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): March 28, 2013
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UNITED STATES OIL FUND, LP
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| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||
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(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1530 Oakland, California 94612
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| (510) 522-9600 | (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) | |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code |
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Not Applicable
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| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On March 28, 2013, the United States Oil Fund, LP (the “Registrant”) issued its annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012, as required pursuant to Rule 4.22 under the Commodity Exchange Act. A copy of the annual financial statements is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and also can be found on the Registrant’s website at www.unitedstatesoilfund.com. The information furnished in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1 Annual Financial Statements of the Registrant for the year ended December 31, 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 OIL FUND, LP | ||
| By: | United States Commodity Funds LLC, its general partner | |
| Date: March 28, 2013 | By: | /s/ Howard Mah |
| Name: | Howard Mah | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |