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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2012

OR ( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission File Number 000-52603

WARRINGTON FUND L.P.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New York   20-3845577
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

c/o Ceres Managed Futures LLC

522 Fifth Avenue – 14th Floor

New York, New York 10036

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(212) 296-1999

 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes X  No -

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes X  No -

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer -    Accelerated filer -      Non-accelerated filer X      Smaller reporting company -

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes -  No X

As of April 30, 2012, 126,347.3229 Limited Partnership Class A Redeemable Units were outstanding, 4,268.3661 Limited Partnership Class D Redeemable Units were outstanding.


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WARRINGTON FUND L.P.

FORM 10-Q

INDEX

 

          Page
  Number  

PART I — Financial Information:

  
   Item 1.    Financial Statements:
      Statements of Financial Condition at
March 31, 2012 (unaudited) and December 31, 2011
   3
      Condensed Schedules of Investments at
March 31, 2012 (unaudited) and December 31, 2011
   4 – 5
      Statements of Income and Expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 (unaudited)
   6
      Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital for the three months ended
March 31, 2012 and 2011 (unaudited)
   7
      Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)    8 – 14
   Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
   15 – 16
   Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk    17 – 18
   Item 4.    Controls and Procedures    19

PART II — Other Information

   20 – 23

Exhibits

  

Ex. 31.1 Certification

  

Ex. 31.2 Certification

  

Ex. 32.1 Certification

  

Ex. 32.2 Certification

  

101. INS XBRL Instance Document.

  

101. SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

  

101. CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

  

101. LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

  

101. PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

  

 

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PART I

Item 1. Financial Statements

Warrington Fund L.P.

Statements of Financial Condition

 

     (Unaudited)
March 31,
2012
     December 31,
2011
 

Assets:

     

Equity in trading account:

     

Cash

   $ 116,243,358       $ 145,413,723   

Cash margin

     38,048,244         20,916,233   

Options purchased, at fair value (cost $3,707,375 and $517,375 at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively)

     3,049,500         446,500   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total trading equity

     157,341,102         166,776,456   

Interest receivable

     5,854         0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 157,346,956       $ 166,776,456   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and Partners’ Capital:

     

Liabilities:

     

Options premium received, at fair value (premium $7,129,750 and $4,016,675 at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively)

   $ 2,446,250       $ 432,838   

Accrued expenses:

     

Brokerage fees

     471,468         505,312   

Management fees

     257,189         276,268   

Administrative fees

     64,297         69,067   

Other

     116,126         77,343   

Redemptions payable

     6,437,628         7,767,203   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     9,792,958         9,128,031   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Partners’ Capital:

     

General Partner, Class A, (0.0000 unit equivalents outstanding at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011)

     0         0   

General Partner, Class D, (1,975.2169 and 2,254.6063 unit equivalents outstanding at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively)

     2,116,781         2,426,903   

Limited Partners, Class A, (129,045.7055 and 136,256.4266 Redeemable Units outstanding at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively)

     140,862,948         150,238,249   

Limited Partners, Class D, (4,268.3661 and 4,629.5010 Redeemable Units outstanding at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively)

     4,574,269         4,983,273   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total partners’ capital

     147,553,998         157,648,425   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and partners’ capital

   $ 157,346,956       $ 166,776,456   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class A, net asset value per unit

   $ 1,091.57       $ 1,102.61   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class D, net asset value per unit

   $ 1,071.67       $ 1,076.42   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Warrington Fund L.P.

Condensed Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Number of
Contracts
     Fair Value     % of Partners’
Capital
 

Options Purchased

       

Indices

       

Puts

     760       $ 3,049,500        2.07
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total options purchased

        3,049,500        2.07   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options Premium Received

       

Indices

       

Calls

     5,700         (71,250     (0.05

Puts

     12,825         (2,375,000     (1.61
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total options premium received

        (2,446,250     (1,66
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net fair value

      $ 603,250        0.41
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Warrington Fund L.P.

Condensed Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2011

 

     Number of
Contracts
     Fair Value     % of Partners’
Capital
 

Options Purchased

       

Indices

       

Puts

     190       $ 446,500        0.28
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total options purchased

        446,500        0.28   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options Premium Received

       

Indices

       

Calls

     3,562         (44,525     (0.03

Puts

     3,705         (388,313     (0.24
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total options premium received

        (432,838     (0.27
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net fair value

      $ 13,662        0.01
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Warrington Fund L.P.

Statements of Income and Expenses

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2012     2011  

Investment Income:

    

Interest income

   $ 12,548      $ 41,960   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

    

Brokerage fees including clearing fees

     1,703,766        2,407,743   

Management fees

     788,181        1,077,901   

Administrative fees

     197,045        269,475   

Other

     60,391        57,850   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     2,749,383        3,812,969   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (2,736,835     (3,771,009
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Trading Results:

    

Net gains (losses) on trading of commodity interests:

    

Net realized gains (losses) on closed contracts

     698,649        (534,625

Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on open contracts

     512,663        8,867,498   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total trading results

     1,211,312        8,332,873   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (1,525,523     4,561,864   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) allocation by class:

    

Class A

   $ (1,494,111   $ 4,561,864   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class D

   $ (31,412   $ 0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per unit

    

Class A (129,045.7055 and 193,372.1123 units outstanding at March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively)

   $ 1,091.57      $ 1,038.51   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class D (6,243.5830 units outstanding at March 31, 2012)

   $ 1,071.67      $ 0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per unit*

    

Class A

   $ (11.04   $ 22.73   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class D

   $ (4.75   $ 0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average units outstanding

    

Class A

     136,764.9526        210,336.6847   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class D

     6,686.0826        0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Based on change in net asset value per unit.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Warrington Fund L.P.

Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

(Unaudited)

 

     Class A     Class D     Total  
     Amount     Units     Amount     Units     Amount     Units  

Partners’ Capital at December 31, 2011

   $ 150,238,249        136,256.4266      $ 7,410,176        6,884.1073      $ 157,648,425        143,140.5339   

Net income (loss)

     (1,494,111            (31,412            (1,525,523       

Subscriptions-Limited Partners

     5,292,500        4,794.5856        25,000        23.2251        5,317,500        4,817.8107   

Redemptions-Limited Partners

     (13,173,690     (12,005.3067     (412,714     (384.3600     (13,586,404     (12,389.6667

Redemptions-General Partner

                   (300,000     (279.3894     (300,000     (279.3894
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Partners’ Capital at March 31, 2012

   $ 140,862,948        129,045.7055      $ 6,691,050        6,243.5830      $ 147,553,998        135,289.2885   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Class A     Class D     Total  
     Amount     Units     Amount     Units     Amount     Units  

Partners’ Capital at December 31, 2010

   $ 222,241,881        218,789.9994      $             $ 222,241,881        218,789.9994   

Net income (loss)

     4,561,864                             4,561,864          

Subscriptions-Limited Partners

     1,803,800        1,775.5790                      1,803,800        1,775.5790   

Redemptions-Limited Partners

     (27,788,008     (27,193.4661                   (27,788,008     (27,193.4661
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Partners’ Capital at March 31, 2011

   $ 200,819,537        193,372.1123      $             $ 200,819,537        193,372.1123   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Warrington Fund L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

1.    General:

Warrington Fund L.P. (the “Partnership”) is a limited partnership organized on November 28, 2005, under the partnership laws of the State of New York to engage in the speculative trading of commodity interests including futures and options contracts. The Partnership does not currently intend to, but may in the future, engage in transactions in spot and forward markets. The Partnership primarily trades futures in the stock indices sector. The Partnership may, however, also trade in additional sectors including U.S. Treasury bonds, currencies, gold, silver and energy products. The Partnership commenced trading on February 21, 2006. The commodity interests that are traded by the Partnership are volatile and involve a high degree of market risk. The Partnership privately and continuously offers redeemable units of limited partnership interest (“Redeemable Units”) in the Partnership to qualified investors. There is no maximum number of Redeemable Units that may be sold by the Partnership.

Ceres Managed Futures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, acts as the general partner (the “General Partner”) and commodity pool operator of the Partnership. The General Partner is wholly owned by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Holdings LLC (“MSSB Holdings”). Morgan Stanley, indirectly through various subsidiaries, owns a majority equity interest in MSSB Holdings. Citigroup Inc. (“Citigroup”), indirectly owns a minority equity interest in MSSB Holdings. Citigroup also indirectly owns Citigroup Global Market Inc. (“CGM”), the commodity broker and a selling agent for the Partnership. Prior to July 31, 2009, the date as of which MSSB Holdings became its owner, the General Partner was wholly owned by Citigroup Financial Products Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc., the sole owner of which is Citigroup.

On June 15, 2011, the Partnership began offering “Class A” Redeemable Units and “Class D” Redeemable Units pursuant to the offering memorandum. All outstanding Redeemable Units on June 15, 2011 were Class A Redeemable Units. The rights, powers, duties and obligations associated with the investment in Class A Redeemable Units were not changed. On October 1, 2011, the first Class D Redeemable Units were issued to limited partners of the Partnership (each a “Limited Partner”). Class A Redeemable Units and Class D Redeemable Units will each be referred to as a “Class” and collectively referred to as the “Classes”. The Class of Redeemable Units that a Limited Partner receives will generally depend upon the amount invested in the Partnership, although the General Partner may determine to offer Class A Redeemable Units or Class D Redeemable Units to investors in its sole discretion.

As of March 31, 2012, all trading decisions for the Partnership are made by Warrington Asset Management LLC (the “Advisor”). In addition, the Advisor is a special limited partner (the “Special Limited Partner”) of the Partnership.

The General Partner and each Limited Partner share in the profits and losses of the Partnership, after the allocation to the Special Limited Partner, in proportion to the amount of Partnership interest owned by each, except that no Limited Partner is liable for obligations of the Partnership in excess of its capital contribution and profits or losses, if any, net of distributions.

The Partnership’s trading of futures and options contracts, if applicable, on commodities is done primarily on United States of America and foreign commodity exchanges. It engages in such trading through a commodity brokerage account maintained with CGM.

The accompanying financial statements and accompanying notes are unaudited but, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the Partnership’s financial condition at March 31, 2012, and December 31, 2011, and the results of its operations and changes in partners’ capital for the three months ended March 31, 2012, and 2011. These financial statements present the results of interim periods and do not include all disclosures normally provided in annual financial statements. You should read these financial statements together with the financial statements and notes included in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the year ended December 31, 2011.

The preparation of financial statements and accompanying notes in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities in the financial statements and accompanying notes. As a result, actual results could differ from these estimates.

Due to the nature of commodity trading, the results of operations for the interim periods presented should not be considered indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year.

 

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Warrington Fund L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

2.    Financial Highlights:

Changes in net asset value per unit for each Class for the three months ended March 31, 2012, and 2011 were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31, 2012
    Three Months Ended
March 31, 2011
 
     Class A     Class D     Class A  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) *

   $ (3.83   $ 2.31      $ 29.22   

Interest income

     0.09        0.09        0.20   

Expenses and allocation to Special Limited Partner **

     (7.30     (7.15     (6.69
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) for the period

     (11.04     (4.75     22.73   

Net asset value per unit, beginning of period

     1,102.61        1,076.42        1,015.78   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per unit, end of period

   $ 1,091.57      $ 1,071.67      $ 1,038.51   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Includes brokerage fees including clearing fees.
** Excludes brokerage fees including clearing fees.

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31, 2012
    Three Months Ended
March 31, 2011
 
     Class A     Class D     Class A***  

Ratios to average net assets:****

      

Net investment income (loss)

     (7.3 )%      (5.0 )%      (7.3 )% 

Allocation to Special Limited Partner

            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) before allocation to Special
Limited Partner *****

     (7.3 )%      (5.0 )%      (7.3 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expense

     7.3     5.0     7.4

Allocation to Special Limited Partner

            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     7.3     5.0     7.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return:

      

Total return before allocation to Special Limited Partner

     (1.0 )%      (0.4 )%      2.2

Allocation to Special Limited Partner

            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return after allocation to Special Limited Partner

     (1.0 )%      (0.4 )%      2.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*** The ratios are shown net and gross of allocation to Special Limited Partner, if any, to conform to current year presentation.
**** Annualized (except allocation to Special Limited Partner, if applicable).
***** Interest income less total expenses.

The above ratios may vary for individual investors based on the timing of capital transactions during the period. Additionally, these ratios are calculated for the Limited Partner Classes using the Limited Partners’ share of income, expenses and average net assets.

3.    Trading Activities:

The Partnership was formed for the purpose of trading contracts in a variety of commodity interests, including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments. The results of the Partnership’s trading activities are shown in the Statements of Income and Expenses.

The customer agreement between the Partnership and CGM gives the Partnership the legal right to net unrealized gains and losses on open futures contracts on the Statements of Financial Condition as the criteria under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 210-20, “Balance Sheet”, have been met.

All of the commodity interests owned by the Partnership are held for trading purposes. The monthly average number of futures contracts traded during the three months ended March 31, 2012, and 2011 were 0 and 290, respectively. The monthly average number of option contracts traded during the three months ended March 31, 2012, and 2011 were 20,122 and 22,762, respectively.

Brokerage fees are calculated as a percentage of the Partnership’s adjusted net asset value on the last day of each month and are affected by trading performance, subscriptions and redemptions.

 

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Warrington Fund L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

The following table indicates the gross fair values of derivative instruments of option contracts as separate assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2012, and December 31, 2011.

 

     March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011  

Assets

    

Options Purchased

    

Indices

   $ 3,049,500      $ 446,500   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total options purchased

   $ 3,049,500   $ 446,500
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

    

Options Premium Received

    

Indices

   $ (2,446,250   $ (432,838
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total options premium received

   $ (2,446,250 )**    $ (432,838 )** 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* This amount is in “Options purchased, at fair value” on the Statements of Financial Condition.
** This amount is in “Options premium received, at fair value” on the Statements of Financial Condition.

The following table indicates the trading gains and losses, by market sector, on derivative instruments for the three months ended March 31, 2012, and 2011.

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 

Sector

   2012     2011  

Indices

   $ 1,211,312      $ 8,332,873   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,211,312 ***    $ 8,332,873 *** 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*** This amount is in “Total trading results” on the Statements of Income and Expenses.

4.    Fair Value Measurements:

Partnership’s Investments. All commodity interests (including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments) are held for trading purposes. The commodity interests are recorded on trade date and open contracts are recorded at fair value (as described below) at the measurement date. Investments in commodity interests denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates prevailing at the measurement date. Gains or losses are realized when contracts are liquidated. Unrealized gains or losses on option contracts are included as a component of equity in trading account on the Statements of Financial Condition. Net realized gains or losses and any change in net unrealized gains or losses from the preceding period are reported in the Statements of Income and Expenses.

Partnership’s Fair Value Measurements. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to fair values derived from unobservable inputs (Level 3). The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls shall be determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

GAAP also requires the use of judgment in determining if a formerly active market has become inactive and in determining fair values when the market has become inactive. Management has concluded that based on available information in the marketplace, the Partnership’s Level 1 assets and liabilities are actively traded.

 

The Partnership will separately present purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in its reconciliation of Level 3 fair value measurements (i.e., to present such items on a gross basis rather than on a net basis), and make disclosures regarding the level of disaggregation and the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value for measurements that fall within either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as required under GAAP.

 

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Warrington Fund L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Effective January 1, 2012, the Partnership adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2011-04, “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards” (“IFRS”). The amendments within this ASU change the wording used to describe many of the requirements in GAAP for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements to eliminate unnecessary wording differences between GAAP and IFRS. However, some of the amendments clarify FASB’s intent about the application of existing fair value measurement requirements and other amendments change a particular principle or requirement for measuring fair value or for disclosing information about fair value measurements. This new guidance did not have a significant impact on the Partnership’s financial statements.

The Partnership considers prices for exchange-traded commodity futures and options contracts to be based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1). The values of forwards and certain options contracts for which market quotations are not readily available are priced by broker-dealers that derive fair values for those assets and liabilities from observable inputs (Level 2). As of and for the periods ended March 31, 2012, and December 31, 2011, the Partnership did not hold any derivative instruments for which market quotations were not readily available and which were priced by broker-dealers that derive fair values for those assets and liabilities from observable inputs (Level 2) or that were priced at fair value using unobservable inputs through the application of management’s assumptions and internal valuation pricing models (Level 3). During the period January 1, 2012 to March 31, 2012, there were no Level 3 assets and liabilities, and there were no transfers of assets or liabilities between Level 1 and Level 2.

 

     March 31, 2012      Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Assets

           

Options purchased

   $ 3,049,500       $ 3,049,500       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 3,049,500       $ 3,049,500       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

           

Options premium received

   $ 2,446,250       $ 2,446,250       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,446,250         2,446,250                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net fair value

   $ 603,250       $ 603,250       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     December 31, 2011      Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets (Level 1)
     Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
 

Assets

           

Options purchased

   $ 446,500       $ 446,500       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 446,500       $ 446,500       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

           

Options premium received

   $ 432,838       $ 432,838       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     432,838         432,838                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net fair value

   $ 13,662       $ 13,662       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Warrington Fund L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

5.    Financial Instrument Risks:

In the normal course of business, the Partnership is party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk, including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments. These financial instruments may include futures and options, whose values are based upon an underlying asset, index, or reference rate, and generally represent future commitments to exchange currencies or cash balances, to purchase or sell other financial instruments on specific terms at specified future dates, or, in the case of derivative commodity instruments, to have a reasonable possibility to be settled in cash, through physical delivery or with another financial instrument. These instruments may be traded on an exchange or over-the-counter (“OTC”). Exchange-traded instruments are standardized and include futures and certain option contracts. OTC contracts are negotiated between contracting parties and include forwards, swaps and certain options. Specific market movements of commodities or futures contracts underlying an option cannot accurately be predicted. Each of these instruments is subject to various risks similar to those relating to the underlying financial instruments, including market and credit risk. In general, the risks associated with OTC contracts are greater than those associated with exchange-traded instruments because of the greater risk of default by the counterparty to an OTC contract.

The risk to the Limited Partners that have purchased Redeemable Units is limited to the amount of their share of the Partnership’s net assets and undistributed profits. This limited liability is a result of the organization of the Partnership as a limited partnership under New York law.

Market risk is the potential for changes in the value of the financial instruments traded by the Partnership due to market changes, including interest and foreign exchange rate movements and fluctuations in commodity or security prices. Market risk is directly impacted by the volatility and liquidity in the markets in which the related underlying assets are traded. The Partnership is exposed to market risk equal to the value of futures contracts purchased and unlimited liability on such contracts sold short.

Credit risk is the possibility that a loss may occur due to the failure of a counterparty to perform according to the terms of a contract. The Partnership’s risk of loss in the event of a counterparty default is typically limited to the amounts recognized in the Statements of Financial Condition and is not represented by the contract or notional amounts of the instruments. The Partnership’s risk of loss is reduced through the use of legally enforceable master netting agreements with counterparties that permit the Partnership to offset unrealized gains and losses and other assets and liabilities with such counterparties upon the occurrence of certain events. The Partnership has credit risk and concentration risk, as CGM or a CGM affiliate is the sole counterparty or broker with respect to the Partnership’s assets. Credit risk with respect to exchange-traded instruments is reduced to the extent that, through CGM, the Partnership’s counterparty is an exchange or clearing organization.

As both a buyer and seller of options, the Partnership pays or receives a premium at the outset and then bears the risk of unfavorable changes in the price of the contract underlying the option. Written options expose the Partnership to potentially unlimited liability; for purchased options, the risk of loss is limited to the premiums paid. Certain written put options permit cash settlement and do not require the option holder to own the reference asset. The Partnership does not consider these contracts to be guarantees.

The General Partner monitors and attempts to control the Partnership’s risk exposure on a daily basis through financial, credit and risk management monitoring systems, and accordingly, believes that it has effective procedures for evaluating and limiting the credit and market risks to which the Partnership may be subject. These monitoring systems generally allow the General Partner to statistically analyze actual trading results with risk adjusted performance indicators and correlation statistics. In addition, online monitoring systems provide account analysis of futures, forwards and option contracts by sector, margin requirements, gain and loss transactions and collateral positions.

The majority of these financial instruments mature within one year of the inception date. However, due to the nature of the Partnership’s business, these instruments may not be held to maturity.

6.    Critical Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements and accompanying notes in conformity with GAAP requires the management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities in the financial statements and accompanying notes. As a result, actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

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Warrington Fund L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Partnership’s Investments. All commodity interests (including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments) are held for trading purposes. The commodity interests are recorded on trade date and open contracts are recorded at fair value (as described below) at the measurement date. Investments in commodity interests denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates prevailing at the measurement date. Gains or losses are realized when contracts are liquidated. Unrealized gains or losses on option contracts are included as a component of equity in trading account on the Statements of Financial Condition. Net realized gains or losses and any change in net unrealized gains or losses from the preceding period are reported in the Statements of Income and Expenses.

Partnership’s Fair Value Measurements. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to fair values derived from unobservable inputs (Level 3). The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls shall be determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

GAAP also requires the use of judgment in determining if a formerly active market has become inactive and in determining fair values when the market has become inactive. Management has concluded that based on available information in the marketplace, the Partnership’s Level 1 assets and liabilities are actively traded.

The Partnership will separately present purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in its reconciliation of Level 3 fair value measurements (i.e., to present such items on a gross basis rather than on a net basis), and make disclosures regarding the level of disaggregation and the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value for measurements that fall within either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as required under GAAP.

The Partnership considers prices for exchange-traded commodity futures and options contracts to be based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1). The values of forwards, swaps and certain options contracts for which market quotations are not readily available are priced by broker-dealers that derive fair values for those assets and liabilities from observable inputs (Level 2). As of and for the periods ended March 31, 2012, and December 31, 2011, the Partnership did not hold any derivative instruments that were priced by broker-dealers that derive fair values for those assets from observable inputs (Level 2) or that were priced at fair value using unobservable inputs through the application of management’s assumptions and internal valuation pricing models (Level 3).

Options. The Partnership may purchase and write (sell), both exchange listed and OTC, options on commodities or financial instruments. An option is a contract allowing, but not requiring, its holder to buy (call) or sell (put) a specific or standard commodity or financial instrument at a specified price during a specified time period. The option premium is the total price paid or received for the option contract. When the Partnership writes an option, the premium received is recorded as a liability in the Statements of Financial Condition and marked to market daily. When the Partnership purchases an option, the premium paid is recorded as an asset in the Statements of Financial Condition and marked to market daily. Net realized gains (losses) and changes in net unrealized gains (losses) on options contracts are included in the Statements of Income and Expenses.

Income Taxes. Income taxes have not been provided as each partner is individually liable for the taxes, if any, on its share of the Partnership’s income and expenses.

GAAP provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements and requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Partnership’s financial statements to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions with respect to tax at the Partnership level not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. The General Partner has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Partnership’s financial statements.

 

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Warrington Fund L.P.

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

The Partnership files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The 2008 through 2011 tax years remain subject to examination by U.S. federal and most state tax authorities. The General Partner does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

Subsequent Events. The General Partner evaluates events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are filed. The General Partner has assessed the subsequent events through the date of filing and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment of or disclosure in the financial statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements. In October 2011, FASB issued a proposed ASU intended to improve and converge financial reporting by setting forth consistent criteria for determining whether an entity is an investment company. Under longstanding GAAP, investment companies carry all of their investments at fair value, even if they hold a controlling interest in another company. The primary changes being proposed by FASB relate to which entities would be considered investment companies as well as certain disclosure and presentation requirements. In addition to the changes to the criteria for determining whether an entity is an investment company, FASB also proposes that an investment company consolidate another investment company if it holds a controlling financial interest in the entity. The Partnership will evaluate the impact that this proposed update would have on the financial statements once the pronouncement is issued.

In December 2011, FASB issued ASU 2011-11, “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities,” which creates a new disclosure requirement about the nature of an entity’s rights of setoff and the related arrangements associated with its financial instruments and derivative instruments. Entities are required to disclose both gross information and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position and instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. The objective of this disclosure is to facilitate comparisons between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of IFRS. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. The Partnership should also provide the disclosures retrospectively for all comparative periods presented. The Partnership is currently evaluating the impact that the pronouncement would have on the financial statements.

Net Income (Loss) per unit. Net income (loss) per unit is calculated in accordance with investment company guidance. See Note 2, “Financial Highlights.”

 

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Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Partnership does not engage in sales of goods or services. Its only assets are its equity in its trading account, consisting of cash, options contracts and interest receivable. Because of the low margin deposits normally required in commodity futures trading, relatively small price movements may result in substantial losses to the Partnership. While substantial losses could lead to a material decrease in liquidity, no such illiquidity occurred in the first quarter of 2012.

The Partnership’s capital consists of capital contributions of its partners, as increased or decreased by realized and/or unrealized gains or losses on trading and by expenses, interest income, subscriptions and redemptions of Redeemable Units and distributions of profits, if any.

For the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Partnership’s capital decreased 6.4% from $157,648,425 to $147,553,998. This decrease was attributable to the net loss from operations of $1,525,523, coupled with the redemptions of 12,005.3067 Class A Redeemable Units totaling $13,173,690 and by the redemptions of 384.3600 Class D Redeemable Units totaling $412,714 and 279.3894 General Partner Class D unit equivalents were redeemed totaling $300,000. This decrease was partially offset by subscriptions of 4,794.5856 Class A Redeemable Units totaling $5,292,500 and 23.2251 Class D Redeemable Units totaling $25,000. Future redemptions can impact the amount of funds available for investment in commodity contract positions in subsequent periods.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the General Partner to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Management believes that the estimates utilized in preparing the financial statements are reasonable. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Partnership’s significant accounting policies are described in detail in Note 6 of the Financial Statements.

The Partnership records all investments at fair value in its financial statements, with changes in fair value reported as a component of net realized gains (losses) and change in net unrealized gains (losses) in the Statements of Income and Expenses.

Results of Operations

During the Partnership’s first quarter of 2012, the net asset value per Class A unit decreased 1.0% from $1,102.61 to $1,091.57 as compared to an increase of 2.2% in the first quarter of 2011. During the Partnership’s first quarter of 2012, the net asset value per Class D unit decreased 0.4% from $1,076.42 to $1,071.67. The Partnership experienced a net trading gain before brokerage fees and related fees in the first quarter of 2012 of $1,211,312. Gains were primarily attributable to the trading of commodity futures in the S&P 500 Index Calls and the S&P 500 Index Puts. The Partnership experienced a net trading gain before brokerage fees and related fees in the first quarter of 2011 of $8,332,873. Gains were primarily attributable to the trading of commodity futures in the S&P 500 Index futures and the S&P 500 Index Calls, and were partially offset by losses in the S&P 500 Index Puts.

Trading gains were recorded during January as ratio put spread positions in the S&P 500 Index benefited during the last week of the month as the S&P 500 Index traded lower for four consecutive days. Smaller trading gains were recorded in March from ratio put spread positions as the Partnership was able to capitalize on a small part of the decline in the S&P 500 Index at the end of the month.

A portion of these gains was offset by trading losses incurred in February as low levels of volatility in the S&P 500 Index cost the Fund’s ratio put spreads money as the market traded higher, thus forcing positions to be rebalanced during the month.

 

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Commodity markets are highly volatile. Broad price fluctuations and rapid inflation increase the risks involved in commodity trading, but also increase the possibility of profit. The profitability of the Partnership depends on the existence of major price trends and the ability of the Advisor to correctly identify those price trends. Price trends are influenced by, among other things, changing supply and demand relationships, weather, governmental, agricultural, commercial and trade programs and policies, national and international political and economic events, and changes in interest rates. To the extent that market trends exist and the Advisor is able to identify them, the Partnership expects to increase capital through operations.

Interest income on 80% of the Partnership’s daily average equity maintained in cash in its account during each month was earned at a 30-day U.S. Treasury bill rate determined weekly by CGM based on the average non-competitive yield on 3-month U.S. Treasury bills maturing in 30 days. Interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2012, decreased by $29,412, as compared to the corresponding period in 2011. The decrease in interest income is due to lower U.S. Treasury bill rates and lower average net assets during the three months ended March 31, 2012, as compared to the corresponding period in 2011. Interest earned by the Partnership will increase the net asset value of the Partnership. The amount of interest income earned by the Partnership depends on the average daily equity in the Partnership’s account and upon interest rates over which neither the Partnership nor CGM has control.

Brokerage fees are calculated on the Partnership’s adjusted net asset value on the last day of each month and are affected by trading performance, subscriptions and redemptions. Accordingly, they must be analyzed in relation to the fluctuations in the monthly net asset values. Brokerage fees and clearing fees for the three months ended March 31, 2012 decreased by $703,977, as compared to the corresponding period in 2011. The decrease in brokerage fees is due to lower average net assets during the three months ended March 31, 2012, as compared to the corresponding period in 2011.

Management fees are calculated as a percentage of the Partnership’s adjusted net asset value as of the end of each month and are affected by trading performance, subscriptions and redemptions. Management fees for the three months ended March 31, 2012, decreased by $289,720, as compared to the corresponding period in 2011. The decrease in management fees is due to lower average net assets during the three months ended March 31, 2012, as compared to the corresponding period in 2011.

Administrative fees are calculated as a percentage of the Partnership’s adjusted net asset value as of the end of each month and are affected by trading performance, subscriptions and redemptions. Administrative fees for the three months ended March 31, 2012 decreased by $72,430, as compared to the corresponding period in 2011. The decrease in administrative fees is due to lower average net assets during the three months ended March 31, 2012, as compared to the corresponding period in 2011.

Special Limited Partner profit share allocations (incentive fees) are based on the new trading profits earned by the Advisor on behalf of the Partnership, at the end of the quarter, as defined in the management agreement among the Partnership, the General Partner and the Advisor. There were no profit share allocations made for the three months ended March 31, 2012, and 2011. The Special Limited Partner will not receive a profit share allocation until the Advisor recovers the net loss incurred and earns additional new trading profits for the Partnership.

In allocating the assets of the Partnership to the Advisor, the General Partner considers the Advisor’s past performance, trading style, volatility of markets traded and fee requirements. The General Partner may modify or terminate the allocation of assets to the Advisor at any time.

 

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Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

The Partnership is a speculative commodity pool. The market sensitive instruments held by it are acquired for speculative trading purposes, and all or substantially all of the Partnership’s assets are subject to the risk of trading loss. Unlike an operating company, the risk of market sensitive instruments is integral, not incidental, to the Partnership’s main line of business.

The limited partners will not be liable for losses exceeding the current net asset value of their investment.

Market movements result in frequent changes in the fair value of the Partnership’s open positions and, consequently, in its earnings and cash balances. The Partnership’s market risk is influenced by a wide variety of factors, including the level and volatility of interest rates, exchange rates, equity price levels, the market value of financial instruments and contracts, the diversification effects among the Partnership’s open contracts and the liquidity of the markets in which it trades.

The Partnership rapidly acquires and liquidates both long and short positions in a wide range of different markets. Consequently, it is not possible to predict how a particular future market scenario will affect performance, and the Partnership’s past performance is not necessarily indicative of its future results.

“Value at Risk” is a measure of the maximum amount which the Partnership could reasonably be expected to lose in a given market sector. However, the inherent uncertainty of the Partnership’s speculative trading and the recurrence in the markets traded by the Partnership of market movements far exceeding expectations could result in actual trading or non-trading losses far beyond the indicated Value at Risk or the Partnership’s experience to date (i.e., “risk of ruin”). In light of the foregoing as well as the risks and uncertainties intrinsic to all future projections, the inclusion of the quantification in this section should not be considered to constitute any assurance or representation that the Partnership’s losses in any market sector will be limited to Value at Risk or by the Partnership’s attempts to manage its market risk.

Exchange maintenance margin requirements have been used by the Partnership as the measure of its Value at Risk. Maintenance margin requirements are set by exchanges to equal or exceed the maximum losses reasonably expected to be incurred in the fair value of any given contract in 95%-99% of any one-day interval. Maintenance margin has been used rather than the more generally available initial margin, because initial margin includes a credit risk component, which is not relevant to Value at Risk.

 

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Value at Risk tables represent a probabilistic assessment of the risk of loss in market sensitive instruments. The following tables indicate the trading Value at Risk associated with the Partnership’s open contracts by market category as of March 31, 2012, and December 31, 2011, and the highest, lowest and average value during the three months ended March 31, 2012, and twelve months ended December 31, 2011. All open contracts trading risk exposures of the Partnership have been included in calculating the figures set forth below. There has been no material change in the trading Value at Risk information previously disclosed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2011. As of March 31, 2012, the Partnership’s total capital was $147,553,998.

March 31, 2012

 

                  Three months ended March 31, 2012  

Market Sector

   Value at Risk      % of Total
Capital
    High
Value at Risk
     Low
Value at Risk
     Average
Value at Risk*
 

Indices

   $ 30,921,195         20.96   $ 135,350,515       $ 30,921,195       $ 43,211,468   
  

 

 

    

 

 

         

Total

   $ 30,921,195         20.96        
  

 

 

    

 

 

         

 

* Average of month-end Values at Risk.

As of December 31, 2011, the Partnership’s total capitalization was $157,648,425.

December 31, 2011

 

                  Twelve months ended December 31, 2011  

Market Sector

   Value at Risk      % of Total
Capitalization
    High
Value at Risk
     Low
Value at Risk
     Average
Value at  Risk*
 

Indices

   $ 16,743,916         10.62   $ 135,350,575       $ 4,043,054       $ 48,751,848   
  

 

 

    

 

 

         

Total

   $ 16,743,916         10.62        
  

 

 

    

 

 

         

 

* Annual average of month-end Values at Risk.

 

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Item 4.    Controls and Procedures

The Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Partnership on the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods expected in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Partnership in the reports it files is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (the “CFO”) of the General Partner, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure and appropriate SEC filings.

The General Partner is responsible for ensuring that there is an adequate and effective process for establishing, maintaining and evaluating disclosure controls and procedures for the Partnership’s external disclosures.

The General Partner’s CEO and CFO have evaluated the effectiveness of the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of March 31, 2012, and, based on that evaluation, the General Partner’s CEO and CFO have concluded that, at that date, the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

The Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting is a process under the supervision of the General Partner’s CEO and CFO to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP. These controls include policies and procedures that:

 

   

pertain to the maintenance of records, that in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Partnership;

 

   

provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP and (ii) the Partnership’s receipts are handled and expenditures are made only pursuant to authorizations of the General Partner; and

 

   

provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Partnership’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

There were no changes in the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting process during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2012, that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings

The following information supplements and amends the discussion set forth under Part I, Item 3. “Legal Proceedings” in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. There are no material legal proceedings pending against the Partnership and the General Partner.

Subprime Mortgage-Related Litigation and Other Matters

On March 15, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit granted a stay of the district court proceedings pending resolution of the appeals in SEC v. CGMI. Additional information relating to this matter is publicly available in court filings under docket numbers 11 Civ. 7387 (S.D.N.Y.) (Rakoff, J.) and 11-5227 (2d Cir.).

 

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Item 1A.    Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors set forth under Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

For the three months ended March 31, 2012, there were subscriptions of 4,794.5856 Class A Redeemable Units totaling $5,292,500 and 23.2251 Class D Redeemable Units totaling $25,000. The Redeemable Units were issued in reliance upon applicable exemptions from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder. The Redeemable Units were purchased by accredited investors as defined in Regulation D. In determining the applicability of the exemption, the General Partner relied on the fact that the Redeemable Units were purchased by accredited investors in a private offering.

Proceeds of net offering were used in the trading of commodity interests including futures and options contracts.

The following chart sets forth the purchases of Redeemable Units by the Partnership.

 

Period  

Class A

(a) Total Number

of Shares

(or Redeemable

Units) Purchased*

 

Class A

(b) Average

Price Paid per

Share (or

Redeemable Unit)**

 

Class D

(a) Total Number of

Shares (or

Redeemable Units)
Purchased*

 

Class D

(b) Average

Price Paid per

Share (or

Redeemable

Unit)**

 

(c) Total Number

of Shares (or

Redeemable Units)

Purchased as Part
of Publicly Announced

Plans or Programs

  (d) Maximum  Number
(or Approximate
Dollar Value) of Shares
(or Redeemable Units)
that May Yet Be Purchased
Under the
Plans or Programs

January 1, 2012 –

January 31, 2012

  4,549.7179  

$  1,105.31

    $  1,081.08   N/A   N/A

February 1, 2012 –

February 29, 2012

  1,558.0029   $  1,095.77   384.3600   $  1,073.77   N/A   N/A

March 1, 2012 –

March 31, 2012

  5,897.5859   $  1,091.57     $  1,071.67   N/A   N/A
    12,005.3067   $  1,097.32   384.3600   $  1,073.77        

 

* Generally, Limited Partners are permitted to redeem their Redeemable Units as of the end of each month on three business days’ notice to the General Partner. Under certain circumstances, the General Partner can compel redemption although, to date, the General Partner has not exercised this right. Purchases of Redeemable Units by the Partnership reflected in the chart above were made in the ordinary course of the Partnership’s business in connection with effecting redemptions for Limited Partners.
** Redemptions of Redeemable Units are effected as of the last day of each month at the net asset value per Redeemable Unit as of that day.

Item 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities – None

Item 4.    Mine Safety Disclosures – None

Item 5.    Other Information – None

 

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Item 6.    Exhibits

 

3.1

   (a)   Certificate of Limited Partnership as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York on November 21, 2005 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to general form for registration of securities on Form 10 filed on April 30, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).
   (b)   Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Limited Partnership as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, dated September 19, 2008 (filed as Exhibit 3.1(b) to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on November 16, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
   (c)   Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Limited Partnership as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, dated September 28, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the current report on Form 8-K filed on September 30, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
   (d)   Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Limited Partnership as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of New York, dated June 30, 2010 (filed as Exhibit 3.1(d) to the Form 8-K filed on July 2, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).
   (e)   Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Limited Partnership as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of New York, dated September 2, 2011 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 8-K on September 7, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference).

3.2

   (a)  

Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement, dated June 15, 2011 (filed as Exhibit 3.2(b) to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on August 15, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference)

10.1

   (a)   Management Agreement among the Partnership, the General Partner and Warrington, dated December 31, 2005 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the general form for registration of securities on Form 10 filed on April 30, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).
   (b)   Letter from the General Partner to Warrington extending Management Agreement for 2012 (filed as Exhibit 10.1(b) to the annual report on Form 10-K filed on March 30, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference).

10.2

     Customer Agreement between the Partnership, the General Partner and CGM, dated February 17, 2005 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the general form for registration of securities on Form 10 filed on April 30, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).

10.3

     Amended and Restated Agency Agreement between the Partnership, the General Partner and CGM, dated April 26, 2007 (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the general form for registration of securities on Form 10 filed on April 30, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).

10.4

     Selling Agreement between the Partnership, the General Partner, CGM and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, dated September 30, 2008 (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on November 16, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).

10.5

     Form of Subscription Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on November 16, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).

10.6

     Form of Third Party Subscription Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on November 16, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).

10.9

     Joinder Agreement among the Partnership, the General Partner, CGM and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, dated June 1, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 10 to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on August 14, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

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10.10

   Escrow Agreement among the Partnership, the General Partner, CGM and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., dated December 23, 2005 (filed as Exhibit 10.9 to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on November 16, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).

10.11

   Selling Agreement dated January 6, 2011 by and among the Registrant, the General Partner, CGM and Baird (filed as Exhibit 10.11 to current report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2011).

10.12

   Services Agreement dated January 6, 2011 by and among the Registrant, the General Partner, CGM and Baird (filed as Exhibit 10.12 to current report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2011).

31.1

   Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification (Certification of President and Director).

31.2

   Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification (Certification of Chief Financial Officer).

32.1

   Section 1350 Certification (Certification of President and Director).

32.2

   Section 1350 Certification (Certification of Chief Financial Officer).

101. INS

   XBRL Instance Document.

101. SCH

   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

101. CAL

   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

101. LAB

   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

101. PRE

   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

WARRINGTON FUND L.P.
By:   Ceres Managed Futures LLC
  (General Partner)
 
By:   /s/ Walter Davis
  Walter Davis
  President and Director
Date:   May 15, 2012
By:   /s/ Brian Centner
  Brian Centner
  Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Accounting Officer)
Date:   May 15, 2012

 

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