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of Assets and Liabilities
−Removed: December 31, 2022 (unaudited) and June 30, 2022
+Added: March 31, 2023 (unaudited) and June 30, 2022
Amounts in 000’s of US$, except share and per share data
−Removed: December 31, 2022
+Added: March 31, 2023
June 30, 2022
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Net asset value per Share
−Removed: of investment in platinum:
+Added: Cost of investment in platinum:
$ 47,550 and $ 51,381 , respectively.
−Removed: par value, unlimited amount authorized.
+Added: No par value, unlimited
+Added: amount authorized.
Notes to the Financial Statements
of Investments
−Removed: December 31, 2022 (unaudited) and June 30, 2022
+Added: March 31, 2023 (unaudited) and June 30, 2022
in 000’s of US$, except for ounces and percentages
−Removed: December 31, 2022 (unaudited)
+Added: March 31, 2023 (unaudited)
Total investment
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of Operations (unaudited)
−Removed: the three and six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
+Added: the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
Amounts in 000’s of US$, except per share data
−Removed: December 31, 2022
−Removed: December 31, 2021
−Removed: December 31, 2022
−Removed: December 31, 2021
+Added: March 31, 2023
+Added: March 31, 2022
+Added: March 31, 2023
+Added: March 31, 2022
Total expenses
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Weighted average number of shares (in 000’s)
+Added: Amounts do not round to
Notes to the Financial Statements
of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)
−Removed: the three and six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
+Added: the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
Amounts in 000’s of US$
−Removed: December 31, 2022
−Removed: December 31, 2021
−Removed: December 31, 2022
−Removed: December 31, 2021
−Removed: Net Assets – beginning of period
+Added: March 31, 2023
+Added: March 31, 2022
+Added: March 31, 2023
+Added: March 31, 2022
+Added: Net Assets – beginning of the period
Creations of 200,000 , 2,250,000 , 300,000 and 2,550,000 shares respectively
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Net Assets – end of period
+Added: Amounts do not round to $1.
Notes to the Financial Statements
Highlights (unaudited)
−Removed: the three and six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
+Added: the three and nine months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
Per Share Performance
(for a Share outstanding throughout each period)
−Removed: December 31, 2022
−Removed: December 31, 2021
−Removed: December 31, 2022
−Removed: December 31, 2021
+Added: March 31, 2023
+Added: March 31, 2022
+Added: March 31, 2023
+Added: March 31, 2022
Net asset value per Share at beginning of period
−Removed: Net investment gain (loss) (1)
+Added: Net investment loss (1)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment in platinum
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Net asset value per Share at end of period
−Removed: return ratio, at net asset value (2)
+Added: Total return, at net asset value (2)
Net assets ($000’s)
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Net investment loss (3)
−Removed: using the average shares outstanding method.
−Removed: not annualized.
+Added: Calculated using the average shares outstanding method.
+Added: Percentage not annualized.
+Added: Percentage annualized.
Notes to the Financial Statements
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legal expenses.
−Removed: of December 31, 2022, the fees payable to the Sponsor were $ 19,040 .
+Added: of March 31, 2023, the fee payable to the Sponsor was $ 19,003 .
As of June 30, 2022, the fees payable to the Sponsor were $ 19,453 .
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than platinum.
−Removed: Other than the Sponsor’s Fee, the Trust had no expenses during the three and six months ended December 31, 2022
+Added: Other than the Sponsor’s Fee, the Trust had no expenses during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023 and
otherwise directed by the Sponsor, when selling platinum the Trustee will endeavor to sell at the price established by the LBMA PM Platinum
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to create or redeem Baskets is properly received.
−Removed: to create and redeem Baskets may be placed only by Authorized Participants.
+Added: Orders to create and redeem Baskets may be placed only by Authorized Participants.
An Authorized Participant must:
−Removed: (1) be a registered broker-dealer
−Removed: or other securities market participant, such as a bank or other financial institution, which, but for an exclusion from registration,
−Removed: would be required to register as a broker-dealer to engage in securities transactions, (2) be a participant in DTC, and (3) must have
−Removed: an agreement with the Custodian establishing an unallocated account in London or have an existing unallocated account meeting the standards
−Removed: described herein.
−Removed: To become an Authorized Participant, a person must enter into an Authorized Participant Agreement with the Sponsor
−Removed: and the Trustee.
−Removed: The Authorized Participant Agreement provides the procedures for the creation and redemption of Baskets and for the
−Removed: delivery of the platinum required for such creations and redemptions.
−Removed: The Authorized Participant Agreement and the related procedures
−Removed: attached thereto may be amended by the Trustee and the Sponsor, without the consent of any investor or Authorized Participant.
−Removed: A transaction
−Removed: fee of $ 500 will be assessed on all creation and redemption transactions.
−Removed: Multiple Baskets may be created on the same day, provided each
−Removed: Basket meets the requirements described below and that the Custodian is able to allocate platinum to the Trust Allocated Account such
−Removed: that the Trust Unallocated Account holds no more than 192 ounces of platinum at the close of a business day.
+Added: (1) be a registered broker-dealer or other securities market participant, such as a bank or other financial
+Added: institution, which, but for an exclusion from registration, would be required to register as a broker-dealer to engage in securities
+Added: transactions, (2) be a participant in DTC, and (3) must have an agreement with the Custodian establishing an unallocated account in London
+Added: or have an existing unallocated account meeting the standards described herein.
+Added: To become an Authorized Participant, a person must enter
+Added: into an Authorized Participant Agreement with the Sponsor and the Trustee.
+Added: The Authorized Participant Agreement provides the procedures
+Added: for the creation and redemption of Baskets and for the delivery of the platinum required for such creations and redemptions.
+Added: The Authorized
+Added: Participant Agreement and the related procedures attached thereto may be amended by the Trustee and the Sponsor, without the consent
+Added: of any investor or Authorized Participant.
+Added: A transaction fee of $ 500 will be assessed on all creation and redemption transactions.
+Added: Baskets may be created on the same day, provided each Basket meets the requirements described below and that the Custodian is able to
+Added: allocate platinum to the Trust Allocated Account such that the Trust Unallocated Account holds no more than 192 ounces of platinum at
+Added: the close of a business day.
Participants who make deposits with the Trust in exchange for Baskets will receive no fees, commissions or other form of compensation
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Sponsor has evaluated whether or not there are uncertain tax positions that require financial statement recognition and has determined
−Removed: that no reserves for uncertain tax positions are required as of December 31, 2022 and June 30, 2022.
+Added: that no reserves for uncertain tax positions are required as of March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022.
Sponsor evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Trust’s tax returns to determine whether
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years are those years that are open for examination by the relevant income taxing authority.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2022, the 2022, 2021,
+Added: As of March 31, 2023, the 2022, 2021, 2020
and 2019 tax years remain open for examination .
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Investment in Platinum
−Removed: in ounces of platinum and their respective values for the six months ended December 31, 2022.
−Removed: Schedule of Investment in Platinum
+Added: in ounces of platinum and their respective values for the nine months ended March 31, 2023.
+Added: of Investment in Platinum
Amounts in 000’s of US$, except for ounces data
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Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
−Removed: Ending balance as of December 31, 2022
+Added: Ending balance as of March 31, 2023
in ounces of platinum and their respective values for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.
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fee is paid to the Sponsor as compensation for services performed under the Trust Agreement.
−Removed: In exchange for the Sponsor’s
−Removed: fee, the Sponsor has agreed to assume the following administrative and marketing expenses incurred by the Trust:
−Removed: the Trustee’s
−Removed: fee and out-of-pocket expenses, the custodian’s fee and reimbursement of the custodian expenses, NYSE Arca listing fees, SEC
−Removed: registration fees, printing and mailing costs, audit fees and expenses, and up to $ 100,000
−Removed: per annum in legal fees and expenses.
−Removed: The Sponsor’s fee is payable at an annualized rate of 0.50 %
−Removed: of the Trust’s Net Asset Value, accrued on a daily basis computed on the prior Business Day’s Net Asset Value and paid
−Removed: monthly in arrears.
+Added: In exchange for the Sponsor’s fee,
+Added: the Sponsor has agreed to assume the following administrative and marketing expenses incurred by the Trust:
+Added: the Trustee’s fee and
+Added: out-of-pocket expenses, the custodian’s fee and reimbursement of the custodian expenses, NYSE Arca listing fees, SEC registration
+Added: fees, printing and mailing costs, audit fees and expenses, and up to $ 100,000 per annum in legal fees and expenses.
+Added: The Sponsor’s
+Added: fee is payable at an annualized rate of 0.50 % of the Trust’s Net Asset Value, accrued on a daily basis computed on the prior Business
+Added: Day’s Net Asset Value and paid monthly in arrears.
Sponsor, from time to time, may temporarily waive all or a portion of the Sponsor’s Fee at its discretion for a stated period of
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