UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 20, 2016

 

 

POWERSHARES DB MULTI-SECTOR COMMODITY TRUST

(Registrant)

POWERSHARES DB ENERGY FUND; POWERSHARES DB OIL FUND; POWERSHARES DB PRECIOUS METALS FUND; POWERSHARES DB GOLD FUND; POWERSHARES DB SILVER FUND; POWERSHARES DB BASE METALS FUND; POWERSHARES DB AGRICULTURE FUND

(Co-Registrants)

(Exact Name of each Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		87-0778053 (Trust)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(IRS Employer ID Number)
c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC
3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700
Downers Grove, Illinois		60515
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

001-33229; 001-33240; 001-33242; 001-33244; 001-33231; 001-33234; 001-33236; and 001-33238

(Commission File Numbers)

(630) 868-7179

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Distribution Services Agreement

On June 20, 2016, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management (the “Managing Owner”) and Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“Invesco Distributors”) entered into a Distribution Services Agreement (the “Distribution Services Agreement”), pursuant to which Invesco Distributors will provide certain distribution services to PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund (the “Fund”). Invesco Distributors will assist the Managing Owner and The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Administrator”) with certain functions and duties relating to distribution and marketing including reviewing and approving marketing materials.

Pursuant to the Distribution Services Agreement, the Fund has agreed to indemnify Invesco Distributors and certain of its controlling persons against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

The foregoing is a summary description of the Distribution Services Agreement, a copy of which is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.03.

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On June 20, 2016, the Managing Owner, the Fund and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee of the Fund, amended the Fifth Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement, dated as of February 23, 2015 (“Amendment No. 1”) to update it pursuant to applicable tax laws. A copy of Amendment No. 1 is filed as Exhibit 4.1.1 hereto.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibit.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
4.1.1		Amendment No. 1 to the Fifth Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement
10.1		Distribution Services Agreement

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

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Date: June 20, 2016