Form 8-K for the United States Natural Gas Fund, LP

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): February 1, 2012

 

UNITED STATES NATURAL GAS FUND, LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

  001-33096   20-5576760

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

1320 Harbor Bay Parkway, Suite 145

Alameda, California 94502

 
  (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)  

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (510) 522-9600

 

  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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events

On February 1, 2012, United States Natural Gas Fund, LP (the “Registrant”) issued a press release announcing a four-for-one reverse split of the units of the Registrant. The reverse unit split will take place at the close of trading on February 21, 2012 and will be effective on February 22, 2012. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number

     Description      

99.1

     Press release dated February 1, 2012.

 

 

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.

 

   UNITED STATES NATURAL GAS FUND, LP   
  

By: United States Commodity Funds LLC, its

       general partner

  

Date: February 1, 2012

   By:  /s/Howard Mah                                                    
         Name: Howard Mah   
         Title:   Chief Financial Officer