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 |
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| (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) |
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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 |
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| Date: February 1, 2012 |
By: /s/Howard Mah | |||
| Name: Howard Mah | ||||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||