UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 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 1, 2010
WINTON
FUTURES FUND, L.P. (US)
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
COLORADO
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000-53348
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84-1496732
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
file number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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c/o
ALTEGRIS PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, INC.
1202
Bergen Parkway Suite 212
Evergreen,
Colorado 80439
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (858) 459-7040
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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On March 1, 2010, the Partnership sold limited partnership interests (“Interests”) to new and/or existing limited partners of Registrant in transactions that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The aggregate consideration for Interests sold on March 1, 2010 was $ 10,700,268 in cash.* The Interests were issued by the Partnership in reliance upon an exemption from registration under the Securities Act set forth in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, as transactions not constituting a public offering of securities because the Interests were issued privately without general solicitation or advertising. In connection with the sales of the Interests described above, upfront selling commissions of $30,997 were paid.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Partnership has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
Date: March
3, 2010
WINTON FUTURES FUND, L.P. (US) | |||
By: ALTEGRIS
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, INC.
(d/b/a
APM Funds), its general partner
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By:
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/s/ Matthew C. Osborne | |
Name: Matthew C. Osborne | |||
Title: Vice President | |||
* The
amounts provided for aggregate consideration and selling commissions are
estimates. Any material deviation from these amounts will be
disclosed by amendment.