0001654954-22-002814.txt : 20220309 0001654954-22-002814.hdr.sgml : 20220309 20220309172532 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001654954-22-002814 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20220309 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20220309 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20220309 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Teucrium Commodity Trust CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001471824 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [6221] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34765 FILM NUMBER: 22726420 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: THREE MAIN STREET STREET 2: SUITE 215 CITY: BURLINGTON STATE: VT ZIP: 05401 BUSINESS PHONE: 802-540-0019 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: THREE MAIN STREET STREET 2: SUITE 215 CITY: BURLINGTON STATE: VT ZIP: 05401 8-K 1 form8-k.htm PRIMARY DOCUMENT form8-k
 
 
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): March 9, 2022
 
Teucrium Commodity Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
001-34765
61-1604335
(State or other jurisdictionof incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)
 
Three Main Street, Suite 215
Burlington, VT 05401
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (802) 540-0019
 
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class:
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered:
 
Shares of Teucrium Wheat Fund, a series of the Registrant
 
WEAT
 
NYSE Arca, Inc.
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging Growth Company
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
 
 
 
 
 
Item 8.01. Other Events
 
 
On March 7, 2022, Teucrium Trading, LLC ("Teucrium Trading"), the sponsor of the Teucrium Commodity Trust (the "Trust"), issued a press release announcing that the Teucrium Wheat Fund (the "Fund"), a series of the Trust, had suspended sales. On March 9, 2022, Teucrium Trading filed a press release announcing that the Securities and Exchange Commission has accelerated a registration statement filed by the Fund for an indefinite amount of new shares and the offer and sale of the Fund's shares have commenced.
 
The March 9, 2022 press release is attached and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits.
 
99.1            
Press Release of Teucrium Trading, LLC dated March 9, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
 
Teucrium Commodity Trust
 
 
By:
Teucrium Trading, LLC, its sponsor
 
 
 
 
 
Date: March 9, 2022
By:
 /s/Sal Gilbertie
 
 
 
Name: Sal Gilbertie
 
 
 
Title: Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EX-99 2 exhibit991.htm ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS exhibit991
 
 
Sales of Shares of WEAT Commences
 
Burlington, Vermont – March 9, 2022 – On March 7, 2022, Teucrium Trading, LLC, the sponsor of Teucrium Wheat Fund (the "Fund"), a series of the Teucrium Commodity Trust, issued a press release announcing that the Fund had sold all available shares and was suspending creations of its shares. The press release also noted that Teucrium would provide notice to market participants when sales of the Fund's shares commenced.
 
The Securities and Exchange Commission has accelerated a new registration statement filed by the Fund for an indefinite amount of new shares and the offer and sale of the Fund's shares have commenced.
 
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
 
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about the Sponsor’s expectations regarding the potential suspension of WEAT creations. Words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “may,” “will,” and “estimate,” as well as similar words and phrases, signify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements reflect the Sponsor’s present expectations regarding future events and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by these statements, including, among others, risks and uncertainties related to the timing and availability of WEAT shares and timing of effectiveness of the new registration statement referenced herein, as well as general economic, market and business conditions. Given these risks, uncertainties and other important factors, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements contained herein. The forward-looking statements contained herein represent the Sponsor’s expectations and assumptions only as of the date made, and except as required by law, the Sponsor undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason.
 
About Teucrium Trading LLC
 
Teucrium Trading is an ETF provider focused solely on U.S. Agriculture. Our mission is to empower investors with the knowledge and tools necessary to intelligently design well diversified portfolios. Teucrium’s suite of Exchange Traded Products has revolutionized the way commodity ETFs are structured; our products are widely available to investors and advisors in traditional brokerage accounts.
 
 
Prospectus: www.teucrium.com
 
The Fund is distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC
 
Investing in the Fund subjects an investor to the risks of the applicable commodity market, which investment could result in substantial fluctuations in the price of Fund shares.  Unlike mutual funds, the Fund generally will not distribute dividends to shareholders. The Sponsor has limited experience operating commodity pools; a commodity pool is defined as an enterprise in which several individuals contribute funds in order to trade futures or futures options collectively.  Investors may choose to use the Fund as a vehicle to hedge against the risk of loss and there are risks involved in hedging activities.
 
This material is not an offer or solicitation of any kind to buy or sell any securities outside of the United States of America.
 
Commodities and futures generally are volatile and are not suitable for all investors.  The Fund is not 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.
 
 For a complete description of the risks associated with the Fund, please refer to the prospectus. Shares of the Fund are not FDIC insured may lose value and have no bank guarantee. Foreside Fund Services, LLC is the distributor for the Teucrium Funds.
 
 
Contact:                Sal Gilbertie
 
Jake Hanley
 
802-540-0019
 
contact@teucrium.com
 
 
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