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): February 3, 2017 (January 30, 2017)
EQUINOX FRONTIER FUNDS
EQUINOX FRONTIER DIVERSIFIED FUND
EQUINOX FRONTIER LONG/SHORT COMMODITY FUND
EQUINOX FRONTIER MASTERS FUND
EQUINOX FRONTIER BALANCED FUND
EQUINOX FRONTIER HERITAGE FUND
EQUINOX FRONTIER SELECT FUND
EQUINOX FRONTIER WINTON FUND
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 000-51274 | 36-6815533 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
c/o Equinox Fund Management, LLC
1775 Sherman Street, Suite 2010
Denver, Colorado 80203
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(303) 837-0600
(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:
| ☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act. |
| ☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act. |
| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2b under the Exchange Act. |
| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act. |
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On January 30, 2017, the holders of units of beneficial interest (the “unitholders”) of each of Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund, Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, Equinox Frontier Masters Fund, Equinox Frontier Select Fund and Equinox Frontier Winton Fund (each, a “Fund”) acted by way of majority written consent action (pursuant to a solicitation of consents mailed on January 12, 2017, and in lieu of a special meeting of unitholders) to approve the substitution of Frontier Fund Management, LLC for Equinox Fund Management, LLC as managing owner of Equinox Frontier Funds and each Fund.
The certified results of the matters voted upon through the written consents are as follows:
| Fund | For | Against | Abstain | |||||||||
| Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund |
547,092 | 1,946 | 4,246 | |||||||||
| Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund |
436,771 | 119 | 268 | |||||||||
| Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund |
78,427 | 0 | 310 | |||||||||
| Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund |
79,233 | 126 | 938 | |||||||||
| Equinox Frontier Masters Fund |
140,708 | 0 | 1,591 | |||||||||
| Equinox Frontier Select Fund |
119,639 | 53 | 554 | |||||||||
| Equinox Frontier Winton Fund |
183,316 | 1,508 | 923 | |||||||||
The substitution of the managing owner originally scheduled to be completed on or about January 31, 2017, as disclosed in each Fund’s proxy statement filed with the SEC on a Schedule 14A on January 11, 2017, has been delayed pending further discussions among Equinox Fund Management, LLC, Wakefield Advisors, LLC and Frontier Fund Management, LLC.
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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.
| Equinox Frontier Funds (Registrant) | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Robert J. Enck | |||||
| Date: February 3, 2017 | Robert J. Enck President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner | |||||
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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.
| Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: February 3, 2017 | By: | /s/ Robert J. Enck | ||||
| Robert J. Enck President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Diversified Fund, a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds | ||||||
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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.
| Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: February 3, 2017 | By: | /s/ Robert J. Enck | ||||
| Robert J. Enck President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Long/Short Commodity Fund, a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds | ||||||
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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.
| Equinox Frontier Masters Fund, a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: February 3, 2017 | By: | /s/ Robert J. Enck | ||||
| Robert J. Enck President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Masters Fund, a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds | ||||||
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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.
| Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: February 3, 2017 | By: | /s/ Robert J. Enck | ||||
| Robert J. Enck President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Balanced Fund, a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds | ||||||
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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.
| Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund, a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: February 3, 2017 | By: | /s/ Robert J. Enck | ||||
| Robert J. Enck President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Heritage Fund, a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds | ||||||
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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.
| Equinox Frontier Select Fund, a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: February 3, 2017 | By: | /s/ Robert J. Enck | ||||
| Robert J. Enck President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Select Fund, a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds | ||||||
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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.
| Equinox Frontier Winton Fund, a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: February 3, 2017 | By: | /s/ Robert J. Enck | ||||
| Robert J. Enck President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Managing Owner of Equinox Frontier Winton Fund, a Series of Equinox Frontier Funds | ||||||
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