ETCG 8-K
Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust (ETC) (ETCG)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 20, 2023, Grayscale Investments, LLC, the sponsor (the “Sponsor”) of Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust (ETC) (the “Trust”), and CoinDesk Indices, Inc. (the “Index Provider”), entered into an Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Index License Agreement dated January 31, 2022, between the Sponsor and the Index Provider (the “Index License Agreement”) governing the Sponsor’s use of the CoinDesk Ether Classic Price Index (ECX) (the “Index”) to calculate the Index Price, among other things. This agreement amends the terms of the Index License Agreement to extend the term of the agreement from February 29, 2024, to February 28, 2025.
The foregoing description is a summary, does not purport to be a complete description of the Amendment, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
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Grayscale Investments, LLC as Sponsor of the Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust (ETC) |
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June 23, 2023 |
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/s/ Michael Sonnenshein |
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Michael Sonnenshein |
Exhibit 10.1
Certain confidential information contained in this document, marked by [***], has been omitted because
the registrant has determined that the information (i) is not material and (ii) would likely cause competitive
harm to the registrant if publicly disclosed.
AMENDMENT No. 1
TO
MASTER LICENSE AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) is made as of June 20, 2023 (the “Effective Date”) by and between CoinDesk Indices, Inc., a Delaware corporation, having its principal place of business at 250 Park Avenue South, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10003 (“CDI”), and Grayscale Investments, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, with an office located at 290 Harbor Drive, Stamford, CT 06902 (“Licensee”). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein have the meanings specified in or pursuant to the Agreement (defined below).
WHEREAS, CDI and the Licensee are parties to that certain Master Index License Agreement dated as of January 31, 2022 (the “Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, CDI and Licensee desire to amend certain terms of the Agreement as set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:
I. Amendments
End Date: February 28, 2025
CDI shall achieve the following operational milestones by the specified deadlines, or the Fees described in Section 6 of this Order shall be subject to (i) fee discounts specified on the table below, effective as of the date indicated and (ii) Licensee shall have the right to terminate this Order (and the Agreement).
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Certain confidential information contained in this document, marked by [***], has been omitted because
the registrant has determined that the information (i) is not material and (ii) would likely cause competitive
harm to the registrant if publicly disclosed.
II. Ratification of Agreement. Except as expressly amended and provided herein, all of the terms, conditions and provisions of the Agreement are hereby ratified and confirmed to be of full force and effect and shall continue in full force and effect.
III. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original against a Party whose signature appears thereon, but all of which together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
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Certain confidential information contained in this document, marked by [***], has been omitted because
the registrant has determined that the information (i) is not material and (ii) would likely cause competitive
harm to the registrant if publicly disclosed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Amendment by their duly authorized
representatives as of the Effective Date set forth above.
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CoinDesk Indices, Inc.
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/s/ Alan Campbell |
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Alan Campbell |
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President |
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Grayscale Investments, LLC
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/s/ Michael Sonnenshein |
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Michael Sonnenshein |
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CEO |
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