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: December 2, 2009

 

 

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

DB MULTI-SECTOR COMMODITY MASTER TRUST

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

(Co-Registrants)

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

 

PowerShares DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust– Delaware DB Multi-Sector Commodity Master Trust – Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		87-0778053 (Trust) 87-0778057 (Master Trust) (IRS Employer ID Number(s))
c/o DB Commodity Services LLC 60 Wall Street New York, New York (Address of Principal Executive Offices)		10005 (Zip Code)
001-33229; 001-33240; 001-33242; 001-33244; 001-33231; 001-33234; 001-33236; 001-33238; 001-33232; 001-33239; 001-33241; 001-33243; 001-33230; 001-33233; 001-33235; and 001-33237 (Commission File Number(s))
(212) 250-5883 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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Item 8.01.

Other Events.

Effective January 4, 2010, the Management Fees payable by investors in PowerShares DB Oil Fund (“DBO”), PowerShares DB Gold Fund (“DGL”) and PowerShares DB Silver Fund (“DBS”) will increase from 0.50% to 0.75% per annum of the daily net asset value of their respective master fund, and the Management Fees payable by investors in PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (“DBA”) will increase from 0.75% to 0.85% per annum of the daily net asset value of its master fund (DBA, DBO, DGL and DBS, are collectively referred to as the “Affected Funds”). The adjustment to the Management Fees is attributable to the increased costs of managing the Affected Funds due to changing regulatory requirements. DB Commodity Services LLC, the managing owner of the Affected Funds, believes that the Affected Funds remain competitively priced.

The Management Fees for PowerShares DB Energy Fund, PowerShares DB Precious Metals Fund and PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund remain unchanged.

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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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Date: December 2, 2009