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 23,
2021
Teucrium Commodity Trust
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-34765
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61-1604335
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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Three Main Street, Suite 215
Burlington, VT 05401
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(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (802) 540-0019
N/A
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01.
Other Events.
On
December 9, 2020, Teucrium Trading, LLC (the
“Sponsor”), the sponsor to Teucrium Commodity Trust,
filed a Form 8-K (the “December 8-K”) providing
information about certain legal proceedings, namely, Sal Gilbertie v. Dale Riker,
et al., C.A. No.
2020-1018-AGB (Del. Ch.) (the “Gilbertie case”) and
Dale Riker v. Sal Gilbertie, et
al., No. 656794-2020 (N.Y. Sup. Ct.) (the
“Riker case”).
Please see the December 8-K for additional information about these
legal proceedings.
With
respect to the Riker case,
on April 22, 2021, the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New
York County dismissed the case without prejudice to the case being
refiled after the conclusion of the Gilbertie case in Delaware Chancery
Court. See Dale Riker, et al. v. Teucrium Trading, LLC et
al, Decision + Order on Motions, No. 6567943-2020 (N.Y. Sup.
Ct) (Apr. 22, 2021).
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This
Current Report on Form 8-K includes forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995, including statements about the Sponsor’s
expectations regarding its outstanding legal proceedings. All
forward-looking statements reflect the Sponsor’s present
expectations regarding future events and are subject to known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or
implied by these statements, including, among others, risks and
uncertainties related to the timing, progression, outcome and costs
of these legal proceedings, as well as other risks inherent in all
legal proceedings. Given these risks, uncertainties and other
important factors, you should not place undue reliance on any
forward-looking statements the Sponsor makes. The forward-looking
statements in this report represent the Sponsor’s
expectations and assumptions only as of the date made, and except
as required by law, the Sponsor undertakes no obligation to revise
or update any forward-looking statements for any
reason.
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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.
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Teucrium
Commodity Trust
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By:
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Teucrium
Trading, LLC, its sponsor
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Date:
April 23, 2021
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By:
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/s/Sal
Gilbertie
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Name:
Sal Gilbertie
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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