UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 14, 2010
GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS COMMODITY
INDEX FUND
(Registrant)
(Exact name
of registrant as specified in its charter)
GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX MASTER FUND
(Rule 140 Co-Registrant)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33908 001-33909 |
26-0151234 (Registrant) 26-0151301 (Co-Registrant) |
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| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| c/o Greenhaven Commodity
Services, LLC 3340 Peachtree Road Suite 1910 Atlanta, GA |
30326 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 239-7942
| (Former name or former address if changed since last report.) |
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Item 1.01 Entry into Material Definitive Agreements.
On October 14, 2010, GreenHaven Commodity Services, LLC (“GCC”) (the Managing Owner of GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Fund and GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Master Fund) and Reuters America LLC, a Thomson Reuters company (“Reuters”) entered into a fifth addendum (the “Fifth Addendum”) to the License Agreement between GCC and Reuters dated July 19, 2006 (with previous addenda dated October 11, 2006, September 18, 2007, July 7, 2008 and September 30, 2009 and an oral extension on September 30, 2010).
Under the Fifth Addendum, the parties agreed, among other items, to (i) amend the fees payable by GCC under the License Agreement, and (ii) extend the exclusivity period applicable to the License Agreement until October 1, 2011, subject to Reuters’ right to terminate such exclusivity at any time upon the occurrence of certain specified events.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by the complete form of Fifth Addendum, attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
10.1 —
Fifth Addendum to License Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010 but entered into October 14, 2010
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
GREENHAVEN
CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX FUND
By Greenhaven Commodity
Services, LLC, the Managing Owner
By:
/s/ Ashmead
Pringle
Name:
Ashmead Pringle
Title: Chief Executive Officer
GREENHAVEN
CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX MASTER FUND
By Greenhaven Commodity
Services, LLC, the Managing Owner
By: /s/
Ashmead
Pringle
Name:
Ashmead Pringle
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Date: October 14, 2010
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10.1* | Fifth Addendum to License Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010 but entered into October 14, 2010 | ||
* Filed herewith.