master Fund is not managed by
traditional methods, which typically involve effecting changes in the composition of the Master
Funds portfolio on the basis of judgments relating to economic, financial and market
considerations with a view to obtaining positive results under all market conditions. To maintain
the correspondence between the composition and weightings of the Index Commodities comprising the
Index, the Managing Owner may adjust the Portfolio on a daily basis to conform to periodic changes
in the identity and/or relative weighting of the Index Commodities. The Managing Owner aggregates
certain of the adjustments and makes changes to the portfolio in the case of significant changes to
the Index.
There can be no assurance that the Fund or the Master Fund will achieve its investment
objective or avoid substantial losses. The Master Fund has not commenced trading and does not have
any performance history. The value of the Shares is expected to fluctuate generally in relation to
changes in the value of the Master Fund Units.
Role of Managing Owner
The Managing Owner will serve as the commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor of
the Fund and the Master Fund.
Specifically, with respect to the Fund and the Master Fund, the Managing Owner:
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selects the Trustee, administrator, distributor and auditor;
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negotiates various agreements and fees; and |
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performs such other services as the Managing Owner believes that
the Fund and the Master Fund may from time-to-time require. |
Specifically, with respect to the Master Fund, the Managing Owner:
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selects the Commodity Broker; and |
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(ii) |
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monitors the performance results of the Master Funds portfolio
and reallocates assets within the portfolio with a view to causing the
performance of the Master Funds portfolio to track that of the Index over time. |
Neither the Managing Owner nor any of its trading principals has ever before operated a
commodity pool or managed a commodity trading account. The Managing Owner is registered as a
commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor with the CFTC and is a member of the NFA.
The principal office of the Managing Owner is located at 3340 Peachtree Road, Suite 1910,
Atlanta, Georgia 30326. The telephone number of the Managing Owner is (404) 239-7938.
18
WHO MAY SUBSCRIBE
Baskets may be created or redeemed only by Authorized Participants. Each Authorized
Participant must (1) be a registered broker-dealer or other securities market participant such as a
bank or other financial institution which is not required to register as a broker-dealer to engage
in securities transactions, (2) be a participant in DTC, and (3) have entered into an agreement
with the Fund and the Managing Owner (a Participant Agreement). The Participant Agreement sets
forth the procedures for the creation and redemption of Baskets of Shares and for the delivery of
cash required for such creations or redemptions. A list of the current Authorized Participants can
be obtained from the Administrator. A similar agreement between the Fund and the Master Fund sets
forth the procedures for the creation and redemption of Master Unit Baskets by the Fund. See
Creation and Redemption of Shares for more details.
CREATION AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES
The Fund will create and redeem Shares from time-to-time, but only in one or more Baskets. A
Basket is a block of 50,000 Shares. Baskets may be created or redeemed only by Authorized
Participants. Authorized Participants pay a transaction fee of $500 in connection with each order
to create or redeem a Basket of Shares. Authorized Participants may sell the Shares included in the
Baskets they purchase from the Fund to other investors.
The Master Fund will create and redeem Master Fund Units from time-to-time, but only in one or
more Master Unit Baskets. A Master Unit Basket is a block of 50,000 Master Fund Units. Master Unit
Baskets may be created or redeemed only by the Fund. Each Share issued by the Fund will correlate
with a Master Fund Unit issued by the Master Fund and held by the Fund.
Authorized Participants are the only persons that may place orders to create and redeem
Baskets. Investors will not be permitted to purchase Baskets from Authorized Participants. To
become an Authorized Participant, a person must enter into a Participant Agreement with the Fund
and the Managing Owner. The Participant Agreement sets forth the procedures for the creation and
redemption
of Baskets and for the payment of cash required for such creations and redemptions. The
Participant Agreement and the related procedures attached thereto may be amended by the Managing
Owner and the Distributor without the consent of any Shareholder or Authorized Participant. To
compensate the Administrator for services in processing the creation and redemption of Baskets, an
Authorized Participant is required to pay a transaction fee to the Fund of $500 per order to create
or redeem Baskets. In turn, the Fund pays this transaction fee to the Master Fund, which then pays
such fee to the Administrator. After the initial offering period, Authorized Participants who
purchase Baskets receive no fees, commissions or other form of compensation or inducement of any
kind from either the Managing Owner or the Fund, and no such person has any obligation or
responsibility to the Managing Owner or the Fund to effect any sale or resale of Shares.
Authorized Participants are cautioned that some of their activities will result in their being
deemed participants in a distribution in a manner which would render them statutory underwriters
and subject them to the prospectus-delivery and liability provisions of the Securities Act, as
described in Plan of Distribution.
Each Authorized Participant will be registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) and regulated by the NASD, or will be exempt from being
or otherwise will not be required to be so regulated or registered, and will be qualified to act as
a broker or dealer in
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the states or other jurisdictions where the nature of its business so
requires. Certain Authorized Participants may be regulated under federal and state banking laws and
regulations. Each Authorized Participant will have its own set of rules and procedures, internal
controls and information barriers as it determines is appropriate in light of its own regulatory
regime.
Authorized Participants may act for their own accounts or as agents for broker-dealers,
custodians and other securities market participants that wish to create or redeem Baskets.
Under the Participant Agreements, the Managing Owner has agreed to indemnify the Authorized
Participants against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to
contribute to the payments the Authorized Participants may be required to make in respect of those
liabilities. The Administrator has agreed to reimburse the Authorized Participants, solely from and
to the extent of the Master Funds assets, for indemnification and contribution amounts due from
the Managing Owner in respect of such liabilities to the extent the Managing Owner has not paid
such amounts when due.
The following description of the procedures for the creation and redemption of Baskets is only
a summary and an investor should refer to the relevant provisions of the Funds Trust Declaration
and the form of Participant Agreement for more detail. The Funds Trust Declaration and the form of
Participant Agreement are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus
is a part.
Creation Procedures
On any business day, an Authorized Participant may place an order with the Distributor to
create one or more Baskets. For purposes of processing both purchase and redemption orders, a
business day means any day other than a day when banks in New York City are required or permitted
to be closed. Purchase orders must be placed by 10:00 a.m., New York time. The day on which the
Distributor receives a valid purchase order is the purchase order date. Purchase orders are
irrevocable. By placing a purchase order, and prior to delivery of such Baskets, an Authorized
Participants DTC account will be charged the non-refundable transaction fee due for the purchase
order.
Determination of required payment
The total payment required to create each Basket during the initial offering period is $1.5
million and during the continuous offering period is the Net Asset Value of 50,000 Shares as of the
closing time of the AMEX or the last to close of the exchanges on which the Index Commodities are
traded, whichever is later, on the purchase order date. Baskets will be issued as of 12:00pm, New
York time, on the Business Day immediately following the purchase order date at either $30.00 per
Share during the initial offering period or at net asset value per Share as of the closing time of
the AMEX or the last to close of the exchanges on which the Index Commodities are traded, whichever
is later, on the purchase order date during the continuous offering period, but only if the
required payment has been timely received.
Because orders to purchase Baskets must be placed by 10:00 a.m., New York time, but the total
payment required to create a Basket during the continuous offering period will not be determined
until 4:00 p.m., New York time, on the date the purchase order is received, Authorized Participants
will not know the total amount of the payment required to create a Basket at the time they submit
an irrevocable purchase order for the Basket. The Funds net asset value and the total amount of
the payment required to create a Basket could rise or fall substantially between the time an
irrevocable purchase order is submitted and the time the amount of the purchase price in respect
thereof is determined.
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Rejection of purchase orders
The Administrator may reject a purchase order if:
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The Distributor and the Managing Owner will not be liable for the rejection of any purchase
order.
Redemption Procedures
The procedures by which an Authorized Participant can redeem one or more Baskets mirror the
procedures for the creation of Baskets. On any business day, an Authorized Participant may place an
order with the Distributor to redeem one or more Baskets. Redemption orders must be placed by 10:00
a.m., New York time. The day on which the Distributor receives a valid redemption order is the
redemption order date. Redemption orders are irrevocable. Individual Shareholders may not redeem
directly from the Fund.
By placing a redemption order, an Authorized Participant agrees to deliver the Baskets to be
redeemed through DTCs book-entry system to the Fund not later than 12:00pm, New York time, on the
business day immediately following the redemption order date. By placing a redemption order, and
prior to receipt of the redemption proceeds, an Authorized Participants DTC account will be
charged the non-refundable transaction fee due for the redemption order.
Redemptions will not be permitted during the initial offering period.
Determination of redemption proceeds
The redemption proceeds from the Fund consist of the cash redemption amount equal to the net
asset value of the number of Basket(s) requested in the Authorized Participants redemption order
as of the closing time of the AMEX or the last to close of the exchanges on which the Index
Commodities are traded, whichever is later, on the redemption order date. The Managing Owner will
distribute the cash redemption amount at 12:00pm, New York time, on the business day immediately
following the redemption order date through DTC to the account of the Authorized Participant as
recorded on DTCs book entry system.
Delivery of redemption proceeds
The redemption proceeds due from the Fund is delivered to the Authorized Participant at
12:00pm, New York time, on the business day immediately following the redemption order date if, by
such time, the Funds DTC account has been credited with the Baskets to be redeemed. If the Funds
DTC account has not been credited with all of the Baskets to be redeemed by such time, the
redemption distribution is delivered to the extent of whole Baskets received. Any remainder of the
redemption distribution is delivered on the next business day to the extent of remaining whole
Baskets received if the Distributor receives the fee applicable to the extension of the redemption
distribution date which the Distributor may, from time-to-time, determine and the remaining Baskets
to be redeemed are credited to the Funds DTC account by 12:00pm, New York time, on such next
business day. Any further outstanding amount of the redemption order shall be cancelled. The
Distributor is also authorized to deliver the redemption distribution notwithstanding that the
Baskets to be redeemed are not credited to the
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Funds DTC account by 12:00pm, New York time, on the
business day immediately following the redemption order date if the Authorized Participant has
collateralized its obligation to deliver the Baskets through DTCs book entry system on such terms
as the Distributor and the Managing Owner may from time-to-time agree upon.
Suspension or rejection of redemption orders
The Distributor may, in its discretion, and will when directed by the Managing Owner, suspend
the right of redemption, or postpone the redemption settlement date, (1) for any period during
which an emergency exists as a result of which the redemption distribution is not reasonably
practicable, or (2) for such other period as the Managing Owner determines to be necessary for the
protection of the Shareholders. Neither the Distributor nor the Managing Owner will be liable to
any person or in any way for any loss or damages that may result from any such suspension or
postponement.
The Distributor will reject a redemption order if the order is not in proper form as described
in the Participant Agreement or if the fulfillment of the order, in the opinion of its counsel,
might be unlawful.
Creation And Redemption Transaction Fee
To compensate the Administrator for services in processing the creation and redemption of
Baskets, an Authorized Participant is required to pay a transaction fee to the Fund of $500 per
order to create or redeem Baskets. In turn, the Fund pays this transaction fee to the Master Fund,
which then pays such fee to the Administrator. An order may include multiple Baskets. The
transaction fee may be reduced, increased or otherwise changed by the Administrator with consent
from the Managing Owner. The Administrator shall notify DTC of any agreement to change the
transaction fee and will not implement any increase in the fee for the redemption of Baskets until
thirty (30) days after the date of the notice.
THE COMMODITY BROKER
A variety of executing brokers will execute futures transactions on behalf of the Master Fund.
It is the intention of the Master Fund to designate Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, a
Delaware corporation, and Fimat USA, LLC to serve as clearing brokers in which the executing
brokers will give-up all such transactions to.
Fimat Alternative Strategies, Inc., or FAST, may execute transactions with the Fund, as
principal. Fimat USA and FAST are indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Société Générale and are
members of the Fimat Group (the Fimat Group refers to all companies or divisions of companies owned
directly or indirectly by Société Générale bearing the Fimat name). As of January 1, 2007, the
Fimat Group is present on 46 derivatives exchanges and 20 stock exchanges worldwide. Fimat USA is
an futures commission merchant and broker dealer registered with the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission, and is a member of the National Futures
Association and National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Fimat USA is also a clearing
member of all principal futures exchanges located in the United States as well as a member of the
Chicago Board Options Exchange, International Securities Exchange, New York Stock Exchange, Options
Clearing Corporation, and Government Securities Clearing Corporation. FAST is an eligible swap
participant that is not registered or required to be registered with the CFTC or the SEC, and is
not a member of any exchange.
Fimat USA and FAST are headquartered at 630 Fifth Avenue, Suite 500, New York, NY 10111 with
branch offices in San Francisco, California; Evergreen, Colorado; Chicago, Illinois; Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania; Kansas City, Missouri; and Houston, Texas.
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Except as described below, neither Fimat USA, FAST nor any of their principals has been the
subject of any material administrative, civil, or criminal action within the past five years, nor
is any such action pending. In 2002, the Chicago Board of Trade charged Fimat with various
violations of its rules related to Fimats execution of certain combination trades during 2001
involving at least one Chicago Board of Trade transaction. Without admitting or denying the
Chicago Board of Trades allegations, Fimat settled this matter by payment of a $500,000 fine and
undertaking to make restitution to affected customers.
Neither Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Fimat USA LLC, FAST nor any affiliate, officer,
director or employee thereof have passed on the merits of this Memorandum or offering, or give any
guarantee as to the performance or any other aspect of the Fund.
DESCRIPTION OF THE SHARES AND THE MASTER FUND UNITS;
CERTAIN MATERIAL TERMS OF THE TRUST DECLARATIONS
The following summary briefly describes in brief the Shares and the Master Fund Units and
certain aspects of the operation of the Fund and the Master Fund and the respective
responsibilities of the Trustee and the Managing Owner concerning the Fund and Master Fund and the
material terms of the Declarations of Trust, each of which are substantially identical except as
set forth below. Prospective investors should carefully review the Forms of Declarations of Trust
filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and consult with
their own advisers concerning the implications to such prospective subscribers of investing in a
Delaware statutory trust. Capitalized terms used in this section and not otherwise defined shall
have such meanings assigned to them under the applicable Trust Declaration.
Description of the Shares and the Master Fund Units
The Fund will issue common units of beneficial interest, or Shares, which represent units of
fractional undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of the Fund. Application has been made
to list the Shares on the AMEX under the symbol GCC.
After the initial offering period, the Shares may be purchased from the Fund or redeemed on a
continuous basis, but only by Authorized Participants and only in blocks of 50,000 Shares, or
Baskets. Individual Shares may not be purchased from the Fund or redeemed. Shareholders that are
not Authorized Participants may not purchase from the Fund or redeem Shares or Baskets.
The Fund will invest the proceeds of its offering of Shares in the Master Fund. The Master
Fund will issue common units of beneficial interest, or Master Fund Units, which represent units of
fractional undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of the Master Fund. Master Fund Units may
be purchased or redeemed on a continuous basis, but only by the Fund and only in blocks of 50,000
Master Fund Units, or Master Unit Baskets. The Master Fund will be wholly-owned by the Fund and the
Managing Owner. Each Share issued by the Fund will correlate with a Master Fund Unit issued by the
Master Fund and held by the Fund.
Principal Office; Location of Records
Each of the Fund and the Master Fund is organized as a statutory trust under the Delaware
Statutory Trust Act. The Fund and Master Fund are managed by the Managing Owner, whose office is
located 3340 Peachtree Road, Suite 1910, Atlanta, Georgia 30326, telephone: (404) 239-7938.
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The books and records of the Fund and the Master Fund will be maintained as follows: all
marketing materials and Basket creation and redemption books and records will be maintained at the
offices of ALPS Distributors; Telephone number (303) 623-2577; certain financial books and records
(including fund accounting records, ledgers with respect to assets, liabilities, capital, income
and expenses, the registrar, transfer journals and related details) and trading and related
document received from futures commission merchants will be maintained by Greenhaven Commodity
Services. All other books and records of the Fund and the Master Fund (including minute books and
other general corporate records, trading records and related reports and other items received from
the Master Funds Commodity Brokers) will be maintained at its principal office, c/o Greenhaven
Commodity Services LLC, 3340 Peachtree Road, Suite 1910, Atlanta, Georgia 30326, telephone: (404)
239-7938.
The books and records of the Fund and the Master Fund are located at the foregoing addresses,
and available for inspection and copying (upon payment of reasonable reproduction costs) by
Shareholders or their representatives for any purposes reasonably related to a Shareholders
interest as a beneficial owner of such Shares during regular business hours as provided in the
Declarations of Trust. The Managing Owner will maintain and preserve the books and records of the
Fund and the Master Fund for a period of not less than six (6) years.
The Trustee
CSC Trust Company of Delaware, a Delaware corporation, is the sole Trustee of the Fund and
Master Fund. The Trustees principal offices are located at 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 210,
Wilmington, DE 19808. The Trustee is unaffiliated with the Managing Owner. The Trustees duties and
liabilities with respect to the offering of the Shares and the management of the Fund and Master
Fund are limited to its express obligations under the Trust Declarations.
The rights and duties of the Trustee, the Managing Owner and the Shareholders are governed by
the provisions of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act and by the applicable Trust Declaration.
The Trustee serves as the sole trustee of the Fund and the Master Fund in the State of
Delaware. The Trustee will accept service of legal process on the Fund and the Master Fund in the
State of Delaware and will make certain filings under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act. The Trustee
does not owe any other duties to the Fund or the Master Fund, the Managing Owner or the
Shareholders. The Trustee is permitted to resign upon at least sixty (60) days notice to the Fund
and the Master Fund, provided, that any such resignation will not be effective until a successor
Trustee is appointed by the Managing Owner. Each of the Trust Declarations provides that the
Trustee is compensated by the Fund or Master Fund, as appropriate, and is indemnified by the Fund
or Master Fund, as appropriate, against any expenses it incurs relating to or arising out of the
formation, operation or termination of the Fund or Master Fund, as appropriate, or the performance
of its duties pursuant to the Trust Declarations, except to the extent that such expenses result
from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Trustee. The Managing Owner has the
discretion to replace the Trustee.
Only the Managing Owner has signed the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus is a
part, and only the assets of the Fund, the Master Fund and the Managing Owner are subject to issuer
liability under the federal securities laws for the information contained in this Prospectus and
under federal laws with respect to the issuance and sale of the Shares. Under such laws, neither
the Trustee, either in its capacity as Trustee or in its individual capacity, nor any director,
officer or controlling person of the Trustee is, or has any liability as, the issuer or a director,
officer or controlling person of the issuer of the Shares. The Trustees liability in connection
with the issuance and sale of the Shares is limited solely to the express obligations of the
Trustee set forth in each Trust Declaration.
Under each Trust Declaration, the Trustee has delegated to the Managing Owner the exclusive
management and control of all aspects of the business of the Fund and Master Fund. The Trustee will
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have no duty or liability to supervise or monitor the performance of the Managing Owner, nor will
the Trustee have any liability for the acts or omissions of the Managing Owner. The Shareholders
have no voice in the day-to-day management of the business and operations of the Fund or the Master
Fund, other than certain limited voting rights as set forth in each Trust Declaration. In the
course of its management of the business and affairs of the Fund and the Master Fund, the Managing
Owner may, in its sole and absolute discretion, appoint an affiliate or affiliates of the Managing
Owner as additional managing owners (except where the Managing Owner has been notified by the
Shareholders that it is to be replaced as the managing owner) and retain such persons, including
affiliates of the Managing Owner, as it deems necessary for the efficient operation of the Fund or
Master Fund, as appropriate.
Because the Trustee has delegated substantially all of its authority over the operation of the
Fund and the Master Fund to the Managing Owner, the Trustee itself is not registered in any
capacity with the CFTC.
The Managing Owner
Background and Principal. Greenhaven Commodity Services LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, is the Managing Owner of the Fund and the Master Fund. The Managing Owner serves as both
commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor of the Fund and Master Fund. The Managing
Owner is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor. Its
principal place of business is 3340 Peachtree Road, Suite 1910, Atlanta, Georgia 30326, telephone:
(404) 239-7938. The registration of the Managing Owner with the CFTC and its membership in the
NFA must not be taken as an indication that either the CFTC or the NFA has recommended or approved
the Managing Owner, the Fund or the Master Fund.
In its capacity as a commodity pool operator, the Managing Owner is an organization which
operates or solicits funds for a commodity pool; that is, an enterprise in which funds contributed
by a number of persons are combined for the purpose of trading futures contracts. In its capacity
as a commodity trading advisor, the Managing Owner is an organization which, for compensation or
profit, advises others as to the value of or the advisability of buying or selling futures
contracts.
Principals and Key Employees. Ashmead Pringle and Thomas Fernandes serve as the chief
decision makers of the Managing Owner.
Ashmead Pringle, 60, President
Mr. Pringle founded the Managing Owner and has served as the President since October of 2006.
Since 1984, Mr. Pringle founded and has acted as the President of Grain Service Corporation (GSC),
a commodity research and trading company. Mr. Pringle has conducted hundreds of seminars on
hedging, risk management, and basis trading in energy and agriculture, and is a recognized expert
in commodity risk management.
Thomas Fernandes, 34, Treasurer and Manager of Operations
Mr. Fernandes is the Chief Operations Officer of the Managing Owner and has held that position
since October of 2006. From May 2005 to October 2006, Mr. Fernandes has worked as a commodity
derivatives expert at GSC. Prior to joining GSC, Mr. Fernandes worked as an analyst at West
Broadway Partners, an investment partnership, from March 2002 to April 2005. From March 2000 to
March 2002, Mr. Fernandes was employed as a trader at Fleet Bank of Boston.
Neither Messrs. Pringle nor Fernandes will receive a salary directly from the Master Fund or
Fund as a result of serving in any capacity. However, a portion the management fee that is
received for
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the services provided by the Managing Owner shall be used for payment of compensation
to such individuals.
The Fund and Master Fund have no prior performance history. Neither the Managing Owner nor
its principals have ever operated any other pools.
Fiduciary Obligations of the Managing Owner. As managing owner of the Fund and the Master
Fund, the Managing Owner effectively is subject to the duties and restrictions imposed on
fiduciaries under both statutory and common law. The Managing Owner has a fiduciary
responsibility to the Shareholders to exercise good faith, fairness and loyalty in all dealings
affecting the Fund and the Master Fund, consistent with the terms of the Trust Declarations. A form
of each of the Trust Declarations is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which
this prospectus is a part. The general fiduciary duties which would otherwise be imposed on the
Managing Owner (which would make the operation of the Fund and the Master Fund as described herein
impracticable due to the strict prohibition imposed by such duties on, for example, conflicts of
interest on behalf of a fiduciary in its dealings with its beneficiaries), are defined and limited
in scope by the disclosure of the business terms of the Fund and the Master Fund, as set forth
herein and in the Trust Declarations (to which terms all Shareholders, by subscribing to the
Shares, are deemed to consent).
The Trust Declarations provide that the Managing Owner and its affiliates shall have no
liability to the Fund or the Master Fund or to any Shareholder for any loss suffered by the Fund or
the Master Fund arising out of any action or inaction of the Managing Owner or its affiliates or
their respective directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, managers or employees (the
Managing Owner Related Parties) if the Managing Owner Related Parties, in good faith, determined
that such course of conduct was in the best interests of the Fund or the Master Fund, as
applicable, and such course of
conduct did not constitute gross negligence or misconduct by the Managing Owner Related
Parties. The Fund and the Master Fund have agreed to indemnify the Managing Owner Related Parties
against claims, losses or liabilities based on their conduct relating to the Fund and the Master
Fund, provided that the conduct resulting in the claims, losses or liabilities for which indemnity
is sought did not constitute gross negligence or misconduct and was done in good faith and in a
manner reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Fund or the Master Fund, as
applicable.
Fiduciary and Regulatory Duties of the Managing Owner
An investor should be aware that the Managing Owner has a fiduciary responsibility to the
Shareholders to exercise good faith and fairness in all dealings affecting the Fund and the Master
Fund.
Under Delaware law, a beneficial owner of a business trust (such as a Shareholder of the Fund)
may, under certain circumstances, institute legal action on behalf of himself and all other
similarly situated beneficial owners (a class action) to recover damages from a managing owner of
such business trust for violations of fiduciary duties, or on behalf of a business trust (a
derivative action) to recover damages from a third party where a managing owner has failed or
refused to institute proceedings to recover such damages. In addition, beneficial owners may have
the right, subject to certain legal requirements, to bring class actions in federal court to
enforce their rights under the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Beneficial owners who have suffered
losses in connection with the purchase or sale of their beneficial interests may be able to recover
such losses from a managing owner where the losses result from a violation by the managing owner of
the anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws.
Under certain circumstances, Shareholders also have the right to institute a reparations
proceeding before the CFTC against the Managing Owner (a registered commodity pool operator and
commodity trading advisor), the Commodity Broker (registered futures commission merchant), as well
as those of their respective employees who are required to be registered under the Commodity
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Act, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Private rights of
action are conferred by the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended. Investors in commodities and in
commodity pools may, therefore, invoke the protections provided thereunder.
There are substantial and inherent conflicts of interest in the structure of the Fund and the
Master Fund which are, on their face, inconsistent with the Managing Owners fiduciary duties. One
of the purposes underlying the disclosures set forth in this Prospectus is to disclose to all
prospective Shareholders these conflicts of interest so that the Managing Owner may have the
opportunity to obtain investors informed consent to such conflicts. Prospective investors who are
not willing to consent to the various conflicts of interest described under Conflicts of Interest
and elsewhere should not invest in the Fund. The Managing Owner currently intends to raise such
disclosures and consent as a defense in any proceeding brought seeking relief based on the
existence of such conflicts of interest.
The foregoing summary describing in general terms the remedies available to Shareholders under
federal law is based on statutes, rules and decisions as of the date of this Prospectus. This is a
rapidly developing and changing area of the law. Therefore, Shareholders who believe that they may
have a legal cause of action against any of the foregoing parties should consult their own counsel
as to their evaluation of the status of the applicable law at such time.
Ownership or Beneficial Interest in the Fund and Master Fund
No principal has an ownership or beneficial interest in either the Fund or the Master Fund.
The Managing owner owns 50 General Units of the Master Fund and the Fund.
Management; Voting by Shareholders
The Shareholders take no part in the management or control, and have no voice in the
operations or the business of the Fund or the Master Fund. Shareholders, may, however, remove and
replace the Managing Owner as the managing owner of the Fund, and may amend the Trust Declaration
of the Fund, except in certain limited respects, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
outstanding Shares then owned by Shareholders (as opposed to by the Managing Owner and its
affiliates). The owners of a majority of the outstanding Shares then owned by Shareholders may also
compel dissolution of the Fund. The owners of ten percent (10%) of the outstanding Shares then
owned by Shareholders have the right to bring a matter before a vote of the Shareholders. The
Managing Owner has no power under the Trust Declaration to restrict any of the Shareholders voting
rights. Any Shares purchased by the Managing Owner or its affiliates, as well as the Managing
Owners general liability interest in the Fund or Master Fund, are non-voting.
The Managing Owner has the right unilaterally to amend the Trust Declaration provided that any
such amendment is for the benefit of and not adverse to the Shareholders or the Trustee and also in
certain unusual circumstances for example, if doing so is necessary to comply with certain
regulatory requirements.
Recognition of the Fund and the Master Fund in Certain States
A number of states do not have business trust statutes such as that under which the Fund and
the Master Fund have been formed in the State of Delaware. It is possible, although unlikely, that
a court in such a state could hold that, due to the absence of any statutory provision to the
contrary in such jurisdiction, the Shareholders, although entitled under Delaware law to the same
limitation on personal liability as stockholders in a private corporation for profit organized
under the laws of the State of Delaware, are not so entitled in such state. To protect Shareholders
against any loss of limited liability, the Trust Declarations provide that no written obligation
may be undertaken by the Fund or Master Fund
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unless such obligation is explicitly limited so as not
to be enforceable against any Shareholder personally. Furthermore, each of the Fund and Master Fund
itself indemnifies all its Shareholders against any liability that such Shareholders might incur in
addition to that of a beneficial owner. The Managing Owner is itself generally liable for all
obligations of the Fund and the Master Fund and will use its assets to satisfy any such liability
before such liability would be enforced against any Shareholder individually.
Possible Repayment of Distributions Received by Shareholders; Indemnification by Shareholders
The Shares are limited liability investments; investors may not lose more than the amount that
they invest plus any profits recognized on their investment. However, Shareholders could be
required, as a matter of bankruptcy law, to return to the estate of the Fund any distribution they
received at a time when the Fund was in fact insolvent or in violation of its Trust Declaration. In
addition, although the Managing Owner is not aware of this provision ever having been invoked in
the case of any public futures fund, Shareholders agree in the Trust Declaration that they will
indemnify the Fund for any harm suffered by it as a result of (i) Shareholders actions unrelated
to the business of the Fund, or (ii) taxes imposed on the Shares by the states or municipalities in
which such investors reside.
The foregoing repayment of distributions and indemnity provisions (other than the provision
for Shareholders indemnifying the Fund for taxes imposed upon it by the state or municipality in
which particular Shareholders reside, which is included only as a formality due to the fact that
many states do not have business trust statutes so that the tax status of the Fund in such states
might, theoretically, be challenged although the Managing Owner is unaware of any instance in
which this has actually occurred) are commonplace in statutory trusts and limited partnerships.
Shares Freely Transferable
The Shares are expected to trade on the AMEX and provide institutional and retail investors
with direct access to the Fund. The Fund will hold no investment assets other than Master Fund
Units. The Master Fund trades with a view to tracking the Index over time, less expenses. The
Funds Shares may be bought and sold on the AMEX like any other exchange-listed security.
Book-Entry Form
Individual certificates will not be issued for the Shares. Instead, global certificates are
deposited by the Trustee with DTC and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee for DTC. The
global certificates evidence all of the Shares outstanding at any time. Under the Funds Trust
Declaration, Shareholders are limited to (1) participants in DTC such as banks, brokers, dealers
and trust companies (DTC Participants), (2) those who maintain, either directly or indirectly, a
custodial relationship with a DTC Participant (Indirect Participants), and (3) those banks,
brokers, dealers, trust companies and others who hold interests in the Shares through DTC
Participants or Indirect Participants. The Shares are only transferable through the book-entry
system of DTC. Shareholders who are not DTC Participants may transfer their Shares through DTC by
instructing the DTC Participant holding their Shares (or by instructing the Indirect Participant or
other entity through which their Shares are held) to transfer the Shares. Transfers are made in
accordance with standard securities industry practice.
Reports to Shareholders
The Managing Owner will furnish you with annual reports as required by the rules and
regulations of the SEC as well as with those reports required by the CFTC and the NFA, including,
but not limited to, an annual audited financial statement certified by independent public
accountants and any other reports required by any other governmental authority that has
jurisdiction over the activities of the Fund and the Master Fund. You also will be provided with
appropriate information to permit you (on a timely basis) to file your United States federal and
state income tax returns with respect to your Shares.
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The Managing Owner will notify Shareholders of any change in the fees paid by the Fund and the
Master Fund or of any material changes to the Fund or the Master Fund. Any such notification shall
include a description of Shareholders voting rights.
Net Asset Value
Net asset value means the total assets of the Master Fund including, but not limited to, all
cash and cash equivalents or other debt securities less total liabilities of the Master Fund, each
determined on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles in the United States,
consistently applied under the accrual method of accounting. In particular, net asset value
includes any unrealized profit or loss on open commodity futures contracts, and any other credit or
debit accruing to the Master Fund but unpaid or not received by the Master Fund. All open commodity
futures contracts traded on a United States exchange will be calculated at their then current
market value, which will be based upon the settlement price for that particular commodity futures
contract traded on the applicable United States exchange on the date with respect to which net
asset value is being determined; provided, that if a commodity futures contract traded on a United
States exchange could not be liquidated on such day, due to the operation of daily limits or other
rules of the exchange upon which that position is traded or otherwise, the settlement price on the
most recent day on which the position could have been liquidated shall be the basis for determining
the market value of such position for such day.
The current market value of all open commodity futures contracts traded on a non-United States
exchange shall be based upon the settlement price for that particular commodity futures contract
traded on the applicable non-United States exchange on the date with respect to which net asset
value is being determined; provided further, that if a commodity futures contract traded on a
non-United States exchange could not be liquidated on such day, due to the operation of daily
limits (if applicable) or other rules of the exchange upon which that position is traded or
otherwise, the settlement price on the most recent day on which the position could have been
liquidated shall be the basis for determining the market value of such position for such day.
The Managing Owner may in its discretion (and under extraordinary circumstances, including,
but not limited to, periods during which a settlement price of a futures contract is not available
due to exchange limit orders or force majeure type events such as systems failure, natural or
man-made disaster, act of God, armed conflict, act of terrorism, riot or labor disruption or any
similar intervening circumstance) value any asset of the Master Fund pursuant to such other
principles as the Managing Owner deems fair and equitable so long as such principles are consistent
with normal industry standards. Interest earned on the Master Funds commodity brokerage account
will be accrued at least monthly. The amount of any distribution will be a liability of the Master
Fund from the day when the distribution is declared until it is paid.
Net asset value per Master Fund Unit is the net asset value of the Master Fund divided by the
number of outstanding Master Fund Units. Because there will be a one-to-one correlation between
Shares and Master Fund Units, the net asset value per Share and the net asset value per Master Fund
Unit will be equal.
Termination Events
The Fund will dissolve at any time upon the happening of any of the following events:
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Managing Owners charter (and the expiration of ninety (90) days after the date
of notice to the Managing Owner of revocation without a reinstatement of its
charter) or upon the withdrawal, removal, adjudication or admission of
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the Managing Owner, or an event of withdrawal
unless (i) at the time there is at least one remaining Managing Owner and that
remaining Managing Owner carries on the business of the Fund or (ii) within
ninety (90) days of such event of withdrawal all the remaining Shareholders
agree in writing to continue the business of the Fund and to select, effective
as of the date of such event, one or more successor Managing Owners. If the
Fund is terminated as the result of an event of withdrawal and a failure of all
remaining Shareholders to continue the business of the Fund and to appoint a
successor Managing Owner as provided above within one hundred and twenty (120)
days of such event of withdrawal, Shareholders holding Shares representing at
least seventy-five percent (75%) of the net asset value (not including Shares
held by the Managing Owner and its affiliates) may elect to continue the
business of the Fund by forming a new statutory trust, or reconstituted trust,
on the same terms and provisions as set forth in the Trust Declaration. Any
such election must also provide for the election of a Managing Owner to the
reconstituted trust. If such an election is made, all Shareholders of the Fund
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In the event of the suspension, revocation or termination of
the Managing Owners registration as a commodity pool operator, or membership
as a commodity pool operator with the NFA (if, in either case, such
registration is required at such time unless at the time there is at least one
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seventy-five percent (75%) of the net asset value (which excludes the Shares of
the Managing Owner) vote to dissolve the Fund, notice of which is sent to the
Managing Owner not less than ninety (90) Business Days prior to the effective
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assets of the Fund in relation to the operating expenses of the Fund make it
unreasonable or imprudent to continue the business of the Fund. |
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THE ADMINISTRATOR
The Managing Owner, on behalf of the Fund and the Master Fund, has appointed The Bank of New
York as the administrator of the Fund and the Master Fund and has entered into an Administration
Agreement in connection therewith.
The Bank of New York, N.A., a banking corporation organized under the laws of the State of New
York with trust powers, has an office at One Wall Street, New York, New York 10286. The Bank of
New York, N.A. is subject to supervision by the New York State Banking Department and the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Information regarding the net asset value of the Fund,
creation and redemption transaction fees and the names of the parties that have executed a
Participant Agreement may be obtained from the Administrator by calling the following number:
(718) 315-4412. A copy of the Administration Agreement is available for inspection at the
Administrators office identified above.
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The Administrator will retain certain financial books and records, including: fund accounting
records, ledgers with respect to assets, liabilities, capital, income and expenses, the registrar,
transfer journals and related details and trading and related documents received from futures
commission merchants.
A summary of the material terms of the Administration Agreement is disclosed in the Material
Contracts section.
The Administrators monthly fees are paid by the Master Fund and the Fund.
The Administrator and any of its affiliates may from time-to-time purchase or sell Shares for
their own account, as agent for their customers and for accounts over which they exercise
investment discretion.
The Administrator and any successor administrator must be a participant in DTC or such other
securities depository as shall then be acting.
The Administrator also will receive a transaction processing fee in connection with orders
from Authorized Participants to create or redeem Baskets in the amount of $500 per order. These
transaction processing fees are paid directly by the Authorized Participants and not by the Fund or
the Master Fund.
The Fund is expected to retain the services of one or more additional service providers to
assist with certain tax reporting requirements of the Fund and its Shareholders.
THE DISTRIBUTOR
The Managing Owner, on behalf of the Fund and the Master Fund, has appointed ALPS Distributor,
Inc., or the Distributor, to assist the Managing Owner and the Administrator with certain functions
and duties relating to the creation and redemption of Baskets. Such services will include the
following: review of distribution-related legal documents and contracts; coordination of processing
of Basket creations and redemptions; coordination and assistance with maintenance of creation and
redemption records; consultation with the marketing staff of the Managing Owner and its affiliates
with respect to NASD compliance in connection with marketing efforts; review and filing of
marketing materials with the NASD; and consultation with the Managing Owner and its affiliates in
connection with marketing and sales strategies. Investors may contact the Distributor toll-free in
the U.S. at (800) 320-2577.
The Distributor will retain all marketing materials and Basket creation and redemption books
and records at the offices of ALPS Distributor, Inc., 1290 Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver CO 80203;
Telephone number (303) 623-2577.
The Managing Owner, out of the Management Fee will pay the Distributor approximately $50,000
per annum, plus any fees or disbursements incurred by the Distributor in connection with the
performance by the Distributor of its duties on behalf of the Fund and the Master Fund and may pay
the Distributor additional compensation in consideration of the performance by the Distributor of
additional marketing, distribution and ongoing support services. Such additional services may
include, among other services, the development and implementation of a marketing plan and the
utilization of the Distributors resources, which include an extensive broker database and a
network of internal and external wholesalers.
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AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANTS
As of the date of this prospectus, [ ] has executed a Participant Agreement.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
General
The Managing Owner has not established formal procedures to resolve all potential conflicts of
interest. Consequently, investors may be dependent on the good faith of the respective parties
subject to such conflicts to resolve them equitably. Although the Managing Owner attempts to
monitor these conflicts, it is extremely difficult, if not impossible, for the Managing Owner to
ensure that these conflicts do not, in fact, result in adverse consequences to the Fund.
Prospective investors should be aware that the Managing Owner presently intends to assert that
Shareholders have, by subscribing for Shares of the Fund, consented to the following conflicts
of interest in the event of any proceeding alleging that such conflicts violated any duty owed by
the Managing Owner to investors.
The Managing Owner
The Managing Owner has a conflict of interest in allocating its own limited resources among
different clients and potential future business ventures, to each of which it owes fiduciary
duties. Additionally, the professional staff of the Managing Owner also service other affiliates of
the Managing Owner and their respective clients. Although the Managing Owner and its professional
staff cannot and will not devote all of its or their respective time or resources to the management
of the business and affairs of the Fund and the Master Fund, the Managing Owner intends to devote,
and to cause its professional staff to devote, sufficient time and resources properly to manage the
business and affairs of the Fund and the Master Fund consistent with its or their respective
fiduciary duties to the Fund and the Master Fund and others.
The Commodity Broker
The Commodity Broker may act from time-to-time as a commodity broker for other accounts with
which it is affiliated or in which it or one of its affiliates has a financial interest. The
compensation received by the Commodity Broker from such accounts may be more or less than the
compensation received for brokerage services provided to the Master Fund. In addition, various
accounts traded through the Commodity Broker (and over which their personnel may have discretionary
trading authority) may take positions in the futures markets opposite to those of the Master Fund
or may compete with the Master Fund for the same positions. The Commodity Broker may have a
conflict of interest in its execution of trades for the Master Fund and for other customers. The
Managing Owner will, however, not retain any commodity broker for the Master Fund which the
Managing Owner has reason to believe would knowingly or deliberately favor any other customer over
the Master Fund with respect to the execution of commodity trades.
The Commodity Broker will benefit from executing orders for other clients, whereas the Master
Fund may be harmed to the extent that the Commodity Broker has fewer resources to allocate to the
Master Funds accounts due to the existence of such other clients.
Certain officers or employees of the Commodity Broker may be members of United States
commodities exchanges and/or serve on the governing bodies and standing committees of such
exchanges, their clearing houses and/or various other industry organizations. In such capacities,
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officers or employees may have a fiduciary duty to the exchanges, their clearing houses
and/or such various other industry organizations which could compel such employees to act in the
best interests of these entities, perhaps to the detriment of the Master Fund.
Proprietary Trading/Other Clients
The Managing Owner, the Commodity Broker and their respective principals and affiliates may
trade in the commodity markets for their own accounts and for the accounts of their clients, and in
doing so may take positions opposite to those held by the Master Fund or may compete with the
Master Fund for positions in the marketplace. Such trading may create conflicts of interest on
behalf of one or more such persons in respect of their obligations to the Master Fund. Records of
proprietary trading and trading on behalf of other clients will not be available for inspection by
Shareholders.
Because the Managing Owner, the Commodity Broker and their respective principals and
affiliates may trade for their own accounts at the same time that they are managing the account of
the
Master Fund, prospective investors should be aware that as a result of a neutral allocation
system, testing a new trading system, trading their proprietary accounts more aggressively or other
activities not constituting a breach of fiduciary duty such persons may from time-to-time take
positions in their proprietary accounts which are opposite, or ahead of, the positions taken for
the Master Fund.
No Distributions
The Managing Owner has discretionary authority over all distributions made by the Fund. In
view of the Funds objective of seeking significant capital appreciation, the Managing Owner
currently does not intend to make any distributions, but, has the sole discretion to do so from
time-to-time. Greater management fees will be generated to the benefit of the Managing Owner if the
Funds assets are not reduced by distributions to the Shareholders.
USE OF PROCEEDS
A substantial amount of proceeds of the offering of the Shares are used by the Fund, through
the Master Fund, to engage in the trading of exchange-traded futures on the Index Commodities with
a view to reflecting the performance of the Index over time, less the expenses of the operations of
the Fund and the Master Fund. The Master Funds portfolio also will include United States Treasury
securities for deposit with the Master Funds Commodity Broker as margin and other high credit
quality short-term fixed income securities.
To the extent that the Master Fund trades in futures contracts on United States exchanges, the
assets deposited by the Master Fund with its Commodity Broker as margin must be segregated pursuant
to the regulations of the CFTC. Such segregated funds may be invested only in a limited range of
instruments principally U.S. government obligations.
Although the percentages set forth below may vary substantially over time, as of the date of
this Prospectus, the Master Fund estimates:
(i) up to approximately 10% of the net asset value of the Master Fund will be placed in
segregated accounts in the name of the Master Fund with the Commodity Broker (or another eligible
financial institution, as applicable) in the form of cash or United States Treasury bills to margin
commodity positions. Such funds will be segregated pursuant to CFTC rules;
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(ii) approximately 90% of the net asset value of the Master Fund will be maintained in
segregated accounts in the name of the Master Fund in bank deposits or United States Treasury and
United States Government Agencies issues.
During the initial offering period, the Funds assets will be deposited with and held in
escrow by The Bank of New York, N.A.. During the continuous offering period the Managing Owner, a
registered commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor, will be responsible for the cash
management activities of the Master Fund, including investing in United States Treasury and United
States Government Agencies issues.
In addition, assets of the Master Fund not required to margin positions may be maintained in
United States bank accounts opened in the name of the Master Fund and may be held in United States
Treasury bills (or other securities approved by the CFTC for investment of customer funds).
The Master Fund receives 100% of the interest income earned on its fixed income assets.
FEES AND CHARGES
Upfront Selling Commissions
No upfront selling commissions will be charged during the initial or continuous offering
periods, although investors are expected to be charged a customary commission by their brokers in
connection with purchases of Shares that will vary from investor to investor. Investors are
encouraged to review the terms of their brokerage accounts for details on applicable charges. Also,
the excess, if any, of the price at which an Authorized Participant sells a Share over the price
paid by such Authorized Participant in connection with the creation of such Share in a Basket may
be deemed to be underwriting compensation.
Management Fee
The Master Fund will pay the Managing Owner a Management Fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount
equal to 0.85% per annum of the net asset value of the Master Fund. No separate fee will be paid by
the Fund.
Organization and Offering Expenses
Expenses incurred in connection with organizing the Fund and the Master Fund and the offering
of the Shares will be paid by GreenHaven, LLC, a limited liability company organized in the State
of Georgia, which is the sole member of the Managing Owner. Neither GreenHaven, LLC nor the
Managing Owner will be reimbursed in connection with the payment of the organizational and initial
offering expenses.
Organization and offering expenses relating to both the Master Fund and the Fund, as
applicable, means those expenses incurred in connection with their formation, the qualification and
registration of the Shares and in offering, distributing and processing the Shares under applicable
federal law, and any other expenses actually incurred and, directly or indirectly, related to the
organization of the Fund and Master Fund or the initial and continuous offering of the Shares,
including, but not limited to, expenses such as:
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typesetting), amending, supplementing, mailing and distributing sales
materials used in connection with the offering and issuance of the
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The Managing Owner will not allocate to the Fund or the Master Fund the indirect expenses of
the Managing Owner.
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Brokerage Commissions and Fees
The Master Fund will pay to the Commodity Broker all brokerage commissions, including
applicable exchange fees, NFA fees, give-up fees, pit brokerage fees and other transaction related
fees and expenses charged in connection with trading activities. On average, total charges paid to
the Commodity Broker are expected to be less than $20.00 per round-turn trade, although the
Commodity Brokers brokerage commissions and trading fees will be determined on a
contract-by-contract basis. The Managing Owner does not expect brokerage commissions and fees to
exceed 0.40% of the net asset value of the Master Fund in any year, although the actual amount of
brokerage commissions and fees in any year may be greater. These estimates are based on a net
asset value of $50 million.
Routine Operational, Administrative and Other Ordinary Expenses
The Master Fund will pay all of the routine operational, administrative and other ordinary
expenses of the Fund and the Master Fund generally, as determined by the Managing Owner including,
but not limited to, computer services, the fees and expenses of the Trustee, legal and accounting
fees and expenses, tax preparation expenses, filing fees, and printing, mailing and duplication
costs. Such routine expenses are not expected to exceed 0.70% of the net asset value of the Master
Fund in any year, although the actual amounts of the routine operational, administrative and other
ordinary expenses may be greater. Routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses
not paid by the Managing Owner out of the Management Fee include annual legal and audit expenses
and other expenses that are fixed in amount and not changed as a percentage of the Trusts net
asset value. Consequently, the percentage of the Trusts net asset value represented by these
expenses will decrease as net asset value increases and vice-versa. These estimates are based on a
net asset value of $50 million.
Extraordinary Fees and Expenses
The Master Fund will pay all its extraordinary fees and expenses, if any, of the Fund and
Master Fund generally, if any, as determined by the Managing Owner. Extraordinary fees and expenses
are fees and expenses which are non-recurring and unusual in nature, such as legal claims and
liabilities and litigation costs and any permitted indemnification payments related thereto.
Extraordinary fees and expenses shall also include material expenses which are not currently
anticipated obligations of the Fund or Master Fund or of managed futures funds in general. Routine
operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses will not be deemed extraordinary expenses.
Management Fee and Ongoing Expenses to be Paid First out of Interest Income
The Management Fee and ordinary ongoing expenses of the Fund and the Master Fund will be paid
first out of interest income from the Master Funds holdings of U.S. Treasury bills and other high
credit quality short-term fixed income securities on deposit with the Commodity Broker as margin or
otherwise. It is expected that such interest income may be sufficient to cover all or a significant
portion of the Management Fee and ordinary ongoing expenses of the Fund and the Master Fund.
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MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The Fund and the Master Fund are newly formed and do not have any operating results.
Critical Accounting Policies
Preparation of the financial statements and related disclosures in compliance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the application of
appropriate accounting rules and guidance, as well as the use of estimates. Both the Funds and the
Master Funds application of these policies involves judgments and actual results may differ from
the estimates used. While not currently applicable given the fact that during the time period
covered by this report, the Fund and the Master Fund were not involved in trading activities, the
values used by the Master Fund for its forward contracts will be provided by its commodity broker
who uses market prices when available.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of the date of this prospectus, the Master Fund has not begun trading activities. Once the
Master Fund begins trading activities, it is anticipated that all of its total net assets will be
allocated to replicating, to the extent possible, the performance of the CCI-TR by investing in
commodity futures. A significant portion of the net asset value is likely to be held in U.S.
Treasury bills and cash, which will be used as margin for the Master Funds trading in commodities.
The percentage that U.S. Treasury bills will bear to the total net assets will vary from period to
period as the market values of commodity interests change. The balance of the net assets will be
held in the Master Funds commodity trading account. Interest earned on the Master Funds
interest-bearing funds will be paid to the Master Fund.
The Master Funds commodity contracts will be subject to periods of illiquidity because of
market conditions, regulatory considerations and other reasons. For example, commodity exchanges
limit fluctuations in certain commodity futures contract prices during a single day by regulations
referred to as daily limits. During a single day, no trades may be executed at prices beyond the
daily limit. Once the price of a futures contract for a particular commodity has increased or
decreased by an amount equal to the daily limit, positions in the commodity can neither be taken
nor liquidated unless the traders are willing to effect trades at or within the limit. Commodity
futures prices have occasionally moved to the daily limit for several consecutive days with little
or no resultant trading. Such market conditions could prevent the Master Fund from promptly
liquidating its commodity futures positions.
Since the Master Fund will trade futures contracts, its capital will be at risk due to changes
in the value of these contracts (market risk) or the inability of counterparties to perform under
the terms of the contracts (credit risk).
The Master Fund expects to generate cash primarily from (i) the sale of Creation Baskets and
(ii) interest earned on cash. A portion of the Master Funds NAV will be held in cash that will be
used as margin for trading in the commodities. Cash or U.S. Treasuries as a percentage of the
total net assets will vary from period to period as the market values of the interests will change.
The Managing Owner has entered into a management agreement with each of the Master Fund and
the Fund. In return for its services, the Managing Owner is entitled to receive a management fee
calculated as a fixed percentage of the Master Funds NAV, currently 0.85%.
Expenses incurred in connection with organizing the Index Fund and the Master Fund and the
offering of the Shares will be paid by GreenHaven, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company formed
in August 2005. Neither GreenHaven, LLC nor the Managing Owner will be reimbursed for the payment
of the organizational and initial offering expenses. GreenHaven, LLC is the sole member of the
Managing Owner. As of September 28, 2007, the organization and initial offering expenses incurred
have been $28,828 and $249,842 respectively.
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Market risk
Trading in futures contracts will involve the Master Fund entering into contractual
commitments to purchase or sell a particular commodity at a specified date and price. The market
risk to be associated with the Master Funds commitments to purchase commodities will be limited to
the gross or face amount of the contracts held. The Master Fund does not intend on selling short
commodity futures as the CCI-TR is comprised of long only futures positions. However, should the
Master Fund enter into a contractual commitment to sell short commodities in error, it would be
required to make delivery of the underlying commodity at the contract price and then repurchase the
contract at prevailing market prices or settle in cash. Since the repurchase price to which a
commodity can rise is unlimited, entering into commitments to sell commodities will expose the
Master Fund to theoretically unlimited risk.
The Master Funds exposure to market risk will be influenced by a number of factors including
the volatility of interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, the liquidity of the markets
in which the contracts are traded and the relationships among the contracts held. The inherent
uncertainty of the Master Funds rebalancing and the processing of creation and redemption orders
as well as the development of drastic market occurrences could ultimately lead to a loss of all or
substantially all of Shareholders capital.
Credit risk
When the Master Fund enters into futures contracts, the Master Fund will be exposed to credit
risk that the counterparty to the contract will not meet its obligations. The counterparty for
futures contracts traded on United States exchanges is the clearing house associated with the
particular exchange. In general, clearing houses are backed by their corporate members who may be
required to share in the financial burden resulting from the nonperformance by one of their members
and, as such, should significantly reduce this credit risk. In cases where the clearing house is
not backed by the clearing members, it may be backed by a consortium of banks or other financial
institutions. There can be no assurance that any counterparty, clearing member or clearing house
will meet its obligations to the Master Fund.
The Managing Owner will attempt to minimize these market and credit risks by requiring the
Master Fund to abide by various trading limitations and policies. The Managing Owner will
implement procedures which will include, but will not be limited to:
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The Commodity Broker, when acting as the Master Funds futures commission merchant in
accepting orders for the purchase or sale of domestic futures contracts, will be required by CFTC
regulations to separately account for and segregate as belonging to the Master Fund, all assets of
the Master Fund relating to domestic futures trading and the Commodity Broker will not be allowed
to commingle such assets with other assets of the Commodity Broker.
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OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS AND CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund and the Master Fund have not utilized, nor do they
expect to utilize in the future, special purpose entities to facilitate off-balance sheet financing
arrangements and have no loan guarantee arrangements or off-balance sheet arrangements of any kind
other than agreements entered into in the normal course of business, which may include
indemnification provisions related to certain risks service providers undertake in performing
services which are in the best interests of the Fund and the Master Fund. While the Funds and the
Master Funds exposure under such indemnification provisions cannot be estimated, these general
business indemnifications are not expected to have a material impact on either the Funds or the
Master Funds financial position.
Management Fee payments made by the Master Fund to the Managing Owner are calculated as a
fixed percentage of the Master Funds Net Asset Value. Commission payments to the commodity broker
are on a contract-by-contract, or round-turn, basis. As such, the Managing Owner cannot anticipate
the amount of payments that will be required under these arrangements for future periods as net
asset values are not known until a future date. These agreements are effective for one year terms,
renewable automatically for additional one year terms unless terminated. Additionally, these
agreements may be terminated by either party for various reasons. The organization and offering
expenses of the Master Fund and the Fund will be paid by GreenHaven, LLC.
THE SECURITIES DEPOSITORY; BOOK-ENTRY-ONLY SYSTEM;
GLOBAL SECURITY
DTC acts as securities depository for the Shares. DTC is a limited-purpose trust company
organized under the laws of the State of New York, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a
clearing corporation within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a clearing
agency registered pursuant to the provisions of section 17A of the Exchange Act. DTC was created
to hold securities of DTC Participants and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of
transactions in such securities among the DTC Participants through electronic book-entry changes.
This eliminates the need for physical movement of securities certificates. DTC Participants include
securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations, and certain other
organizations, some of whom (and/or their representatives) own DTC. Access to the DTC system is
also available to others such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or
maintain a custodial relationship with a DTC Participant, either directly or indirectly. DTC has
agreed to administer its book-entry system in accordance with its rules and by-laws and the
requirements of law.
Individual certificates will not be issued for the Shares. Instead, global certificates are
signed by the Trustee and the Managing Owner on behalf of the Fund, registered in the name of
Cede & Co., as nominee for DTC, and deposited with the Trustee on behalf of DTC. The global
certificates evidence all of the Shares outstanding at any time. The representations, undertakings
and agreements made on the part of the Fund in the global certificates are made and intended for
the purpose of binding only the Fund and not the Trustee or the Managing Owner individually.
Upon the settlement date of any creation, transfer or redemption of Shares, DTC credits or
debits, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the amount of the Shares so created,
transferred or redeemed to the accounts of the appropriate DTC Participants. The Managing Owner and
the Authorized Participants designate the accounts to be credited and charged in the case of
creation or redemption of Shares.
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Beneficial ownership of the Shares is limited to DTC Participants, Indirect Participants and
persons holding interests through DTC Participants and Indirect Participants. Owners of beneficial
interests in the Shares is shown on, and the transfer of ownership is effected only through,
records maintained by DTC (with respect to DTC Participants), the records of DTC Participants (with
respect to Indirect Participants), and the records of Indirect Participants (with respect to
Shareholders that are not DTC Participants or Indirect Participants). Shareholders are expected to
receive a written confirmation relating to such purchase from or through the DTC Participant
maintaining the account through which the Shareholder has purchased their Shares.
Shareholders that are not DTC Participants may transfer the Shares through DTC by instructing
the DTC Participant or Indirect Participant through which the Shareholders hold their Shares to
transfer the Shares. Shareholders that are DTC Participants may transfer the Shares by instructing
DTC in accordance with the rules of DTC. Transfers are made in accordance with standard securities
industry practice.
DTC may decide to discontinue providing its service with respect to Baskets and/or the Shares
by giving notice to the Trustee and the Managing Owner. Under such circumstances, the Trustee and
the Managing Owner will either find a replacement for DTC to perform its functions at a comparable
cost or, if a replacement is unavailable, terminate the Fund.
The rights of the Shareholders generally must be exercised by DTC Participants acting on their
behalf in accordance with the rules and procedures of DTC. Because the Shares can only be held in
book-entry form through DTC and DTC Participants, investors must rely on DTC, DTC Participants and
any other financial intermediary through which they hold the Shares to receive the benefits and
exercise the rights described in this section. Investors should consult with their broker or
financial institution to find out about procedures and requirements for securities held in
book-entry form through DTC.
SHARE SPLITS
If the Managing Owner believes that the per Share price in the secondary market for Shares has
fallen outside a desirable trading price range, the Managing Owner may direct the Trustee to
declare a split or reverse split in the number of Shares outstanding and to make a corresponding
change in the number of Shares constituting a Basket.
MATERIAL CONTRACTS
License Agreement
Reuters America, LLC entered into a License Agreement with the Managing Owner granting the
Managing Owner an exclusive, non-transferable right to use the Index in connection with the
development and creation of U.S. exchange traded funds, in the U.S. the Managing Owner is
responsible for paying the fees associated with the licensing fee, and the Fund and Master Fund
will not be required to pay any additional amount to Reuters America, LLC.
The term of the License Agreement will end on the earlier of (i) two (2) years from the date
of the signing of the License Agreement (Initial Term), (ii) upon one hundred and eighty (180)
days prior written notice, or (iii) in the event of a material breach of the License Agreement
which such breach is not cured within thirty (30) days following the Managing Owners receipt of
written notice from the Licensor of such breach.
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Brokerage Agreement
The Commodity Broker and the Master Fund entered into a brokerage agreement, or Brokerage
Agreement. As a result, the Commodity Broker:
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As clearing broker for the Master Fund, the Commodity Broker receives orders for trades from
the Managing Owner.
Confirmations of all executed trades are given to the Master Fund by the Commodity Broker. The
Brokerage Agreement incorporates the Commodity Brokers standard customer agreements and related
documents, which generally include provisions that:
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the Master Fund will be held as security for the Master Funds obligations to
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the margins required to initiate or maintain open positions
will be as from time-to-time established by the Commodity Broker and may exceed
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the Commodity Broker may close out positions, purchase
commodities or cancel orders at any time it deems necessary for its protection,
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As custodian of the Master Funds assets, the Commodity Broker is responsible, among other
things, for providing periodic accountings of all dealings and actions taken by the Master Fund
during the reporting period, together with an accounting of all securities, cash or other
indebtedness or obligations held by it or its nominees for or on behalf of the Master Fund.
Administrative functions provided by the Commodity Broker to the Master Fund include, but are
not limited to, preparing and transmitting daily confirmations of transactions and monthly
statements of account, calculating equity balances and margin requirements.
As long as the Brokerage Agreement between the Commodity Broker and the Master Fund is in
effect, the Commodity Broker will not charge the Master Fund a fee for any of the services it has
agreed to perform, except for the agreed-upon brokerage fee.
The Brokerage Agreement is not exclusive and runs for successive one-year terms to be renewed
automatically each year unless terminated. The Brokerage Agreement is terminable by the Master Fund
or the Commodity Broker without penalty upon thirty (30) days prior written notice (unless where
certain events of default occur or there is a material adverse change the to Master Funds
financial position, in which case only prior written notice is required to terminate the Brokerage
Agreement).
The Brokerage Agreement provides that neither the Commodity Broker nor any of its managing
directors, officers, employees or affiliates shall be liable for any costs, losses, penalties,
fines, taxes and damages sustained or incurred by the Master Fund other than as a result of the
Commodity Brokers gross negligence or reckless or intentional misconduct or breach of such
agreement.
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Administration Agreement
Pursuant to the Administration Agreement among the Fund, the Master Fund and the
Administrator, the Administrator will perform or supervise the performance of services necessary
for the operation and administration of the Fund and the Master Fund (other than making investment
decisions), including net asset value calculations, accounting and other fund administrative
services.
The Administration Agreement will continue in effect from the commencement of trading
operations unless terminated on at least ninety (90) days prior written notice by either party to
the other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may terminate the Administration
Agreement upon thirty (30) days prior written notice if the Fund and/or Master Fund has materially
failed to perform its obligations under the Administration Agreement or upon termination of the
Global Custody Agreement.
The Administrator is both exculpated and indemnified under the Administration Agreement.
Except as otherwise provided in the Administration Agreement, the Administrator shall not be
liable for any costs, expenses, damages, liabilities or claims (including attorneys and
accountants fees) incurred by either the Fund or Master Fund, except those costs, expenses,
damages, liabilities or claims arising out of the Administrators own gross negligence or willful
misconduct. In no event shall the Administrator be liable to the Fund, Master Fund or any third
party for special, indirect or consequential damages, or lost profits or loss of business, arising
under or in connection with the Administration Agreement, even if previously informed of the
possibility of such damages and regardless of the form of action. The Administrator shall not be
liable for any loss, damage or expense, including counsel fees and other costs and expenses of a
defense against any claim or liability, resulting from, arising out of, or in connection with its
performance under the Administration Agreement, including its actions or omissions, the
incompleteness or inaccuracy of any Proper Instructions (as defined therein), or for delays caused
by circumstances beyond the Administrators control, unless such loss, damage or expense arises out
of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrator.
Both the Fund and Master Fund shall indemnify and hold harmless the Administrator from and
against any and all costs, expenses, damages, liabilities and claims (including claims asserted by
either the Fund or Master Fund), and reasonable attorneys and accountants fees relating thereto,
which are sustained or incurred or which may be asserted against the Administrator by reason of or
as a result of any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Administrator in good faith under the
Administration Agreement or in reliance upon (i) any law, act, regulation or interpretation of the
same even though the same may thereafter have been altered, changed, amended or repealed, (ii) the
Registration Statement or Prospectus, (iii) any Proper Instructions, or (iv) any opinion of legal
counsel for the Fund or Master Fund, or arising out of transactions or other activities of the Fund
or Master Fund which occurred prior to the commencement of the Administration Agreement; provided,
that neither the Fund nor Master Fund shall indemnify the Administrator for costs, expenses,
damages, liabilities or claims for which the Administrator is liable under the preceding paragraph.
This indemnity shall be a continuing obligation of both the Fund and Master Fund, their successors
and assigns, notwithstanding the termination of the Administration Agreement. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, each of the Fund or Master Fund shall indemnify the Administrator
against and save the Administrator harmless from any loss, damage or expense, including counsel
fees and other costs and expenses of a defense against any claim or liability, arising from any one
or more of the following: (i) errors in records or instructions, explanations, information,
specifications or documentation of any kind, as the case may be, supplied to the Administrator by
any third party described above or by or on behalf of the Fund or Master Fund; (ii) action or
inaction taken or omitted to be taken by the Administrator pursuant to Proper Instructions of the
Fund or Master Fund or otherwise without gross negligence or willful misconduct; (iii) any action
taken or omitted to be taken by the Administrator in good faith in accordance with the advice or
opinion of
counsel for the Fund or Master Fund or its own counsel; (iv) any improper use by the Fund or
Master
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Fund or their agents, distributor or investment advisor of any valuations or computations
supplied by the Administrator pursuant to the Administration Agreement; (v) the method of valuation
and the method of computing net asset value; or (vi) any valuations or net asset value provided by
the Fund or Master Fund.
Actions taken or omitted in reliance on Proper Instructions, or upon any information, order,
indenture, stock certificate, power of attorney, assignment, affidavit or other instrument believed
by the Administrator to be genuine or bearing the signature of a person or persons believed to be
authorized to sign, countersign or execute the same, or upon the opinion of legal counsel for the
Fund or Master Fund or its own counsel, shall be conclusively presumed to have been taken or
omitted in good faith.
Notwithstanding any other provision contained in the Administration Agreement, the
Administrator shall have no duty or obligation with respect to, including, without limitation, any
duty or obligation to determine, or advise or notify the Fund or Master Fund of: (a) the taxable
nature of any distribution or amount received or deemed received by, or payable to the Fund or
Master Fund; (b) the taxable nature or effect on the Fund or Master Fund or their shareholders of
any corporate actions, class actions, tax reclaims, tax refunds, or similar events; (c) the taxable
nature or taxable amount of any distribution or dividend paid, payable or deemed paid by the Fund
or Master Fund to their shareholders; or (d) the effect under any federal, state, or foreign income
tax laws of the Fund or Master Fund making or not making any distribution or dividend payment, or
any election with respect thereto.
Global Custody Agreement
The Bank of New York, N.A. will serve as the Funds custodian, or Custodian. Pursuant to the
Global Custody Agreement between the Fund and the Custodian, or Custody Agreement, the Custodian
serves as custodian of all the Funds securities and cash at any time delivered to Custodian during
the term of the Custody Agreement and the Fund has authorized the Custodian to hold its securities
in registered form in its name or the name of its nominees. The Custodian has established and will
maintain one or more securities accounts and cash accounts pursuant to the Custody Agreement. The
Custodian shall maintain books and records segregating the assets.
Either party may terminate the Custody Agreement by giving to the other party a notice in
writing specifying the date of such termination, which shall be not less than ninety (90) days
after the date of such notice. Upon termination thereof, the Fund shall pay to the Custodian such
compensation as may be due to the Custodian, and shall likewise reimburse the Custodian for other
amounts payable or reimbursable to the Custodian thereunder. The Custodian shall follow such
reasonable oral or written instructions concerning the transfer of custody of records, securities
and other items as the Fund shall give; provided, that (a) the Custodian shall have no liability
for shipping and insurance costs associated therewith, and (b) full payment shall have been made to
Custodian of its compensation, costs, expenses and other amounts to which it is entitled hereunder.
If any securities or cash remain in any account, Custodian may deliver to the Fund such securities
and cash. Except as otherwise provided herein, all obligations of the parties to each other
hereunder shall cease upon termination of the Custody Agreement.
The Custodian is both exculpated and indemnified under the Custody Agreement.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Custody Agreement, the Custodian shall not be
liable for any costs, expenses, damages, liabilities or claims, including attorneys and
accountants fees, or losses, incurred by or asserted against Fund, except those losses arising out
of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Custodian. The Custodian shall have no
liability whatsoever for the action or inaction of any depository. Subject to the Custodians
delegation of its duties to its affiliates, the Custodians responsibility with respect to any
securities or cash held by a subcustodian is limited to the
failure on the part of the Custodian to exercise reasonable care in the selection or retention
of such subcustodian in light of prevailing settlement and securities handling practices,
procedures and controls in the relevant market. With respect to any losses incurred by Fund as a
result of the acts or the failure to act
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by any subcustodian (other than an affiliate of the Custodian), the Custodian shall take
appropriate action to recover such losses from such subcustodian; and the Custodians sole
responsibility and liability to Fund shall be limited to amounts so received from such subcustodian
(exclusive of costs and expenses incurred by the Custodian). In no event shall the Custodian be
liable to Fund or any third party for special, indirect or consequential damages, or lost profits
or loss of business, arising in connection with the Custody Agreement.
The Fund shall indemnify the Custodian and each subcustodian for the amount of any tax that
the Custodian, any such subcustodian or any other withholding agent is required under applicable
laws (whether by assessment or otherwise) to pay on behalf of, or in respect of income earned by or
payments or distributions made to or for the account of Fund (including any payment of tax required
by reason of an earlier failure to withhold). The Custodian shall, or shall instruct the applicable
subcustodian or other withholding agent to, withhold the amount of any tax which is required to be
withheld under applicable law upon collection of any dividend, interest or other distribution made
with respect to any security and any proceeds or income from the sale, loan or other transfer of
any security. In the event that the Custodian or any subcustodian is required under applicable law
to pay any tax on behalf of Fund, the Custodian is hereby authorized to withdraw cash from any cash
account in the amount required to pay such tax and to use such cash, or to remit such cash to the
appropriate subcustodian, for the timely payment of such tax in the manner required by applicable
law.
The Fund will indemnify the Custodian and hold the Custodian harmless from and against any and
all losses sustained or incurred by or asserted against the Custodian by reason of or as a result
of any action or inaction, or arising out of the Custodians performance under the Custody
Agreement, including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel incurred by the Custodian in a
successful defense of claims by Fund; provided however, that Fund shall not indemnify the Custodian
for those losses arising out of the Custodians gross negligence or willful misconduct. This
indemnity shall be a continuing obligation of Fund, its successors and assigns, notwithstanding the
termination of the Custody Agreement.
Transfer Agency and Service Agreement
The Bank of New York, N.A. will serve as the Funds transfer agent, or Transfer Agent.
Pursuant to the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement between the Fund and the Transfer Agent, the
Transfer Agent will serve as the Funds transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent, and agent in
connection with certain other activities as provided under the Transfer Agency and Service
Agreement.
The term of the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement is one (1) year from the effective date
and shall automatically renew for additional one year terms unless either party provides written
notice of termination at least ninety (90) days prior to the end of any one year term or, unless
earlier terminated as provided below:
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Either party terminates prior to the expiration of the initial
term in the event the other party breaches any material provision of the
Transfer Agency and Service Agreement, including, without limitation in the
case of the Fund, its obligations to compensate the Transfer Agent, provided
that the non-breaching party gives written notice of such breach to the
breaching party and the breaching party does not cure such violation within
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The Fund may terminate the Transfer Agency and Service
Agreement prior to the expiration of the initial term upon ninety (90) days
prior written notice in the event that the Managing Owner determines to
liquidate the Fund and terminate its registration with the Securities and
Exchange Commission other than in connection with a merger or acquisition of
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The Transfer Agent shall have no responsibility and shall not be liable for any loss or damage
unless such loss or damage is caused by its own gross negligence or willful misconduct or that of
its employees, or its breach of any of its representations. In no event shall the Transfer Agent be
liable for special, indirect or consequential damages regardless of the form of action and even if
the same were foreseeable.
Pursuant to the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement, the Transfer Agent shall not be
responsible for, and the Fund shall indemnify and hold the Transfer Agent harmless from and
against, any and all losses, damages, costs, charges, counsel fees, payments, expenses and
liability, or Losses, arising out of or attributable to:
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All actions of the Transfer Agent or its agents or
subcontractors required to be taken pursuant to this Agreement, provided that
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The Funds gross negligence or willful misconduct; |
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The breach of any representation or warranty of the Fund
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The conclusive reliance on or use by the Transfer Agent or its
agents or subcontractors of information, records, documents or services which
(i) are received by the Transfer Agent or its agents or subcontractors, and
(ii) have been prepared, maintained or performed by the Fund or any other
person or firm on behalf of the Fund including but not limited to any previous
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The conclusive reliance on, or the carrying out by the Transfer
Agent or its agents or subcontractors of any instructions or requests of the
Fund on behalf of the Fund; |
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The offer or sale of Shares in violation of any requirement
under the federal securities laws or regulations or the securities laws; or |
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Regulations of any state that such Shares be registered in
such state or in violation of any stop order or other determination or ruling
by any federal agency or any state with respect to the offer or sale of such
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Distribution Services Agreement
ALPS Distributor will provide certain distribution services to the Fund. Pursuant to the
Distribution Services Agreement between the Fund and the Distributor, the Distributor will assist
the Managing Owner and the Administrator with certain functions and duties relating to the creation
and redemption of Baskets.
The date of the Distribution Services Agreement shall be the effective date and such Agreement
shall continue until two years from such date and thereafter shall continue automatically for
successive annual periods, provided that such continuance is specifically approved at least
annually by the Funds Managing Owner or otherwise as provided under the Distribution Services
Agreement. The Distribution Services Agreement is terminable without penalty on sixty (60) days
written notice by the Funds Managing Owner or by the Distributor. The Distribution Services
Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its assignment.
Pursuant to the Distribution Services Agreement, the Fund indemnifies and holds harmless the
Distributor and each of its directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls the
Distributor within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act, against any loss, liability, claim,
damages or expenses (including the reasonable cost of investigating or defending any alleged loss,
liability, claim, damages or expense and reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith)
arising by reason of any person acquiring any Shares, based upon the ground that the registration
statement, prospectus, statement of
additional information, shareholder reports or other information filed or made public by the
Fund (as from
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time-to-time amended) included an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to
state a material fact required to be stated or necessary in order to make the statements not
misleading under the 1933 Act or any other statute or the common law. However, the Fund does not
indemnify the Distributor or hold it harmless to the extent that the statement or omission was made
in reliance upon, and in conformity with, information furnished to the Fund by or on behalf of the
Distributor. In no case (i) is the indemnity of the Fund in favor of the Distributor or any person
indemnified to be deemed to protect the Distributor or any person against any liability to the Fund
or its security holders to which the Distributor or such person would otherwise be subject by
reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties or by
reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement, or (ii) is the
Fund to be liable under its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph with respect to any
claim made against the Distributor or any person indemnified unless the Distributor or person, as
the case may be, shall have notified the Fund in writing of the claim promptly after the summons or
other first written notification giving information of the nature of the claims shall have been
served upon the Distributor or any such person (or after the Distributor or such person shall have
received notice of service on any designated agent).
However, failure to notify the Fund of any claim shall not relieve the Fund from any liability
which it may have to any person against whom such action is brought otherwise than on account of
its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph. The Fund shall be entitled to participate at
its own expense in the defense, or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to
enforce any claims, and if the Fund elects to assume the defense, the defense shall be conducted by
counsel chosen by the Fund. In the event the Fund elects to assume the defense of any suit and
retain counsel, the Distributor, officers or directors or controlling person(s), defendant(s) in
the suit, shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by them. If the Fund
does not elect to assume the defense of any suit, it will reimburse the Distributor, officers or
directors or controlling person(s) or defendant(s) in the suit for the reasonable fees and expenses
of any counsel retained by them. The Fund has agreed to notify the Distributor promptly of the
commencement of any litigation or proceeding against it or any of its officers in connection with
the issuance or sale of any of the Shares.
MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
The following discussion describes the material United States federal (and certain state and
local) income tax considerations associated with the purchase, ownership and disposition of Shares
as of the date hereof by United States Shareholders (as defined below) and non-United States
Shareholders (as defined below). This discussion is applicable to a Shareholder of Shares who
purchases Shares in the offering to which this Prospectus relates, including a Shareholder who
purchases Shares from an Authorized Purchaser. Except where noted otherwise, it deals only with
Shares held as capital assets and does not deal with special situations, such as those of dealers
in securities or currencies, financial institutions, tax-exempt entities, insurance companies,
persons holding Shares as a part of a position in a straddle or as part of a hedging,
conversion or other integrated transaction for federal income tax purposes, traders in securities
or commodities that elect to use a mark-to -market method of accounting, or holders of Shares whose
functional currency is not the U.S. dollar.
Furthermore, the discussion below is based upon the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, or the Code, the Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, or the Regulations,
and administrative and judicial interpretations thereof, all as of the date hereof, and such
authorities may be repealed, revoked, modified or subject to differing interpretations, possibly on
a retroactive basis, so as to result in United States federal income tax consequences different
from those described below.
A U.S. Shareholder of Shares means a beneficial owner of Shares that is for United States
federal income tax purposes: (i) an individual citizen or resident of the United States; (ii) a
corporation (or
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other entity taxable as a corporation) created or organized in or under the laws of
the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia; (iii) an estate the income of
which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source; or (iv) a trust
if it (1) is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the United States and one or more
U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust or (2) has a
valid election in effect under applicable Regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.
A non-U.S. Shareholder of Shares means a beneficial owner of Shares that is not a U.S.
Shareholder.
Except where noted otherwise, all references below to the term Fund shall be deemed to
include the Fund and the Master Fund.
If a partnership or other entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for United States
federal income tax purposes holds Shares, the tax treatment of a partner will generally depend upon
the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. If you are a partner of a
partnership holding Shares, we urge you to consult your own tax adviser.
The Fund has received the opinion of Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP, counsel to
the Fund, that the material U.S. federal income tax consequences to the Fund and to
U.S. Shareholders and Non-U.S. Shareholders will be as described below. In rendering its opinion,
Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP has relied on the facts described in this Prospectus
as well as certain representations made by the Fund and the Trustee. The opinion of Tannenbaum
Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP is not binding on the United States Internal Revenue Service, or
the IRS, and, as a result, the IRS may not agree with the tax positions taken by the Fund. If
challenged by the IRS, the Funds tax positions might not be sustained by the courts. No ruling has
been requested from the IRS with respect to any matter affecting the Fund or prospective investors.
If you are considering the purchase of Shares, we urge you to consult your own tax adviser
concerning the particular United States federal income tax consequences to you of the purchase,
ownership and disposition of Shares, as well as any consequences to you arising under the laws of
any other taxing jurisdiction.
Status of the Fund and the Master Fund
A partnership is not a taxable entity and incurs no United States federal income tax
liability. Section 7704 of the Code provides that publicly traded partnerships will, as a general
rule, be taxed as corporations. However, an exception exists with respect to publicly traded
partnerships of which 90% or more of the gross income during each taxable year consists of
qualifying income within the meaning of Section 7704(d) of the Code (qualifying income
exception). Qualifying income includes dividends, interest, capital gains from the sale or other
disposition of stocks and debt instruments and, in the case of a partnership (such as the Master
Fund and the Fund) a principal activity of which is the buying and selling of commodities or
futures contracts with respect to commodities, income and gains derived from commodities or futures
contracts with respect to commodities. The Fund and the Master Fund anticipate that at least 90% of
their respective gross income for each taxable year will constitute qualifying income within the
meaning of Section 7704(d) of the Code.
Under current law and assuming full compliance with the terms of the Trust Declaration (and
other relevant documents) and based upon factual representations made by the Fund and the Master
Fund, in the opinion of Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP, the Fund and the Master Fund
will each be classified as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes. The
factual representations upon which Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP has relied are:
(a) the Fund and the Master Fund have not elected and will not elect to be treated as corporations
for United States
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federal income tax purposes; and (b) for each taxable year, more than 90% of the
Funds and the Master Funds gross income will be qualifying income. Fund Shareholders are treated
as owning interests in a partnership whose only investment is an equity interest in the Master
Fund. Because ownership of the Fund and Master Fund will be identical (except for the small equity
interest of the Managing Owner in the Master Fund), the tax years of the two partnerships would
always be the same and Shareholders in the Fund would look through to the assets and tax items of
the Master Fund when determining their federal income tax liability for any particular tax year.
There can be no assurance that the IRS will not assert that the Fund and/or the Master Fund
should be treated as a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation. No ruling has been or
will be sought from the IRS, and the IRS has made no determination as to the status of the Fund or
the Master Fund for United States federal income tax purposes or whether the Funds or the Master
Funds operations generate qualifying income under Section 7704(d) of the Code. Whether the Fund
and/or the Master Fund will continue to meet the qualifying income exception is a matter that will
be determined by the Funds and the Master Funds operations and the facts existing at the time of
future determinations. However, the Funds and the Master Funds Managing Owner will use its best
efforts to cause the operations of the Fund and the Master Fund in such manner as is necessary for
the Fund and the Master Fund to continue to meet the qualifying income exception.
If the Master Fund failed to satisfy the qualifying income exception in any year, other than a
failure that is determined by the IRS to be inadvertent and that is cured within a reasonable time
after discovery, the Master Fund would be taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes
and the Master Fund would pay federal income tax on its income at regular corporate rates. In that
event, the Fund would be treated as a shareholder in a corporation and, accordingly, the
Shareholders would not report their share of the Master Funds income or loss on their returns. In
addition, distributions from the Master Fund to the Fund would be treated as dividends to the
extent of the Master Funds current or accumulated earnings and profits. To the extent a
distribution exceeded the Master Funds earnings and profits, the distribution would be treated as
a return of capital to the extent of the Funds basis in its Master Fund Units, and thereafter as
gain from the sale of the Master Fund Units. Accordingly, if the Master Fund were to be taxable as
a corporation, it would likely have a material adverse effect on the economic return from an
investment in the Fund and on the value of the Shares.
The discussion below is based on Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLPs opinion that
the Fund and the Master Fund will be classified as partnerships that are not subject to corporate
income tax for United States federal income tax purposes.
U.S. Shareholders
Treatment of Fund Income
A partnership does not incur United States federal income tax liability. Instead, each partner
of a partnership is required to take into account its share of items of income, gain, loss,
deduction and other items of the partnership. Accordingly, each Shareholder will be required to
include in income its allocable share of the Funds income, gain, loss, deduction and other items
for the Funds taxable year ending with or within its taxable year. In computing a partners United
States federal income tax liability, such items must be included, regardless of whether cash
distributions are made by the partnership. Thus, Shareholders may be required to include income
without a corresponding current receipt of cash if the Fund generates taxable income but does not
make cash distributions. Because the Trustee currently does not intend to make distributions, it is
likely that in any year the Fund realizes net income and/or gain a
U.S. Shareholder will be required to pay taxes on its allocable share of such income or gain
from sources other than Fund distributions. The Funds taxable year will end on December 31 unless
otherwise required by law. The Fund will use the accrual method of accounting.
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Fund Shareholders will take into account their share of ordinary income realized by the Fund
from accruals of interest on Treasury Bills (T-Bills) held in the Fund portfolio. The Fund may
hold T-Bills with original issue discount, in which case Fund Shareholders would be required to
include accrued amounts in taxable income on a current basis even though receipt by the Fund of
those amounts may occur in a subsequent year. The Fund may also acquire T-Bills with market
discount. Upon disposition of such obligations, gain would generally be required to be treated as
interest income to the extent of the market discount and Fund Shareholders would be required to
include as ordinary income their share of such market discount that accrued during the period the
obligations were held by the Fund.
The Code generally applies a mark-to-market system of taxing unrealized gains and losses on,
and otherwise provides for special rules of taxation with respect to, Section 1256 Contracts. A
Section 1256 Contract includes certain regulated futures contracts. It is expected that the futures
on the Index held by the Fund will constitute Section 1256 Contracts. Section 1256 Contracts held
by the Fund at the end of a taxable year of the Fund will be treated for United States federal
income tax purposes as if they were sold by the Fund at their fair market value on the last
business day of the taxable year. The net gain or loss, if any, resulting from these deemed sales
(known as marking-to-market), together with any gain or loss resulting from any actual sales of
Section 1256 Contracts (or other termination of the Funds obligations under such contracts), must
be taken into account by the Fund in computing its taxable income for the year. If a Section 1256
Contract held by the Fund at the end of a taxable year is sold in the following year, the amount of
any gain or loss realized on the sale will be adjusted to reflect the gain or loss previously taken
into account under the mark- to-market rules.
Capital gains and losses from Section 1256 Contracts generally are characterized as short-term
capital gains or losses to the extent of 40% of the gains or losses and as long-term capital gains
or losses to the extent of 60% of the gains or losses. Thus, Shareholders of Fund will generally
take into account their pro rata share of the long-term capital gains and losses and short-term
capital gains and losses from Section 1256 Contracts held by the Fund. If a noncorporate taxpayer
incurs a net capital loss for a year, the portion of the loss, if any, which consists of a net loss
on Section 1256 Contracts may, at the election of the taxpayer, be carried back three years. A loss
carried back to a year by a noncorporate taxpayer may be deducted only to the extent (1) the loss
does not exceed the net gain on Section 1256 Contracts for the year and (2) the allowance of the
carry-back does not increase or produce a net operating loss for the year.
Allocation of the Funds Profits and Losses
For United States federal income tax purposes, a Shareholders distributive share of the
Funds income, gain, loss, deduction and other items will be determined by the Funds Trust
Declaration, unless an allocation under the agreement does not have substantial economic effect,
in which case the allocations will be determined in accordance with the partners interests in the
partnership. Subject to the discussion below under - Monthly Allocation and Revaluation
Conventions and - Section 754 Election, the allocations pursuant to the Funds Trust Declaration
should be considered to have substantial economic effect or deemed to be made in accordance with
the partners interests in the partnership.
If the allocations provided by the Funds Trust Declaration were successfully challenged by
the IRS, the amount of income or loss allocated to Shareholders for United States federal income
tax purposes under the agreement could be increased or reduced or the character of the income or
loss could be modified.
As described in more detail below, the U.S tax rules that apply to partnerships are complex
and their application is not always clear. Additionally, the rules generally were not written for,
and in some respects are difficult to apply to, publicly traded partnerships. The Fund will apply
certain assumptions and conventions intended to comply with the intent of the rules and to report
income, gain, deduction, loss and credit to Shareholders in a manner that reflects the economic
gains and losses, but these
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assumptions and conventions may not comply with all aspects of the
applicable Treasury regulations. It is possible therefore that the IRS will successfully assert
that assumptions made and/or conventions used do not satisfy the technical requirements of the Code
or the Treasury regulations and will require that tax items be adjusted or reallocated in a manner
that could adversely impact the Shareholders.
Monthly Allocation and Revaluation Conventions
In general, the Funds taxable income and losses will be determined monthly and will be
apportioned among the holders of Fund Shares in proportion to the number of Shares treated as owned
by each of them as of the close of the last trading day of the preceding month. By investing in
Fund Shares, a U.S. Holder agrees that, in the absence of an administrative determination or
judicial ruling to the contrary, it will report income and loss under the monthly allocation and
revaluation conventions described below.
Under the monthly allocation convention, whomever is treated for U.S. federal income tax
purposes as holding Shares as of the close of the last trading day of the preceding month will be
treated as continuing to hold the Shares until immediately before close of the last trading day of
the following month. As a result, a holder who has disposed of shares prior to the close of the
last trading day of a month may be allocated income, gain, loss and deduction realized after the
date of transfer.
The Code generally requires that items of partnership income and deductions be allocated
between transferors and transferees of partnership interests on a daily basis. It is possible that
transfers of Shares could be considered to occur for U.S. federal income tax purposes when the
transfer is completed without regard to the Funds monthly convention for allocating income and
deductions. If this were to occur, the Funds allocation method might be deemed to violate that
requirement.
In addition, for any month in which a creation or redemption of Shares takes place, the Fund
generally will credit or debit, respectively, the book capital accounts of the holders of
existing Shares with any unrealized gain or loss in the Funds assets. This will result in the
allocation of items of the Funds income, gain, loss, deduction and credit to existing holders of
Shares to account for the difference between the tax basis and fair market value of property owned
by the Fund at the time new Shares are issued or old Shares are redeemed (reverse section 704(c)
allocations). The intended effect of these allocations is to allocate any built-in gain or loss in
the Funds assets at the time of a creation or redemption of Shares to the investors that
economically have earned such gain or loss.
As with the other allocations described above, the Fund generally will use a monthly
convention for purposes of the reverse section 704(c) allocations. More specifically, the Fund
generally will credit or debit, respectively, the book capital accounts of the holders of
existing Shares with any unrealized gain or loss in the Funds assets based on a calculation
utilizing the lowest trading price of the Funds assets during the month in which the creation or
redemption transaction takes place, rather than the fair market value of its assets at the time of
such creation or redemption (the revaluation convention). As a result, it is possible that, for
U.S. federal income tax purposes, (i) a purchaser of newly issued Shares will be allocated some or
all of the unrealized gain in the Funds assets at the time it acquires the Shares or (ii) an
existing holder of Shares will not be allocated its entire share in the unrealized loss in the
Funds assets at the time of such acquisition. Furthermore, the applicable Treasury regulations
generally require
that the book capital accounts will be adjusted based on the fair market value of
partnership property on the date of adjustment and do not explicitly allow the adoption of a
monthly revaluation convention.
The Code and applicable Treasury regulations generally require that items of partnership
income and deductions be allocated between transferors and transferees of partnership interests on
a daily basis, and that adjustments to book capital accounts be made based on the fair market
value of partnership property on the date of adjustment. The Code and regulations do not
contemplate monthly allocation or revaluation conventions. If the IRS does not accept the Funds
monthly allocation or revaluation
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convention, the IRS may contend that taxable income or losses of
the Fund must be reallocated among the holders of Shares. If such a contention were sustained, the
holders respective tax liabilities would be adjusted to the possible detriment of certain holders.
The Manager is authorized to revise the Funds allocation and revaluation methods in order to
comply with applicable law or to allocate items of partnership income and deductions in a manner
that reflects more accurately the Shareholders interests in the Fund.
Section 754 Election
The Fund intends to make the election permitted by Section 754 of the Code. Such an election,
once made, is irrevocable without the consent of the IRS. The making of such election by the Fund
will generally have the effect of requiring a purchaser of Shares to adjust its proportionate share
of the basis in the Funds assets, or the inside basis, pursuant to Section 743(b) of the Code to
fair market value (as reflected in the purchase price for the purchasers Shares), as if it had
acquired a direct interest in the Funds assets. The Section 743(b) adjustment is attributed solely
to a purchaser of Shares and is not added to the bases of the Funds assets associated with all of
the other Shareholders. Depending on the relationship between a holders purchase price for Shares
and its unadjusted share of the Funds inside basis at the time of the purchase, the Section 754
election may be either advantageous or disadvantageous to the holder as compared to the amount of
gain or loss a holder would be allocated absent the Section 754 election.
The calculations under Section 754 of the Code are complex, and there is little legal
authority concerning the mechanics of the calculations, particularly in the context of publicly
traded partnerships. Therefore, if the Fund makes the election under Code Section 754, it is
expected that the Fund will apply certain conventions in determining and allocating the Section 743
basis adjustments to help reduce the complexity of those calculations and the resulting
administrative costs to the Fund. It is possible that the IRS will successfully assert that some or
all of such conventions utilized by the Fund do not satisfy the technical requirements of the Code
or the Regulations and, thus, will require different basis adjustments to be made.
In order to make the basis adjustments permitted by Section 754, the Fund will be required to
obtain information regarding each holders secondary market transactions in Shares as well as
creations and redemptions of Shares. The Fund will seek such information from the record holders of
Shares, and, by purchasing Shares, each beneficial owner of Shares will be deemed to have consented
to the provision of such information by the record owner of such beneficial owners Shares.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, there can be no guarantee that the Fund will be able to
obtain such information from record owners or other sources, or that the basis adjustments that the
Fund makes based on the information it is able to obtain will be effective in eliminating disparity
between a holders outside basis in its Shares and its share of inside basis.
Constructive Termination
The Fund will be considered to have terminated for tax purposes if there is a sale or exchange
of 50 percent or more of the total Shares within a 12-month period. A constructive termination
results in the
closing of the Funds taxable year for all holders of Shares. In the case of a holder of
Shares reporting on a taxable year other than a fiscal year ending December 31, the early closing
of the Funds taxable year may result in more than 12 months of its taxable income or loss being
includable in such holders taxable income for the year of termination. The Fund would be required
to make new tax elections after a termination, including a new election under Section 754. A
termination could also result in penalties if the Fund were unable to determine that the
termination had occurred.
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Treatment of Distributions
Non-liquidating distributions of cash by a partnership are generally not taxable to the
distributee to the extent the amount of cash does not exceed the distributees tax basis in its
partnership interest. Thus, any cash distributions made by the Fund will be taxable to a
Shareholder only to the extent such distributions exceed the Shareholders tax basis in the
partnership interests it is treated as owning (see -Tax Basis in Partnership Interests below).
Any cash distributions in excess of a Shareholders tax basis generally will be considered to be
gain from the sale or exchange of the Shares (see -Disposition of Shares below).
Creation and Redemption of Share Baskets
Shareholders, other than Authorized Participants (or holders for which an Authorized
Participant is acting), generally will not recognize gain or loss as a result of an Authorized
Participants creation or redemption of a Basket of Shares. If the Fund disposes of assets in
connection with the redemption of a Basket of Shares, however, the disposition may give rise to
gain or loss that will be allocated in part to the Shareholders. An Authorized Participants
creation or redemption of a Basket of Shares also may affect a Shareholders share of the Funds
tax basis in its assets, which could affect the amount of gain or loss allocated to the Shareholder
on the a sale or disposition of portfolio assets by the Fund.
Tax Basis of Shares
A Shareholders tax basis in its Shares is important in determining (1) the amount of taxable
gain it will realize on the sale or other disposition of its Shares, (2) the amount of non-taxable
distributions that it may receive from the Fund and (3) its ability to utilize its distributive
share of any losses of the Fund on its tax return. A Shareholders initial tax basis of its Shares
will equal its cost for the Shares plus its share of the Funds liabilities (if any) at the time of
purchase. In general, a Shareholders share of those liabilities will equal the sum of (i) the
entire amount of any otherwise nonrecourse liability of the Fund as to which the Shareholder or an
affiliate is the creditor (a partner nonrecourse liability) and (ii) a pro rata share of any
nonrecourse liabilities of the Fund that are not partner nonrecourse liabilities as to any
Shareholder.
A Shareholders tax basis in its Shares generally will be (1) increased by (a) its allocable
share of the Funds taxable income and gain, (b) its share of the Funds income, if any, that is
exempt from tax, (c) any increase in its share of the Funds liabilities, and (d) any additional
contributions by the Shareholder to the Fund and (2) decreased (but not below zero) by (a) its
allocable share of the Funds tax deductions and losses, (b) its allocable share of the Funds
expenditures that are neither deductible nor properly chargeable to its capital account, (b) any
distributions by the Fund to the Shareholder, and (d) any decrease in its share of the Funds
liabilities. Pursuant to certain IRS rulings, a Shareholder will be required to maintain a single,
unified basis in all Shares that it owns. As a result, when a Shareholder that acquired its
Shares at different prices sells less than all of its Shares, such Shareholder will not be entitled
to specify particular Shares (e.g., those with a higher basis) as having been sold. Rather, it must
determine its gain or loss on the sale by using an equitable apportionment method to allocate a
portion of its unified basis in its Shares to the Shares sold.
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Disposition of Shares
A U.S. Shareholder will recognize capital gain or loss on the sale of its Shares. The U.S.
Shareholder will generally be required to recognize gain or loss measured by the difference between
the amount realized on the sale and the U.S. Shareholders adjusted tax basis in its Shares. The
amount realized will include the U.S. Shareholders share of the Funds liabilities, as well as any
proceeds from the sale. The gain or loss recognized will generally be taxable as capital gain or
loss. Capital gain of non-corporate U.S. Shareholders is eligible to be taxed at reduced rates
where the Shares sold are considered held for more than one year. Capital gain of corporate U.S.
Shareholders is taxed at the same rate as ordinary income. Any capital loss recognized by a U.S.
Shareholder on a sale of Shares will generally be deductible only against capital gains, except
that a non-corporate U.S. Shareholder may also offset up to $3,000 per year of ordinary income.
A Shareholder whose Shares are loaned to a short seller to cover a short sale of Shares may
be considered as having disposed of those Shares. If so, such Shareholder would no longer be a
beneficial owner of those Shares during the period of the loan and may recognize gain or loss from
the disposition. As a result, during the period of the loan, (1) any of Funds income, gain, loss,
deduction or other items with respect to those Shares would not be reported by the Shareholder, and
(2) any cash distributions received by the Shareholder as to those Shares could be fully taxable,
likely as ordinary income. Accordingly, Shareholders who desire to avoid the risk of income
recognition from a loan of their Shares to a short seller are urged to modify any applicable
brokerage account agreements to prohibit their brokers from borrowing their Shares.
Limitations on Deductibility of Losses and Certain Expenses
A number of different provisions of the Code may defer or disallow the deduction of losses or
expenses allocated to a Shareholder by the Fund, including but not limited to those described
below.
A Shareholders deduction of its allocable share of any loss of the Fund will be limited to
the lesser of (1) the tax basis in its Shares or (2) in the case of a Shareholder that is an
individual or a closely held corporation, the amount which the Shareholder is considered to have
at risk with respect to the Funds activities. In general, the amount at risk will be a
Shareholders invested capital plus such Shareholders share of any recourse debt of the Fund for
which it is liable. Losses in excess of the amount at risk must be deferred until years in which
the Fund generates additional taxable income against which to offset such carryover losses or until
additional capital is placed at risk.
Noncorporate taxpayers are permitted to deduct capital losses only to the extent of their
capital gains for the taxable year plus $3,000 of other income. Unused capital losses can be
carried forward and used to offset capital gains in future years. In addition, a noncorporate
taxpayer may elect to carry back net losses on section 1256 contracts to each of the three
preceding years and use them to offset section 1256 contract losses in those years, subject to
certain limitations. Corporate taxpayers generally may deduct capital losses only to the extent of
capital gains, subject to special carryback and carryforward rules.
Otherwise deductible expenses incurred by noncorporate taxpayers constituting miscellaneous
itemized deductions, generally including investment-related expenses (other than interest and
certain other specified expenses), are deductible only to the extent they exceed 2 percent of the
taxpayers adjusted gross income for the year. The Code imposes additional limitations (which are
scheduled to be phased out between 2006 and 2010) on the amount of certain itemized deductions
allowable to individuals, by reducing the otherwise allowable portion of such deductions by an
amount equal to the lesser of: (a) 3% of the individuals adjusted gross income in excess of
certain threshold amounts; or (b) 80% of the amount of certain itemized deductions otherwise
allowable for the taxable year. In addition,
these expenses are also not deductible in determining the alternative minimum tax liability of
a U.S.
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Shareholder. The Fund will report such expenses on a pro rata basis to the Shareholders, and
each U.S. Shareholder will determine separately to what extent they are deductible on such U.S.
Shareholders tax return. A U.S. Shareholders inability to deduct all or a portion of such
expenses could result in an amount of taxable income to such U.S. Shareholder with respect to the
Fund that exceeds the amount of cash actually distributed to such U.S. Shareholder for the year.
It is anticipated that the management fees and other expenses the Fund will incur will constitute
investment-related expenses subject to the miscellaneous itemized deduction limitation, rather than
expenses incurred in connection with a trade or business.
Noncorporate Shareholders generally may deduct investment interest expense only to the
extent of their net investment income. Investment interest expense of a Shareholder will
generally include any interest accrued by the Fund and any interest paid or accrued on direct
borrowings by a Shareholder to purchase or carry its Shares, such as interest with respect to a
margin account. Net investment income generally includes gross income from property held for
investment (including portfolio income under the passive loss rules but not, absent an election,
long-term capital gains or certain qualifying dividend income) less deductible expenses other than
interest directly connected with the production of investment income.
Under Section 709(b) of the Code, amounts paid or incurred to organize a partnership may, at
the election of the partnership, be treated as deferred expenses, which are allowed as a deduction
ratably over a period of not less than 180 months. The Fund and the Master Fund have not yet
determined whether it will make such an election. A U.S. Shareholders distributive share of such
organizational expenses would constitute miscellaneous itemized deductions. Expenditures in
connection with the issuance and marketing of Shares (so called syndication fees) are not
eligible for the 180-month amortization provision and are not deductible.
To the extent that a Shareholder is allocated losses or expenses of the Fund or the Master
Fund that must be deferred or disallowed as a result of these or other limitations in the Code, a
Shareholder may be taxed on income in excess of its economic income or distributions (if any) on
its Shares. As one example, a Shareholder could be allocated and required to pay tax on its share
of interest income accrued by the Fund for a particular taxable year, and in the same year
allocated a share of a capital loss that it cannot deduct currently because it has insufficient
capital gains against which to offset the loss. As another example, a Shareholder could be
allocated and required to pay tax on its share of interest income and capital gain for a year, but
be unable to deduct some or all of its share of management fees and/or margin account interest
incurred by it with respect to its Shares. Shareholders are urged to consult their own professional
tax advisors regarding the effect of limitations under the Code on their ability to deduct their
allocable share of the Fund and the Master Funds losses and expenses.
Passive Activity Income and Loss
Individuals are subject to certain passive activity loss rules under Section 469 of the
Code. Under these rules, losses from a passive activity generally may not be used to offset income
derived from any source other than passive activities. Losses that cannot be currently used under
this rule may generally be carried forward. Upon an individuals disposition of an interest in the
passive activity, the individuals unused passive losses may generally be used to offset other
(i.e., non-passive) income. Under temporary Regulations, income or loss from the Funds investments
generally will not constitute income or losses from a passive activity. Therefore, income or loss
from the Funds investments will not be available to offset a U.S. Shareholders passive losses or
passive income from other sources.
Transferor/Transferee Allocations
In general, the Funds taxable income and losses will be determined monthly and will be
apportioned among the Funds Shareholders in proportion to the number of Shares owned by each of
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them as of the close of the last trading day of the preceding month. With respect to any Share that
was not outstanding as of the close of the last trading day of the preceding month, the first
person that is treated as holding such Share (other than an underwriter or other person holding in
a similar capacity) for United States federal income tax purposes will be treated as holding such
Share for this purpose as of the close of the last trading day of the preceding month. As a result,
a Shareholder transferring its Shares may be allocated income, gain, loss and deduction realized
after the date of transfer.
Section 706 of the Code generally requires that items of partnership income and deductions be
allocated between transferors and transferees of partnership interests on a daily basis. It is
possible that transfers of Shares could be considered to occur for United States federal income tax
purposes when the transfer is completed without regard to the Funds convention for allocating
income and deductions. In that event, the Funds allocation method might be considered a monthly
convention that does not literally comply with that requirement.
If the IRS treats transfers of Shares as occurring throughout each month and a monthly
convention is not allowed by the Regulations (or only applies to transfers of less than all of a
Shareholders Shares) or if the IRS otherwise does not accept the Funds convention, the IRS may
contend that taxable income or losses of the Fund must be reallocated among the Shareholders. If
such a contention were sustained, the Shareholders respective tax liabilities would be adjusted to
the possible detriment of certain Shareholders. The Funds Managing Owner is authorized to revise
the Funds methods of allocation between transferors and transferees (as well as among Shareholders
whose interests otherwise vary during a taxable period).
Tax Reporting by the Fund
Information returns will be filed with the IRS, as required, with respect to income, gain,
loss, deduction and other items derived from the Funds Shares. The Fund will file partnership
returns with the IRS and the Fund will issue a Schedule K-1 to each of the Shareholders. If you
hold your Shares through a nominee (such as a broker), we anticipate that the nominee will provide
you with an IRS Form 1099 or substantially similar form, which will be supplemented by additional
tax information that we will make available directly to you at a later date, but in time for you to
prepare your federal income tax return. Each holder of Shares hereby agrees to allow brokers and
nominees to report to the Fund its name and address and such other information as may be reasonably
requested by the Fund for purposes of complying with its tax reporting obligations.
Audits and Adjustments to Tax Liability
Any challenge by the IRS to the tax treatment by a partnership of any item must be conducted
at the partnership, rather than at the partner, level. The Code provides for one partner to be
designated as the tax matters partner as the person to represent the partnership in the conduct
of such a challenge or audit by the IRS. Pursuant to the Funds Trust Declaration, the Managing
Owner will be appointed the tax matters partner of the Fund.
A United States federal income tax audit of the Funds information returns may result in an
audit of the returns of the U.S. Shareholders, which, in turn, could result in adjustments of items
of a Shareholder that are unrelated to the Fund as well as to the Fund related items. In
particular, there can be no assurance that the IRS, upon an audit of an information return of the
Fund or of an income tax return of a U.S. Shareholder, might not take a position that differs from
the treatment thereof by the Fund. A U.S. Shareholder would be liable for interest on any
deficiencies that resulted from any adjustments. Potential U.S. Shareholders should also recognize
that they might be forced to incur substantial legal and
accounting costs in resisting any challenge by the IRS to items in their individual returns,
even if the challenge by the IRS should prove unsuccessful.
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Foreign Tax Credits
Subject to generally applicable limitations, U.S. Shareholders will be able to claim foreign
tax credits with respect to certain foreign income taxes paid or incurred by the Fund, withheld on
payments made to the Fund or paid by the Fund on behalf of Fund Shareholders. If a Shareholder
elects to claim foreign tax credit, it must include in its gross income, for United States federal
income tax purposes, both its share of the Funds items of income and gain and also its share of
the amount which is deemed to be the Shareholders portion of foreign income taxes paid with
respect to, or withheld from, dividends, interest or other income derived by the Fund. U.S.
Shareholders may then subtract from their United States federal income tax the amount of such taxes
withheld, or else treat such foreign taxes as deductions from gross income; however, as in the case
of investors receiving income directly from foreign sources, the above described tax credit or
deduction is subject to certain limitations. Even if the Shareholder is unable to claim a credit,
he or she must include all amounts described above in income. U.S. Shareholders are urged to
consult their tax advisers regarding this election and its consequences to them.
Tax Shelter Disclosure Rules
In certain circumstances the Code and Regulations require that the IRS be notified of taxable
transactions through a disclosure statement attached to a taxpayers United States federal income
tax return. In addition, certain material advisers must maintain a list of persons participating
in such transactions and furnish the list to the IRS upon written request. These disclosure rules
may apply to transactions irrespective of whether they are structured to achieve particular tax
benefits. They could require disclosure by the Fund or Shareholders (1) if a Shareholder incurs a
loss in excess a specified threshold from a sale or redemption of its Shares, (2) if the Fund
engages in transactions producing differences between its taxable income and its income for
financial reporting purposes, or (3) possibly in other circumstances. While these rules generally
do not require disclosure of a loss recognized on the disposition of an asset in which the taxpayer
has a qualifying basis (generally a basis equal to the amount of cash paid by the taxpayer for
such asset), they apply to a loss recognized with respect to interests in a pass through entity,
such as the Shares, even if the taxpayers basis in such interests is equal to the amount of cash
it paid. In addition, under recently enacted legislation, significant penalties may be imposed in
connection with a failure to comply with these reporting requirements. U.S. Shareholders are urged
to consult their tax advisers regarding the tax shelter disclosure rules and their possible
application to them.
Non-U.S. Shareholders
A non-U.S. Shareholder will not be subject to United States federal income tax on such
Shareholders distributive share of the Funds income, provided that such income is not considered
to be income of the Shareholder that is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or
business within the United States. In the case of an individual non-U.S. Shareholder, such
Shareholder will be subject to United States federal income tax on gains on the sale of Shares in
the Funds or such Shareholders distributive share of gains if such shareholder is present in the
United States for 183 days or more during a taxable year and certain other conditions are met.
If the income from the Fund is effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business carried
on by a non-U.S. Shareholder (and, if certain income tax treaties apply, is attributable to a U.S.
permanent establishment), then such Shareholders share of any income and any gains realized upon
the sale or exchange of Shares will be subject to United States federal income tax at the graduated
rates applicable
to United States citizens and residents and domestic corporations. Non-U.S. Shareholders that
are corporations may also be subject to a 30% U.S. branch profits tax (or lower treaty rate, if
applicable) on their effectively connected earnings and profits that are not timely reinvested in a
U.S. trade or business.
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Non-U.S. Shareholders that are individuals will be subject to United States federal estate tax
on the value of United States situs property owned at the time of their death (unless a statutory
exemption or tax treaty exemption applies). It is unclear whether partnership interests (such as
the interests of the Fund) will be considered United States situs property. Accordingly, non-U.S.
Shareholders may be subject to U.S. federal estate tax on all or part of the value of the Shares
owned at the time of their death.
Non-U.S. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisers with respect to the
particular tax consequences to them of an investment in the Shares.
Regulated Investment Companies
Changes made to the Code by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 allow RICs to invest up to
25% of their assets in qualified publicly traded partnerships, or qualified PTPs, and to treat
net income derived from such investments as qualifying income under the income source test
applicable to entities seeking to qualify for the special tax treatment available to RICs under the
Code. In addition, under these new rules, interests in a qualified PTP are treated as issued by
such PTP and a RIC is not required to look through to the underlying partnership assets when
testing compliance with the asset diversification tests applicable to RICs under the Code. Based on
prior performance of the Index, the Fund anticipates that it is likely to be qualified a PTP for
most tax years. Consequently, RIC investors generally should be able to treat their respective
shares of the Funds net income as qualifying income and to apply the asset diversification test to
Shares for purposes of these rules. However, qualification of the Fund as a qualified PTP depends
on performance of the Fund for the particular tax year and there is no assurance that it will
qualify in a given year or that future performance of the Index will conform to prior experience.
Additionally, there is, to date, no regulatory guidance on the application of these rules, and it
is possible that future guidance may adversely affect qualification of the Fund as a qualified PTP.
In a revenue ruling released on December 16, 2005, the IRS has clarified that derivative contracts
owned by a RIC that provide for a total- return exposure on a commodity index will not produce
qualifying income for purposes of the RIC qualification rules. The IRS, in a subsequent ruling,
stated that the ruling will apply prospectively, beginning October 1, 2006, to allow RICs an
opportunity to adapt to the new position. The IRS interpretation set forth in such ruling, however,
does not adversely affect the Funds ability to be treated as qualified PTPs for purposes of
applying the RIC qualification rules. RIC investors are urged to monitor their investment in Fund
and consult with a tax advisor concerning the impact of such an investment on their compliance with
the income source and asset diversification requirements applicable to RICs.
Tax-Exempt Organizations
Subject to numerous exceptions, qualified retirement plans and individual retirement accounts,
charitable organizations and certain other organizations that otherwise are exempt from federal
income tax (collectively exempt organizations) nonetheless are subject to the tax on its
unrelated business taxable income, or UBTI, to the extent that its UBTI from all sources exceeds
$1,000 in any taxable year. Except as noted below with respect to certain categories of exempt
income, UBTI generally includes income or gain derived (either directly or through a partnership)
from a trade or business, the conduct of which is substantially unrelated to the exercise or
performance of the exempt organizations exempt purpose or function.
UBTI generally does not include passive investment income, such as dividends, interest and
capital gains, whether realized by the exempt organization directly or indirectly through a
partnership
(such as the Fund) in which it is a partner. This type of income is exempt, subject to the
discussion of unrelated debt-financed income below, even if it is realized from securities
trading activity that constitutes a trade or business.
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UBTI includes not only trade or business income or gain as described above, but also
unrelated debt-financed income. This latter type of income generally consists of (1) income
derived by an exempt organization (directly or through a partnership) from income producing
property with respect to which there is acquisition indebtedness at any time during the taxable
year and (2) gains derived by an exempt organization (directly or through a partnership) from the
disposition of property with respect to which there is acquisition indebtedness at any time during
the twelve-month period ending with the date of the disposition.
To the extent the Fund recognizes gain from property with respect to which there is
acquisition indebtedness, the portion of the gain that will be treated as UBTI will be equal to
the amount of the gain times a fraction, the numerator of which is the highest amount of the
acquisition indebtedness with respect to the property during the twelve month period ending with
the date of their disposition, and the denominator of which is the average amount of the adjusted
basis of the property during the period such property is held by the Fund during the taxable year.
In determining the unrelated debt-financed income of the Fund, an allocable portion of deductions
directly connected with the Funds debt financed property will be taken into account. In making
such a determination, for instance, a portion of losses from debt financed securities (determined
in the manner described above for evaluating the portion of any gain that would be treated as UBTI)
would offset gains treated as UBTI. A charitable remainder trust will not be exempt from United
States federal income tax under the Code for any year in which it has UBTI; in view of the
potential for UBTI, the Shares are not a suitable investment for a charitable remainder trust.
The federal tax rate applicable to an exempt organization Shareholder on its UBTI generally
will be either the corporate or trust tax rate, depending upon the Shareholders form of
organization. The Fund may report to each such Shareholder information as to the portion, if any,
of the Shareholders income and gains from the Fund for any year that will be treated as UBTI; the
calculation of that amount is complex, and there can be no assurance that the Funds calculation of
UBTI will be accepted by the IRS. An exempt organization Shareholder will be required to make
payments of estimated federal income tax with respect to its UBTI.
Backup Withholding
The Fund is required in certain circumstances to backup withhold on certain payments paid to
noncorporate Shareholders of Fund Shares who do not furnish the Fund with their correct taxpayer
identification number (in the case of individuals, their social security number) and certain
certifications, or who are otherwise subject to backup withholding. Backup withholding is not an
additional tax. Any amounts withheld from payments made to you may be refunded or credited against
your United States federal income tax liability, if any, provided that the required information is
furnished to the IRS.
Other Tax Considerations
In addition to federal income taxes, Shareholders may be subject to other taxes, such as state
and local income taxes, unincorporated business taxes, business franchise taxes, and estate,
inheritance or intangible taxes that may be imposed by the various jurisdictions in which the Fund
does business or owns property or where the Shareholders reside. Although an analysis of those
various taxes is not presented here, each prospective Shareholder should consider their potential
impact on its investment in the Fund. It is each Shareholders responsibility to file the
appropriate U.S. federal, state, local, and foreign tax returns. Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse &
Hirschtritt LLP has not provided an opinion
concerning any aspects of state, local or foreign tax or U.S. federal tax other than those
U.S. federal income tax issues discussed herein.
Shareholders should be aware that certain aspects of the United States federal, state and
local income tax treatment regarding the purchase, ownership and disposition of Shares are not
clear under existing law. Thus, Shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisers to
determine the tax
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consequences of ownership of the Shares in their particular circumstances,
including the application of United States federal, state, local and foreign tax laws.
Prospective investors are urged to consult their tax advisers before deciding whether to
invest in the Shares.
PURCHASES BY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
The United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA),
imposes certain requirements on employee benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA)
subject to ERISA, including entities such as collective investment funds and separate accounts
whose underlying assets include the assets of such plans (collectively, ERISA Plans) and on those
persons who are fiduciaries with respect to ERISA Plans. Investments by ERISA Plans are subject to
ERISAs general fiduciary requirements, including the requirement of investment prudence and
diversification and the requirement that an ERISA Plans investments be made in accordance with the
documents governing the plan. The prudence of a particular investment must be determined by the
responsible fiduciary of an ERISA Plan by taking into account the ERISA Plans particular
circumstances, including the ERISA Plans existing investment portfolio, and all of the facts and
circumstances of the investment including, but not limited to, the matters discussed above under
Investment Considerations and Risk Factors.
Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code prohibit certain transactions involving the
assets of an ERISA Plan (as well as those plans that are not subject to ERISA but which are subject
to Section 4975 of the Code, such as individual retirement accounts (together with ERISA Plans,
Plans)) and certain persons (referred to as parties in interest for purposes of ERISA and
disqualified persons for purposes of the Code) having certain relationships to such Plans, unless
a statutory or administrative exemption is applicable to the transaction. A party in interest or
disqualified person who engages in a nonexempt prohibited transaction may be subject to excise
taxes and other penalties and liabilities under ERISA and the Code, and the transaction might have
to be rescinded.
The U.S. Department of Labor has promulgated a regulation, 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101 (as
modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) (the Plan Asset Regulation), describing what constitutes the
assets of a Plan with respect to the Plans investment in an entity for purposes of certain
provisions of ERISA, including the fiduciary responsibility and prohibited transaction provisions
of Title I of ERISA and the related prohibited transaction provisions under Section 4975 of the
Code. Under the Plan Asset Regulation, if a Plan invests in an equity interest of an entity that
is neither a publicly offered security nor a security issued by an investment company registered
under the Investment Company Act, the Plans assets include both the equity interest and an
undivided interest in each of the entitys underlying assets, unless it is established that the
entity is an operating company, which includes for purposes of the Plan Asset Regulation a
venture capital operating company, or that equity participation in the entity by Benefit Plan
Investors (as defined below) is not significant.
The publicly offered security exception applies if an equity interest is a security that is
(a) freely transferable; (b) part of a class of securities that is widely held; and (3) either
(i) part of a class of securities registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the 1934 Act), or (ii) sold to a Plan as part of a public offering pursuant
to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act of 1933 and the class of which such security is a part is registered
under the 1934 Act within 120 days (or such later time as may be allowed by the SEC) after the end
of the fiscal year of the issue in which the offering of such security occurred.
Under the Plan Asset Regulation, equity participation in an entity by Benefit Plan Investors
(as defined below) is significant on any date if, immediately after the most recent acquisition
of any equity interest in the entity, 25% or more of the value of any class of equity interests in
the entity is held by
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Benefit Plan Investors. The term Benefit Plan Investor is defined in the
Plan Asset Regulation as: (a) any employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA),
which is subject to part 4 of subtitle B of Title I of ERISA; (b) any plan subject to Code Section
4975; and (c) any entity whose underlying assets include plan assets by reason of the investment in
the entity by such employee benefit plan and/or plan. For purposes of this determination, (i) the
value of equity interests held by a person (other than a Benefit Plan Investor) that has
discretionary authority or control with respect to the assets of the entity or that provides
investment advice for a fee (direct or indirect) with respect to such assets (or any affiliate of
any such person) is disregarded, and (ii) only that portion of the equity interests of an entity
described in clause (c) of the preceding sentence investing in another entity that is investing in
employee benefit plans or other plans described in clauses (a) or (b) of the preceding sentence is
included in the testing of such other entity.
The Shares should be considered to be equity interests in the Fund for purposes of the Plan
Asset Regulation and the Units should be considered to be equity interests in the Master Fund for
purposes of the Plan Asset Regulation. The Shares should constitute publicly offered securities
of the Fund for purposes of the Plan Asset Regulation. In addition, investment in the Master Fund
by Benefit Plan Investors should not be significant for purposes of the Plan Asset Regulation.
Therefore, the assets of both the Fund and the Master Fund should not be deemed to constitute the
assets of any Plan.
If the assets of the Fund were deemed to constitute the assets of a Plan, the fiduciary making
an investment in the Fund on behalf of an ERISA Plan could be deemed to have improperly delegated
its asset management responsibility, the assets of the Fund and the Master Fund could be subject to
ERISAs reporting and disclosure requirements, and transactions involving the assets of the Fund
and the Master Fund would be subject to the fiduciary responsibility and prohibited transaction
provisions of ERISA and the prohibited transaction rules of Section 4975 of the Code.
Each Plan fiduciary who is responsible for making the investment decisions whether to invest
in the Shares should determine whether, under the general fiduciary standards of investment
prudence and diversification and under the documents and instruments governing the Plan, an
investment in the Shares is appropriate for the Plan, taking into account the overall investment
policy of the Plan and the composition of the Plans investment portfolio. Any Plan proposing to
invest in Shares should consult with its counsel to confirm that such investment will not result in
a prohibited transaction and will satisfy the other requirements of ERISA and the Code.
The sale of any Shares to a Benefit Plan Investor is in no respect a representation by the
Trustee, the Managing Owner or any of their affiliates that such an investment meets all relevant
legal requirements with respect to investments by Plans generally or any particular Plan, or that
such an investment is appropriate for Plans generally or any particular Plan.
Regardless of whether the assets of the Partnership are deemed to be plan assets, the
acquisition of Shares by a Plan could, depending upon the facts and circumstances of such
acquisition, be a prohibited transaction, for example, if Managing Owner or any of its affiliates
were a party in interest or disqualified person with respect to the Plan. However, such a
prohibited transaction may be treated as exempt under ERISA and the Code if the Shares were
acquired pursuant to and in accordance with one or more class exemptions issued by the U.S.
Department of Labor, such as Prohibited Transaction Class
Exemption (PTCE) 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by an
independent qualified professional asset manager), PTCE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain
transactions involving an insurance company pooled separate account), PTCE 91-38 (a class exemption
for certain transactions involving a bank collective investment fund), PTCE 95-60 (a class
exemption for certain transactions involving an insurance company general account), and PTCE 96-23
(a class exemption for certain transactions determined by an in-house asset manager).
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Any insurance company proposing to invest assets of its general account in the Shares should
also consider the extent to which such investment would be subject to the requirements of ERISA in
light of the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Harris
Trust and Savings Bank and under any subsequent legislation or other guidance that has or may
become available relating to that decision, including Section 401(c) of ERISA and the regulations
thereunder published by the U.S. Department of Labor in January, 2000.
The Fund will require a fiduciary of an ERISA Plan that proposes to acquire Shares to
represent that it has been informed of and understands the Funds and the Master Funds investment
objectives, policies, strategies and limitations, that the decision to acquire the Shares was made
in accordance with its fiduciary responsibilities under ERISA and that neither the Trustee, the
Managing Owner nor any of their affiliates has provided investment advice with respect to such
decision. The Fund will also require any investor that is, or is acting on behalf of, a Plan to
represent and warrant that its acquisition and holding of Shares will not result in a nonexempt
prohibited transaction under ERISA and/or Section 4975 of the Code.
Governmental plans and certain church plans, while not subject to the fiduciary responsibility
provisions of ERISA or the provisions of Section 4975 of the Code, may nevertheless be subject to
state or other federal laws that are substantially similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA and
the Code. The Fund will require similar representations and warranties with respect to the
purchase of Shares by any such plan. Fiduciaries of such plans should consult with their counsel
before purchasing Shares.
The discussion of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code contained in this Prospectus is, of
necessity, general and does not purport to be complete. Moreover, the provisions of ERISA and
Section 4975 of the Code are subject to extensive and continuing administrative and judicial
interpretation and review. Therefore, the matters discussed above may be affected by future
regulations, rulings and court decisions, some of which may have retroactive application and
effect.
ANY POTENTIAL INVESTOR CONSIDERING AN INVESTMENT IN SHARES THAT IS, OR IS ACTING ON BEHALF OF,
A PLAN (OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN SUBJECT TO LAWS SIMILAR TO ERISA AND/OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE) IS
STRONGLY URGED TO CONSULT ITS OWN LEGAL, TAX AND ERISA ADVISORS REGARDING THE CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH
AN INVESTMENT AND THE ABILITY TO MAKE THE REPRESENTATIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
Initial Offering
During the initial offering period, the Shares will be offered for sale only to the Authorized
Participants in Baskets at $30.00 per Share ($1.5 million per Basket). Initially, the Shares will
be offered for a period of up to ninety (90) days after the date of this Prospectus (unless
extended for up to an additional ninety (90) days in the sole discretion of the Managing Owner).
This period may be shorter if
the Subscription Minimum is reached before that date and the Managing Owner determines to end
the initial offering period early or the offering is terminated by the Managing Owner prior to the
end of the initial offering period.
The minimum number of Shares that must be subscribed for by Authorized Participants prior to
the commencement of trading, or the Subscription Minimum, is 200,000.
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Affiliates of the Managing Owner or the Trustee who are Authorized Participants may subscribe
for Shares during the initial offering period and any such Shares subscribed for by such persons
will be counted for purposes of determining whether the Subscription Minimum has been reached.
If the offering is terminated by the Managing Owner prior to the end of the initial offering
period, all subscription monies will be returned with interest and without deduction for expenses
to the subscribing Authorized Participants as promptly as practicable (but in no event more than
seven business days) after the end of the initial offering period or such earlier date of
termination.
The Shares are being sold initially at $30.00 per share.
Escrow of Funds
During the initial offering period, funds in the full amount of a purchase order must be
received by wire transfer and deposited in an escrow account in the Funds name at the Escrow
Agent, where such funds will be held during the initial offering period until the funds are turned
over to the Master Fund for trading purposes or until the offering is terminated, in which event
the subscription amounts will be refunded directly to investors via wire transfer, with interest
and without deduction for expenses. The Managing Owner will direct the Escrow Agent to invest the
funds held in escrow only in U.S. Treasury obligations or any other investment specified by the
Managing Owner that is consistent with the provisions of federal securities laws.
If the offering is cancelled, then as promptly as practicable, the purchase price paid by a
subscriber will be promptly returned to the payor of such funds (but in no event more than seven
business days after the close of the initial offering period).
Continuous Offering Period
After the initial offering period has closed, the Fund will issue Shares in Baskets to
Authorized Participants continuously as of 12:00pm (noon) New York time on the business day
immediately following the date on which a valid order to create a Basket is accepted by the Fund,
at the net asset value of 50,000 Shares as of the closing time of the AMEX or the last to close of
the exchanges of which the Index Commodities are traded, whichever is later, on the date that a
valid order to create a Basket is accepted by the Fund. The Managing Owner may terminate the
continuous offering at any time. In the event that the continuous offering period is terminated
for any reason, the trading market for the Shares on the AMEX will be materially affected and the
market value of the Shares may be negatively impacted.
After the initial offering period has closed and trading has commenced, the Master Fund will
issue Master Fund Units in Master Unit Baskets to the Fund continuously as of 12:00pm (noon) New
York time on the business day immediately following the date on which a valid order to create a
Master Unit Basket is accepted by the Master Fund, at the net asset value of 50,000 Master Fund
Units as of the closing time of the AMEX or the last to close of the exchanges of which the Index
Commodities are traded, whichever is later, on the date that a valid order to create a Master Unit
Basket is accepted by the Master Fund. The Master Fund will be wholly-owned by the Fund and the
Managing Owner. Each Share
issued by the Fund will correlate with a Master Fund Unit issued by the Master Fund and held
by the Fund.
Following the Initial Offering Period, Authorized Participants are expected to offer to the
public the Shares they create at a per-Share offering price that will vary depending upon, among
other factors, net asset value, the trading price of the Shares on the AMEX and the supply of and
demand for Shares at the time of the offer. Shares initially comprising the same Basket but offered
by Authorized Participants to the public at different times may have different offering prices. The
excess, if any, of the price at which an Authorized Person sells a Share over the price paid by
such Authorized Participant in connection with
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the creation of such Share in a Basket may be deemed
to be underwriting compensation. No selling commission will be paid by the Fund during the initial
or continuous offering periods to any Authorized Participant in connection with creations of
Baskets, although investors are expected to be charged a customary commission by their brokers in
connection with purchases of Shares that will vary from investor to investor. Investors are
encouraged to review the terms of their brokerage accounts for details on applicable charges.
Likelihood of Becoming a Statutory Underwriter
The Fund issues Shares in Baskets to Authorized Participants from time-to-time in exchange for
cash. Because new Shares can be created and issued on an ongoing basis at any point during the life
of the Fund, a distribution, as such term is used in the Securities Act, will be occurring. An
Authorized Participant, other broker-dealer firm or its client will be deemed a statutory
underwriter, and thus will be subject to the prospectus-delivery and liability provisions of the
Securities Act, if it purchases a Basket from the Fund, breaks the Basket down into the constituent
Shares and sells the Shares to its customers; or if it chooses to couple the creation of a supply
of new Shares with an active selling effort involving solicitation of secondary market demand for
the Shares. A determination of whether one is an underwriter must take into account all the facts
and circumstances pertaining to the activities of the broker-dealer or its client in the particular
case, and the examples mentioned above should not be considered a complete description of all the
activities that would lead to categorization as an underwriter. Authorized Participants, other
broker-dealers and other persons are cautioned that some of their activities will result in their
being deemed participants in a distribution in a manner which would render them statutory
underwriters and subject them to the prospectus-delivery and liability provisions of the Securities
Act. It is expected that Authorized Participants will avail themselves of any relief that becomes
available with respect to being deemed as a statutory underwriter.
Dealers who are neither Authorized Participants nor underwriters but are participating in a
distribution (as contrasted to ordinary secondary trading transactions), and thus dealing with
Shares that are part of an unsold allotment within the meaning of section 4(3)(C) of the
Securities Act, would be unable to take advantage of the prospectus delivery exemption provided by
section 4(3) of the Securities Act.
GENERAL
The Managing Owner intends to qualify the Shares in certain states and through broker-dealers
who are members of the NASD. Investors intending to create or redeem Baskets through Authorized
Participants in transactions not involving a broker-dealer registered in such investors state of
domicile or residence should consult their legal advisor regarding applicable broker-dealer or
securities regulatory requirements under the state securities laws prior to such creation or
redemption.
The Managing Owner has agreed to indemnify certain parties against certain liabilities,
including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to contribute to payments that such parties may
be required to make in respect of those liabilities. The Trustee has agreed to reimburse such
parties, solely from and to the extent of the Funds assets, for indemnification and contribution
amounts due from the Managing Owner in respect of such liabilities to the extent the Managing Owner
has not paid such amounts when due.
The offering of Baskets is being made in compliance with Conduct Rule 2810 of the NASD.
Accordingly, Authorized Participants will not make any sales to any account over which they have
discretionary authority without the prior written approval of a purchaser of Shares. The maximum
amount
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of items of value to be paid to NASD Members in connection with the offering of the Shares
by the Fund will not exceed 10% plus 0.5% for bona fide due diligence.
LEGAL MATTERS
Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP and Morris James LLP have advised the Managing Owner in connection
with the Shares being offered hereby, and Morris James LLP will provide an opinion as to the legality of the
issuance of such Shares. Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP also advises the Managing
Owner with respect to its responsibilities as managing owner of, and with respect to matters
relating to, the Fund and the Master Fund. Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP has
prepared the section Federal Income Tax Consequences and Purchases By Employee Benefit Plans
with respect to ERISA. Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP has not represented, nor will
it represent, the Fund or the Shareholders in matters relating to the Fund.
Litigation and Claims. Within the past 5 years of the date of this Prospectus, there have
been no material administrative, civil or criminal actions against the Managing Owner, the Trustee,
underwriter, or any principal affiliate of such parties. This includes any actions pending, on
appeal, concluded, threatened, or otherwise known to them.
EXPERTS
The financial statements of the Fund, the Master Fund and the Managing Owner as of December
31, 2006, included in this prospectus have been audited by Grant Thornton LLP, independent
registered public accountants, as indicated in their reports with respect thereto, and are included
in this prospectus in reliance upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and
auditing in giving said reports.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This Prospectus constitutes part of the Registration Statement filed by the Fund and the
Master Fund with the SEC in Washington, D.C. This Prospectus does not contain all of the
information set forth in such Registration Statement, certain portions of which have been omitted
pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, including, without limitation, certain exhibits
thereto (for example, the forms of the Participant Agreement and the Customer Agreement). The
descriptions contained herein of agreements included as exhibits to the Registration Statement are
necessarily summaries; the exhibits themselves may be inspected without charge at the public
reference facilities maintained by the SEC at 100 Front Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, and
copies of all or part thereof may be obtained from
the Commission upon payment of the prescribed fees. The SEC maintains a Website that contains
reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file
electronically with the SEC. The address of such site is http://www.sec.gov.
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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
66 |
|
|
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
72 |
|
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
78 |
|
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of December 31, 2006
and June 30, 2007 (unaudited) |
|
|
79 |
|
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Unitholder and Board of Directors of
GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Fund
We have audited the accompanying statement of financial condition of GreenHaven Continuous
Commodity Index Fund (the Index Fund) as of December 31, 2006. This financial statement is the
responsibility of the Index Funds management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this
financial statement based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statement is free of material misstatement. The
Index Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal
control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over
financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Index
Funds internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statement, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statement referred to above presents fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of the Index Fund as of December 31, 2006 in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
September 28, 2007
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GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Fund
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
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|
|
|
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|
|
December 31, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unitholders Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General units 50 General units |
|
$ |
1,500 |
|
|
$ |
1,500 |
|
Limited units 10,000,000 Limited units authorized,
0 issued and outstanding |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscription receivable Greenhaven Commodity
Services LLC |
|
|
(1,500 |
) |
|
|
(1,500 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Unitholders Equity |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX FUND
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2007 (unaudited)
(1) Organization
The GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Fund (the Index Fund) was formed as a Delaware statutory
trust on October 27, 2006, and has not yet commenced operations. The Index Fund will offer common
units of beneficial interest (the Shares). Upon inception of the Index Fund, 50 General Units of
the Index Fund were issued to GreenHaven Commodity Services, LLC (the Managing Owner) in exchange
for a capital contribution pledge of $1,500. The Managing Owner will serve the Index Fund as
commodity pool operator, commodity trading advisor, and managing owner. Similarly, the Managing
Owner will also serve the GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Master Fund (the Master Fund) as
commodity pool operator, commodity trading advisor, and managing owner.
Shares will be purchased from the Index Fund only by Authorized Participants in one or more blocks
of 50,000 Shares, called a Basket. The proceeds of the offering of Shares will be invested in the
Master Fund. The Master Fund will actively trade exchange traded futures on the commodities
comprising the Reuters Continuous Commodity Index (the Index), with a view to tracking the
performance of the Index over time. The Master Funds portfolio will also include United States
Treasury securities for deposit with the Master Funds commodities brokers as margin and other high
credit quality short term fixed income securities. Upon the successful completion of the offering,
the Fund will wholly own the Master Fund.
The Index is intended to reflect the performance of certain commodities. The commodities
comprising the Index (the Index Commodities) are: Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Live Cattle, Lean Hogs,
Gold, Silver, Copper, Cocoa, Coffee, Sugar, Cotton, Orange Juice, Platinum, Crude Oil, Heating Oil,
and Natural Gas.
The Managing Owner and the Shareholders will share in any profits and losses of the Index Fund
attributable to the Index Fund in proportion to the percentage interest owned by each.
The Managing Owner, the Index Fund and the Master Fund will retain the services of third party
service providers to operate the ongoing operations of the Index Fund and the Master Fund (see Note
(2)).
Unaudited Interim Financial Information
The statement of financial condition as of June 30, 2007 is unaudited. In the opinion of the
Managing Owner, the unaudited financial statement has been prepared on the same basis as the annual
financial statement and includes all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the Index Funds
financial position at June 30, 2007. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results
that will be achieved for the year or for any other interim period or for any future year.
(2) Service Providers and Related Party Agreements
(a) The Trustee CSC Trust is the trustee for the Index Fund and Master Fund. CSC Trust is
headquartered in Wilmington, DE.
(b) The Managing Owner GreenHaven Commodity Services, LLC is the managing owner of the Index
Fund and Master Fund and will be responsible for the day to day operations of both entities. The
Managing Owner will charge the fund a management fee for its services. GreenHaven Commodity
Services, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company with operations in Atlanta, GA.
(c) The Administrator The Bank of New York has been appointed by the Managing Owner as the
administrator, custodian and transfer agent of the Index Fund and the Master Fund, and has entered
into separate administrative, custodian, transfer agency and service agreements (collectively
referred to as the Administration Agreement). Pursuant to the Administration Agreement, the
Administrator performs or supervises the services necessary for the operation and administration of
the Index Fund and the Master Fund (other than making investment decisions), including receiving
and processing orders from Authorized
68
GREENHAVEN
CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX FUND
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2007 (unaudited)
Participants to create and redeem Baskets, net asset value calculations, accounting and other fund
administrative services. The Administrator retains certain financial books and records, including:
Basket creation and redemption books and records, fund accounting records, ledgers with respect to
assets, liabilities, capital, income and expenses, the registrar, transfer journals and related
details and trading and related documents received from futures commission merchants. The Bank of
New York is based in New York, New York.
(d) The Commodity Brokers Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith and Fimat USA, LLC are the
Master Funds clearing brokers. In their capacity as clearing brokers, the Commodity Brokers will
execute and clear each of the Master Funds futures transactions and will perform certain
administrative services for the Master Fund. Merrill Lynch is based in New York City, New York.
Fimat USA, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Societe Generale Group which is headquartered in
Paris, France.
(e) The Distributor ALPS Inc. will provide certain distribution services to the Index Fund.
Pursuant to the Distribution Services Agreement between the Managing Owner in its capacity as
managing owner of the Index Fund and Distributor, the Distributor will assist the Managing Owner
and the Administrator with certain functions and duties relating to the creation and redemption of
Baskets. The Distribution Services Agreement is effective for two years and thereafter shall
continue automatically for successive annual periods, provided that such continuance is
specifically approved at least annually by the Managing Owner or otherwise as provided under the
Distribution Services Agreement. The Distribution Services Agreement is terminable without penalty
on sixty (60) days written notice by the Managing Owner or by the Distributor. The Distribution
Services Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its assignment.
(f) The additions and redemptions of fund shares will be processed by the funds transfer agent the
Bank of New York. These transactions will be processed on Depository Trust Companys (DTCs) book
entry system.
(3) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(a) Use
of Estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the statement of financial condition. Actual results could differ from
those estimates.
(b) Cash
and cash equivalents
The Company defines cash and cash equivalents to be highly liquid investments, with original
maturities of three months or less when acquired.
(c) Income
Taxes
No provision for Federal, state, and local income taxes has been made in the accompanying statement
of financial condition, as investors are individually responsible for their own income taxes.
(d) Consolidation
Upon the initial offering of the limited shares of the Index Fund, the capital raised by the Fund
will be used to purchase 100% of the common units of beneficial interest of the Master Fund. The
financial statement balances of the Master Fund will be consolidated with the Index Funds
financial statement
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GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX FUND
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2007 (unaudited)
balances beginning the first reporting period subsequent to the initial offering, and all
significant inter-company balances and transactions will be eliminated
(4) The Offering of the Shares
Shares may be purchased from the Index Fund only by certain eligible financial institutions
(Authorized Participants) in one or more blocks of 50,000 Shares, called Baskets. The Index Fund
will accept subscriptions for Shares in Baskets only from Authorized Participants at $30 per Share
($1.5 million per Basket) during the initial offering period. After the initial offering period,
the Index Fund will issue Shares in Baskets only to Authorized Participants continuously as of
noon, New York time, on the business day immediately following the date on which a valid order to
create a Basket is accepted by the Index Fund, at the net asset value of 50,000 Shares as of the
closing time of the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) or the last to close of the exchanges on which
the Index Commodities are traded, whichever is later, on the date that a valid order to create a
Basket is accepted by the Index Fund.
The minimum number of Shares that must be subscribed for by Authorized Participants prior to the
commencement of trading, or the Subscription Minimum, is 200,000 or $6 million.
Subscription funds received during the initial offering period will be deposited in an escrow
account and held there until the funds are either released for investment in the Master Fund for
trading purposes or returned to the payors of such funds. An Authorized Participants escrowed
subscription funds will earn interest, which will be retained by the Index Fund for the benefit of
all investors unless such subscription is rejected, in which case the interest attributable to such
subscription amount will be paid to such Authorized Person upon the return of the subscription
amount.
(5) Operating Expenses, Organizational and Offering Costs
Expenses incurred in connection with organizing the Index Fund and the Master Fund and the offering
of the Shares will be paid by GreenHaven, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company formed in August
2005. GreenHaven, LLC is the sole member of the Managing Owner. The Index Fund and the Master Fund
do not have an obligation to reimburse GreenHaven, LLC or its affiliates for organization and
offering expenses paid on their behalf. As of December 30, 2006, the organization and initial
offering expenses incurred have been $26,769 and $135,537, respectively. As of September 28, 2007,
the cumulative organization and initial offering expenses incurred have been $28,828 and $249,842,
respectively.
During the Continuous Offering Period, all of the routine operational, administrative and other
ordinary expenses of the Index Fund will be paid by the Master Fund, including, but not limited to,
accounting and computer services, the fees and expenses of the Trustee, legal and accounting fees
and expenses, tax preparation expenses, filing fees, fees in connection with fund administration,
and printing, mailing and duplication costs. Such routine expenses are not expected to exceed
0.70% of the net asset value of the Master Fund in any year.
(6) Termination
The term of the Index Fund is perpetual (unless terminated earlier in certain circumstances) as
defined in the Prospectus.
(7) Redemptions
On any business day, an Authorized Participant may place an order with the Distributor to redeem
one or more Baskets. Redemption orders must be placed by 10:00 a.m., New York time. The day on
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GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX FUND
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2007 (unaudited)
which the Distributor receives a valid redemption order is the redemption order date. The
redemption procedures allow only Authorized Participants to purchase and redeem Baskets.
Individual Shareholders may not redeem Shares directly from the Index Fund.
By placing a redemption order, an Authorized Participant agrees to deliver the Baskets to be
redeemed through DTCs book-entry system to the Index Fund not later than noon, New York time, on
the business day immediately following the redemption order date. By placing a redemption order,
and prior to receipt of the redemption distribution, an Authorized Participants DTC account will
be charged the nonrefundable transaction fee due for the redemption order.
Redemptions will not be permitted during the initial offering period.
The redemption distribution from the Index Fund consists of the cash redemption amount. The cash
redemption amount is equal to the net asset value of the number of Basket(s) requested in the
Authorized Participants redemption order as of the closing time of the AMEX or the last to close
of the exchanges on which the Index Commodities are traded, whichever is later, on the redemption
order date. The Index Fund will distribute the cash redemption amount at noon, New York time, on
the business day immediately following the redemption order date through DTC to the account of the
Authorized Participant as recorded on DTCs book entry system.
The redemption distribution due from the Index Fund is delivered to the Authorized Participant at
noon, New York time, on the business day immediately following the redemption order date if, by
such time on such business day immediately following the redemption order date, the Index Funds
DTC account has been credited with the Baskets to be redeemed. If the Index Funds DTC account has
not been credited with all of the Baskets to be redeemed by such time, the redemption distribution
is delivered to the extent of whole Baskets received. Any remainder of the redemption distribution
is delivered on the next business day to the extent of remaining whole Baskets received if the
Administrator receives the fee applicable to the extension of the redemption distribution date
which the Managing Owner may, from time to time, determine and the remaining Baskets to be redeemed
are credited to the Index Funds DTC account by noon, New York time, on such next business day.
Any further outstanding amount of the redemption order shall be canceled. The Administrator is
also authorized to deliver the redemption distribution notwithstanding that the Baskets to be
redeemed are not credited to the Index Funds DTC account by noon, New York time, on the business
day immediately following the redemption order date if the Authorized Participant has
collateralized its obligation to deliver the Baskets through DTCs book entry system on such terms
as the Administrator and the Managing Owner may from time to time agree upon.
The Distributor may, in its discretion, and will when directed by the Managing Owner, suspend the
right of redemption or postpone the redemption settlement date, (1) for any period during which an
emergency exists as a result of which the redemption distribution is not reasonably practicable, or
(2) for such other period as the Managing Owner determines to be necessary for the protection of
the Shareholders. In addition, the Distributor will reject a redemption order if the order is not
in proper form as described in the Participant Agreement or if the fulfillment of the order, in the
opinion of its counsel, might be unlawful. Any such postponement, suspension or rejection could
adversely affect a redeeming Authorized Participant. For example, the resulting delay may adversely
affect the value of the Authorized Participants redemption proceeds if the net asset value of the
Fund declines during the period of the delay. Under the Distribution Services Agreement, the
Managing Owner and the Distributor may disclaim any liability for any loss or damage that may
result from any such suspension or postponement.
71
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Unitholder and Board of Directors of
GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Master Fund
We have audited the accompanying statement of financial condition of GreenHaven Continuous
Commodity Index Master Fund (the Master Fund) as of December 31, 2006. This financial statement
is the responsibility of the Master Funds management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion
on this financial statement based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statement is free of material misstatement. The
Master Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal
control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over
financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Master
Funds internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An
audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statement, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that
our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statement referred to above presents fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of the Master Fund as of December 31, 2006 in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ GRANT
THORNTON LLP
GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Master Index Fund
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
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|
December 31, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Unitholders Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General
units 50 General units |
|
|
1,500 |
|
|
|
1,500 |
|
Subscription receivable Greenhaven Commodity
Services LLC |
|
|
(1,500 |
) |
|
|
(1,500 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Unitholders Equity |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
73
GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX MASTER FUND
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2007 (unaudited)
(1) Organization
The GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Master Fund (the Master Fund) was formed as a Delaware
statutory trust on October 27, 2006, and has not yet commenced operations. The Master Fund will
offer units of beneficial interest (the Units), and the sole Unit holders will be GreenHaven
Continuous Commodity Index Fund (the Index Fund) and GreenHaven Commodity Services, LLC (the
Managing Owner). The Managing Owner and the Unit holders will share in any profits and losses of
the Master Fund attributable to the Master Fund in proportion to the percentage interest owned by
each.
Upon inception of the Master Fund, 50 General Units of the Master Fund were issued to the Managing
Owner in exchange for the pledge of a capital contribution of $1,500. The Managing Owner will
serve the Master Fund as commodity pool operator, commodity trading advisor, and managing owner.
Similarly, the Managing Owner will also serve the Index Fund as commodity pool operator, commodity
trading advisor, and managing owner.
The Master Fund will invest the proceeds from the offering of Units by trading exchange traded
futures on the commodities comprising the Reuters Continuous Commodity Index (the Index), with a
view to tracking the performance of the Index over time. The Master Funds portfolio also will
include United States Treasury securities for deposit with the Master Funds commodities brokers as
margin and other high credit quality short term fixed income securities.
The Index is intended to reflect the performance of certain commodities. The commodities
comprising the Index (the Index Commodities) are: Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Live Cattle, Lean Hogs,
Gold, Silver, Copper, Cocoa, Coffee, Sugar, Cotton, Orange Juice, Platinum, Crude Oil, Heating Oil,
and Natural Gas.
Unaudited Interim Financial Information
The Statement of Financial Condition as of June 30, 2007 is unaudited. In the opinion of the
Managing Owner, the unaudited financial statement has been prepared on the same basis as the annual
financial statement and includes all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the Master
Funds financial position at June 30, 2007. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the
results that will be achieved for the year or for any other interim period or for any future year.
(2) Service Providers and Related Party Agreements
(a) The Trustee CSC Trust is the trustee for the Index Fund and Master Fund. CSC Trust is
headquartered in Wilmington, DE.
(b) The Managing Owner GreenHaven Commodity Services, LLC is the managing owner of the Index
Fund and Master Fund and will be responsible for the day to day operations of both entities. The
Managing Owner will charge the fund a management fee for its services. GreenHaven Commodity
Services, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company with operations in Atlanta, GA.
(c) The Administrator The Bank of New York has been appointed by the Managing Owner as the
administrator, custodian and transfer agent of the Index Fund and the Master Fund, and has entered
into separate administrative, custodian, transfer agency and service agreements (collectively
referred to as the Administration Agreement). Pursuant to the Administration Agreement, the
Administrator performs or supervises the services necessary for the operation and administration of
the Index Fund and the Master Fund (other than making investment decisions), including receiving
and processing orders from Authorized Participants to create and redeem Baskets, net asset value
calculations, accounting and other fund administrative services. The Administrator retains certain
financial books and records, including: Basket
74
GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX MASTER FUND
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2007 (unaudited)
creation and redemption books and records, fund accounting records, ledgers with respect to assets,
liabilities, capital, income and expenses, the registrar, transfer journals and related details and
trading and related documents received from futures commission merchants. The Bank of New York is
based in New York, New York.
(d) The Commodity Brokers Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith and Fimat USA, LLC are the
Master Funds clearing brokers. In their capacity as clearing brokers, the Commodity Brokers will
execute and clear each of the Master Funds futures transactions and will perform certain
administrative services for the Master Fund. Merrill Lynch is based in New York City, New York.
Fimat USA, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Societe Generale Group which is headquartered in
Paris, France.
(e) The Distributor ALPS Inc. will provide certain distribution services to the Index Fund.
Pursuant to the Distribution Services Agreement between the Managing Owner in its capacity as
managing owner of the Index Fund and Distributor, the Distributor will assist the Managing Owner
and the Administrator with certain functions and duties relating to the creation and redemption of
Baskets. The Distribution Services Agreement is effective for two years and thereafter shall
continue automatically for successive annual periods, provided that such continuance is
specifically approved at least annually by the Managing Owner or otherwise as provided under the
Distribution Services Agreement. The Distribution Services Agreement is terminable without penalty
on sixty (60) days written notice by the Managing Owner or by the Distributor. The Distribution
Services Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its assignment.
(f) The additions and redemptions of fund shares will be processed by the funds transfer agent the
Bank of New York. These transactions will be processed on Depository Trust Companys (DTCs) book
entry system.
(3) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(a) Use of Estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
(b) Cash and cash equivalents
The Company defines cash and cash equivalents to be highly liquid investments, with original
maturities of three months or less when acquired.
(c) Income Taxes
No provision for Federal, state, and local income taxes has been made in the accompanying statement
of financial condition, as investors are individually responsible for their own income taxes.
(4) The Offering of the Units
Master Fund Units may be purchased from the Master Fund only by the Index Fund in one or more
blocks of 50,000 Master Fund Units, called a Master Unit Basket. Master Fund Units will be offered
at $30 per Master Fund Unit ($1.5 million per Master Unit Basket) during the initial offering
period. After the initial offering period, the Master Fund will issue Master Fund Units in Master
Unit Baskets only to the Index Fund continuously as of noon, New York time, on the business day
immediately following the date on which a valid order to create a Master Unit Basket is accepted
by the Master Fund, at the net asset value of 50,000 Master Fund Units as of the closing time of
the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) or the last to close of the exchanges on which the Index
Commodities are traded, whichever is later, on the day that a valid order to create a Master Unit
Basket is accepted by the Master Fund.
75
GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX MASTER FUND
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2007 (unaudited)
(5) Operating Expenses, Organizational and Offering Costs
(a) Management Fee
Upon commencement of operations, the Master Fund will pay the Managing Owner a management fee (the
Management Fee) monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 0.85% per annum of the net asset value of
Master Fund. No separate management fee will be paid by the Index Fund. The Management Fee will be
paid in consideration of the use of the license for the Reuters Continuous Commodity Index held by
GreenHaven, LLC and its subsidiary GreenHaven Commodity Services, LLC, as well as for commodity
futures trading advisory services.
(b) Organization and Offering Expenses
Expenses incurred in connection with organizing the Index Fund and the Master Fund and the offering
of the Shares will be paid by GreenHaven, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company formed in August
2005. GreenHaven, LLC is the sole member of the Managing Owner. The Index Fund and the Master Fund
do not have an obligation to reimburse Greenhaven, LLC or its affiliates for organization and
offering expenses paid on their behalf. As of December 31, 2006,
the organization and initial offering expenses incurred have been
$26,769 and $135,537, respectively. As of June 30, 2007, the organization and initial offering
expenses incurred have been $28,828 and $249,842 respectively.
(c) Brokerage Commissions and Fees
Upon commencement of operations, the Master Fund will pay to the Commodity Broker all brokerage
commissions, including applicable exchange fees, give up fees, pit brokerage fees and other
transaction related fees and expenses charged in connection with trading activities. On average,
total charges paid to the Commodity Broker is expected to be less than $20 per round-turn trade. A
round-turn trade is a buy and sell pair. The Managing Owner does not expect brokerage commissions
and fees to exceed 0.40% of the net asset value of the Master Fund in any year. Brokerage
commissions and fees will be charged against the Master Funds Assets on a per transaction basis on
the date of the transaction.
(d) Routine Operational, Administrative and Other Ordinary Expenses
During the Continuous Offering Period the Master Fund will pay all of the routine operational,
administrative and other ordinary expenses of the Index Fund and the Master Fund, including, but
not limited to, accounting and computer services, the fees and expenses of the Trustee, legal and
accounting fees and expenses, tax preparation expenses, filing fees, fees in connection with fund
administration, and printing, mailing and duplication costs. Such routine expenses are not expected
to exceed 0.70% of the net asset value of the Master Fund in any year.
(e) Extraordinary Fees and Expenses
The Master Fund will pay all the extraordinary fees and expenses, if any, of the Index Fund and the
Master Fund. Such extraordinary fees and expenses, by their nature, are unpredictable in terms of
timing and amount.
(6) Termination
The term of the Master Fund is perpetual (unless terminated earlier in certain circumstances) as
defined in the Prospectus.
76
GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX MASTER FUND
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2007 (unaudited)
(7) Redemptions
On any business day, the Index Fund may place an order with the Administrator to redeem one or more
Baskets. Redemption orders must be placed by 10:00 a.m., New York time. The day on which the
Administrator receives a valid redemption order is the redemption order date. The redemption
procedures allow the Index Fund to redeem Baskets.
The redemption distribution from the Master Fund consists of the cash redemption amount. The cash
redemption amount is equal to the net asset value of the number of Basket(s) requested in the Index
Funds redemption order as of the closing time of the AMEX or the last to close of the exchanges on
which the Index Commodities are traded, whichever is later, on the redemption order date. The
Master Fund will distribute the cash redemption amount to the Index Fund at noon, New York time, on
the business day immediately following the redemption order date.
The redemption distribution due from the Master Fund is delivered to the Index Fund at noon, New
York time, on the business day immediately following the redemption order date if, by such time on
such business day immediately following the redemption order date, the Master Fund account has been
credited with the Baskets to be redeemed. If the Master Funds account has not been credited with
all of the Baskets to be redeemed by such time, the redemption distribution is delivered to the
extent of whole Baskets received. Any remainder of the redemption distribution is delivered on the
next business day to the extent of remaining whole Baskets received if the Administrator receives
the fee applicable to the extension of the redemption distribution date which the Managing Owner
may, from time to time, determine and the remaining Baskets to be redeemed are credited to the
Master Funds account by noon, New York time, on such next business day.
Any further outstanding amount of the redemption order shall be cancelled. The Administrator is
also authorized to deliver the redemption distribution notwithstanding that the Baskets to be
redeemed are not credited to the Master Funds account by noon, New York time, on the business day
immediately following the redemption order date if the Index Fund has collateralized its obligation
to deliver the Baskets on such terms as the Master Fund and the Managing Owner may from time to
time agree upon.
Redemptions will not be permitted during the initial offering period.
The Distributor may, in its discretion, and will when directed by the Managing Owner, suspend the
right of redemption or postpone the redemption settlement date, (1) for any period during which an
emergency exists as a result of which the redemption distribution is not reasonably practicable, or
(2) for such other period as the Managing Owner determines to be necessary for the protection of
the Shareholders. In addition, the Distributor will reject a redemption order if the order is not
in proper form as described in the Participant Agreement or if the fulfillment of the order, in the
opinion of its counsel, might be unlawful. Any such postponement, suspension or rejection could
adversely affect a redeeming Authorized Participant. For example, the resulting delay may adversely
affect the value of the Authorized Participants redemption proceeds if the net asset value of the
Fund declines during the period of the delay. Under the Distribution Services Agreement, the
Managing Owner and the Distributor may disclaim any liability for any loss or damage that may
result from any such suspension or postponement.
77
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the member of
GreenHaven Commodity Services, LLC
We have audited the accompanying consolidated statement of financial condition of GreenHaven
Commodity Services, LLC (the Company), as of December 31, 2006. This financial statement is the
responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this
financial statement based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statement is free of material misstatement. The
Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control
over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial
reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but
not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Companys internal control
over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining,
on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statement,
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statement referred to above presents fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2006 in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ GRANT THORTON LLP
Atlanta,
Georgia
September 28, 2007
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GreenHaven Commodity Services, LLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Members Capital |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General Limited Liability Company Interests |
|
|
5,000 |
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
Subscription receivable Greenhaven LLC |
|
|
(5,000 |
) |
|
|
(5,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Members Capital |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
79
GREENHAVEN COMMODITY SERVICES, LLC
(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of GreenHaven, LLC)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2007 (unaudited)
(1) Organization and Basis of Presentation
GreenHaven Commodity Services, LLC (the Company, or the Managing Owner), a Delaware limited
liability company, was formed on October 18, 2006, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of GreenHaven,
LLC. The Company is registered as a commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor with the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission and is a member of the National Futures Association. The
Company serves as the managing owner of GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Fund (the Index
Fund) and GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Master Fund (the Master Fund) and is also the
commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor for the Index Fund and the Master Fund.
The Index Fund is organized as a Delaware statutory trust that issues units that may be purchased
or sold on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX). Shares may be purchased from the Fund only in one or
more blocks of 50,000 Shares, called a Basket. The Index Fund will invest the proceeds of its
offering of Shares in the Master Fund. The Master Fund is organized as a Delaware statutory trust
and will actively invest in exchange-traded futures on the commodities comprising the Continuous
Commodity Total Return Index (CCI-TR), or the Index, with a view to tracking the performance of the
Index over time. The sponsor of the Index Fund is the Managing Owner, which has an exclusive
license with Reuters America, LLC which developed, owns and operates the Index. The Index is a
trademark of Reuters America, LLC.
The Index Fund is not a mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and is not subject to regulation under such Act.
Unaudited Interim Financial Information
The consolidated statement of financial condition as of June 30, 2007 is unaudited. In the opinion
of the Managing Owner, the unaudited consolidated financial statement has been prepared on the same
basis as the annual financial statement and includes all adjustments necessary for a fair statement
of the financial position at June 30, 2007. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the
results that will be achieved for the year or for any other interim period or for any future year.
(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(a) Consolidation
The consolidated statement of financial condition includes the accounts of the Company and its
wholly-owned subsidiaries, GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Fund and GreenHaven Continuous
Commodity Index Master Fund. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
(b) Use of Estimates
The preparation of the statement of financial condition in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities during the reporting period of the financial statements. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.
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GREENHAVEN COMMODITY SERVICES, LLC
(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of GreenHaven, LLC)
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2007 (unaudited)
(c) Cash and cash equivalents
The Company defines cash and cash equivalents to be highly liquid investments, with original
maturities of three months or less when acquired.
(d) Income Taxes
The Company is a disregarded entity (single-member limited liability company not electing to be
taxed as a corporation) for U.S. tax purposes. Its taxable income is therefore included in the
same tax return as that of its owner-member and not subject to separate taxation.
(3) Related Party Transactions
Upon commencement of operations of the Master Fund, the Master Fund will pay the Company a
management fee equal to 0.85% per annum of the net asset value of the Master Fund in consideration
of the grant of GreenHaven, LLCs revocable license to use Reuters Continuous Commodity Index in
addition to commodity futures trading advisory services.
Expenses incurred in connection with organizing the Index Fund and the Master Fund and the offering
of the Shares will be paid by GreenHaven, LLC.
Upon inception of the Index Fund and the Master Fund, 50 General Units of each of the Index Fund
and the Master Fund were issued to GreenHaven Commodity Services, LLC in exchange for a pledged
capital contribution of $1,500 to the Index Fund and $1,500 to the Master Fund.
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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX FUND
Shares of Beneficial Interest
This is a speculative investment which involves the risk of loss. Past performance is not
necessarily indicative of future results. See The Risks You Face beginning at page 1 in Part
One.
THIS PROSPECTUS IS IN TWO PARTS: A DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT AND A STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
THESE PARTS ARE BOUND TOGETHER, AND BOTH CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Greenhaven Commodity Services LLC
Managing Owner
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THE FUTURES MARKETS
Futures Contracts
Futures contracts are standardized contracts made on United States or foreign exchanges that
call for the future delivery of specified quantities of various agricultural and tropical
commodities, industrial commodities, currencies, financial instruments or metals at a specified
time and place. The contractual obligations, depending upon whether one is a buyer or a seller, may
be satisfied either by taking or making, as the case may be, physical delivery of an approved grade
of commodity or by making an offsetting sale or purchase of an equivalent but opposite futures
contract on the same, or mutually off-setting, exchange prior to the designated date of delivery.
As an example of an offsetting transaction where the physical commodity is not delivered, the
contractual obligation arising from the sale of one contract of December 2007 wheat on a commodity
exchange may be fulfilled at any time before delivery of the commodity is required by the purchase
of one contract of December 2007 wheat on the same exchange. The difference between the price at
which the futures contract is sold or purchased and the price paid for the offsetting purchase or
sale, after allowance for brokerage commissions, constitutes the profit or loss to the trader.
Certain futures contracts, such as those for stock or other financial or economic indices approved
by the CFTC or Eurodollar contracts, settle in cash (irrespective of whether any attempt is made to
offset such contracts) rather than delivery of any physical commodity.
Hedgers and Speculators
The two broad classes of persons who trade futures interest contracts are hedgers and
speculators. Commercial interests, including farmers, that market or process commodities, and
financial institutions that market or deal in commodities, including interest rate sensitive
instruments, foreign currencies and stocks, and which are exposed to currency, interest rate and
stock market risks, may use the futures markets for hedging. Hedging is a protective procedure
designed to minimize losses that may occur because of price fluctuations occurring, for example,
between the time a processor makes a contract to buy or sell a raw or processed commodity at a
certain price and the time he must perform the contract. The futures markets enable the hedger to
shift the risk of price fluctuations to the speculator. The speculator risks his capital with the
hope of making profits from price fluctuations in futures contracts. Speculators rarely take
delivery of commodities, but rather close out their positions by entering into offsetting purchases
or sales of futures contracts. Since the speculator may take either a long or short position in the
futures markets, it is possible for him to make profits or incur losses regardless of whether
prices go up or down.
Futures Exchanges
Futures exchanges provide centralized market facilities for trading futures contracts and
options (but not forward contracts). Members of, and trades executed on, a particular exchange are
subject to the rules of that exchange. Among the principal exchanges in the United States are the
Chicago Board of Trade, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the New York Mercantile Exchange, and the
New York Board of Trade.
Each futures exchange in the United States has an associated clearing house. Once trades
between members of an exchange have been confirmed, the clearing house becomes substituted for each
buyer and each seller of contracts traded on the exchange and, in effect, becomes the other party
to each traders open position in the market. Thereafter, each party to a trade looks only to the
clearing house for performance. The clearing house generally establishes some sort of security or
guarantee fund to which all clearing members of the exchange must contribute; this fund acts as an
emergency buffer that enables
the clearing house, at least to a large degree, to meet its obligations with regard to the
other side of an
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insolvent clearing members contracts. Furthermore, clearing houses require
margin deposits and continuously mark positions to market to provide some assurance that their
members will be able to fulfill their contractual obligations. Thus, a central function of the
clearing houses is to ensure the integrity of trades, and members effecting futures transactions on
an organized exchange need not worry about the solvency of the party on the opposite side of the
trade; their only remaining concerns are the respective solvencies of their commodity broker and
the clearing house. The clearing house guarantee of performance on open positions does not run to
customers. If a member firm goes bankrupt, customers could lose money.
Speculative Position Limits
The CFTC and U.S. futures exchanges have established limits, referred to as speculative
position limits or position limits, on the maximum net long or net short speculative position
that any person or group of persons (other than a hedger) may hold, own or control in certain
futures contracts. Among the purposes of speculative position limits is the desire to prevent a
corner on a market or undue influence on prices by any single trader or group of traders. The
CFTC has jurisdiction to establish position limits with respect to all commodities and has
established position limits for all agricultural commodities. In addition, the CFTC requires each
United States exchange to submit position limits for all commodities traded on such exchange for
approval by the CFTC. Position limits do not apply to forward contract trading.
Daily Limits
Most U.S. futures exchanges (but generally not foreign exchanges or banks or dealers in the
case of forward contracts) limit the amount of fluctuation in futures interests contract prices
during a single trading day by regulation. These regulations specify what are referred to as daily
price fluctuation limits or more commonly daily limits. The daily limits establish the maximum
amount that the price of a futures interests contract may vary either up or down from the previous
days settlement price. Once the daily limit has been reached in a particular futures interest, no
trades may be made at a price beyond the limit. See The Risks You May Face Possible Illiquid
Markets May Exacerbate Losses.
Regulations
Futures exchanges in the United States are subject to regulation under the Commodity Exchange
Act, or CEAct, by the CFTC, the governmental agency having responsibility for regulation of futures
exchanges and trading on those exchanges.
The CEAct and the CFTC also regulate the activities of commodity trading advisors and
commodity pool operators and the CFTC has adopted regulations with respect to certain of such
persons activities. Pursuant to its authority, the CFTC requires a commodity pool operator (such
as the Managing Owner) to keep accurate, current and orderly records with respect to each pool it
operates. The CFTC may suspend the registration of a commodity pool operator if the CFTC finds that
the operator has violated the CEAct or regulations thereunder and in certain other circumstances.
Suspension, restriction or termination of the Managing Owners registration as a commodity pool
operator would prevent it, until such time (if any) as such registration were to be reinstated,
from managing, and might result in the termination of, the Fund and the Master Fund. The CEAct
gives the CFTC similar authority with respect to the activities of commodity trading advisors, such
as the Managing Owner. If the registration of a Managing Owner as a commodity trading advisor were
to be terminated, restricted or suspended, the Managing Owner would be unable, until such time (if
any) as such registration were to be reinstated, to render trading advice to the Fund and the
Master Fund. The Fund and the Master Fund themselves are not registered with the CFTC in any
capacity.
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The CEAct requires all futures commission merchants, such as the Commodity Broker, to meet
and maintain specified fitness and financial requirements, segregate customer funds from
proprietary funds and account separately for all customers funds and positions, and to maintain
specified book and records open to inspection by the staff of the CFTC.
The CEAct also gives the states certain powers to enforce its provisions and the regulations
of the CFTC.
Shareholders are afforded certain rights for reparations under the CEAct. Shareholders may
also be able to maintain a private right of action for certain violations of the CEAct. The CFTC
has adopted rules implementing the reparation provisions of the CEAct which provide that any person
may file a complaint for a reparations award with the CFTC for violation of the CEAct against a
floor broker, futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity
pool operator, and their respective associated persons.
Pursuant to authority in the CEAct, the NFA has been formed and registered with the CFTC as a
registered futures association. At the present time, the NFA is the only non-exchange
self-regulatory organization for commodities professionals. NFA members are subject to NFA
standards relating to fair trade practices, financial condition, and consumer protection. As the
self-regulatory body of the commodities industry, the NFA promulgates rules governing the conduct
of commodity professionals and disciplines those professionals who do not comply with such
standards. The CFTC has delegated to the NFA responsibility for the registration of commodity
trading advisors, commodity pool operators, futures commission merchants, introducing brokers and
their respective associated persons and floor brokers. The Commodity Broker and the Managing Owner
are members of the NFA (the Fund and the Master Fund themselves are not required to become members
of the NFA).
Margin
Initial or original margin is the minimum amount of funds that must be deposited by a
futures trader with his commodity broker in order to initiate futures trading or to maintain an
open position in futures contracts. Maintenance margin is the amount (generally less than initial
margin) to which a traders account may decline before he must deliver additional margin. A margin
deposit is like a cash performance bond. It helps assure the futures traders performance of the
futures interests which contracts he purchases or sells. Futures interests are customarily bought
and sold on margins that represent a very small percentage (ranging upward from less than 2%) of
the purchase price of the underlying commodity being traded. Because of such low margins, price
fluctuations occurring in the futures markets may create profits and losses that are greater, in
relation to the amount invested, than are customary in other forms of investment or speculation.
The minimum amount of margin required in connection with a particular futures interests contract is
set from time-to-time by the exchange on which such contract is traded, and may be modified from
time-to-time by the exchange during the term of the contract.
Brokerage firms carrying accounts for traders in futures contracts may not accept lower, and
generally require higher, amounts of margin as a matter of policy in order to afford further
protection for themselves.
Margin requirements are computed each day by a commodity broker. When the market value of a
particular open futures interests contract position changes to a point where the margin on deposit
does not satisfy maintenance margin requirements, a margin call is made by the commodity broker. If
the margin call is not met within a reasonable time, the broker may close out the Master Funds
position. With respect to the Managing Owners trading, only the Managing Owner, and not the Fund
or its Shareholders personally, will be subject to margin calls.
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PART
II
Information Not Required in
Prospectus
Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
The following expenses reflect the estimated amounts required to prepare and file this
Registration Statement.
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Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 4.7 of the Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement of each of the Fund and the Master
Fund filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement and, as amended from time-to-time, provides
for the indemnification of the Managing Owner. The Managing Owner (including Covered Persons as
provided under each Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement) shall be indemnified by the Fund or
the Master Fund, as the case may be, against any losses, judgments, liabilities, expenses and
amounts paid in settlement of any claims sustained by it in connection with its activities for the
Fund or the Master Fund, as the case may be, provided that (i) the Managing Owner was acting on
behalf of or performing services for the Fund or the Master Fund, as the case may be, and has
determined, in good faith, that such course of conduct was in the best interests of the Fund or the
Master Fund, as the case may be, and such liability or loss was not the result of negligence,
misconduct, or a breach of the Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement on the part of the Managing
Owner and (ii) any such indemnification will only be recoverable from the Trust Estate (as such
term is defined in the Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement). All rights to indemnification
permitted therein and payment of associated expenses shall not be affected by the dissolution or
other cessation to exist of the Managing Owner, or the withdrawal, adjudication of bankruptcy or
insolvency of the Managing Owner, or the filing of a voluntary or involuntary petition in
bankruptcy under Title 11 of the U.S. Code by or against the Managing Owner. The source of payments
made in respect of indemnification under either Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement shall be
from assets of the Fund or the Master Fund, as the case may be.
Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
(a) Securities Sold.
Upon inception of the Index Fund and the Master Fund, 50 General Units of each of the Index
Fund and the Master Fund were issued to GreenHaven Commodity Services, LLC, in exchange for a
pledged capital contribution of $1,500 to the Index Fund and $1,500 to the Master Fund.
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Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
The following documents (unless otherwise indicated) are filed herewith and made a part of
this Registration Statement:
(a) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith:
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Item 17. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement;
(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) (§230.424(b) of this
chapter) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change
in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table in
the effective registration statement;
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(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in
the registration statement.
(A) Paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the registration
statement is on Form S8 (§ 239.16b of this chapter), and the information required to be included
in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished
to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)) that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement; and
(B) Paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the
registration statement is on Form S3 (§ 239.13 of this chapter) or Form F3 (§ 239.33 of this
chapter) and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant
pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus
filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) (§ 230.424(b) of this chapter) that is part of the registration
statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any
purchaser:
(i) If the registrant is relying on Rule 430B (§ 230.430B of this chapter):
(A) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) (§ 230.424(b)(3) of
this chapter) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed
prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
(B) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) (§
230.424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) of this chapter) as part of a registration statement in reliance
on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) (§
230.415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) of this chapter) for the purpose of providing the information
required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included
in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used
after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering
described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any
person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of
the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that
prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration
statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document
incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that
is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior
to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration
statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document
immediately prior to such effective date; or
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(ii) If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C (§ 230.430C of this chapter), each prospectus
filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other
than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on
Rule 430A (§ 230.430A of this chapter), shall be deemed to be part of and included in the
registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that
no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration
statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the
registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a
purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any
statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the
registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
(6) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act
of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:
The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the
undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting
method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such
purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a
seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the
offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (§ 230.424 of this chapter);
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the
undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing
material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of
the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned
registrant to the purchaser.
(b) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to officers, directors or controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
provisions described in Item 14 above, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim
for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by an officer, director, or controlling person of the registrant in the successful
defense of any such action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such officer, director or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless
in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a
court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Managing Owner of the
Registrant and Co-Registrant have duly caused this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Atlanta, state of Georgia, on the 2nd
day of October, 2007.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-1
has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Managing Owner of the Registrant and
Co-Registrant in the capacities and on the date indicated.
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Greenhaven Commodity Services LLC
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