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Organization of the Trusts
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Organization Of Trusts  
Organization of the Trusts

1. Organization of the Trusts

Sprott Physical Gold Trust, Sprott Physical Silver Trust, Sprott Physical Platinum and Palladium Trust and Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust (collectively, the “Trusts” and each a “Trust”) are closed-end mutual fund trusts created under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada, pursuant to trust agreements. Sprott Asset Management LP (the “Manager”) acts as the manager of the Trusts. RBC Investor Services Trust, a trust company organized under the laws of Canada, acts as the trustee of the Trusts. RBC Investor Services Trust also acts as custodian on behalf of the Trusts for the Trusts’ assets other than physical bullion. The Royal Canadian Mint acts as custodian on behalf of the Trusts for the physical bullion owned by the Trusts. The Trusts’ registered office is located at Suite 2600, South Tower, Royal Bank Plaza, 200 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5J 2J1.

The Trusts are authorized to issue an unlimited number of redeemable, transferable trust units (the “Units”). All issued Units have no par value, are fully paid for, and are listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange Arca (the “NYSE Arca”) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”). The date of inception and trading symbols of each of the Trusts is as follows:

Trust

Trust Agreement date

Initial Public Offering date

NYSE Arca and TSX symbols, respectively

Sprott Physical Gold Trust

August 28, 2009, as amended and restated as of December 7, 2009, February 1, 2010, February 27, 2015 and November 13, 2020

March 3, 2010

PHYS, PHYS.U

Sprott Physical Silver Trust

June 30, 2010, as amended and restated as of October 1, 2010, February 27, 2015 and November 13, 2020

October 28, 2010

PSLV, PSLV.U

Sprott Physical Platinum and
Palladium Trust

December 23, 2011, as amended and restated as of June 6, 2012

December 19, 2012

SPPP, SPPP.U

Sprott Physical Gold &
Silver Trust

October 26, 2017

January 16, 2018

CEF, CEF.U

 

The financial statements of each of the Trusts are as at and for the year ended December 31, 2022. These financial statements were authorized for issue by the Manager on March 21, 2023.