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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): November 14, 2023
United
States Gasoline Fund, LP
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-33975 |
|
20-8837263 |
(Commission
File Number) |
|
(IRS
Employer Identification No.) |
|
|
|
1850
Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Suite 640
Walnut
Creek, California |
|
94596 |
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) |
|
(Zip
Code) |
(510)
522-9600
(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:
o |
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
o |
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
o |
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
o |
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class |
|
Trading
Symbol(s) |
|
Name
of each exchange on which registered |
Shares
of United States Gasoline Fund, LP |
|
UGA |
|
NYSE
Arca, Inc. |
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405
of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging
growth company o
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for
complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Item
4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant
(a) Dismissal
of Previous Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On
November 14, 2023, United States Gasoline Fund, LP (the “Registrant”) dismissed Spicer Jeffries LLP (“Spicer
Jeffries”) as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2023.
The
audit reports of Spicer Jeffries on the Registrant’s financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December
31, 2021 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit
scope, or accounting principles. During the prior two fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, and in the subsequent interim
period, there were (i) no disagreements within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K between the Registrant and
Spicer Jeffries on any matters of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope and procedure
that, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Spicer Jeffries, would have caused it to make reference to the matter thereof in
connection with its report for such year, and (ii) no “reportable events” within the meaning of Item 304(a)(i)(v)
of Regulation S-K.
The
Board of Directors of United States Commodity Funds LLC (“USCF”), which serves as the general partner of the Registrant,
based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee of USCF, approved the decision to change independent registered public accounting
firms.
The
Registrant provided Spicer Jeffries with a copy of the disclosures in this Current Report on Form 8-K (“Form 8-K”)
prior to filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). A copy of Spicer Jeffries’s letter to the
SEC, stating whether it agrees with the statements made by the Registrant in this Form 8-K, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form
8-K.
(b) Appointment
of New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On
November 14, 2023, (the “Engagement Date”), the Board of Directors of USCF, as general partner of the Registrant,
based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee of USCF, engaged Cohen & Company, Ltd. (“Cohen”) as the Registrant’s
independent registered public accounting firm for the Registrant’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.
During
the prior two fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, as well as in the subsequent interim period through the Engagement
Date, neither the Registrant, nor any representative acting on its behalf, consulted Cohen regarding any of the matters outlined
in Item 304(a)(2)(i) or 304(a)(2)(ii) of Regulation S-K.
ITEM
9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d)
Exhibits.
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 GASOLINE FUND, LP
By:
United States Commodity Funds LLC, its general partner |
|
|
Dated:
November 16, 2023 |
|
|
|
By: |
/s/
Stuart
P. Crumbaugh |
|
Name: |
Stuart
P. Crumbaugh |
|
Title: |
Chief
Financial Officer |
|
|
|
November 16, 2023
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-7561
Commissioners:
We have read Item 4.01 of
United States Gasoline Fund, LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated November 16, 2023, and have the following comments:
| 1. | We
agree with the statements made in Item 4.01(a) insofar as they pertain to our firm. |
| 2. | We
have no basis to agree or disagree with the statements contained in Item 4.01(b). |
Yours truly,
/s/ Spicer Jeffries LLP
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