Note 8 – Share Purchases and Redemptions

The Trust will process all creations and redemptions of Shares in transactions with Authorized Participants. When the Trust issues or redeems its Shares, it will do so only in Creation Baskets based on the quantity of ether attributable to each Share of the Trust (net of accrued but unpaid Sponsor fees and any accrued but unpaid expenses or liabilities). Creation and redemption transactions take place in cash, but in the future, pending regulatory approval, the Trust may permit or require creation and redemption transactions to take place in-kind. Authorized Participants are the only persons that may place orders to create and redeem Creation Baskets. Authorized Participants must be (1) registered broker-dealers or other securities market participants, such as banks or other financial institutions, that are not required to register as broker-dealers to engage in securities transactions as described below, and (2) participants in DTC such as banks, dealers and trust companies (“DTC Participants”). To become an Authorized Participant, a person must enter into an Authorized Participant Agreement.

When purchasing Creation Baskets, Authorized Participants will deliver cash to the Cash Custodian. The Execution Agent will be responsible for acquiring the requisite amount of ether on behalf of the Trust on an agency basis. After receipt of the ether by the Ethereum Custodian, the Transfer Agent will issue Creation Baskets of Shares to the creating Authorized Participant in satisfaction of the creation order.

When redeeming Creation Baskets, the Execution Agent will be responsible for selling the requisite amount of ether on behalf of the Trust on an agency basis. After receipt of the cash payment, the Transfer Agent will redeem the Shares and the Cash Custodian will distribute the resulting cash to the redeeming Authorized Participant in satisfaction of the redemption order.