DB COMMODITY SERVICES LLC
60 WALL STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10005
(212) 250-5883
May 3, 2013
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-7010
| Re: | Notice of Disclosure Filed in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Under Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Exchange Act |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, notice is hereby provided that PowerShares DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust with respect to PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (the “Trust”) has made disclosure pursuant to those provisions in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, which was filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on May 3, 2013. The Trust made such disclosure based on information provided by our affiliate, Deutsche Bank AG, and not because of any conduct by the Trust.
| PowerShares DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust with respect to PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund | ||
| DB COMMODITY SERVICES LLC, as Managing Owner of the Trust | ||
| By: | /s/ MARTIN KREMENSTEIN | |
| Name: | Martin Kremenstein | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| By: | /s/ MICHAEL GILLIGAN | |
| Name: | Michael Gilligan | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |