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): April 1, 2014
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Spectrum
Technical L.P.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 0-26338 | 13-3782231 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
c/o Ceres Managed Futures LLC
522 Fifth Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10036
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(855) 672-4468
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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:
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Selling Agreement
Effective April 1, 2014, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Spectrum Technical L.P. (the “Registrant”) entered into an alternative investment placement agent agreement (the “Selling Agreement”), by and among the Registrant, Ceres Managed Futures LLC, the general partner of the Registrant (the “General Partner”), and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, doing business as Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (“MSWM”).
A party to the Selling Agreement may terminate the Selling Agreement by written notice to the other parties on thirty days’ prior written notice, or immediately under certain circumstances as provided in the Selling Agreement.
Pursuant to the Selling Agreement, the Registrant will pay MSWM a flat-rate brokerage fee equal to 4.0% annually of the net asset value per unit paid on a monthly basis, a portion of which may be paid to MSWM’s affiliates or agents.
| Item 1.02 | Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Prior Selling Agreement
Effective April 1, 2014, the General Partner and the Registrant terminated the amended and restated selling agent agreement, including any annexes, amendments or joinders thereto (the “Prior Selling Agreement”), dated March 7, 2000. The General Partner terminated the Prior Selling Agreement in order to enter into the Selling Agreement described in Item 1.01 above.
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.
| MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY SPECTRUM TECHNICAL L.P. | ||
| By: | Ceres Managed Futures LLC | |
| General Partner | ||
| By: | /s/ Alper Daglioglu | |
| Alper Daglioglu | ||
| President and Director | ||
Date: April 7, 2014