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<P id=PARA273 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><B>Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 29, 2015</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA277 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><B>iShares</B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 60%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top"><B>&#174;</B></FONT><B> Commodity Optimized Trust </B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA328 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><B>Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers.</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA331 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">On October 29, 2015, iShares<FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 60%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">&#174;</FONT> Delaware Trust Sponsor (&#8220;IDTS&#8221;), sponsor of iShares<FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 60%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">&#174;</FONT> Commodity Optimized Trust, appointed Paul Lohrey as Chief Executive Officer and President of IDTS, effective November 10, 2015. He will continue his position as a Director of IDTS. Mr. Lohrey, CFA, 52, became a principal of IDTS in April 2014 and performs supervisory and managerial functions. Mr. Lohrey joined BlackRock, Inc., a global asset management firm, as a Managing Director in June 2010. Prior to joining BlackRock, Inc., Mr. Lohrey served as Chief Investment Officer, Europe for The Vanguard Group, an asset management firm, from October 2008 to May 2010. He also held various positions in equity and fixed income portfolio management while at Vanguard from August 1994. Mr. Lohrey earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Duke University in 1984 and an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago in 1986.</FONT></P>
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cmdt20151027_8k.htm
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): October 29, 2015
iShares
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Commodity Optimized Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-36044
46-2428725
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
c/o iShares
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Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC
400 Howard Street
San Francisco, California 94105
Attn: Product Management Team
iShares
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Product
Research & Development
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (415) 670-2000
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers.
On October 29, 2015, iShares
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Delaware Trust Sponsor ("IDTS"), sponsor of iShares
®
Commodity Optimized Trust, appointed Paul Lohrey as Chief Executive Officer and President of IDTS, effective November 10, 2015. He will continue his position as a Director of IDTS. Mr. Lohrey, CFA, 52, became a principal of IDTS in April 2014 and performs supervisory and managerial functions. Mr. Lohrey joined BlackRock, Inc., a global asset management firm, as a Managing Director in June 2010. Prior to joining BlackRock, Inc., Mr. Lohrey served as Chief Investment Officer, Europe for The Vanguard Group, an asset management firm, from October 2008 to May 2010. He also held various positions in equity and fixed income portfolio management while at Vanguard from August 1994. Mr. Lohrey earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Duke University in 1984 and an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago in 1986.
Mr. Lohrey will replace Patrick Dunne, who will resign from his offices of Chief Executive Officer and President of IDTS, effective November 10, 2015.
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.
Date: October 30, 2015
iShares
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Commodity Optimized Trust*
By:
iShares
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Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC
By:
/s/ Jack Gee
Name:
Jack Gee
Title:
Managing Director
By:
/s/ Raymund Santiago
Name:
Raymund Santiago
Title:
Director
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The registrant is a trust. The individual specified above is signing in his or her capacity as an officer and/or authorized signatory of iShares
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Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, the sponsor of the trust.