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): April 14, 2014
Nuveen Long/Short Commodity Total Return Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35710 | 45-2470177 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 333 West Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois |
60606 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 827-5920
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On April 14, 2014, TIAA-CREF, a national financial services organization, announced that it had entered into an agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) to acquire Nuveen Investments, Inc., the parent company of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC (“NCAM”), the manager of the Nuveen Long/Short Commodity Total Return Fund (the “Fund”). The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of the year, subject to customary closing conditions, including obtaining necessary fund and client consents sufficient to satisfy the terms of the Purchase Agreement and obtaining customary regulatory approvals. There can be no assurance that the transaction described above will be consummated as contemplated or that necessary conditions will be satisfied.
The consummation of the transaction will be deemed to be an “assignment” (as defined in the Investment Advisers Act of 1940) of the collateral sub-advisory agreement among NCAM, the Fund and Nuveen Asset Management, the Fund’s collateral subadvisor, and will require the consent of NCAM and the Fund. It is anticipated that NCAM and the Fund will grant such consent.
The transaction is not expected to result in any change in the management of the Fund or in the Fund’s investment objectives or policies.
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.
| NUVEEN LONG/SHORT COMMODITY TOTAL RETURN FUND |
| By: Nuveen Commodities Asset Management, LLC, its Manager |
| Date: April 14, 2014 |
| /s/ William Adams, IV |
| William Adams, IV President |