t73505_8k.htm
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: May 9, 2012
GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX
FUND
(Registrant)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS COMMODITY INDEX MASTER FUND
(Rule 140 Co-Registrant)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation
or organization)
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26-0151234 (Registrant)
26-0151301 (Co-Registrant)
(IRS Employer ID Number)
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c/o Greenhaven Commodity Services, LLC
3340 Peachtree Road
Suite 1910
Atlanta, GA
(Address of principal executive offices)
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30326
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001-33908
001-33909
(Commission File Number)
(404) 239-7942
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Item 8.01 Other Events
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SIGNATURES
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On May 7, 2012, GreenHaven Commodity Services, LLC (“GCS”) (the Managing Owner of GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Fund and GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Master Fund) announced that GSC’s members unanimously elected Cengiz Searfoss to serve as an Independent Director of GCS and a member of its Audit Committee.
The election of Mr. Searfoss follows the untimely passing of one of GCS’s Independent Directors and members of its Audit Committee, Marcus Bensman, who died on March 8, 2012 at the age of 38.
Mr. Searfoss, 42, is a Senior Director of Corporate Finance at Aetna Inc. He serves as Managing Director of DCS Capital, a US hedge fund, and previously was a Partner at West Broadway Partners, a multi-strategy hedge fund. Prior to his position at West Broadway Partners, he was a Financial Analyst at Goldman, Sachs and Company, and began his career as an Auditor at KPMG Peat Marwick, where he qualified as a Certified Public Accountant. He received his BBA in Accountancy from the University of Notre Dame.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS
COMMODITY INDEX FUND
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By Greenhaven Commodity Services,
LLC, the Managing Owner
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By:
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/s/ Ashmead Pringle
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Name:
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Ashmead Pringle
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer
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GREENHAVEN CONTINUOUS
COMMODITY INDEX MASTER FUND
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By Greenhaven Commodity Services,
LLC, the Managing Owner
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By:
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/s/ Ashmead Pringle
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Name:
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Ashmead Pringle
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer
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Date: May 9, 2012