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 12, 2016
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY SPECTRUM TECHNICAL L.P.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
Delaware | 000-26338 | 13-3782231 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
c/o Ceres Managed Futures LLC
522 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10036
(Address and Zip Code of principal executive offices)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (855) 672-4468
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Item 1.02. | Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Ceres Managed Futures LLC, the general partner of the Registrant (the General Partner), instructed Winton Capital Management Limited (Winton) to cease all futures interest trading on behalf of the Registrant effective March 31, 2016. As of April 12, 2016, the General Partner terminated, on behalf of the Registrant, the amended and restated advisory agreement, dated as of September 10, 2013 (the Advisory Agreement), among, inter alia, the General Partner, the Registrant and Winton, pursuant to which Winton managed the portion of the Registrants assets allocated to it. The Advisory Agreement remains in effect with respect to the other parties thereto.
The General Partner has reallocated the assets formerly allocated to Winton among the remaining trading advisors of the Registrant.
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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.
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY SPECTRUM TECHNICAL L.P. | ||
By: | Ceres Managed Futures LLC, | |
General Partner | ||
By: | /s/ Patrick T. Egan | |
Patrick T. Egan | ||
President and Director |
Date: April 18, 2016
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