UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November 23, 2010

 

 

iShares^® Gold Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

New York		001-32418		81-6124036
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

c/o BlackRock Asset Management International Inc.

400 Howard Street

San Francisco, California 94105

Attn: Product Management Team

Intermediary Investor and Exchange-Traded Products Department

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 670-2000

Not Applicable

Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

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Item 8.01.

Other Events

Blackrock Asset Management International Inc., in its capacity as the sponsor of the Registrant, expects in the next few days to (i) confirm that, as of any date, the afternoon price of gold fixed by the London Gold Market Fixing Ltd. on such date (the “London fix”) fairly represents the commercial value of the Registrant’s gold on such day; and (ii) undertake the necessary steps to discontinue the use of the COMEX^® spot month settlement price for purposes of the valuation of the Registrant’s gold, and to substitute the London fix in lieu thereof. Public notice of the substitution will be given prior to the day on which it takes place.

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: November 23, 2010

 

 

*	The registrant is a trust. Each individual specified above is signing in his capacity as an officer and/or authorized signatory of BlackRock Asset Management International Inc., the sponsor of the trust.