Document ID: SEC-2013-1185-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes: NYSE Arca, Inc.
Posted Date: 2013-07-01T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 126 (Monday, July 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39399-39407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15627]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-69847; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2013-61]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing 
of Proposed Rule Change Proposing to List and Trade Units of the First 
Trust Gold Trust Pursuant to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.201

June 25, 2013.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given 
that, on June 11, 2013, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``Exchange'' or ``NYSE Arca'') 
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the 
proposed rule change as described in Items I, II, and III below, which 
Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The Commission is publishing 
this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from 
interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to list and trade Units of the First Trust 
Gold Trust pursuant to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.201. The text of the 
proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's Web site at 
www.nyse.com, at the principal office of the Exchange, and at the 
Commission's Public Reference Room.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization 
included statements concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the 
proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the 
proposed rule change. The text of those statements may be examined at 
the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared 
summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most 
significant parts of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and the 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to list and trade Units of the Trust under 
NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.201.\3\ Under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.201, 
the Exchange may propose to list and/or trade pursuant to unlisted 
trading privileges (``UTP'') ``Commodity-Based Trust Shares.'' \4\ The 
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') has previously 
approved listing on the Exchange under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.201 
shares of the APMEX Physical-1 oz. Gold Redeemable Trust \5\, ETFS Gold 
Trust \6\, as well as the Sprott Physical Gold Trust.\7\ In addition, 
the Commission has approved listing on the Exchange of streetTRACKS 
Gold Trust and iShares COMEX Gold Trust.\8\ Prior to their listing on 
the Exchange, the Commission approved listing of the streetTRACKS Gold 
Trust on the New York Stock Exchange (``NYSE'') and listing of iShares 
COMEX Gold Trust on the American Stock Exchange LLC.\9\
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    \3\ See the draft registration statement for the Trust on Form 
F-1, filed with the Commission on March 19, 2013 (File No. 377-
00130) (the ``Registration Statement''). The descriptions of the 
Trust, the Units and the gold market contained herein are based, in 
part, on the Registration Statement.
    \4\ Commodity-Based Trust Shares are securities issued by a 
trust that represent investors' discrete identifiable and undivided 
beneficial ownership interest in the commodities deposited into the 
trust.
    \5\ Securities Exchange Act Release 66930 (May 7, 2012), 77 FR 
27817 (May 11, 2012) (SR-NYSEArca-2012-18).
    \6\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 59895 (May 8, 2009), 74 
FR 22993 (May 15, 2009) (SR-NYSEArca-2009-40).
    \7\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 61496 (February 4, 
2010), 75 FR 6758 (February 10, 2010) (SR-NYSEArca-2009-113).
    \8\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 56224 (August 8, 
2007), 72 FR 45850 (August 15, 2007) (SR-NYSEArca-2007-76) 
(approving listing on the Exchange of the streetTRACKS Gold Trust); 
56041 (July 11, 2007), 72 FR 39114 (July 17, 2007) (SR-NYSEArca-
2007-43) (order approving listing on the Exchange of iShares COMEX 
Gold Trust).
    \9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 50603 (October 28, 
2004), 69 FR 64614 (November 5, 2004) (SR-NYSE-2004-22) (order 
approving listing of streetTRACKS Gold Trust on NYSE); 51058 
(January 19, 2005), 70 FR 3749 (January 26, 2005) (SR-Amex-2004-38) 
(order approving listing of iShares COMEX Gold Trust on the American 
Stock Exchange LLC).
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    FT Portfolios Canada Co. will be the trustee and manager of the 
Trust (``Manager''),\10\ and The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company (the 
``Trust Custodian'') will be the custodian of the Trust's assets.\11\ 
Equity Financial Trust

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Company (the ``Transfer Agent'') will process redemption orders and 
transfers for the Trust. CIBC Mellon Trust Company (the ``Valuation 
Agent'') will calculate the value of the net assets of the Trust on a 
daily basis and reconcile all purchases and redemptions of Units to 
determine the net asset value per Unit (``NAV''). The Trust was created 
to invest and hold substantially all of its assets in physical gold 
bullion. The Trust will seek to provide a secure, convenient and 
exchange-traded investment alternative for investors interested in 
holding physical gold bullion without the inconvenience that is typical 
of a direct investment in physical gold bullion. The Trust intends to 
invest primarily in long-term holdings of unencumbered, fully 
allocated, physical gold bullion and will not speculate with regard to 
short-term changes in gold prices. Each outstanding Unit will represent 
an equal, fractional, undivided ownership interest in the Trust. The 
Trust seeks to allow investors to invest in physical gold through Units 
of the Trust and either redeem their Units for physical gold bullion, 
or cash, less applicable expenses as described below.
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    \10\ The Manager is a company subsisting under the laws of Nova 
Scotia. The Manager is responsible for the day-to-day activities and 
administration of the Trust. The Manager manages, or causes to be 
managed, the Trust pursuant to the declaration of trust. Additional 
details regarding the Manager are set forth in the Registration 
Statement.
    \11\ The Trust Custodian intends to appoint The Bank of Nova 
Scotia as gold sub-custodian (the ``Gold Sub-Custodian''). Physical 
gold bullion held directly by the Gold Sub-Custodian will be stored 
on an allocated and segregated basis in the vault facilities of 
ScotiaMacatta, a division of the Gold Sub-Custodian, or additional 
gold sub-sub-custodians appointed by it in Canada, the United States 
or London, England. The Gold Sub-Custodian intends to appoint Brinks 
Global Services USA and/or Via Mat International as gold sub-sub-
custodians for physical gold bullion in the Trust's name (each such 
gold sub-sub-custodians, and the Gold Sub-Custodian, a ``Gold 
Custodian'', and together with the Trust Custodian, the 
``Custodians''). Each Gold Custodian will be responsible for and 
will bear all risk of the loss of, and damage to, the Trust's 
physical gold bullion that is in the Gold Custodian's custody, 
subject to certain limitations based on events beyond the Gold 
Custodian's control.
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    According to the Registration Statement, substantially all of the 
net assets of the Trust (at least 90%), will be invested in allocated 
kilogram bars of physical gold bullion with a fineness of 0.995 or 
higher that are manufactured by refiners recognized by the London 
Bullion Market Association (``LBMA'') for the production of ``good 
delivery bars'' (``Kilogram Bars''). The Trust will not invest in gold 
certificates or other financial instruments that represent gold or that 
may be exchanged for gold.
    The Trust intends to list the Units on the Toronto Stock Exchange 
(``TSX''). According to the Registration Statement, the Trust is 
neither an investment company registered under the Investment Company 
Act of 1940 \12\ nor a commodity pool for purposes of the Commodity 
Exchange Act.\13\
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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 80a-1.
    \13\ 7 U.S.C. 1.
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    The Exchange represents that the Units satisfy the requirements of 
NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.201 and thereby qualify for listing on the 
Exchange.\14\
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    \14\ With respect to application of Rule 10A-3 (17 CFR 240.10A-
3) under the Act, the Trust relies on the exemption contained in 
Rule 10A-3(c)(7).
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Operation of the Physical Gold Bullion Market
    According to the Registration Statement, the physical gold bullion 
market is influenced by several factors, including:
    (a) Global gold supply and demand, which is influenced by such 
factors as: (i) Forward selling by gold producers; (ii) purchases made 
by gold producers to unwind gold hedge positions; (iii) central bank 
purchases and sales; (iv) production and cost levels in major gold-
producing countries; and (v) new production projects;
    (b) investors' expectations for future inflation rates;
    (c) exchange rate volatility of the U.S. dollar, the principal 
currency in which the price of gold is generally quoted;
    (d) interest rate volatility;
    (e) unexpected global, or regional, political or economic 
incidents; and
    (f) changing tax, royalty, land and mineral rights ownership and 
leasing regulations in gold producing countries.
LBMA
    According to the Registration Statement, the LBMA is the London-
based trade association that represents the wholesale gold and silver 
bullion market in London. London is the focus of the international 
Over-the-Counter (OTC) market for gold and silver, with a client base 
that includes the majority of the central banks that hold gold, plus 
producers, refiners, fabricators and other traders throughout the 
world.
    According to the Registration Statement, the ``LBMA Good Delivery 
List''-- the list of acceptable refiners of gold and silver bars in the 
London bullion market-- is now widely recognized as representing the de 
facto standard for the quality of gold and silver bars, and applies 
stringent criteria for assaying standards and bar quality that an 
applicant must satisfy in order to be listed. The assaying capabilities 
of refiners on the Good Delivery List are periodically checked under 
the LBMA's ``Proactive Monitoring'' program.
    The LBMA Good Delivery List has been developed and is maintained by 
the LBMA in order to facilitate the international distribution and 
acceptability on technical grounds of standard bars produced by those 
refiners:
    (a) Who meet the criteria for inclusion in the list; and
    (b) whose bars have passed the testing procedures laid down by the 
LBMA.
    Standard Good Delivery bars of gold are bars of approximately 400 
fine troy ounces.
Operation of the Trust
    According to the Registration Statement, the Trust will not hold or 
trade in commodity futures contracts regulated by the Commodity 
Exchange Act, as administered by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission (``CFTC''). Gold futures are traded on the COMEX, an 
affiliate of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc., and the Tokyo 
Commodity Exchange.\15\
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    \15\ For additional information regarding the gold bullion 
market, gold futures exchanges, and regulation of the global gold 
market, see, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 59895 (May 
8, 2009), 74 FR 22993 (May 15, 2009) (SR-NYSEArca-2009-40) (order 
approving Exchange listing and trading of the ETFS Gold Trust); and 
66627 (March 20, 2012), 77 FR 27817 (May 11, 2012) (SR-NYSEArca-
2012-18) (order approving Exchange listing and trading of the APMEX 
Physical-1 oz. Gold Redeemable Trust).
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    The Trust is subject to various ``Investment and Operating 
Restrictions'', as described in the Registration Statement. The 
Investment and Operating Restrictions provide that the Trust:

    (a) Will invest in and hold a minimum of 90% of the total net 
assets of the Trust in physical gold bullion (i.e., Kilogram Bars) 
and hold no more than 10% of the total net assets of the Trust, at 
the discretion of the Portfolio Advisor, in cash or any asset 
readily convertible into cash (whether or not denominated in U.S. 
dollars) including, but not limited to, bank accounts, certificates 
of deposit, money market accounts, commercial paper, U.S. and 
foreign treasury obligations and other cash equivalent instruments, 
except during the 60-day period following the closing of the 
offering of the Units or additional offerings or prior to the 
distribution of the assets of the Trust;
    (b) will store all Kilogram Bars owned by the Trust at a Gold 
Custodian on a fully allocated basis, provided that the Kilogram 
Bars may be stored with a custodian only if it will remain within 
the chain of custody with the Gold Custodian;
    (c) will not purchase, sell or hold derivatives;
    (d) will not issue Units following the completion of the 
offering of the Units except if the net proceeds per Unit to be 
received by the Trust are not less than 100% of the most recently 
calculated NAV prior to, or upon the determination of the pricing of 
such issuance;
    (e) will ensure that no part of the stored Kilogram Bars may be 
delivered out of safekeeping by a Gold Custodian, without receipt of 
an instruction from the Manager in the form specified by a Gold 
Custodian indicating the purpose of the delivery and giving 
direction with respect to the specific amount;

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    (f) will ensure that no director or officer of the Manager or 
representative of the Trust or the Manager will be authorized to 
enter into the Kilogram Bars storage vaults without being 
accompanied by at least one representative of a Gold Custodian, as 
applicable;
    (g) will ensure that the Kilogram Bars remain unencumbered;
    (h) will inspect or cause to be inspected the stored Kilogram 
Bars periodically on a spot inspection basis and, together with a 
representative of the Trust's auditor, physically verify the 
existence of each bar annually;
    (i) will not guarantee the securities or obligations of any 
person other than the Manager, and then only in respect of the 
activities of the Trust; and
    (j) will comply with certain holding restrictions of the Income 
Tax Act (Canada).
Description of the Units
    According to the Registration Statement, the Trust will be 
authorized to issue an unlimited number of Units. Each Unit will 
represent a beneficial interest in the net assets of the Trust. Units 
will be transferable and redeemable at the option of the unitholder in 
accordance with the provisions set forth in the ``Declaration of 
Trust''. All Units will have equal rights and privileges with respect 
to all matters, including voting, receipt of distributions from the 
Trust, liquidation and other events in connection with the Trust. Units 
and fractions thereof will be issued only as fully paid and non-
assessable units. Units will have no preference, conversion, exchange 
or pre-emptive rights. Each whole Unit will entitle the holder thereof 
to a vote at meetings of unitholders.
Redemption of Units
    According to the Registration Statement, subject to the terms of 
the Declaration of Trust and the Manager's right to suspend redemptions 
in the circumstances described below, Units may be redeemed at the 
option of a unitholder in any month for Kilogram Bars or cash. All 
redemptions will be determined using U.S. dollars, regardless of 
whether the redeemed Units were acquired on a U.S. national securities 
exchange or the TSX. Redemption requests will be processed on the last 
business day of the applicable month.
Redemption for Physical Gold
    According to the Registration Statement, all redemptions of Units 
for Kilogram Bars will be determined using U.S. dollars. Unitholders 
whose Units are redeemed for Kilogram Bars will be entitled to receive 
a redemption price equal to 100% of the NAV of the redeemed Units on 
the last day of the month on which the NYSE Arca is open for trading 
for the month in respect of which the redemption request is processed 
(the ``Monthly Redemption Date''). The NAV of Units in connection with 
a redemption will be calculated by the Valuation Agent in the same 
manner as the NAV of Units is calculated on an ongoing basis. 
Redemption requests must be for amounts that are at least equivalent to 
the value of one Kilogram Bar plus applicable expenses. Any redemption 
proceeds not paid in Kilogram Bars because such proceeds are not 
equivalent to the value of one Kilogram Bar will be paid in cash at a 
rate equal to 100% of the NAV of the redeemed Units as of 4:00 p.m., 
Eastern Time, on the applicable Monthly Redemption Date that represents 
such excess amount.
Procedures to Redeem for Physical Gold Bullion (Kilogram Bars)
    A unitholder that owns a sufficient number of Units who desires to 
exercise redemption privileges for Kilogram Bars must do so by 
instructing his, her or its broker, who must be a direct or indirect 
participant of the Canadian Depository for Securities (``CDS'') or the 
Depository Trust Company (``DTC''), as applicable, to deliver to the 
Transfer Agent on behalf of the unitholder a written request signed by 
a unitholder in the form as the Manager may from time to time in its 
sole discretion determine, which must be guaranteed by a Canadian 
chartered bank, or by a bank, brokerage firm or other financial 
intermediary that is a member of an approved ``Medallion Guarantee 
Program'' or that the Manager on behalf of the Trust otherwise approves 
(a ``Gold Redemption Notice''), of the unitholder's intention to redeem 
Units for Kilogram Bars. A Gold Redemption Notice must be received by 
the Transfer Agent no later than 4:00 p.m., Toronto Time, on the 15th 
day of the month in which the Gold Redemption Notice will be processed 
or, if such day is not a business day, then on the immediately 
following day that is a business day. Any Gold Redemption Notice 
received after such time will be processed on the next Monthly 
Redemption Date.
    Once a Gold Redemption Notice is received by the Transfer Agent, 
the Transfer Agent, together with the Manager, will determine whether 
such Gold Redemption Notice complies with the applicable requirements, 
is for an amount of gold that is equal to at least one Kilogram Bar 
plus applicable expenses, and contains delivery instructions that are 
acceptable to the armored service transportation carrier, or such other 
transportation provider as deemed appropriate by the logistical 
coordinator. If the Transfer Agent and the Manager determine that the 
Gold Redemption Notice complies with all applicable requirements, it 
will provide a notice to such redeeming unitholder's broker confirming 
that the Gold Redemption Notice was received and determined to be 
complete.
    If the Gold Redemption Notice is determined to have complied with 
the applicable requirements, the Transfer Agent and the Manager will 
determine as of 4:00 p.m., Toronto Time, on the Monthly Redemption Date 
the amount of Kilogram Bars and the amount of cash that will be 
delivered to the redeeming unitholder. Also, if the Units being 
redeemed are certificated on such Monthly Redemption Date, the 
redeeming unitholder's broker will deliver the certificate(s) 
evidencing the redeeming Units to CDS or DTC or the Transfer Agent, as 
applicable, for cancellation.
    The Transfer Agent and the Manager will determine the amount of 
Kilogram Bars the redeeming unitholder will receive and the amount of 
cash necessary to cover the expenses associated with the redemption and 
delivery that must be paid by the redeeming unitholder. Once such 
determination has been made, the Transfer Agent will inform the broker 
through which the unitholder has delivered its Gold Redemption Notice 
of the amount of Kilogram Bars and cash that the redeeming unitholder 
will receive upon the redemption of the unitholder's Units.
    Based on instructions from the Manager, the Gold Custodian will 
release the requisite amount of Kilogram Bars from its custody to the 
armored transportation service carrier or such other transportation 
provider as deemed appropriate by the logistical coordinator. As 
directed by the Manager, any cash to be received by a redeeming 
unitholder in connection with a redemption of Units for Kilogram Bars 
will be delivered or caused to be delivered by the Manager to the 
unitholder's brokerage account within 10 business days after the 
applicable Monthly Redemption Date.
Transporting the Gold from a Custodian to the Redeeming Unitholder
    A unitholder redeeming Units for Kilogram Bars will receive the 
Kilogram Bars from a Gold Custodian. Kilogram Bars received by a 
unitholder as a result of a redemption of Units will be delivered by 
armored transportation service carrier or such other transportation 
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pursuant to delivery instructions provided by the unitholder to the 
Manager. The armored transportation service carrier or such other 
transportation provider as deemed appropriate by the logistical 
coordinator will be engaged by or on behalf of the redeeming 
unitholder. Such Kilogram Bars can be delivered (i) To an account 
established by the unitholder at an institution located in North 
America recognized as a depository for physical precious metals; (ii) 
in the United States, to any physical address (subject to approval by 
the armored transportation service carrier or such other transportation 
provider as deemed appropriate by the logistical coordinator); (iii) in 
Canada, to any business address (subject to approval by the armored 
transportation service carrier); and (iv) outside of the United States 
and Canada, to any address approved by the armored transportation 
service carrier or such other transportation provider as deemed 
appropriate by the logistical coordinator.
    Costs associated with the redemption of Units and the delivery of 
Kilogram Bars will be borne by the redeeming unitholder, as set forth 
in the Registration Statement.
    The armored transportation service carrier or such other 
transportation provider as deemed appropriate by the logistical 
coordinator will receive Kilogram Bars in connection with a redemption 
of Units approximately 10 business days after the Monthly Redemption 
Date. Once the Kilogram Bars representing the redeemed Units has been 
placed with the armored transportation service carrier or such other 
transportation provider as deemed appropriate by the logistical 
coordinator, the Gold Custodian will no longer bear the risk of loss 
of, and damage to, such Kilogram Bars. In the event of a loss after the 
Kilogram Bars have been placed with the armored transportation service 
carrier or such other transportation provider as deemed appropriate by 
the logistical coordinator, the unitholder will not have recourse 
against the Trust, the Manager, the Advisor, or Gold Custodian. 
However, Kilogram Bars being delivered to a redeeming unitholder will 
be insured until the client signs accepting delivery of the Kilogram 
Bars.
Redemption for Cash
    All redemptions for cash shall be determined using U.S. dollars. 
Unitholders whose Units are redeemed for cash will be entitled to 
receive a redemption price per Unit equal to 95% of the lesser of (i) 
the volume-weighted average trading price of the Units traded on the 
NYSE Arca or, if trading has been suspended on the NYSE Arca, the 
trading price of the Units traded on the TSX, for the last five days on 
which the respective exchange is open for trading for the month in 
which the redemption request is processed and (ii) the NAV of the 
redeemed Units as of 4:00 p.m., Toronto Time, on the Monthly Redemption 
Date. Cash proceeds from the redemption of Units will be transferred to 
a redeeming Unitholder approximately three business days after the 
applicable Monthly Redemption Date.
Suspension of Redemptions
    The Manager, on behalf of the Trust, may suspend the right or 
obligation of the Trust to redeem Units (whether for Kilogram Bars and/
or cash) for the whole or any part of any period with the prior 
approval of securities regulatory authorities having jurisdiction, 
where required, for any period during which the Manager determines that 
conditions exist which render impractical the sale of assets of the 
Trust or which impair the ability for the Manager to determine the NAV 
or the redemption amount of Units.
    In the event of any such suspension, the Manager will issue a press 
release announcing the suspension and will advise the Trustee. The 
suspension may apply to all requests for redemption received prior to 
the suspension, but as for which payment has not been made, as well as 
to all requests received while the suspension is in effect. All 
unitholders making such requests will be advised by the Manager of the 
suspension and that the redemption will be effected at a price 
determined on the first valuation date that the NAV per Unit is 
calculated following the termination of the suspension. All such 
unitholders will have, and will be advised that during such suspension 
of redemptions that they have, the right to withdraw their requests for 
redemption. The suspension will terminate in any event on the first 
business day on which the condition giving rise to the suspension has 
ceased to exist or when the Manager has determined that such condition 
no longer exists, provided that no other condition under which a 
suspension is authorized then exists, at which time the Manager will 
issue a press release announcing the termination of the suspension. 
Subject to applicable laws any declaration of suspension made by the 
Manager, on behalf of the Trust, will be conclusive.
    Generally, a mutual fund, such as the Trust, that is a reporting 
issuer in Canada only may suspend the right of security holders to 
request that the mutual fund redeem its securities without the approval 
of securities regulatory authorities for the whole or any part of a 
period during which normal trading is suspended on a stock exchange, 
options exchange or futures exchange within or outside Canada on which 
securities are listed and traded, or on which specified derivatives are 
traded, if those securities or specified derivatives represent more 
than 50 percent by value, or underlying market exposure, of the total 
assets of the mutual fund without allowance for liabilities and if 
those securities or specified derivatives are not traded on any other 
exchange that represents a reasonably practical alternative for the 
mutual fund. Given the intended portfolio assets of the Trust (which 
will consist primarily of gold, not exchange traded securities), the 
Trust likely will not avail itself of the foregoing and will need to 
seek the approval of the securities regulatory authority in each 
province and territory of Canada if it intends to suspend redemptions. 
The securities regulatory authorities will consider whether the 
proposed suspension is not contrary or prejudicial to the public 
interest.
    If the approval of securities regulatory authorities is required to 
suspend redemptions, the Trust must apply to the Ontario Securities 
Commission, the securities regulatory authority for the jurisdiction in 
which the head office of the Trustee is located, for approval pursuant 
to Sections 5.7(2) and 5.7(3) of National Instrument 81-102--Mutual 
Funds and must concurrently file a copy of the application with the 
securities regulatory authority in each of the other Canadian 
jurisdictions in which the Units will be offered. The Trust may suspend 
redemptions only after the application is approved by the Ontario 
Securities Commission and has not been disallowed by any of the other 
relevant Canadian jurisdictions.
    Other Canadian securities regulatory authorities which must be 
notified are as follows: British Columbia Securities Commission, 
Alberta Securities Commission, Saskatchewan Securities Commission, 
Manitoba Securities Commission, Autorite des marches financiers, New 
Brunswick Securities Commission, Nova Scotia Securities Commission, 
Securities Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward 
Island Securities Office, Office of the Attorney General, Northwest 
Territories Securities Registry, Government of Nunavut Securities 
Registry and Registrar of Securities, Government of the Yukon 
Territory.

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Suspension of Calculation of Net Asset Value Per Unit
    During any period in which the right of unitholders to request a 
redemption of their Units for Kilogram Bars and/or cash is suspended, 
the Manager, on behalf of the Trust, will direct the Valuation Agent to 
suspend the calculation of the value of the net assets of the Trust and 
the NAV. During any such period of suspension, the Trust will not issue 
or redeem any Units. In the event of any such suspension or termination 
thereof, the Manager will issue a press release announcing the 
suspension or the termination of such suspension, as the case may be.
Secondary Market Trading
    The Units may trade in the secondary market on the Exchange at 
prices that are lower or higher relative to their NAV. The amount of 
the discount or premium in the trading price relative to the NAV may be 
influenced by non-concurrent trading hours between the COMEX, which is 
the U.S. exchange on which gold for physical delivery is traded and 
NYSE Arca. While the Units will trade on NYSE Arca until 4:00 p.m., 
Toronto time, liquidity in the global gold market will lessen after the 
close of the COMEX at 1:30 p.m., Eastern time. As a result, during this 
time, trading spreads, and the resulting premium or discount to the NAV 
may widen.
Termination Events
    According to the Registration Statement, the Trust does not have a 
fixed termination date but will be terminated and dissolved in the 
event any of the following occurs:
    (a) There are no outstanding Units;
    (b) the Trustee resigns or is removed and no successor trustee is 
appointed and approved by the Unitholders, if required;
    (c) the Trustee has been declared bankrupt or insolvent or has 
entered into a liquidation or winding-up, whether compulsory or 
voluntary (and not merely voluntary liquidation for the purposes of 
amalgamation or reconstruction);
    (d) the Trustee makes a general assignment for the benefit of its 
creditors or otherwise acknowledges its insolvency; or
    (e) the assets of the Trustee have become subject to seizure or 
confiscation by any public or governmental authority.
    In addition, the Trustee may, in its discretion, terminate the 
Trust, without unitholder approval, if, in the opinion of the Trustee, 
the value of net assets of the Trust have been reduced such that it is 
no longer economically feasible to continue the Trust and/or it would 
be in the best interests of the unitholders to terminate the Trust, by 
giving each holder of Units at the time at least ninety (90) days 
notice.
    In the event of the winding-up of the Trust, the rights of 
unitholders to require redemption of any or all of their Units will be 
suspended, and the Manager or, in the event of (c), (d) or (e) above, 
such other person appointed by the Trustee, the unitholders of the 
Trust or a court of competent jurisdiction, as the case may be, will 
make appropriate arrangements for converting the investments of the 
Trust into cash and the Trustee will proceed to wind-up the affairs of 
the Trust in such manner as seems to it to be appropriate. The assets 
of the Trust remaining after paying or providing for all obligations 
and liabilities of the Trust will be distributed among the unitholders 
registered as of 4:00 p.m., Toronto time, on the date on which the 
Trust is terminated in accordance with the Declaration of Trust. 
Distributions of net income and net taxable capital gains will, to the 
extent not inconsistent with the orderly realization of the assets of 
the Trust, continue to be made in accordance with the Declaration of 
Trust until the Trust has been wound up. Additional information 
relating to the Trust's termination is provided in the Registration 
Statement.
Determining the NAV of the Trust
    According to the Registration Statement, the NAV of the Trust will 
be determined daily as of 4:00 p.m., Toronto time, on each business day 
by the Trust's Valuation Agent. The value of the net assets of the 
Trust on any such day will be equal to the aggregate fair market value 
of the assets of the Trust as of such date, less an amount equal to the 
fair value of the liabilities of the Trust (excluding all liabilities 
represented by outstanding Units) as of such date, after processing of 
all subscriptions and redemptions of Units as of such date. The 
Valuation Agent will calculate the NAV per Unit by dividing the value 
of the net assets of the Trust represented by the Units on that day by 
the total number of Units then outstanding on such day.
Calculation of Net Asset Value
    According to the Registration Statement, the Trustee shall or shall 
cause the Valuation Agent of the Trust to calculate the value of the 
net assets of the Trust. The value of the net assets of the Trust as of 
4:00 p.m., Toronto Time, on each business day will be the amount 
obtained by deducting from the aggregate fair market value of the 
assets of the Trust as of such time an amount equal to the fair value 
of the liabilities of the Trust (excluding all liabilities represented 
by outstanding Units) as of such time.
    The NAV per Unit at any time shall be the quotient obtained by 
dividing the value of the net assets of the Trust at such time by the 
total number of Units then outstanding and adjusting the number to the 
nearest one hundredth of a cent. For the purpose of this calculation:
    (a) Units subscribed for shall be deemed to be outstanding as of 
the business day after the day upon which payment in full for such 
Units shall have actually been received by the Manager; and
    (b) Units which the Trust is required to redeem shall be deemed to 
be outstanding at 4:00 p.m., Toronto Time, on the valuation date as of 
which NAV is to be determined for the purpose of the redemption, and 
thereafter the Units shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and 
the redemption price shall, until paid, be deemed to be a liability of 
the Trust.
    The NAV will be determined in accordance with the following:
    (a) The assets of the Trust will be deemed to include the following 
property:
    (i) All Kilogram Bars owned by or contracted for the Trust;
    (ii) all cash on hand or on deposit, including any interest accrued 
thereon adjusted for accruals deriving from trades executed but not yet 
settled;
    (iii) all bills, notes and accounts receivable;
    (iv) all interest accrued on any interest-bearing securities owned 
by the Trust other than interest, the payment of which is in default;
    (v) prepaid expenses; and
    (vi) such other cash equivalent instruments, as may be held by the 
Trust from time to time.
    (b) The market value of the portfolio assets of the Trust will be 
determined as follows:
    (i) The value of Kilogram Bars will be based on the per ounce price 
as indicated by the daily 3 p.m. London Fix \16\ (15:00 Greenwich Mean 
Time) and, if the 3 p.m. London Fix is not available, such Kilogram 
Bars will be valued at a price provided by another pricing service as 
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    \16\ Twice daily during London trading hours there is a fix 
which provides reference gold prices for that day's trading. Many 
long-term contracts will be priced on the basis of either the 
morning (AM) or afternoon (PM) London Fix, and market participants 
will usually refer to one or the other of these prices when looking 
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    (ii) the value of any cash on hand or on deposit, bills, demand 
notes, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, and interest accrued and 
not yet received, will be deemed to be the full amount thereof unless 
the Manager determines that any such deposit, bill, demand note, 
account receivable, prepaid expense or interest is not worth the full 
amount thereof, in which event the value thereof will be deemed to be 
such value as the Manager determines to be the fair value thereof;
    (iii) short-term investments including notes and money market 
instruments will be valued at cost plus accrued interest;
    (iv) the value of any security or other property for which no price 
quotations are available or, in the opinion of the Manager (which may 
delegate such responsibility to the Valuation Agent under the valuation 
services agreement), to which the above valuation principles cannot or 
should not be applied, will be the fair value thereof determined from 
time to time in such manner as the Manager (or the Valuation Agent, as 
the case may be) will from time to time in time provide; and
    (v) the value of all assets and liabilities of the Trust will be 
valued in U.S. dollars and the value of assets and liabilities of the 
Trust in terms of a currency other than U.S. dollars will be converted 
to U.S. dollars by applying the rate of exchange obtained from the best 
available sources to the Valuation Agent as agreed upon by the Manager 
including, but not limited to, the Trustee or any of its affiliates.
    For the purposes of determining the fair market value of any 
security or property pursuant to paragraph (b) above to which, in the 
opinion of the Trust's Valuation Agent in consultation with the 
Manager, the above valuation principles cannot be applied (because no 
price or yield equivalent quotations are available as provided above, 
or the current pricing option is not appropriate, or for any other 
reason), will be the fair value as determined in such manner by the 
Trust's Valuation Agent in consultation with the Manager and generally 
adopted by the marketplace from time to time. For greater certainty, 
fair valuing an investment comprising the property of the Trust may be 
appropriate if: (i) Market quotations do not accurately reflect the 
fair value of an investment; (ii) an investment's value has been 
materially affected by events occurring after the close of the exchange 
or market on which the investment is principally traded; (iii) a 
trading halt closes an exchange or market early; or (iv) other events 
result in an exchange or market delaying its normal close.
    For the purposes of determining the value of Kilogram Bars, the 
Manager will rely solely on weights provided to the Manager by third 
parties and confirmed by the applicable Gold Custodian. The Manager or 
the Trust's Valuation Agent will not be required to make any 
investigation or inquiry as to the accuracy or validity of such 
weights.
    The Exchange will obtain a representation from the issuer of the 
Units that the NAV will be calculated on each business day and will be 
made available to all market participants at the same time.
Intraday Indicative Value
    The Trust Web site will provide an intraday indicative value 
(``IIV'') per Unit, as calculated by a third party financial data 
provider during the Exchange's core trading session (9:30 a.m. to 4:00 
p.m., Eastern time; hereafter ``Core Trading Session'').\17\ The IIV 
will be calculated based on a price of gold derived from updated bids 
and offers indicative of the spot price of gold.
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Trading Session should not be viewed as a real-time update of the 
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Availability of Information
    The Web site for the Trust, which the Trust will launch upon the 
closing of the initial public offering, will contain the following 
information, on a per Unit basis, for the Trust:
    (a) The midpoint of the bid-ask price at the close of trading in 
relation to the NAV as of the time the NAV is calculated (``Bid/Ask 
Price''), and a calculation of the premium or discount of such price 
against such NAV; and
    (b) data in chart format displaying the frequency distribution of 
discounts and premiums of the Bid/Ask Price against the NAV, within 
appropriate ranges, for each of the four previous calendar quarters.
    (c) the Trust's prospectus, as well as the two most recent reports 
to stockholders.
    The Trust Web site also will provide the last sale price of the 
Units as traded in the U.S. market, as well as a breakdown of the 
holdings of the Trust, including the assets described above under 
``Calculation of Net Asset Value''.
    Currently, the Consolidated Tape Plan does not provide for 
dissemination of the spot price of a commodity, such as gold, over the 
Consolidated Tape. However, there will be disseminated over the 
Consolidated Tape quotation and last sale information for the Units. In 
addition, there is a considerable amount of gold price and gold market 
information available on public Web sites and through professional and 
subscription services. The IIV relating to the Units will be widely 
disseminated by one or more major market data vendors at least every 15 
seconds during the Core Trading Session.\18\
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    \18\ Currently, it is the Exchange's understanding that several 
major market data vendors display and/or make widely available IIVs 
taken from the CTA or other data feeds.
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    Investors may obtain on a 24-hour basis gold pricing information 
based on the spot price for an ounce of gold from various financial 
information service providers, such as Reuters and Bloomberg. Reuters 
and Bloomberg provide at no charge on their Web sites delayed 
information regarding the spot price of gold and last sale prices of 
gold futures, as well as information about news and developments in the 
gold market. Reuters and Bloomberg also offer a professional service to 
subscribers for a fee that provides information on gold prices directly 
from market participants. An organization named EBS provides an 
electronic trading platform to institutions such as bullion banks and 
dealers for the trading of spot gold, as well as a feed of live 
streaming prices to Reuters and Moneyline Telerate subscribers.
    Complete real-time data for gold futures and options prices traded 
on the COMEX are available by subscription from Reuters and Bloomberg. 
The NYMEX also provides delayed futures and options information on 
current and past trading sessions and market news free of charge on its 
Web site. There are a variety of other public Web sites providing 
information on gold, ranging from those specializing in precious metals 
to sites maintained by major newspapers, such as The Wall Street 
Journal. In addition, the London AM Fix and London PM Fix are publicly 
available at no charge at www.bullioninternational.com.
    The Trust's daily (or as determined by the Manager in accordance 
with the Trust Agreement) NAV will be posted on the Trust's Web site as 
soon as practicable. The Exchange will provide on its Web site 
(www.nyx.com) a link to the Trust's Web site. In addition, the Exchange 
will make available over the Consolidated Tape last sale, quotation 
information, trading volume, closing prices and NAV for the Units from 
the previous day.
Criteria for Initial and Continued Listing
    The Trust and the Units will be subject to the criteria in NYSE 
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Equities Rule 8.201(e) for initial and continued listing of the Units.
    The Exchange will require a minimum of 100,000 Units to be 
outstanding at the start of trading. The minimum number of Units 
required to be outstanding is comparable to requirements that have been 
applied to previously listed shares of the ETFS Gold Trust.\19\ The 
Exchange believes that the anticipated minimum number of Units 
outstanding at the start of trading is sufficient to provide adequate 
market liquidity.
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Trading Rules
    The Exchange deems the Units to be equity securities, thus 
rendering trading in the Fund subject to the Exchange's existing rules 
governing the trading of equity securities. Trading in the Units on the 
Exchange will occur in accordance with NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.34(a). 
The Exchange has appropriate rules to facilitate transactions in the 
Units during all trading sessions. As provided in NYSE Arca Equities 
Rule 7.6, Commentary .03, the minimum price variation (``MPV'') for 
quoting and entry of orders in equity securities traded on the NYSE 
Arca Marketplace is $0.01, with the exception of securities that are 
priced less than $1.00 for which the MPV for order entry is $0.0001.
    With respect to trading halts, the Exchange may consider all 
relevant factors in exercising its discretion to halt or suspend 
trading in the Units. Trading on the Exchange in the Units may be 
halted because of market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of 
the Exchange, make trading in the Units inadvisable. These may include: 
(1) The extent to which conditions in the underlying gold market have 
caused disruptions and/or lack of trading, or (2) whether other unusual 
conditions or circumstances detrimental to the maintenance of a fair 
and orderly market are present. In addition, trading in Units will be 
subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility 
pursuant to the Exchange's ``circuit breaker'' rule.\20\ The Exchange 
may halt trading of the Units on the Exchange in the event trading in 
the Units is halted on TSX. The Exchange will halt trading if the 
Manager, on behalf of the Trust, directs the Trust's Valuation Agent to 
suspend the calculation of the value of the net assets of the Trust and 
the NAV. The Exchange may halt trading during the day in which an 
interruption occurs to the dissemination of the IIV, as described 
above. If the interruption to the dissemination of the IIV persists 
past the trading day in which it occurs, the Exchange will halt trading 
no later than the beginning of the trading day following the 
interruption.
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Surveillance
    The Exchange represents that trading in the Units will be subject 
to the existing trading surveillances, administered by the Financial 
Industry Regulatory Authority (``FINRA'') on behalf of the Exchange, 
which are designed to detect violations of Exchange rules and 
applicable federal securities laws.\21\ The Exchange represents that 
these procedures are adequate to properly monitor Exchange trading of 
the Units in all trading sessions and to deter and detect violations of 
Exchange rules and applicable federal securities laws.
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    \21\ FINRA surveils trading on the Exchange pursuant to a 
regulatory services agreement. The Exchange is responsible for 
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    The surveillances referred to above generally focus on detecting 
securities trading outside their normal patterns, which could be 
indicative of manipulative or other violative activity. When such 
situations are detected, surveillance analysis follows and 
investigations are opened, where appropriate, to review the behavior of 
all relevant parties for all relevant trading violations.
    NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.201 sets forth certain restrictions on 
Equity Trading Permit (``ETP'') Holders acting as registered Market 
Makers in the Units. Pursuant to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.201(g), an 
ETP Holder acting as a registered Market Maker in the Units is required 
to provide the Exchange and FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange with 
information relating to its trading in the underlying gold, related 
futures or options on futures, or any other related derivatives in a 
manner prescribed by the Exchange. Commentary .04 of NYSE Arca Equities 
Rule 6.3 requires an ETP Holder acting as a registered Market Maker, 
and its affiliates, in the Units to establish, maintain and enforce 
written policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent the 
misuse of any material nonpublic information with respect to such 
products, any components of the related products, any physical asset or 
commodity underlying the product, applicable currencies, underlying 
indexes, related futures or options on futures, and any related 
derivative instruments (including the Units).
    FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, will communicate as needed 
regarding trading in the Units, gold futures contracts, and options on 
gold futures with other markets that are members of the Intermarket 
Surveillance Group (``ISG''), and FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, may 
obtain trading information regarding trading in the Units, gold futures 
contracts, and options on gold futures contracts from such markets, 
including the COMEX. In addition, the Exchange may obtain information 
regarding trading in the Units, gold futures contracts, and options on 
gold futures from markets that are members of ISG or with which the 
Exchange has in place a comprehensive surveillance sharing 
agreement.\22\ Also, pursuant to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.201(g), the 
Exchange and FINRA are able to request and obtain information regarding 
trading in the Units and the underlying gold, gold futures contracts, 
options on gold futures, or any other gold derivative, through ETP 
Holders acting as registered Market Makers, in connection with such ETP 
Holders' proprietary or customer trades which they effect on any 
relevant market.
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    \22\ For a list of the current members of ISG, see 
www.isgportal.org. The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization 
of Canada is a member of ISG. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange 
(``CME''), and the New York Mercantile Exchange (``NYMEX'') are 
members of ISG, and the Exchange may obtain market surveillance 
information with respect to transactions occurring on the COMEX 
pursuant to the ISG memberships of CME and NYMEX.
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    In addition, the Exchange also has a general policy prohibiting the 
distribution of material, non-public information by its employees.
Information Bulletin
    Prior to the commencement of trading, the Exchange will inform its 
ETP Holders in an Information Bulletin of the special characteristics 
and risks associated with trading the Units. Specifically, the 
Information Bulletin will discuss the following: (1) The procedures for 
purchases and redemptions of Units; (2) NYSE Arca Equities Rule 9.2(a), 
which imposes a duty of due diligence on its ETP Holders to learn the 
essential facts relating to every customer prior to trading the Units; 
(3) the requirement that ETP Holders deliver a prospectus to investors 
purchasing newly issued Units prior to or concurrently with the 
confirmation of a transaction; (4) the possibility that trading spreads 
and the resulting premium or discount on the Units may widen as a 
result of reduced liquidity of gold trading during the Core and Late 
Trading Sessions after the close of the major world gold markets; and 
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example, the Information Bulletin will advise ETP Holders, prior to the 
commencement of trading, of the prospectus delivery requirements 
applicable to the Trust. The Exchange notes that investors purchasing 
Units directly from the Trust will receive a prospectus. ETP Holders 
purchasing Units from the Trust for resale to investors will deliver a 
prospectus to such investors.
    In addition, the Information Bulletin will reference that the Trust 
is subject to various fees and expenses described in the Registration 
Statement. The Information Bulletin will also reference the fact that 
there is no regulated source of last sale information regarding 
physical gold, that the Commission has no jurisdiction over the trading 
of gold as a physical commodity, and that the CFTC has regulatory 
jurisdiction over the trading of gold futures contracts and options on 
gold futures contracts.
    The Information Bulletin will also discuss any relief, if granted, 
by the Commission or the staff from any rules under the Act.
2. Statutory Basis
    The basis under the Act for this proposed rule change is the 
requirement under Section 6(b)(5) \23\ that an exchange have rules that 
are designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, 
to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to remove 
impediments to, and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market 
and, in general, to protect investors and the public interest.
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    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is designed to 
prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices in that the 
Shares will be listed and traded on the Exchange pursuant to the 
initial and continued listing criteria in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 
8.201. The Exchange has in place surveillance procedures that are 
adequate to properly monitor trading in the Shares in all trading 
sessions and to deter and detect violations of Exchange rules and 
applicable federal securities laws. FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, 
will communicate as needed regarding trading in the Units, gold futures 
contracts, and options on gold futures with other markets that are 
members of the ISG, and FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, may obtain 
trading information regarding trading in the Units, gold futures 
contracts, and options on gold futures contracts from such markets, 
including the COMEX. In addition, the Exchange may obtain information 
regarding trading in the Units, gold futures contracts, and options on 
gold futures from markets that are members of ISG or with which the 
Exchange has in place a comprehensive surveillance sharing agreement. 
The proposed rule change is designed to promote just and equitable 
principles of trade and to protect investors and the public interest in 
that there is a considerable amount of gold price and gold market 
information available on public Web sites and through professional and 
subscription services. Investors may obtain on a 24-hour basis gold 
pricing information based on the spot price for an ounce of gold from 
various financial information service providers. Complete real-time 
data for gold futures and options prices traded on the COMEX are 
available by subscription from Reuters and Bloomberg. The Trust's Web 
site will provide an IIV per share for the Units, as calculated by a 
third party financial data provider during the Exchange's Core Trading 
Session. The Trust's Web site will also provide the Trust's prospectus, 
as well as the two most recent reports to stockholders. The Exchange 
will provide on its Web site a link to the Trust's Web site. In 
addition, the Exchange will make available over the Consolidated Tape 
quotation information, trading volume, closing prices and NAV for the 
Units from the previous day.
    The proposed rule change is designed to perfect the mechanism of a 
free and open market and, in general, to protect investors and the 
public interest in that it will facilitate the listing and trading of 
an additional type of exchange-traded product that will enhance 
competition among market participants, to the benefit of investors and 
the marketplace. As noted above, the Exchange has in place surveillance 
procedures relating to trading in the Units and may obtain information 
via ISG from other exchanges that are members of ISG or with which the 
Exchange has entered into a comprehensive surveillance sharing 
agreement. In addition, as noted above, investors will have ready 
access to information regarding gold pricing and gold futures 
information.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will 
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate 
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The Exchange notes that the 
proposed rule change will facilitate the listing and trading of an 
additional exchange-traded product that holds physical gold and that 
will enhance competition among market participants, to the benefit of 
investors and the marketplace.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed 
Rule Change Received from Members, Participants, or Others

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the 
proposed rule change.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 
Commission Action

    Within 45 days of the date of publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register or within such longer period (i) as the Commission may 
designate up to 90 days of such date if it finds such longer period to 
be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to 
which the self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission will:
    (A) By order approve or disapprove the proposed rule change, or
    (B) Institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule 
change should be disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and 
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule 
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of 
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include 
File Number SR-NYSEArca-2013-61 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy, 
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEArca-2013-61. This 
file number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To 
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently, 
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on 
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all 
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are 
filed with the Commission, and all written

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communications relating to the proposed rule change between the 
Commission and any person, other than those that may be withheld from 
the public in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 
available for Web site viewing and printing in the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official 
business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of 
the filing also will be available for inspection and copying at NYSE's 
principal office. All comments received will be posted without change; 
the Commission does not edit personal identifying information from 
submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make 
available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-
NYSEArca-2013-61, and should be submitted on or before July 22, 2013.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\24\
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    \24\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-15627 Filed 6-28-13; 8:45 am]
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