Osprey Bitcoin Trust (OBTC) 8-KTermination of a Material Definitive Agreement

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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 11, 2022

Osprey Bitcoin Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

520 White Plains Road, Suite 500
Tarrytown, New York 10591
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(914) 214-4697
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement

On March 11, 2022, the Trust delivered to Fidelity Digital Asset Services, LLC (“Fidelity”), notice of termination of the custodial services agreement dated May 18, 2020 (the “Old Custodian Agreement”), pursuant to which Fidelity was engaged to keep in safe custody the Trust’s digital assets and to maintain and operate the Trust’s custody account on behalf of the Trust. The notice of termination will become effective on April 10, 2022 (the “Termination Effective Date”). Until the Termination Effective Date, the Trust will have available custodian services under both the Old Custodian Agreement and a new custodian agreement entered into with Coinbase Custody Trust Company, LLC (the “New Custodian”) on February 4, 2022 (the “New Custodian Agreement”) as previously disclosed.

In connection with the termination of the Old Custodian Agreement, on March 10, 2022, the Trust transferred its custodied digital assets from Fidelity to the New Custodian. Following such transfer, the custody of the Trust’s digital assets will be pursuant to the New Custodian Agreement. No cost or expense is expected to be incurred by the Trust, or the Unitholders, in connection with the termination of the Old Custodian Agreement or its replacement with the New Custodian Agreement.

The foregoing description of the Old Custodian Agreement is not complete and is subject to, and qualified entirely by reference to, the full text of the Old Custodian Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 8, 2021 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

The exhibit listed in the following Exhibit Index is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

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, thereto duly authorized.

Dated:  March 14, 2022