Other Information
−Removed: of Depositary Trust Agreement between Merk Investments LLC, as sponsor, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (incorporated
−Removed: by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed with Registration Statement No.
−Removed: 333-180868 on April 15, 2014)
−Removed: Amendment To Depositary Trust Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2015, by and between Merk Investments LLC, as sponsor of the Trust,
−Removed: and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee of the Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed with Current Report on Form
−Removed: 8-K on October 26, 2015)
−Removed: Amendment to the Depositary Trust Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2016, by and between Merk Investments LLC, as sponsor of the Trust,
−Removed: and the Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee of the Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1(c) filed with Annual Report on
−Removed: Form 10-K/A on April 29, 2016)
−Removed: Certification
−Removed: by Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
−Removed: Certification
−Removed: by Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section
−Removed: 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
+Added: Depositary Trust Agreement between Merk Investments LLC, as sponsor, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed with Registration Statement No.
+Added: 333- 180868 on May 7, 2014)
+Added: First Amendment To Depositary Trust Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2015, by and between Merk Investments LLC, as sponsor of the Trust, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee of the Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed with Current Report on Form 8-K on October 26, 2015)
+Added: Second Amendment to the Depositary Trust Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2016, by and between Merk Investments LLC, as sponsor of the Trust, and the Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee of the Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1(c) filed with Annual Report on Form 10-K/A on April 29, 2016)
+Added: Certification by Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
+Added: Certification by Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Inline XBRL Instance Document
−Removed: Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension
−Removed: Schema Document
−Removed: Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension
−Removed: Calculation Linkbase Document
−Removed: Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension
−Removed: Definition Linkbase Document
−Removed: Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension
−Removed: Label Linkbase Document
−Removed: Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension
−Removed: Presentation Linkbase Document
−Removed: information in Exhibit 32 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section
−Removed: 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, or otherwise
−Removed: subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference
−Removed: in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act (including
−Removed: this report), unless the Company specifically incorporates the foregoing information into
−Removed: those documents by reference.
−Removed: to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
−Removed: the undersigned in its capacities* thereunto duly authorized.
+Added: Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
+Added: Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
+Added: Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
+Added: Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
+Added: Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
+Added: The information in Exhibit 32 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act (including this report), unless the Company specifically incorporates the foregoing information into those documents by reference.
+Added: Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
+Added: Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned in its capacities* thereunto
+Added: duly authorized.
MERK INVESTMENTS LLC
Sponsor of the VanEck Merk Gold Trust
−Removed: December 8, 2022
/s/ Axel Merk
−Removed: President and Chief Executive Officer
−Removed: (Principal Executive Officer and
−Removed: Principal Financial Officer)
−Removed: Registrant is a trust and the person is signing in his capacities as officers of Merk Investments
−Removed: LLC, the Sponsor of the Registrant.
+Added: President and Chief Investment Officer
+Added: (Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, and Principal Accounting Officer)
+Added: The Registrant is a trust and the person is signing in his capacities as officers of Merk Investments LLC, the Sponsor of the Registrant.
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