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): June 30, 2010
iShares® COMEX® Gold Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New York | 001-32418 | 81-6124036 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
c/o BlackRock Asset Management International Inc.
400 Howard Street
San Francisco, California 94105
Attn: Product Management Team
Intermediary Investor and Exchange-Traded Products Department
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 670-2000
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events |
On June 29, 2010, The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Trustee”) and the Bank of Nova Scotia, as custodian (the “Custodian”) under a custodian agreement (the “Custodian Agreement”) between the Trustee and the Custodian, dated January 19, 2005, entered into an amendment to the Custodian Agreement (the “Amendment”) to increase to $10 billion the maximum value of the iShares® COMEX® Gold Trust’s (the “Trust”) gold that the custodian may be required to accept thereunder. A copy of the Amendment is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1.
On June 30, 2010, BlackRock Asset Management International Inc., the sponsor of the Trust, and the Trustee executed the Third Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Depositary Trust Agreement reducing the annual sponsor fee to 0.25% of the adjusted net asset value of the Trust, effective July 1, 2010. A copy of the amendment is filed herewith as Exhibit 4.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| Exhibit 4.1 | Third Amendment to First Amended and Restated Depositary Trust Agreement | |
| Exhibit 10.1 | Amendment to the Custody Agreement | |
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.
Date: June 30, 2010
| iShares® COMEX® Gold Trust* | ||
| By: | BlackRock Asset Management International Inc. | |
| By: | /s/ Michael A. Latham | |
| Name: | Michael A. Latham | |
| Title: | Managing Director | |
| By: | /s/ Raman Suri | |
| Name: | Raman Suri | |
| Title: | Managing Director | |
| * | The registrant is a trust. The individual specified above is signing in his or her capacity as an officer and/or authorized signatory of BlackRock Asset Management International Inc., the sponsor of the trust. |