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): December 1, 2022
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Teucrium Commodity Trust
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-34765
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61-1604335
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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Three Main Street, Suite 215
Burlington, VT 05401
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(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (802) 540-0019
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N/A
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
Change in the Name of E D & F Man Capital Markets, Inc.
Effective as of December 1, 2022, E D & F Man Capital Markets,
Inc., one the Fund’s clearing brokers, has changed its name
to “Marex Capital Markets Inc."
Legal Matters. On December 9, 2020, April 23, 2021, July 6,
2021 and September 13, 2021, Teucrium Commodity Trust (the
“Trust”) filed Form 8-Ks (the “Prior 8-Ks”)
providing information about certain litigation ongoing between (i)
Teucrium Trading, LLC, the sponsor to the Trust (the
“Sponsor”) and certain of the Sponsor’s named
officers and directors, and (ii) Dale Riker and Barbara Riker (the
former CFO and CCO of the Sponsor) (the “Gilbertie-Riker
litigation”), as further described in the Prior
8-Ks.
On
November 15, 2022, Dale Riker and Barbara Riker filed a verified
complaint captioned “Dale Riker and Barbara Riker v. Teucrium
Trading, LLC,” C.A. No. 2022-1030-KSJM, to obtain advancement
of legal fees in connection with the Gilbertie-Riker
litigation.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. 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. Given these risks, uncertainties
and other important factors, you should not place undue reliance on
any forward-looking statements the Sponsor makes. The
forward-looking statements in this report 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.
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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Teucrium
Commodity Trust
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By:
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Teucrium
Trading, LLC, its sponsor
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Date:
December 1, 2022
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By:
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/s/Sal
Gilbertie
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Name:
Sal Gilbertie
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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