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Exhibit 10.2

	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

 
	
  

 
	
 and

 
	
  

 
	
 THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

 
	
 solely in its capacity as trustee of the
 ETFS White Metals Basket Trust

 
	
 and not individually

 
	
  

 
	
  

 	

 

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 UNALLOCATED ACCOUNT AGREEMENT

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	

 

 

 	
  

 

THIS
AGREEMENT is made with effect on and from [●] 

BETWEEN

	
  

 	
  

 
	
 (1)

 	
 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A,
whose principal place of business in England is at 125 London Wall, London
EC2Y 5AJ (the “Custodian”); and 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 (2)

 	
 THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, a New York
 banking corporation, solely in its capacity as trustee of the ETFS White
 Metals Basket Trust created under the Trust Agreement identified below and
 not individually (the “Trustee”), which expression shall, wherever the context so
 admits, include the named Trustee and all other persons or companies for the
 time being the trustee or trustees of the Trust Agreement (as defined below)
 as trustee for the Shareholders (as defined below). 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 INTRODUCTION

 
	
  

 
	
 (1)

 	
 The Trustee has agreed to act as trustee for the Shareholders of the Shares pursuant to the
 Trust Agreement.

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 (2)

 	
 An Authorized Participant may apply to become a Shareholder by: (i)
 applying for Shares in accordance with an Authorized Participant Agreement
 and (ii) depositing the relevant amount of Bullion into the Unallocated
 Account.

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 (3)

 	
 The Custodian has agreed to transfer Bullion deposited into the
 Unallocated Account to the Allocated Account and where applicable, other
 accounts, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 (4)

 	
 In order to effect redemptions of Shares, Bullion must be transferred
 from the Allocated Account to the Unallocated Account by way of
 de-allocation, and must then be delivered to the Shareholder Account.

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 (5)

 	
 The Trustee has agreed that the Unallocated Account will be
 established by the Trustee for the account of the Trust, and that the Trustee
 will have the sole right to give instructions for the making of any payments
 into or out of the Unallocated Account.

 

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IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS 

	
  

 	
  

 
	
 1.

 	
 INTERPRETATION 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 1.1

 	
 Definitions:
 Words and expressions defined in the Prospectus, unless otherwise defined
 herein, have the same meanings when used in this Agreement. In addition, in
 this Agreement, unless there is anything in the subject or context
 inconsistent therewith the following expressions shall have the following
 meanings: 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 “Affiliate” means
 an entity that directly or indirectly through one or more

 

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 intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common
 control with the Custodian;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Allocated Account” means
 the following loco London allocated Bullion accounts or loco Zurich allocated
 Bullion accounts, each established in the name of the Trustee with the
 Custodian pursuant to the Allocated Account Agreement:

 

	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Location

 	
  

 	
 Metal

 	
  

 	
 Account
 Number

 
	

 

 	

 

 	

 

 	

 

 	

 

 
	
 London

 	
  

 	
 Silver

 	
  

 	
 [●]

 
	
 London

 	
  

 	
 Platinum

 	
  

 	
 [●]

 
	
 London

 	
  

 	
 Palladium

 	
  

 	
 [●]

 
	
 Zurich

 	
  

 	
 Platinum

 	
  

 	
 [●]

 
	
 Zurich

 	
  

 	
 Palladium

 	
  

 	
 [●]

 

	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Allocated Account Agreement” means
 the Allocated Account Agreement dated on or about [●]
 between the Trustee and the Custodian pursuant to which the Allocated Account
 is established and operated; 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “AP Account” means
 a loco London or loco Zurich account maintained on an unallocated basis by
 the Custodian or a Bullion clearing bank for the Authorized Participant, as
 specified in the applicable Transfer Notice;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Application” means
 an offer by an Authorized Participant to the Trust (in the form prescribed by
 the Trust) to subscribe for Shares, being an offer on terms referred to in
 the Prospectus and in accordance with the provisions of the relevant Authorized
 Participant Agreement;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Application Date” means
 the New York Business Day on which a valid Application Form is received (or
 deemed to be received) by the Trustee in accordance with the relevant
 Authorized Participant Agreement;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Application Form” means
 a Purchase Order as defined in the Authorized Participant Agreement;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Authorized Participant”
 means a person which has entered into an Authorized Participant Agreement
 with the Sponsor and the Trustee in relation to Shares and which: (a) is a
 person who (i) is a registered broker-dealer or other securities market
 participant such as a bank or other financial institution which is not
 required to register as a broker-dealer to engage in securities transactions
 and (ii) is a participant in DTC; (b) is approved by the Sponsor (in its
 absolute discretion); and (c) has established an AP Account;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Authorized Participant Agreement” means
 a written agreement between the Trustee, the Sponsor and another person under
 which such person is appointed to act as an “Authorized Participant,” in
 relation to Shares and if such agreement is subject to conditions precedent,
 provided that such conditions have been satisfied; 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 “Authorized Signatory” means,
 in relation to any person, an individual who

 

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 is duly empowered to bind such
 person and whose authority is evidenced by a resolution of the board of
 directors (or any other appropriate means of authorisation) of such person,
 and, in relation to the Trustee, any individual named in the Trustee’s authorized
 signatory list having due authority to bind the Trustee, which list shall be
 provided by the Trustee from time to time;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Availability Date” means
 the London/Zurich Business Day on which the Trustee requests the Custodian to
 credit to the Unallocated Account Bullion debited from the Allocated Account;
 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Benchmark Price”
 means, as of any day, that publicly available per ounce price of Bullion used
 by the Trust on such day to value the Trust’s Bullion, which is expected to
 be the afternoon London fixing price for platinum and palladium or the noon
 London fixing price for silver, each as published by the Relevant
 Association, but is subject to change by the Sponsor in accordance with the
 Trust Agreement;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Bullion” means
 any and all silver, platinum and palladium in physical form complying with
 the Rules of the Relevant Association to be delivered to or held by the
 Custodian or any Sub-Custodian under the Allocated Account Agreement and/or
 any credit balance in the Unallocated Account, as the context requires;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Conditions” means
 the terms and conditions on and subject to which Shares are issued in the
 form or substantially in the form set out in the Trust Agreement;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “General Notice”
 means any notice given in accordance with this Agreement other than a
 Transfer Notice;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Loco London”
 means in respect of an account holding Bullion, the custody, trading or
 clearing of such Bullion in London, United Kingdom;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Loco Zurich”
 means in respect of an account holding Bullion, the custody, trading or
 clearing of such Bullion in Zurich, Switzerland;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “London Business Day” means
 a day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday or a public holiday in England) on
 which commercial banks generally and the London silver, platinum and
 palladium markets are open for the transaction of business in London;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “London/Zurich Business Day” means
 a day which is both a London Business Day and a Zurich Business Day;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Management Fee”
 means the amount of Bullion which may be debited from the Metal Accounts at
 the end of each month and paid to the Sponsor Account in accordance with the
 terms of the Prospectus;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Metal Accounts”
 means the Allocated Account and the Unallocated Account; 

 

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  “Metal Entitlement”
 means as at any date and in relation to any Share the amount(s) of Bullion to
 which the Shareholder is entitled on Redemption of that Share on that date in
 accordance with the Conditions;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “New York Business Day”
 means a “Business Day” as defined in the Trust Agreement;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Point of Delivery”
 means such date and time that the recipient (or its agent) acknowledges in
 written form its receipt of delivery of Bullion;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Prospectus” means
 the prospectus constituting a part of the registration statement filed on
 Form S-1, Registration Number 333-167166 with the Securities Exchange
 Commission in accordance with the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in
 relation to the Shares dated on or about [●]
 as the same may be modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Redemption” means
 the redemption of Shares by the Trust in accordance with the Conditions;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Redemption Obligations” means
 the obligation of the Trust on Redemption of a Share to make payment or
 deliver Bullion to the relevant Authorized Participant or Shareholder in
 accordance with the Conditions;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Relevant Association”
 means:

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 (i)

 	
 in respect of silver, the London Bullion Market Association or its
 successors; and

 
	
  

 	
 (ii)

 	
 in respect of platinum and palladium, the London Platinum and
 Palladium Market or its successors;

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Rules” means the
 rules, regulations, practices and customs of the Relevant Association
 (including without limitation the “rules as to Good Delivery”), the Bank of
 England and such other regulatory authority or other body as shall affect the
 activities contemplated by this Agreement; 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Shareholder”
 means the beneficial owner of one or more Shares;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Shareholder Account”
 means a loco London or loco Zurich account maintained on an unallocated basis
 by the Custodian or a Bullion clearing bank, as applicable, for an Authorized
 Participant or a Shareholder, as specified in the applicable Redemption
 Notice;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Shares” means the
 units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of the
 Trust which are issued by the Trust and named “ETFS Physical WM Basket
 Shares” and created pursuant to and constituted by the Trust Agreement;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Sponsor” means ETF Securities USA LLC, its successors and
 assigns and any successor Sponsor appointed pursuant to the Trust Agreement;

 

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  “Sponsor Account”
 means a loco London or Zurich account maintained on an unallocated basis by
 the Custodian or a Bullion
 clearing bank, as applicable, for the Sponsor;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Transfer Notice” means
 any notice of a deposit or withdrawal made pursuant to clause 3 or clause 4
 of this Agreement;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Trust” means the
 ETFS White Metals Basket Trust formed pursuant to the Trust Agreement;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Trust Agreement” means
 the Depositary Trust Agreement of the ETFS White Metals Basket Trust dated on
 or about [●], as amended from time to time, between ETF Securities USA LLC, as Sponsor,
 and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee; 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Unallocated Account” means
 the following loco London unallocated Bullion accounts or loco Zurich
 unallocated Bullion accounts, each established in the name of the Trustee
 with the Custodian pursuant to this Agreement on an Unallocated Basis:

 

	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Location

 	
  

 	
 Metal

 	
  

 	
 Account
 Number

 
	

 

 	

 

 	

 

 	

 

 	

 

 
	
 London

 	
  

 	
 Silver

 	
  

 	
 [●]

 
	
 London

 	
  

 	
 Platinum

 	
  

 	
 [●]

 
	
 London

 	
  

 	
 Palladium

 	
  

 	
 [●]

 
	
 Zurich

 	
  

 	
 Platinum

 	
  

 	
 [●]

 
	
 Zurich

 	
  

 	
 Palladium

 	
  

 	
 [●]

 

	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Unallocated Basis” means, with respect to an Unallocated Account
 maintained with the Custodian, that the person in whose name the account is
 held is entitled to delivery in accordance with the Rules of an amount of
 Bullion equal to the amount of Bullion standing to the credit of the person’s
 account but is an unsecured creditor in any Bullion that the Custodian owns
 or holds;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “VAT” means value
 added tax as provided for in the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (as amended or re-enacted
 from time to time) and legislation supplemental thereto and any other tax
 (whether imposed in the United Kingdom in substitution thereof or in addition
 thereto or elsewhere) of a similar fiscal nature; 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Withdrawal Date” means
 the London/Zurich Business Day on which the Trustee wishes a withdrawal of
 Bullion from the Unallocated Account to take place;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  “Zurich Business Day” means a day
 (other than a Saturday or a Sunday or a public holiday in Zurich) on which
 commercial banks generally and the Zurich platinum and palladium markets are
 open for the transaction of business in Zurich; and

 

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  “Zurich Sub-Custodian” means
 any firm selected by the Custodian to hold platinum or palladium on behalf of
 the Custodian in the firm’s Zurich vault premises on a segregated basis, in
 the manner provided in clauses 7.2 and 7.3 of the Allocated Account Agreement
 and whose appointment has been approved in writing by the Sponsor (such
 approval not to be unreasonably withheld).

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 1.2

 	
 Headings: The headings
 in this Agreement do not affect its interpretation. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 1.3

 	
 Singular
 and Plural: References to the singular include
 the plural and vice versa. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 2.

 	
 UNALLOCATED ACCOUNT
 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 2.1

 	
 Opening
 Unallocated Account: The Custodian shall open
 and maintain the Unallocated Account in the name of the Trustee (in its
 capacity as trustee for the Shareholders).

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 2.2

 	
 Denomination
 of Unallocated Account: The Unallocated Account
 will hold deposits of Bullion and will be denominated in fine troy ounces to
 three decimal places.

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 2.3

 	
 Unallocated
 Account Reports:
 For each London/Zurich Business Day, by no later than the following
 London/Zurich Business Day, the Custodian will provide the Trustee access to
 information showing the increases and decreases to the Bullion standing to
 the Trustee’s credit in the Unallocated Account, and identifying separately
 each transaction and the New York Business Day, London Business Day or Zurich
 Business Day on which it occurred. On each London/Zurich Business Day on
 which Bullion is deposited or that is a Withdrawal Date, the Custodian will
 send the Trustee a notification of (i) each separate transaction transferring
 Bullion to the Unallocated Account, including the amount of Bullion
 transferred to the Unallocated Account and the AP Account or Shareholder
 Account from which such Bullion is transferred, (ii) the amount of Bullion
 transferred from the Unallocated Account to the Allocated Account or to any
 AP Account or Shareholder Account and (iii) the amount of any remaining
 Bullion in the Unallocated Account, and the Custodian will use commercially
 reasonable efforts to send the notification by 9:00 a.m. (New York time). In
 addition, the Custodian will provide the Trustee such information about the
 increases and decreases to the Bullion standing to the Trustee’s credit in
 the Unallocated Account on a same-day basis at such other times and in such
 other form as the Trustee and the Custodian shall agree. For each calendar
 month, the Custodian will provide the Trustee within a reasonable time after
 the end of the month a statement of account for the Unallocated Account. Such reports will be made available to the
 Trustee by means of the Custodian’s proprietary electronic Bullion Transfer
 System website (“eBTS”). In the event eBTS is unavailable for any reason, the
 Trustee and the Custodian will agree upon a temporary notification system for
 making such reports available to the Trustee.

 

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 2.4

 	
 Reversal of
 Entries: The Custodian shall reverse any
 provisional or erroneous entries to the Unallocated Account which it
 discovers or of which it is notified with effect back-valued to the date upon
 which the final or correct entry (or no entry) should have been made (including,
 without limitation, where the Custodian has credited a deposit made pursuant
 to clause 3.1(b) and on receipt by the Custodian of the Bullion if it is
 determined that the Bullion does not comply with the Rules or that it is not
 the required weight).

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 2.5

 	
 Provision of
 Information: The Custodian agrees that it will
 forthwith notify the Trustee in writing of any encumbrance of which it is
 aware is or is purported to have been created over or in respect of the
 Unallocated Account or any of the amounts standing to the credit thereof. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 2.6

 	
 Access:
 The Custodian will allow the Sponsor and the Trustee and their Bullion
 auditors (currently Inspectorate International Limited) access to its
 premises during normal business hours, to examine the Bullion and such
 records, as they may reasonably require to perform their respective duties
 with regard to investors in Shares. The Trustee agrees that any such access
 shall be subject to execution of a confidentiality agreement and agreement to
 the Custodian’s security procedures, and such audit shall be at the Trust’s
 expense and shall be limited to no more than twice a calendar year, provided
 however that any second visit within the same calendar year shall be subject
 to the consent of the Custodian, such consent not to be unreasonably
 withheld. 

 

3. DEPOSITS 

	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 3.1

 	
 Procedure:
 The Custodian shall receive deposits of Bullion into the Unallocated Account
 (in the manner and accompanied by such documentation as the Custodian may
 require) by: 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 (a)

 	
 de-allocation of Bullion held in the Allocated Account on redemption
 of Shares by a Shareholder or Authorized Participant or for any other purpose
 authorized by the Trust Agreement; or

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 (b)

 	
 de-allocation of Bullion held in the Allocated Account for payment of
 the Management Fee; or 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 (c)

 	
 transfer of Bullion from an AP Account relating to the same kind of
 Bullion and having the same denomination as that to which the Unallocated
 Account relates on Application by an Authorized Participant for Shares.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 No other methods of deposit are permitted.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 3.2

 	
 Loco Designation
 for Deposits: The Custodian shall
 receive deposits of Bullion pursuant to clause 3.1 into the Unallocated
 Account either loco Zurich or loco London as follows:

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 (a)

 	
 For silver, loco London; and

 

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 (b)

 	
 For platinum and palladium, either loco London or loco Zurich;
 provided, however, that the Custodian shall bear all costs, including all
 insurance costs, relating to any transfers of Bullion between loco London and
 loco Zurich.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 3.3

 	
 Notice
 Requirements: Notice of intended deposit must be
 received by the Custodian from the Trustee no later than 3:00 p.m. (London
 time) one London/Zurich Business Day prior to the Availability Date and
 specify the weight (in fine troy ounces of silver, platinum or palladium) to
 be credited to the Unallocated Account, the Availability Date, the account
 from which such deposit will be transferred, and any other information which
 the Custodian may, with the agreement of the Trustee, from time to time
 require. When by reference to the
 Trustee’s notifications and instructions to the Custodian, the Custodian
 reasonably believes an amount of Bullion has been credited to the Unallocated
 Account in error, the Custodian will notify the Trustee promptly and, pending
 a joint resolution of the error, will treat such amount as not being subject
 to the standing instruction in clause 5.2 below. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 3.4

 	
 Right to Amend
 Procedure: The Custodian may amend the procedure
 in relation to the deposit of Bullion only where such amendment is caused by
 a change in the Rules or procedures of the Relevant Association. The Custodian will, whenever practicable,
 notify the Trustee and the Sponsor within a commercially reasonable time
 before the Custodian amends its procedures or imposes additional ones in
 relation to the transfer of Bullion into and from the Unallocated Account,
 and in doing so the Custodian will consider the Trustee’s needs to
 communicate any such change to Authorized Participants and others. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 4. WITHDRAWALS 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 4.1

 	
 Procedure:
 The Trustee may at any time give instructions to the Custodian for the
 withdrawal of Bullion standing to the credit of the Unallocated Account in
 such form as may be agreed by the parties from time to time, provided
 that a withdrawal may be made only by: 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 (a)

 	
 transfer to a Shareholder Account relating to the same kind of
 Bullion and having the same denomination as that to which the Unallocated
 Account relates when Shares are redeemed; or 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 (b)

 	
 transfer to the Sponsor Account for payment of the Management Fee; or

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 (c)

 	
 transfer of Bullion to the Allocated Account; or 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 (d)

 	
 the collection of Bullion from the Custodian at its vault premises,
 or such other location as the Custodian may direct by notice to the party
 taking delivery received not later than one London/Zurich Business Day prior
 to the Availability Date, at the Trust’s expense and risk; or

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 (e)

 	
 delivery of Bullion to such location as the Trustee directs, at the
 Trust’s expense and risk; or

 

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 (f)

 	
 transfer to an account maintained by the Custodian or by a third
 party on an unallocated basis in connection with the sale of Bullion or other
 transfers permitted under the Trust Agreement;

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 and no other methods of withdrawal are permitted, save that the
 Trustee agrees to exercise its rights under clauses 4.1(d) and (e) on an
 exceptional basis only. Any Bullion made available to the relevant person (as
 instructed by the Trustee) pursuant to clauses 4.1(d) and (e) will be in a
 form which complies with the Rules or in such other form as may be agreed
 between the Trustee and the Custodian the combined fine weight of which will
 not exceed the number of fine ounces of Bullion the Trustee has instructed
 the Custodian to debit. The Custodian is entitled to select the Bullion to be
 made available to the relevant person (as instructed by the Trustee) provided
 it is in the same form as that deposited. The Custodian shall select Bullion
 in such ratio of silver, platinum and palladium as designated by the Trustee.
 To the extent that the Trustee is authorized to sell Bullion under the Trust
 Agreement, the Custodian may, but is not required to, purchase such Bullion;
 provided that the Custodian’s purchase price for such Bullion must be the
 Benchmark Price.

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 4.2

 	
 Loco Designations
 for Withdrawals: The Custodian may transfer
 Bullion from the Unallocated Account loco Zurich or loco London for all
 withdrawals under clause 4.1 as follows: (a) for silver, loco London, and (b)
 for platinum and palladium, either loco London or loco Zurich; provided,
 however, that the Custodian shall bear all costs, including all insurance
 costs, relating to any transfers of Bullion between loco London and loco
 Zurich.

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 4.3

 	
 Notice
 Requirements: Any notice relating to a withdrawal
 of Bullion must be in writing and: 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 (a)

 	
 if it relates to a withdrawal pursuant to clauses 4.1(a), 4.1(b) or
 4.1(f), to be in such form as may be agreed by the parties from time to time
 and be received by the Custodian no later than 3:00 p.m. (London time) on the
 Withdrawal Date unless otherwise agreed;

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 (b)

 	
 if it relates to a transfer pursuant to clause 4.1(c), be in the form
 of an Application (which shall be sufficient instruction for the purposes of
 this Agreement) and be received by the Custodian no later than 3:00 p.m.
 (London time) on the day which is one London/Zurich Business Day prior to the
 Withdrawal Date;

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 (c)

 	
 if it relates to a withdrawal pursuant to clause 4.1(d) or (e), be
 received by the Custodian no later than 11:30 a.m. (London time) not less
 than two London/Zurich Business Days prior to the Withdrawal Date unless
 otherwise agreed and specify the name of the person or carrier that will
 collect the Bullion from the Custodian or the identity of the person to whom
 delivery is to be made, as the case may be;

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 and in all cases, specify the weight (in fine troy ounces of silver, platinum and palladium) of the
 Bullion to be debited from the Unallocated Account, the

 

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 Withdrawal Date and any other information which the Custodian may,
 with the agreement of the Trustee, from time to time require.

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 4.4

 	
 Right to Amend
 Procedure: The Custodian may amend the procedure
 for the withdrawal of Bullion from the Unallocated Account only where such
 amendment is caused by a change in the Rules or procedures of the Relevant
 Association. Any such amendment will be subject to the notification
 conditions of the preceding clause 3.4 and will be promptly notified to the
 Sponsor and the Trustee, such notice to be given in advance of implementation
 whenever practicable. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 4.5

 	
 Delivery
 Obligations: Unless otherwise instructed by the
 Trustee on behalf of the Trust or the relevant person, the Custodian shall
 make any transportation and insurance arrangements in respect of delivery of
 Bullion in accordance with its usual practice. Where instructions are given,
 the Custodian shall use all reasonable efforts to comply with the same. The
 Custodian shall not be obliged to effect any requested delivery if, in its
 reasonable opinion, this would cause the Custodian or its agents to be in
 breach of the Rules or other applicable law, court order or regulation; the
 costs incurred would be excessive or delivery is impracticable for any
 reason. With the exception of any delivery of Bullion between loco London and
 loco Zurich under clause 3.2 or clause 4.2, all insurance and transportation
 costs shall be for the account of the Trust.

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 4.6

 	
 Risk:
 With the exception of any transfer of Bullion between loco London and loco
 Zurich pursuant to clause 3.2 or clause 4.2, where there is a shipment from
 the Custodian of Bullion, all right, title and risk in and to such Bullion
 shall pass at the Point of Delivery to the relevant person for whose account
 the Bullion is being delivered. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 4.7

 	
 Allocation:
 Subject to clause 5.2 below, in the case of a transfer under clause 4.1(c),
 the Custodian will use its commercially reasonable endeavours to complete the
 allocation of such deposits of Bullion by not later than 2:00 p.m. (London
 time) on the London/Zurich Business Day after receipt of notice given in the
 form prescribed in clause 4.3(b). Following the Custodian’s receipt of such
 notice, the Custodian shall identify bars for silver and plates or
 ingots for platinum and palladium of a weight most closely approximating, but
 not exceeding, the balance in the Unallocated Account and shall transfer such
 weight from the Unallocated Account to the Allocated Account. The Trustee
 acknowledges that the process of allocation of Bullion to the Allocated
 Account from the Unallocated Account may involve minimal adjustments to the
 weights of Bullion to be allocated to adjust such weight to the number of
 whole bars available.

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 5. INSTRUCTIONS

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 5.1

 	
 Giving of
 Instructions: Only the Trustee shall have the
 right to give instructions to the Custodian for deposit of Bullion to or
 withdrawal of Bullion from the Unallocated Account. All instructions given by
 the Trustee to the Custodian shall be given in writing and signed by two
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 of the Trustee. The Trustee shall notify the Custodian in writing of
 the names of the people who are authorized to give instructions on the
 Trustee’s behalf. Until the Custodian receives written notice to the
 contrary, the Custodian is entitled to assume that any of those people have
 full and unrestricted power to give instructions on the Trustee’s behalf. The
 Custodian is also entitled to rely on any instructions which are from, or
 which purport to emanate from, any person who appears to have such authority.
 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 5.2

 	
 Continuous
 Allocation of Bullion: Without prejudice to clause 5.1 above, unless
 otherwise notified by the Trustee in writing, the Trustee hereby instructs
 the Custodian that, whenever Bullion is to be transferred from an AP Account
 to the Metal Accounts, it will combine such Bullion with any Bullion then
 standing to the credit of the Unallocated Account (excluding Bullion which
 has been de-allocated in order to effect delivery of Bullion to a redeeming
 Authorized Participant or Shareholder or pursuant to other withdrawals
 occurring on such day) and to the fullest extent possible, transfer such
 Bullion to the Allocated Account such that the amounts of silver, platinum
 and palladium that remains standing to the credit of the Trustee in the
 Unallocated Account does not exceed 1,100 fine ounces of silver, 192 fine ounces
 of platinum and 192 fine ounces of palladium, respectively, at the close of
 each London/Zurich Business Day. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 5.3

 	
 Account not to be
 Overdrawn: The Unallocated Account may not at
 any time have a debit balance thereon, and no instruction shall be valid to
 the extent that the effect thereof would be for the Unallocated Account to
 have a debit balance thereon. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 5.4

 	
 Amendments:
 Once given, instructions continue in full force and effect until they are
 cancelled, amended or superseded. Notice of amendment shall have effect only
 upon actual receipt by the Custodian. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 5.5

 	
 Unclear or
 Ambiguous Instructions: If, in the Custodian’s
 opinion, any instructions are unclear or ambiguous, the Custodian shall use
 reasonable endeavours (taking into account any relevant time constraints) to
 obtain clarification of those instructions from the Trustee and, failing
 that, the Custodian may in its absolute discretion and without any liability
 on its part, act upon what the Custodian believes in good faith such
 instructions to be or refuse to take any action or execute such instructions
 until any ambiguity or conflict has been resolved to the Custodian’s
 satisfaction. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 5.6

 	
 Refusal to
 Execute: The Custodian will, where practicable,
 refuse to execute instructions if in the Custodian’s opinion they are or may
 be contrary to the Rules or any applicable law. 

 
	
  

 
	
 6. CONFIDENTIALITY 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 6.1

 	
 Disclosure to
 Others: Subject to clause 6.2, each of the
 Trustee and the Custodian shall respect the confidentiality of information
 acquired under this Agreement and will not, without the other party’s
 consent, disclose to any other person any transaction or other information
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 party, its business or the Trust under this Agreement, in the event
 such other party has made clear, at or before the time such information is
 provided, that such information is being provided on a confidential basis.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 6.2

 	
 Permitted
 Disclosures: Each party accepts that from time
 to time any other party may be required by law or the Rules, or requested by
 a government department or agency, fiscal body or regulatory or listing
 authority or as otherwise necessary in conducting the Trust’s business, to
 disclose information acquired under this Agreement. In addition, the
 disclosure of such information may be required by a party’s auditors, by its
 legal or other advisors, by a company which is in the same group of companies
 as a party (i.e., a subsidiary or holding company of a party) or (in
 the case of the Trustee) by any beneficiary of the trusts constituted by the
 Trust Agreement. Each party irrevocably authorises the others to make such
 disclosures without further reference to such party. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 7. CUSTODY SERVICES

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 7.1

 	
 Appointment:
 The Trustee hereby appoints the Custodian to act as custodian of the Bullion
 in accordance with this Agreement and any Rules which apply to the Custodian.
 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 7.2

 	
 Safekeeping of Bullion: The Custodian will
 be responsible for the safekeeping of the Bullion on the terms and conditions
 of this Agreement. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 7.3

 	
 Ownership of Bullion: The Custodian will
 identify in its books that the Bullion belongs to the Trustee (on trust for
 the Shareholders).

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 8. REPRESENTATIONS

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 8.1

 	
 Trustee’s
 Representations: The Trustee represents and
 warrants to the Custodian that (such representations and warranties being
 deemed to be repeated upon each occasion of withdrawal of Bullion under this
 Agreement): 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
 the Trustee has all necessary authority, powers, consents, licences
 and authorisations (which have not been revoked) and has taken all necessary
 action to enable it lawfully to enter into and perform its duties and
 obligations under this Agreement; 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 (2)

 	
 the person entering into this Agreement on the Trustee’s behalf has
 been duly authorized to do so; and 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 (3)

 	
 this Agreement and the obligations created under it are binding upon
 and enforceable against the Trustee, as trustee of the Trust, in accordance
 with its terms (subject to applicable principles of equity) and do not and
 will not violate the terms of the Rules or any order, charge or agreement by
 which the Trustee is bound. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 8.2

 	
 Custodian’s
 Representations: The Custodian represents and
 warrants to the 

 

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 Trust that (such representations and warranties being deemed to be
 repeated upon each occasion of withdrawal of Bullion under this Agreement): 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
 the Custodian has all necessary authority, powers, consents, licences
 and authorisations (which have not been revoked) and has taken all necessary
 action to enable it lawfully to enter into and perform its duties and
 obligations under this Agreement; 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 (2)

 	
 the person entering into this Agreement on behalf of the Custodian
 has been duly Authorized to do so; and 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 (3)

 	
 this Agreement and the obligations created under it are binding upon
 the Custodian and enforceable against the Custodian in accordance with its
 terms (subject to applicable principles of equity) and do not and will not
 violate the terms of the Rules or any order, charge or agreement by which the
 Custodian is bound. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 9. FEES AND EXPENSES 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 9.1

 	
 Fees:
 There will be no fees charged by the Custodian for the services provided by
 it under this Agreement. Payment of such fees will be made by the Sponsor
 under the Allocated Account Agreement.

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 9.2

 	
 Expenses:
 The Trustee has procured the Sponsor’s written agreement, to which the
 Custodian has agreed, to pay to the Custodian on demand all costs, charges
 and expenses (excluding (i) any relevant taxes and VAT, duties and other
 governmental charges, (ii) fees for storage and insurance of the Bullion,
 which will be recovered under the Allocated Account Agreement, and (iii)
 indemnification obligations of the Trustee under clause 11.5, which will be
 paid under the following sentence) incurred by the Custodian in connection
 with the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement or
 otherwise in connection with the Bullion. The Trustee will procure payment on
 demand, solely from and to the extent of the assets of the Trust, of any
 other costs, charges and expenses not paid by the Sponsor under its agreement
 with the Custodian procured under this clause 9.2 (including any relevant
 taxes and VAT, duties, other governmental charges and indemnification claims
 of the Custodian payable by the Trustee pursuant to clause 11.5, but
 excluding fees for storage and insurance of the Bullion, which will be
 recovered under the Allocated Account Agreement) incurred by the Custodian in
 connection with the Bullion.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 9.3

 	
 Default Interest:
 If neither the Trustee nor the Sponsor, as the case may be, procures
 payment to the Custodian of any amount when it is due, the Custodian reserves
 the right to charge the relevant party interest (both before and after any
 judgment) on any such unpaid amount calculated at a rate equal to 1% above
 the overnight London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) for the currency in which
 the amount is due. Interest will accrue on a daily basis and will be due and
 payable as a separate debt. 

 

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 9.4

 	
 Credit Balances: No
 interest or other amount will be paid by the Custodian on any credit balance
 on an Unallocated Account.

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 9.5

 	
 Recovery from
 Trust: Amounts payable pursuant to this clause 9
 shall not be debited from the Unallocated Account, but shall be payable on
 behalf of the Trust, and the Custodian hereby acknowledges that it will have
 no recourse against Bullion standing to the credit of the Unallocated Account
 or to the Trustee in respect of any such amounts.

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 10. VALUE ADDED TAX 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 10.1

 	
 VAT Inclusive:
 All sums payable under this Agreement by the Trust to the Custodian shall be
 deemed to be inclusive of VAT if and to the extent VAT is properly chargeable
 on any supplies made by the Custodian to the Trust pursuant to this
 Agreement. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 10.2

 	
 VAT
 Invoice: If VAT is properly chargeable on any
 supplies made by the Custodian to the Trust pursuant to this Agreement, the
 Custodian shall provide a valid VAT invoice to the Trust. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 11. SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 11.1

 	
 Exclusion of
 Liability: The Custodian will use reasonable
 care in the performance of its duties under this Agreement and will only be
 responsible for any loss or damage suffered as a direct result of any
 negligence, fraud or wilful default on its part in the performance of its
 duties, and in which case its liability will not exceed the market value of
 the Bullion lost or damaged at the time such negligence, fraud or wilful
 default is discovered by the Custodian, provided that the Custodian notifies
 the Trust and the Trustee promptly after any discovery of such lost or
 damaged Bullion. If the Custodian delivers from the Unallocated Account
 Bullion that is not of the fine weight the Custodian has represented to the
 Trustee, recovery by the Trustee, to the extent such recovery is otherwise
 allowed, shall not be barred by any delay in asserting a claim because of the
 failure to discover such loss or damage regardless of whether such loss or
 damage could or should have been discovered.

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 11.2

 	
 No Duty or
 Obligation: The Custodian is under no duty or
 obligation to make or take any special arrangements or precautions beyond
 those required by the Rules or as specifically set forth in this Agreement. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 11.3

 	
 Insurance:
 The Custodian (or one of its Affiliates) shall make such insurance
 arrangements from time to time in connection with the Custodian’s custodial
 obligations under this Agreement as the Custodian considers appropriate and
 will be responsible for all costs, fees and expenses (including any relevant
 taxes) in relation to such insurance policy or policies. Upon reasonable
 prior written notice, in connection with the preparation of the initial
 registration statement under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as
 amended, covering any Shares, the Custodian will allow its insurance to be
 reviewed by the Trustee and by the Sponsor. The Custodian also will allow the
 Trustee and the Sponsor to review such insurance in connection with any
 amendment to 

 

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 that initial registration statement and from time to time, in each
 case upon reasonable prior written notice from the Trustee. Any permission to
 review the Custodian’s insurance is limited to the term of this Agreement and
 is conditioned on the reviewing party executing a form of confidentiality
 agreement provided by the Custodian, or if the confidentiality agreement is
 already in force, acknowledging that the review is subject thereto.

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 11.4

 	
 Force Majeure:
 The Custodian shall not be liable for any delay in performance, or for the
 non-performance, of any of its obligations under this Agreement by reason of
 any cause beyond the Custodian’s reasonable control. This includes any act of
 God or war or terrorism or any breakdown, malfunction or failure of
 transmission, communication or computer facilities, industrial action, acts
 and regulations of any governmental or supra national bodies or authorities
 or regulatory or self-regulatory organization or failure of any such body,
 authority or organization, for any reason, to perform its obligations; provided,
 however, that the Custodian agrees to use reasonable efforts to assist the
 Trustee in finding a replacement custodian (including, but not limited to,
 agreeing to an assignment of its rights and obligations hereunder) should any
 event described in this clause 11.4 so prevent the Custodian from performing
 its obligations.

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 11.5

 	
 Indemnity:
 The Trustee, solely from and to the extent of the assets of the Trust, shall
 indemnify and keep indemnified the Custodian (on an after tax basis) on
 demand against all costs and expenses, damages, liabilities and losses (other
 than VAT and the expenses assumed by the Sponsor under its agreement with the
 Custodian procured under clause 9.2) which the Custodian may suffer or incur,
 directly or indirectly in connection with this Agreement except to the extent
 that such sums are due directly to the negligence, wilful default or fraud of
 the Custodian. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 11.6

 	
 Third Parties:
 Except with respect to the Trust, which shall be considered a beneficiary of
 this entire Agreement, and the Sponsor, which shall be a beneficiary (as
 applicable) of clauses 2.6 and 11.3, the Custodian does not owe any duty or
 obligation or have any liability towards any person who is not a party to
 this Agreement. Except as set forth in this clause 11.6, this Agreement does
 not confer a benefit on any person who is not a party to it. The parties to
 this Agreement do not intend that any term of this Agreement shall be
 enforceable by any person who is not a party to it and do intend that the
 Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) 1999 Act shall not apply to this
 Agreement, provided that the Sponsor may enforce its rights under clauses 2.6
 and 11.3. Nothing in this paragraph is intended to limit the obligations
 hereunder of any successor Trustee of the Trust or to limit the right of any
 successor Trustee of the Trust to enforce the Custodian’s obligations
 hereunder.

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 12. TERM AND TERMINATION

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 12.1

 	
 Method:
 Subject to clause 12.2 below, either the Trustee or the Custodian may
 terminate this Agreement for any reason, including if the Custodian or Zurich
 Sub-Custodian ceases to offer the services contemplated by this Agreement to
 its clients or proposes to withdraw from the Bullion business, by giving not 

 

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 less than 90 days’ written notice to the other party. Any such notice
 given by the Trustee must specify:

 

	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
 the date on which the termination will take effect; 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 (2)

 	
 the person to whom the Bullion is to be made available; and 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 (3)

 	
 all other necessary arrangements for the redelivery of the Bullion to
 the order of the Trustee. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 12.2

 	
 Term:
 This Agreement shall have a fixed term up to and including five years and
 will automatically renew for a further term of five years thereafter unless
 terminated by the parties in accordance with this clause 12; provided that during such periods this
 Agreement may be terminated immediately upon written notice as follows: 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 (1)

 	
 by the Trustee, if the Custodian ceases to offer the services
 contemplated by this Agreement to its clients or proposes to withdraw from
 the Bullion business; 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 (2)

 	
 by the Trustee or the Custodian, if it becomes unlawful for the
 Custodian to be a party to this Agreement or to offer its services to the
 Trust on the terms contemplated by this Agreement or if it becomes unlawful
 for the Trustee or the Trust to receive such services or for the Trustee to
 be a party to this Agreement; 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 (3)

 	
 by the Custodian, if there is any event which, in the Custodian’s
 reasonable view, indicates the Trust’s insolvency or impending insolvency; 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 (4)

 	
 by the Trustee, if there is any event which, in the Trustee’s sole
 view, indicates the Custodian’s insolvency or impending insolvency; 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 (5)

 	
 by the Trustee, if the Trust is to be terminated; or

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 (6)

 	
 by the Trustee or by the Custodian, if the Allocated Account
 Agreement ceases to be in full force and effect at any time.

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 12.3

 	
 Change in Trustee:
 If there is any change in the identity of the Trustee in accordance with the
 Trust Agreement, then the Custodian, the Trustee and the Trust shall execute
 such documents and shall take such actions as the new Trustee and the
 outgoing Trustee may reasonably require for the purpose of vesting in the new
 Trustee the rights and obligations of the outgoing Trustee, and releasing the
 outgoing Trustee from its future obligations under this Agreement. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 12.4

 	
 Redelivery
 Arrangements: If the Trustee does not make
 arrangements acceptable to the Custodian for the redelivery of the Bullion,
 the Custodian may continue to store the Bullion, in which case the Custodian
 will continue to charge the fees and expenses payable under clause 10 of the
 Allocated

 

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 Account Agreement. If the Trustee has not made arrangements
 acceptable to the Custodian for the redelivery of the Bullion within six
 months of the date specified in the termination notice as the date on which
 the termination will take effect, the Custodian will be entitled to sell the
 Bullion and account to the Trustee for the proceeds. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 12.5

 	
 Existing Rights:
 Termination shall not affect rights and obligations then outstanding under
 this Agreement which shall continue to be governed by this Agreement until
 all obligations have been fully performed. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 13. NOTICES

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 13.1

 	
 Transfer Notices: Subject
 to clause 5.1, any Transfer Notice shall be in writing in English and shall
 be marked “Urgent – This Requires Immediate Attention” and signed by or on
 behalf of the party giving it (or its duly authorized representative). Any
 Transfer Notice shall be sent either by facsimile or such other authenticated
 method as may, from time to time, be agreed between the parties. Any Transfer
 Notice shall be deemed to have been given, made or served upon actual receipt
 by the recipient.

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 13.2

 	
 General Notices:
 Any General Notice shall be in writing in English and shall be marked “Urgent
 – This Requires Immediate Attention” and shall be signed by or on behalf of
 the party giving it (or its duly authorized representative). Any General
 Notice shall be given, made or served by sending the same by pre-paid
 registered post (first class if inland, first class airmail if overseas) or
 facsimile transmission. Any General Notice sent by pre-paid registered post
 shall be deemed to have been received three London/Zurich Business Days in
 the case of inland post or seven London/Zurich Business Days in the case of
 overseas post after dispatch. Any General Notice sent by facsimile shall be
 deemed to have been given, made or served upon actual receipt by the
 recipient.

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 13.3

 	
 The addresses and numbers of the parties for the purposes of clauses
 13.1 and 13.2 are:

 

	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 The Custodian:

 	
 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 125 London Wall, London EC2Y 5AJ

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 Attention:
 Peter Smith – Global Commodities

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 Facsimile
 No. +44 207 777 4915

 
	
  

 	
 The Trustee:

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 The Bank of
 New York Mellon

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 2 Hanson
 Place

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 Brooklyn,
 New York 11217

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 Attention:
 Donald Guire

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 Facsimile:
 718-315-4927

 

	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 or such other address or facsimile number as shall have been notified
 (in accordance with this clause) to the other party hereto. The address and
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 Agreement
 is:

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 The Sponsor:

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
 ETF
 Securities USA LLC

 Ordnance House

 31 Pier Road

 St. Helier, Jersey

 JE4 Channel Islands

 Fax: +441534825335 

 Attention: US Fund Services

 

	
  

 	
  

 
	
 13.4

 	
 Recording of
 Calls: Each of the Custodian and the Trustee may
 record telephone conversations without use of a warning tone. Such records
 will be the recording party’s sole property and accepted by the other parties
 hereto as evidence of the orders or instructions given. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 14. GENERAL 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 14.1

 	
 Role of Trustee:
 The Trustee is a party to this Agreement solely in its capacity as Trustee
 for the Shareholders and accordingly (i) the Trustee shall only be liable to
 satisfy any obligations under this Agreement, including any obligations or
 liabilities arising in connection with any default by the Trustee under this
 Agreement, to the extent of the assets held from time to time by the Trustee
 as trustee of the trusts constituted by the Trust Agreement (the “Trust Assets”) to the extent authorized
 by the Trust Agreement and (ii) no recourse shall be had to (a) any assets
 other than the Trust Assets, including any of the assets held by the Trustee
 as trustee, co-trustee or nominee of a trust other than the trusts
 constituted by the Trust Agreement, as owner in its individual capacity or in
 any way other than as trustee of the trusts constituted by the Trust
 Agreement; or (b) the Trustee for any assets that have been distributed by
 the Trustee to the beneficiaries of the trusts constituted by the Trust
 Agreement. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 14.2

 	
 No Advice:
 The Custodian’s duties and obligations under this Agreement do not include
 providing the other party hereto with investment advice. In asking the
 Custodian to open and maintain the Unallocated Account, the Trustee
 acknowledges that it is acting pursuant to the Trust Agreement and the
 Custodian shall not owe the Trustee or the Trust any duty to exercise any
 judgment on their behalf as to the merits or suitability of any deposits
 into, or withdrawals from, the Unallocated Account. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 14.3

 	
 Rights and
 Remedies: The Custodian hereby waives any right
 it has or may hereafter acquire to combine, consolidate or merge the Metal
 Accounts with any other account of the Trust or the Trustee or to set off any
 liabilities of the Trust or of the Trustee to the Custodian and agrees that
 it may not set off, transfer or combine or withhold payment of any sum
 standing to the credit or to be credited to the Metal Accounts in or towards or
 conditionally upon satisfaction of any liabilities to it of the Trust or the
 Trustee. Subject thereto, the Custodian’s rights under this Agreement are in
 addition to, and independent of, any other rights which the Custodian may
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 relation to the Bullion.

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 14.4

 	
 Assignment:
 This Agreement is for the benefit of and binding upon the parties hereto and
 their respective successors and assigns. Save as expressly provided herein,
 no party may assign, transfer or encumber, or purport to assign, transfer or
 encumber, any right or obligation under this Agreement unless the other party
 otherwise agrees in writing except that consent is not required where the
 Custodian assigns, transfers or encumbers any right or obligation under this
 Agreement to an Affiliate. This clause shall not restrict the Custodian’s
 power to merge or consolidate with any party, or to dispose of all or part of
 its custody business and further provided that this clause shall not restrict
 the Trustee from assigning its rights hereunder to a Shareholder to the
 extent required for the Trust to fulfill its obligations under the Trust
 Agreement. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 14.5

 	
 Amendments:
 Any amendment to this Agreement must be agreed in writing and be signed by
 all of the parties hereto. Unless otherwise agreed, an amendment will not
 affect any legal rights or obligations which may already have arisen. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 14.6

 	
 Partial
 Invalidity: If any of the clauses (or part of a
 clause) of this Agreement becomes invalid or unenforceable in any way under
 the Rules or any law, the validity of the remaining clauses (or part of a
 clause) will not in any way be affected or impaired. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 14.7

 	
 Entire Agreement: This
 document represents the entire agreement between the parties in respect of
 its subject matter save for any agreements made with fraudulent intent, and
 excludes any prior agreements or representations. This Agreement supersedes
 and replaces any prior existing agreement between the parties hereto relating
 to the same subject matter. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 14.8

 	
 Counterparts:
 This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
 which when executed and delivered is an original, but all the counterparts
 together constitute the same agreement. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 14.9

 	
 Business Days:
 If any obligation falls due to be performed on a day which is not a New York
 Business Day or a London/Zurich Business Day, as the case may be, then the
 relevant obligations shall be performed on the next succeeding New York
 Business Day or London/Zurich Business Day, as applicable. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 14.10

 	
 Prior Agreements:
 The Custodian or any member of the JP Morgan group of companies (the “JP Morgan Group”) may trade in Shares for
 its own account as principal, may have underwritten or may underwrite an
 issue of Shares or, together with any such entities’ directors, officers or
 employees, may have a long or short position in Shares or in any related
 security or instrument. Brokerage or other fees may be earned by any member
 of the JP Morgan Group or persons associated with them in respect of any
 business transacted by them in all or any of the aforementioned securities or
 instruments. This Agreement supersedes and replaces any prior existing
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 15. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 15.1

 	
 Governing Law:
 This Agreement and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with
 it or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or
 claims) is governed by, and will be construed in accordance with, English law.
 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 15.2

 	
 Jurisdiction: The
 Trustee and the Custodian agree that the courts of the State of New York, in
 the United States of America, and the United States federal court located in
 the Borough of Manhattan in such state are to have jurisdiction to settle any
 disputes or claims which may arise out of or in connection with this
 Agreement and, for these purposes the Trustee and the Custodian irrevocably
 submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts, waive any claim of
 forum non conveniens and any objection to laying of venue, and further waive
 any personal service. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 15.4

 	
 Waiver of
 Immunity: To the extent that the Trustee may in
 any jurisdiction claim for it as Trustee, the Trust or its assets any
 immunity from suit, judgment, enforcement or otherwise howsoever, the Trustee
 agrees not to claim and irrevocably waives any such immunity which it would
 otherwise be entitled to (whether on grounds of sovereignty or otherwise) to
 the full extent permitted by the laws of such jurisdiction. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
 15.5

 	
 Service of Process:
 Process by which any proceedings are begun may be served on a party by being
 delivered to the party’s address specified below. This does not affect any
 right to serve process in another manner permitted by law. 

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 Custodian’s
 Address for service of process:

 
	
  

 	
 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 

 
	
  

 	
 125 London Wall, London EC2Y 5AJ

 
	
  

 	
 Facsimile
 No.          +44 207 777
 4915

 
	
  

 	
 Attention: Peter Smith – Global Commodities

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 With a copy to:

 
	
  

 	
 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

 
	
  

 	
 125 London Wall, 13th Floor

 
	
  

 	
 London EC2Y 5AJ

 
	
  

 	
 Facsimile No.: +44 (0)20 7325 8150

 
	
  

 	
 Attention: Legal Department-FX and Derivatives Group

 
	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	
 Trustee’s Address
 for service of process:

 
	
  

 	
 The Bank of New York Mellon

 
	
  

 	
 One Wall Street

 
	
  

 	
 New York, New York 10286 

 
	
  

 	
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EXECUTED by the
parties: 

Signed on
behalf of and for JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. by

	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Signature:

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	

 

 	
  

 

Name: Peter L.
Smith 

Title:
Executive Director 

Signed on
behalf of and for 

THE BANK
OF NEW YORK MELLON solely in its capacity as 

trustee of the ETFS White Metals Basket
Trust and not individually by 

	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Signature:

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
  

 	

 

 	
  

 

Name: Andrew
Pfeifer 

Title: Vice
President 

 [Signature Page to ETFS White Metals Basket Unallocated Account
Agreement]

21Exhibit 10.3

The Depository Trust Company 

A subsidiary of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation

BLANKET ISSUER LETTER OF REPRESENTATIONS 

ETFS WHITE METALS BASKET TRUST

                  

(Date)

Attention: Underwriting Department

The Depository Trust Company 

55 Water Street, 1SL 

New York, NY 10041-0099 

Ladies and Gentlemen: 

          This letter sets forth our understanding with respect to all issues (the “Securities”) that Issuer shall request to be made eligible for deposit by the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”). 

Issuer is formed under the laws of the State of New York. 

          To induce DTC to accept the Securities as eligible for deposit at DTC, and to act in accordance with DTC’s Rules with respect to the Securities, Issuer represents to DTC that issuer will comply with the requirements stated
in DTC’s Operational Arrangements, as they may be amended from time to time. 

	
Note:    	    	
      Very truly yours,    
	
Schedule A contains statements that DTC believes    	    	 	   
	
accurate describe DTC, the method of effecting      	    	
      ETFS WHITE METALS BASKET TRUST,    
	
book-entry transfers of securities distributed      	    	 	   
	
through DTC, and certain related matters.   	    	
      by ETF Securities USA LLC, as sponsor        
	     
	
Received and Accepted      	    	By:	 
	
THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY        	    	 	
(Authorized Officer’s Signature”) 
	     
	
By:        	 	    	 	Tom Quigley
	       	 	 	 	(Print Name)
	         	    	 	31 Pier Road
	       	 	 	 	(Street Address)
	         	    	 	St.
            Helier Jersey, J1548PW
	                                   	 	 	(City, State, Country, Zip)
	    	 	+44 1584 825 506
	 	 	(Phone Number)
	    	 	 
	    	 	
(Email Address)     
	 	 	 

SCHEDULE A

(To Blanket Issuer Letter of Representations) 

SAMPLE OFFERING DOCUMENT
LANGUAGE

DESCRIBING BOOK-ENTRY-ONLY ISSUANCE

(Prepared by DTC—bracketed material may be
applicable only to certain issues)

          1.
The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), New York, NY, will act as securities
depository for the securities (the “Securities”). The Securities will be issued
as fully-registered securities registered in the name of Cede & Co. (DTC’s
partnership nominee) or such other name as may be requested by an authorized
representative of DTC. One fully-registered Security certificate will be issued
for [each issue of] the Securities, [each] in the aggregate principal amount of
such issue, and will be deposited with DTC. [If, however, the aggregate
principal amount of [any] issue exceeds $500 million, one certificate will be
issued with respect to each $500 million of principal amount, and an additional
certificate will be issued with respect to any remaining principal amount of
such issue.]

          2.
DTC, the world’s largest securities depository, is a limited-purpose trust
company organized under the New York Banking Law, a “banking organization”
within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve
System, a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the New York Uniform
Commercial Code, and a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to the provisions
of Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. DTC holds and provides
asset servicing for over 3.5 million issues of U.S. and non-U.S. equity issues,
corporate and municipal debt issues, and money market instruments (from over
100 countries) that DTC’s participants (“Direct Participants”) deposit with
DTC. DTC also facilitates the post-trade settlement among Direct Participants of
sales and other securities transactions in deposited securities, through
electronic computerized book-entry transfers and pledges between Direct
Participants’ accounts. This eliminates the need for physical movement of
securities certificates. Direct Participants include both U.S. and non-U.S.
securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations,
and certain other organizations. DTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The
Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (“DTCC”). DTCC is the holding
company for DTC, National Securities Clearing Corporation and Fixed Income
Clearing Corporation, all of which are registered clearing agencies. DTCC is
owned by the users of its regulated subsidiaries. Access to the DTC system is
also available to others such as both U.S. and non-U.S. securities brokers and
dealers, banks, trust companies, and clearing corporations that clear through
or maintain a custodial relationship with a Direct Participant, either directly
or indirectly (“Indirect Participants”). DTC has Standard & Poor’s highest
rating: AAA. The DTC Rules applicable to its Participants are on file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. More information about DTC can be found at www.dtcc.com
and www.dtc.org.

          3.
Purchases of Securities under the DTC system must be made by or through Direct
Participants, which will receive a credit for the Securities on DTC’s records.
The ownership interest of each actual purchaser of each Security (“Beneficial
Owner”) is in turn to be recorded on the Direct and Indirect Participants’
records. Beneficial Owners will not receive written confirmation from DTC of
their purchase. Beneficial Owners are, however, expected to receive written
confirmations providing details of the transaction, as well as periodic
statements of their holdings, from the Direct or Indirect Participant through
which the Beneficial Owner entered into the transaction. Transfers of ownership
interests in the Securities are to be accomplished by entries made on the books
of Direct and Indirect Participants acting on behalf of Beneficial Owners.
Beneficial Owners will not receive certificates representing their ownership
interests in Securities, except in the event that use of the book-entry system
for the Securities is discontinued.

          4.
To facilitate subsequent transfers, all Securities deposited by Direct
Participants with DTC are registered in the name of DTC’s partnership nominee,
Cede & Co., or such other name as may be requested by an authorized
representative of DTC. The deposit of Securities with DTC and their
registration in the name of Cede & Co. or such other DTC nominee do not
effect any change in beneficial ownership. DTC has no knowledge of the actual
Beneficial Owners of the Securities; DTC’s records reflect only the identity of
the Direct Participants to whose accounts such Securities are credited, which
may or may not be the Beneficial Owners. The Direct and Indirect Participants
will remain responsible for keeping account of their holdings on behalf of
their customers.

BLOR 03/25/08

SCHEDULE A

(To Blanket Issuer Letter of Representations) 

          5.
Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to Direct Participants,
by Direct Participants to Indirect Participants, and by Direct Participants and
Indirect Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by arrangements
among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in
effect from time to time. [Beneficial Owners of Securities may wish to take
certain steps to augment the transmission to them of notices of significant
events with respect to the Securities, such as redemptions, tenders, defaults,
and proposed amendments to the Security documents. For example, Beneficial
Owners of Securities may wish to ascertain that the nominee holding the
Securities for their benefit has agreed to obtain and transmit notices to
Beneficial Owners. In the alternative, Beneficial Owners may wish to provide
their names and addresses to the registrar and request that copies of notices
be provided directly to them.]

          [6.
Redemption notices shall be sent to DTC. If less than all of the Securities
within an issue are being redeemed, DTC’s practice is to determine by lot the
amount of the interest of each Direct Participant in such issue to be
redeemed.]

          7.
Neither DTC nor Cede & Co. (nor any other DTC nominee) will consent or vote
with respect to Securities unless authorized by a Direct Participant in
accordance with DTC’s MMI Procedures. Under its usual procedures, DTC mails an
Omnibus Proxy to Issuer as soon as possible after the record date. The Omnibus
Proxy assigns Cede & Co.’s consenting or voting rights to those Direct
Participants to whose accounts Securities are credited on the record date
(identified in a listing attached to the Omnibus Proxy).

          8.
Redemption proceeds, distributions, and dividend payments on the Securities
will be made to Cede & Co., or such other nominee as may be requested by an
authorized representative of DTC. DTC’s practice is to credit Direct
Participants’ accounts upon DTC’s receipt of funds and corresponding detail
information from Issuer or Agent, on payable date in accordance with their
respective holdings shown on DTC’s records. Payments by Participants to
Beneficial Owners will be governed by standing instructions and customary
practices, as is the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in
bearer form or registered in “street name,” and will be the responsibility of
such Participant and not of DTC, Agent, or Issuer, subject to any statutory or
regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Payment of
redemption proceeds, distributions, and dividend payments to Cede & Co. (or
such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC)
is the responsibility of Issuer or Agent, disbursement of such payments to
Direct Participants will be the responsibility of DTC, and disbursement of such
payments to the Beneficial Owners will be the responsibility of Direct and
Indirect Participants.

          
[9. A Beneficial Owner shall give notice to elect to have its Securities
purchased or tendered, through its Participant, to [Tender/Remarketing] Agent,
and shall effect delivery of such Securities by causing the Direct Participant
to transfer the Participant’s interest in the Securities, on DTC’s records, to
[Tender/Remarketing] Agent. The requirement for physical delivery of Securities
in connection with an optional tender or a mandatory purchase will be deemed
satisfied when the ownership rights in the Securities are transferred by Direct
Participants on DTC’s records and followed by a book-entry credit of tendered
Securities to [Tender/Remarketing] Agent’s DTC account.]

          10.
DTC may discontinue providing its services as depository with respect to the
Securities at any time by giving reasonable notice to Issuer or Agent. Under
such circumstances, in the event that a successor depository is not obtained,
Security certificates are required to be printed and delivered.

          11.
Issuer may decide to discontinue use of the system of book-entry-only transfers
through DTC (or a successor securities depository). In that event, Security
certificates will be printed and delivered to DTC.

          12. The information in this section
concerning DTC and DTC’s book-entry system has been obtained from sources that
Issuer believes to be reliable, but Issuer takes no responsibility for the
accuracy thereof.

BLOR 03/25/08

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