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 20, 2012

 

 

UNITED STATES COMMODITY INDEX FUNDS TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-34833   27-1537655

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

1320 Harbor Bay Parkway, Suite 145

Alameda, California

 

94502

(Address of principal executive offices)

  (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (510) 522-9600

Not Applicable

(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):

 

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Effective March 20, 2012, Robert L. Nguyen resigned as a Management Director of United States Commodity Funds LLC (“USCF”), the Sponsor of United States Commodity Index Fund, United States Copper Index Fund, United States Agriculture Index Fund and United States Metals Index Fund, each a series of the United States Commodity Index Funds Trust. Mr. Nguyen will continue to serve as Managing Principal of Ameristock Corporation, a California-based investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and an affiliate of USCF through common control.

 

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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.

 

    UNITED STATES COMMODITY INDEX FUNDS TRUST
    By:  

United States Commodity Funds LLC,

its general partner

Date: March 22, 2012     By:   /s/ Howard Mah
    Name:   Howard Mah
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

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