−Removed: should consider carefully the risks described below before making an investment decision.
−Removed: Shareholders should also refer to the
−Removed: other information included in this report, including the Trust’s financial statements and the related notes.
−Removed: RELATED TO PLATINUM
−Removed: price of platinum may be affected by the sale of ETVs tracking platinum markets.
−Removed: the extent existing exchange traded vehicles (“ETVs”) tracking platinum markets represent a significant proportion
−Removed: of demand for physical platinum bullion;
−Removed: large redemptions of the securities of these ETVs could negatively affect physical platinum
−Removed: bullion prices and the price and NAV of the Shares.
−Removed: may motivate large-scale sales of platinum which could decrease the price of platinum and adversely affect an investment in the
−Removed: possibility of large-scale distress sales of platinum in times of crisis may have a short-term negative impact on the price of
−Removed: platinum and adversely affect an investment in the Shares.
−Removed: For example, the 2008 financial credit crisis resulted in significantly
−Removed: depressed prices of platinum largely due to forced sales and deleveraging from institutional investors such as hedge funds and
−Removed: pension funds.
−Removed: Crises in the future may impair platinum’s price performance which would, in turn, adversely affect an investment
−Removed: in the Shares.
−Removed: factors may have the effect of causing a decline in the prices of platinum and a corresponding decline in the price of Shares.
−Removed: significant increase in platinum hedging activity by platinum producers.
−Removed: be an increase in the level of hedge activity of platinum producing companies, it could
−Removed: cause a decline in world platinum prices, adversely affecting the price of the Shares.
−Removed: significant change in the attitude of speculators, investors and central banks towards
−Removed: Should the speculative community take a negative view towards platinum or central
−Removed: banking authorities determine to sell national platinum reserves, either event could
−Removed: cause a decline in world platinum prices, negatively impacting the price of the Shares.
−Removed: widening of interest rate differentials between the cost of money and the cost of platinum
−Removed: could negatively affect the price of platinum which, in turn, could negatively affect
−Removed: the price of the Shares.
−Removed: combination of rising money interest rates and a continuation of the current low cost
−Removed: of borrowing platinum could improve the economics of selling platinum forward.
−Removed: result in an increase in hedging by platinum mining companies and short selling by speculative
−Removed: interests, which would negatively affect the price of platinum.
−Removed: Under such circumstances,
−Removed: the price of the Shares would be similarly affected.
−Removed: ● Autocatalysts,
−Removed: automobile components that use platinum, accounted for approximately 35% of the net global
−Removed: demand in platinum in 2021.
−Removed: While the automotive sector in China and the US is showing
−Removed: signs of recovery, the European market is currently experiencing declining demand and,
−Removed: in certain cases, solvency concerns.
−Removed: Reduced automotive industry sales in Europe may
−Removed: result in a decline in autocatalyst demand.
−Removed: decline in the global automotive industry may impact the price of platinum and affect
−Removed: the price of the Shares.
−Removed: several factors may trigger a temporary increase in the price of platinum prior to your investment in the Shares.
−Removed: sudden increased investor interest in platinum may cause an increase in world platinum prices, increasing the price of the Shares.
−Removed: If that is the case, you will be buying Shares at prices affected by the temporarily high prices of platinum, and you may incur
−Removed: losses when the causes for the temporary increase disappear.
−Removed: decline in the automobile industry or a shift from gasoline-powered to electric vehicles may have the effect of causing a decline
+Added: Shareholders should consider carefully the risks described below
+Added: before making an investment decision.
+Added: Shareholders should also refer to the other information included in this report, including
+Added: the Trust’s financial statements and the related notes.
+Added: RISKS RELATED TO PLATINUM
+Added: The price of platinum may be affected by the sale of ETVs
+Added: tracking platinum markets.
+Added: To the extent existing exchange traded vehicles (“ETVs”)
+Added: tracking platinum markets represent a significant proportion of demand for physical platinum bullion;
+Added: large redemptions of the
+Added: securities of these ETVs could negatively affect physical platinum bullion prices and the price and NAV of the Shares.
+Added: Crises may motivate large-scale sales of platinum which could
+Added: decrease the price of platinum and adversely affect an investment in the Shares.
+Added: The possibility of large-scale distress sales of platinum in
+Added: times of crisis may have a short-term negative impact on the price of platinum and adversely affect an investment in the Shares.
+Added: For example, the 2008 financial credit crisis resulted in significantly depressed prices of platinum largely due to forced sales
+Added: and deleveraging from institutional investors such as hedge funds and pension funds.
+Added: Crises in the future may impair platinum’s
+Added: price performance which would, in turn, adversely affect an investment in the Shares.
+Added: Several factors may have the effect of causing a decline
in the prices of platinum and a corresponding decline in the price of Shares.
−Removed: Autocatalysts,
−Removed: automobile components for emissions control that use platinum, accounted for approximately 35% of the global demand in platinum
−Removed: Reduced automotive industry sales or a shift from gasoline-powered to electric vehicles may result in a decline in autocatalyst
−Removed: A contraction in the global automotive industry or more widespread acceptance of electric vehicles may impact the price
−Removed: of platinum and affect the price of the Shares.
−Removed: value of the Shares relates directly to the value of the platinum held by the Trust and fluctuations in the price of platinum
−Removed: could materially adversely affect an investment in the Shares.
−Removed: Shares are designed to mirror as closely as possible the performance of the price of platinum bullion, and the value of the Shares
−Removed: relates directly to the value of the platinum held by the Trust, less the Trust’s liabilities (including estimated accrued
−Removed: but unpaid expenses).
−Removed: The price of platinum has fluctuated widely over the past several years.
−Removed: Several factors may affect the
−Removed: price of platinum, including:
−Removed: platinum supply, which is influenced by such factors as production and cost levels in major platinum-producing countries such
−Removed: as South Africa.
−Removed: Recycling, autocatalyst demand, industrial demand, jewelry demand and investment demand are also important drivers
−Removed: of platinum supply and demand;
+Added: ● A significant increase in platinum hedging activity by platinum producers.
+Added: Should there be an increase in the level of hedge
+Added: activity of platinum producing companies, it could cause a decline in world platinum prices, adversely affecting the price of the
+Added: ● A significant change in the attitude of speculators, investors and central banks towards platinum.
+Added: Should the speculative community
+Added: take a negative view towards platinum or central banking authorities determine to sell national platinum reserves, either event
+Added: could cause a decline in world platinum prices, negatively impacting the price of the Shares.
+Added: ● A widening of interest rate differentials between the cost of money and the cost of platinum could negatively affect the price
+Added: of platinum which, in turn, could negatively affect the price of the Shares.
+Added: ● A combination of rising money interest rates and a continuation of the current low cost of borrowing platinum could improve
+Added: the economics of selling platinum forward.
+Added: This could result in an increase in hedging by platinum mining companies and short selling
+Added: by speculative interests, which would negatively affect the price of platinum.
+Added: Under such circumstances, the price of the Shares
+Added: would be similarly affected.
+Added: ● Autocatalysts, automobile components that use platinum, accounted for approximately 44% of the net global demand in platinum
+Added: While the automotive sector in China and the US is showing signs of recovery, the European market is currently experiencing
+Added: declining demand and, in certain cases, solvency concerns.
+Added: Reduced automotive industry sales in Europe may result in a decline
+Added: in autocatalyst demand.
+Added: ● A decline in the global automotive industry may impact the price of platinum and affect the price of the Shares.
+Added: Conversely, several factors may trigger a temporary increase
+Added: in the price of platinum prior to your investment in the Shares.
+Added: For example, sudden increased investor interest in platinum may
+Added: cause an increase in world platinum prices, increasing the price of the Shares.
+Added: If that is the case, you will be buying Shares
+Added: at prices affected by the temporarily high prices of platinum, and you may incur losses when the causes for the temporary increase
+Added: A decline in the automobile industry or a shift from gasoline-powered
+Added: to electric vehicles may have the effect of causing a decline in the prices of platinum and a corresponding decline in the price
+Added: Autocatalysts, automobile components for emissions control that
+Added: use platinum, accounted for approximately 44% of the global demand in platinum in 2022.
+Added: Reduced automotive industry sales or a
+Added: shift from gasoline-powered to electric vehicles may result in a decline in autocatalyst demand.
+Added: A contraction in the global automotive
+Added: industry or more widespread acceptance of electric vehicles may impact the price of platinum and affect the price of the Shares.
+Added: The value of the Shares relates directly to the value of
+Added: the platinum held by the Trust and fluctuations in the price of platinum could materially adversely affect an investment in the
+Added: The Shares are designed to mirror as closely as possible the
+Added: performance of the price of platinum bullion, and the value of the Shares relates directly to the value of the platinum held by
+Added: the Trust, less the Trust’s liabilities (including estimated accrued but unpaid expenses).
+Added: The price of platinum has fluctuated
+Added: widely over the past several years.
+Added: Several factors may affect the price of platinum, including:
+Added: Global platinum supply, which is influenced by such factors
+Added: as production and cost levels in major platinum-producing countries such as South Africa.
+Added: Recycling, autocatalyst demand, industrial
+Added: demand, jewelry demand and investment demand are also important drivers of platinum supply and demand;
expectations with respect to the rate of inflation;
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investments in platinum.
−Removed: addition, investors should be aware that there is no assurance that platinum will maintain its long-term value in terms of purchasing
−Removed: power in the future.
−Removed: In the event that the price of platinum declines, the Sponsor expects the value of an investment in the Shares
−Removed: to decline proportionately.
−Removed: RELATED TO THE SHARES
−Removed: sale of the Trust’s platinum to pay expenses not assumed by the Sponsor, or unexpected liabilities affecting the Trust,
−Removed: at a time of low platinum prices could adversely affect the value of the Shares.
−Removed: Trustee sells platinum held by the Trust to pay Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor on an as-needed basis irrespective of
−Removed: then-current platinum prices.
−Removed: The Trust is not actively managed and no attempt will be made to buy or sell platinum to protect
−Removed: against or to take advantage of fluctuations in the price of platinum.
−Removed: Consequently, the Trust’s platinum may be sold at
−Removed: a time when the platinum price is low, resulting in the sale of more platinum than would be required if the Trust sold when prices
−Removed: The sale of the Trust’s platinum to pay expenses not assumed by the Sponsor, or unexpected liabilities affecting
−Removed: the Trust, at a time of low platinum prices could adversely affect the value of the Shares.
−Removed: value of the Shares will be adversely affected if the Trust is required to indemnify the Sponsor or the Trustee under the Trust
−Removed: the Trust Agreement, each of the Sponsor and the Trustee has a right to be indemnified from the Trust for any liability or expense
−Removed: it incurs without gross negligence, bad faith, willful misconduct, willful malfeasance or reckless disregard on its part.
−Removed: means the Sponsor or the Trustee may require the assets of the Trust to be sold in order to cover losses or liability suffered
−Removed: Any sale of that kind would reduce the NAV of the Trust and the value of the Shares.
−Removed: Shares may trade at a price which is at, above or below the NAV per Share and any discount or premium in the trading price relative
−Removed: to the NAV per Share may widen as a result of non-concurrent trading hours between the NYSE Arca and London, Zurich and COMEX.
−Removed: Shares may trade at, above or below the NAV per Share.
−Removed: The NAV per Share fluctuates with changes in the market value of the Trust’s
−Removed: The trading price of the Shares fluctuates in accordance with changes in the NAV per Share as well as market supply and
−Removed: The amount of the discount or premium in the trading price relative to the NAV per Share may be influenced by non-concurrent
−Removed: trading hours between the NYSE Arca and the major platinum markets.
+Added: In addition, investors should be aware that there is no assurance
+Added: that platinum will maintain its long-term value in terms of purchasing power in the future.
+Added: In the event that the price of platinum
+Added: declines, the Sponsor expects the value of an investment in the Shares to decline proportionately.
+Added: RISKS RELATED TO THE SHARES
+Added: The sale of the Trust’s platinum to pay expenses not
+Added: assumed by the Sponsor, or unexpected liabilities affecting the Trust, at a time of low platinum prices could adversely affect
+Added: the value of the Shares.
+Added: The Trustee sells platinum held by the Trust to pay Trust expenses
+Added: not assumed by the Sponsor on an as-needed basis irrespective of then-current platinum prices.
+Added: The Trust is not actively managed
+Added: and no attempt will be made to buy or sell platinum to protect against or to take advantage of fluctuations in the price of platinum.
+Added: Consequently, the Trust’s platinum may be sold at a time when the platinum price is low, resulting in the sale of more platinum
+Added: than would be required if the Trust sold when prices were higher.
+Added: The sale of the Trust’s platinum to pay expenses not assumed
+Added: by the Sponsor, or unexpected liabilities affecting the Trust, at a time of low platinum prices could adversely affect the value
+Added: of the Shares.
+Added: The value of the Shares will be adversely affected if the
+Added: Trust is required to indemnify the Sponsor or the Trustee under the Trust Agreement.
+Added: Under the Trust Agreement, each of the Sponsor and the Trustee
+Added: has a right to be indemnified from the Trust for any liability or expense it incurs without gross negligence, bad faith, willful
+Added: misconduct, willful malfeasance or reckless disregard on its part.
+Added: That means the Sponsor or the Trustee may require the assets
+Added: of the Trust to be sold in order to cover losses or liability suffered by it.
+Added: Any sale of that kind would reduce the NAV of the
+Added: Trust and the value of the Shares.
+Added: The Shares may trade at a price which is at, above or below
+Added: the NAV per Share and any discount or premium in the trading price relative to the NAV per Share may widen as a result of non-concurrent
+Added: trading hours between the NYSE Arca and London, Zurich and COMEX.
+Added: The Shares may trade at, above or below the NAV per Share.
+Added: NAV per Share fluctuates with changes in the market value of the Trust’s assets.
+Added: The trading price of the Shares fluctuates
+Added: in accordance with changes in the NAV per Share as well as market supply and demand.
+Added: The amount of the discount or premium in the
+Added: trading price relative to the NAV per Share may be influenced by non-concurrent trading hours between the NYSE Arca and the major
+Added: platinum markets.
While the Shares trade on the NYSE Arca until 4:00 p.m.
−Removed: York time, liquidity in the market for platinum is reduced after the close of the major world platinum markets, including London,
−Removed: Zurich and the COMEX.
−Removed: As a result, during this time, trading spreads, and the resulting premium or discount on the Shares, may
−Removed: possible “short squeeze” due to a sudden increase in demand of Shares that largely exceeds supply may lead to price
−Removed: volatility in the Shares.
−Removed: may purchase Shares to hedge existing platinum exposure or to speculate on the price of platinum.
−Removed: Speculation on the price of
−Removed: platinum may involve long and short exposures.
−Removed: To the extent aggregate short exposure exceeds the number of Shares available for
−Removed: purchase (for example, in the event that large redemption requests by Authorized Participants dramatically affect Share liquidity),
−Removed: investors with short exposure may have to pay a premium to repurchase Shares for delivery to Share lenders.
−Removed: Those repurchases
−Removed: may in turn, dramatically increase the price of the Shares until additional Shares are created through the creation process.
−Removed: is often referred to as a “short squeeze.” A short squeeze could lead to volatile price movements in Shares that are
−Removed: not directly correlated to the price of platinum.
−Removed: activity in the platinum market associated with Basket creations or selling activity following Basket redemptions may affect the
−Removed: price of platinum and Share trading prices.
−Removed: These price changes may adversely affect an investment in the Shares.
−Removed: activity associated with acquiring the platinum required for deposit into the Trust in connection with the creation of Baskets
−Removed: may temporarily increase the market price of platinum, which will result in higher prices for the Shares.
−Removed: Temporary increases
−Removed: in the market price of platinum may also occur as a result of the purchasing activity of other market participants.
−Removed: participants may attempt to benefit from an increase in the market price of platinum that may result from increased purchasing
−Removed: activity of platinum connected with the issuance of Baskets.
−Removed: Consequently, the market price of platinum may decline immediately
−Removed: after Baskets are created.
−Removed: If the price of platinum declines, the trading price of the Shares may also decline.
−Removed: activity associated with sales of platinum withdrawn from the Trust in connection with the redemption of Baskets may temporarily
−Removed: decrease the market price of platinum, which will result in lower prices for the Shares.
−Removed: Temporary decreases in the market price
−Removed: of platinum may also occur as a result of the selling activity of other market participants.
+Added: New York time, liquidity in the market for platinum is
+Added: reduced after the close of the major world platinum markets, including London, Zurich and the COMEX.
+Added: As a result, during this time,
+Added: trading spreads, and the resulting premium or discount on the Shares, may widen.
+Added: A possible “short squeeze” due to a sudden increase
+Added: in demand of Shares that largely exceeds supply may lead to price volatility in the Shares.
+Added: Investors may purchase Shares to hedge existing platinum exposure
+Added: or to speculate on the price of platinum.
+Added: Speculation on the price of platinum may involve long and short exposures.
+Added: To the extent
+Added: aggregate short exposure exceeds the number of Shares available for purchase (for example, in the event that large redemption requests
+Added: by Authorized Participants dramatically affect Share liquidity), investors with short exposure may have to pay a premium to repurchase
+Added: Shares for delivery to Share lenders.
+Added: Those repurchases may in turn, dramatically increase the price of the Shares until additional
+Added: Shares are created through the creation process.
+Added: This is often referred to as a “short squeeze.” A short squeeze could
+Added: lead to volatile price movements in Shares that are not directly correlated to the price of platinum.
+Added: Purchasing activity in the platinum market associated with
+Added: Basket creations or selling activity following Basket redemptions may affect the price of platinum and Share trading prices.
+Added: price changes may adversely affect an investment in the Shares.
+Added: Purchasing activity associated with acquiring the platinum required
+Added: for deposit into the Trust in connection with the creation of Baskets may temporarily increase the market price of platinum, which
+Added: will result in higher prices for the Shares.
+Added: Temporary increases in the market price of platinum may also occur as a result of
+Added: the purchasing activity of other market participants.
+Added: Other market participants may attempt to benefit from an increase in the
+Added: market price of platinum that may result from increased purchasing activity of platinum connected with the issuance of Baskets.
+Added: Consequently, the market price of platinum may decline immediately after Baskets are created.
If the price of platinum declines,
the trading price of the Shares may also decline.
−Removed: Sponsor is unable to ascertain whether the platinum price movements since the commencement of the Trust’s initial public
−Removed: offering on January 8, 2010 were attributable to the Trust’s Basket creation and redemption process or independent metal
−Removed: market forces or both.
−Removed: Nevertheless, the Trust and the Sponsor cannot provide assurance that future Basket creations or redemptions
−Removed: will have no effect on the platinum metal prices and, consequently, Share trading prices .
−Removed: there is no limit on the amount of platinum that the Trust may acquire, the Trust, as it grows, may have an impact on the supply
−Removed: and demand of platinum that ultimately may affect the price of the Shares in a manner unrelated to other factors affecting the
−Removed: global market for platinum.
−Removed: Trust Agreement places no limit on the amount of platinum the Trust may hold.
−Removed: Moreover, the Trust may issue an unlimited number
−Removed: of Shares, subject to registration requirements, and thereby acquire an unlimited amount of platinum.
−Removed: The global market for platinum
−Removed: is characterized by supply and demand constraints that are generally not present in the markets for other precious metals such
−Removed: as gold and silver.
−Removed: From 2017 to 2021, world platinum mine supply averaged 5.9 million ounces, while world demand averaged 7.6
−Removed: million ounces.
−Removed: If the amount of platinum acquired by the Trust is large enough in relation to global platinum supply and demand,
−Removed: further in-kind creations and redemptions of Shares could have an impact on the supply and demand of platinum unrelated to other
−Removed: factors affecting the global market for platinum.
−Removed: Such an impact could affect the price for platinum that would directly affect
−Removed: the price at which Shares are traded on the Exchange or the price of future Baskets created or redeemed by the Trust.
−Removed: and the Sponsor cannot provide Shareholders any assurance that increased metal holdings by the Trust in the future will have no
−Removed: such long-term metal price impact thereby affecting Share trading prices.
−Removed: Shares and their value could decrease if unanticipated operational or trading problems arise.
−Removed: may be unanticipated problems or issues with respect to the mechanics of the Trust’s operations and the trading of the Shares
−Removed: that could have a material adverse effect on an investment in the Shares.
−Removed: In addition, although the Trust is not actively “managed”
−Removed: by traditional methods, to the extent that unanticipated operational or trading problems or issues arise, the Sponsor’s
−Removed: past experience and qualifications may not be suitable for solving these problems or issues.
−Removed: Discrepancies,
−Removed: disruptions or unreliability of the LME PM Fix could impact the value of the Trust’s platinum and the market price of the
−Removed: Trustee values the Trust’s platinum pursuant to the LME PM Fix.
−Removed: In the event that the LME PM Fix proves to be an inaccurate
−Removed: benchmark, or the LME PM Fix varies materially from the prices determined by other mechanisms for valuing platinum, the value
−Removed: of the Trust’s platinum and the market price of the Shares could be adversely impacted.
−Removed: Any future developments in the LME
−Removed: PM Fix, to the extent it has a material impact on the LME PM Fix, could adversely impact the value of the Trust’s platinum
−Removed: and the market price of the Shares.
−Removed: It is possible that electronic failures or other unanticipated events may occur that could
−Removed: result in delays in the announcement of, or the inability of the benchmark to produce, the LME PM Fix on any given date.
−Removed: any actual or perceived disruptions that result in the perception that the LME PM Fix is vulnerable to actual or attempted manipulation
−Removed: could adversely affect the behavior of market participants, which may have an effect on the price of platinum.
−Removed: If the LME PM Fix
−Removed: is unreliable for any reason, the price of platinum and the market price for the Shares may decline or be subject to greater volatility.
−Removed: the process of creation and redemption of Baskets encounters any unanticipated difficulties, the possibility for arbitrage transactions
−Removed: intended to keep the price of the Shares closely linked to the price of platinum may not exist and, as a result, the price of
−Removed: the Shares may fall.
−Removed: the processes of creation and redemption of Shares (which depend on timely transfers of platinum to and by the Custodian) encounter
−Removed: any unanticipated difficulties, potential market participants who would otherwise be willing to purchase or redeem Baskets to
−Removed: take advantage of any arbitrage opportunity arising from discrepancies between the price of the Shares and the price of the underlying
−Removed: platinum may not take the risk that, as a result of those difficulties, they may not be able to realize the profit they expect.
−Removed: If this is the case, the liquidity of Shares may decline and the price of the Shares may fluctuate independently of the price
−Removed: of platinum and may fall.
−Removed: Additionally, redemptions could be suspended for any period during which (1) the NYSE Arca is closed
−Removed: (other than customary weekend or holiday closings) or trading on the NYSE Arca is suspended or restricted, or (2) an emergency
−Removed: exists as a result of which delivery, disposal or evaluation of the platinum is not reasonably practicable.
−Removed: liquidity of the Shares may be affected by the withdrawal from participation of one or more Authorized Participants.
−Removed: the event that one or more Authorized Participants having substantial interests in Shares or otherwise responsible for a significant
−Removed: portion of the Shares’ daily trading volume on the Exchange withdraw from participation, the liquidity of the Shares will
−Removed: likely decrease which could adversely affect the market price of the Shares and result in Shareholders incurring a loss on their
−Removed: do not have the protections associated with ownership of shares in an investment company registered under the Investment Company
−Removed: Act of 1940 or the protections afforded by the CEA.
−Removed: Trust is not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and is not required to register under
−Removed: Consequently, Shareholders do not have the regulatory protections provided to investors in investment companies.
−Removed: Trust does not and will not hold or trade in commodity futures contracts, “commodity interests” or any other instruments
−Removed: regulated by the CEA, as administered by the CFTC and the NFA.
−Removed: Furthermore, the Trust is not a commodity pool for purposes of
−Removed: the CEA and the Shares are not “commodity interests”, and neither the Sponsor nor the Trustee is subject to regulation
−Removed: by the CFTC as a commodity pool operator or a commodity trading advisor in connection with the Trust or the Shares.
−Removed: Consequently,
−Removed: Shareholders do not have the regulatory protections provided to investors in CEA-regulated instruments or commodity pools operated
−Removed: by registered commodity pool operators or advised by registered commodity trading advisors.
−Removed: Trust may be required to terminate and liquidate at a time that is disadvantageous to Shareholders.
−Removed: the Trust is required to terminate and liquidate, such termination and liquidation could occur at a time which is disadvantageous
−Removed: to Shareholders, such as when platinum prices are lower than the platinum prices at the time when Shareholders purchased their
−Removed: In such a case, when the Trust’s platinum is sold as part of the Trust’s liquidation, the resulting proceeds
−Removed: distributed to Shareholders will be less than if platinum prices were higher at the time of sale.
−Removed: lack of an active trading market for the Shares may result in losses on investment at the time of disposition of the Shares.
−Removed: Shares are listed for trading on the NYSE Arca, it cannot be assumed that an active trading market for the Shares will develop
−Removed: or be maintained.
−Removed: If an investor needs to sell Shares at a time when no active market for Shares exists, such lack of an active
−Removed: market will most likely adversely affect the price the investor receives for the Shares (assuming the investor is able to sell
−Removed: do not have the rights enjoyed by investors in certain other vehicles.
−Removed: interests in an investment trust, the Shares have none of the statutory rights normally associated with the ownership of shares
−Removed: of a corporation (including, for example, the right to bring “oppression” or “derivative” actions).
−Removed: addition, the Shares have limited voting and distribution rights (for example, Shareholders do not have the right to elect directors
−Removed: or approve amendments to the Trust Agreement and do not receive dividends).
−Removed: investment in the Shares may be adversely affected by competition from other methods of investing in platinum.
−Removed: Trust competes with other financial vehicles, including traditional debt and equity securities issued by companies in the platinum
−Removed: industry and other securities backed by or linked to platinum, direct investments in platinum and investment vehicles similar
−Removed: to the Trust.
−Removed: Market and financial conditions, and other conditions beyond the Sponsor’s control, may make it more attractive
−Removed: to invest in other financial vehicles or to invest in platinum directly, which could limit the market for the Shares and reduce
−Removed: the liquidity of the Shares.
−Removed: amount of platinum represented by each Share will decrease over the life of the Trust due to the recurring deliveries of platinum
−Removed: necessary to pay the Sponsor’s Fee in-kind and potential sales of platinum to pay in cash the Trust expenses not assumed
−Removed: by the Sponsor.
−Removed: Without increases in the price of platinum sufficient to compensate for that decrease, the price of the Shares
−Removed: will also decline proportionately over the life of the Trust.
−Removed: amount of platinum represented by each Share decreases each day by the Sponsor’s Fee.
−Removed: In addition, although the Sponsor
−Removed: has agreed to assume all organizational and certain administrative and marketing expenses incurred by the Trust (the Trustee's
−Removed: monthly fee and out-of-pocket expenses, the Custodian's fee and reimbursement of the Custodian's expenses under the Custody Agreements,
−Removed: Exchange listing fees, SEC registration fees, printing and mailing costs, audit fees and up to $100,000 per annum in legal expenses),
−Removed: in exceptional cases certain Trust expenses may need to be paid by the Trust.
−Removed: Because the Trust does not have any income, it must
−Removed: either make payments in-kind by deliveries of platinum (as is the case with the Sponsor’s Fee) or it must sell platinum
−Removed: to obtain cash (as in the case of any exceptional expenses).
−Removed: The result of these sales of platinum and recurring deliveries
−Removed: of platinum to pay the Sponsor’s Fee in-kind is a decrease in the amount of platinum represented by each Share.
−Removed: New deposits of platinum, received in exchange for new Shares issued by the Trust, will not reverse this trend.
−Removed: decrease in the amount of platinum represented by each Share results in a decrease in each Share’s price even if the
−Removed: price of platinum bullion does not change.
−Removed: To retain the Share’s original price, the price of platinum must
−Removed: Without that increase, the lesser amount of platinum represented by the Share will have a correspondingly lower
−Removed: If this increase does not occur, or is not sufficient to counter the lesser amount of platinum represented by each
−Removed: Share, Shareholders will sustain losses on their investment in Shares.
−Removed: increase in Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor, or the existence of unexpected liabilities affecting the Trust, will require
−Removed: the Trustee to sell larger amounts of platinum, and will result in a more rapid decrease of the amount of platinum represented
−Removed: by each Share and a corresponding decrease in its value.
−Removed: RELATED TO THE CUSTODY OF PLATINUM
−Removed: Trust’s platinum may be subject to loss, damage, theft or restriction on access.
−Removed: is a risk that part or all of the Trust’s platinum could be lost, damaged or stolen.
−Removed: Access to the Trust’s platinum
−Removed: could also be restricted by natural events (such as an earthquake) or human actions (such as a terrorist attack).
−Removed: events may adversely affect the operations of the Trust and, consequently, an investment in the Shares.
−Removed: Trust’s lack of insurance protection and the Shareholders’ limited rights of legal recourse against the Trust, the
−Removed: Trustee, the Sponsor, the Custodian, the Zurich Sub-Custodian and any other sub-custodian exposes the Trust and its Shareholders
−Removed: to the risk of loss of the Trust’s platinum for which no person is liable.
−Removed: Trust does not insure its platinum.
−Removed: The Custodian maintains insurance with regard to its business on such terms and conditions
−Removed: as it considers appropriate in connection with its custodial obligations and is responsible for all costs, fees and expenses arising
−Removed: from the insurance policy or policies.
−Removed: The Trust is not a beneficiary of any such insurance and does not have the ability to dictate
−Removed: the existence, nature or amount of coverage.
−Removed: Therefore, Shareholders cannot be assured that the Custodian maintains adequate insurance
−Removed: or any insurance with respect to the platinum held by the Custodian on behalf of the Trust.
−Removed: In addition, the Custodian and
−Removed: the Trustee do not require the Zurich Sub-Custodian or any other direct or indirect sub-custodians to be insured or bonded with
−Removed: respect to their custodial activities or in respect of the platinum held by them on behalf of the Trust.
−Removed: Further, Shareholders’
−Removed: recourse against the Trust, the Trustee and the Sponsor under New York law, the Custodian, the Zurich Sub-Custodian and any other
−Removed: sub-custodian under English law, and any other sub-custodian under the law governing their custody operations is limited.
−Removed: Consequently,
−Removed: a loss may be suffered with respect to the Trust’s platinum which is not covered by insurance and for which no person
−Removed: is liable in damages.
−Removed: Custodian’s limited liability under the Custody Agreements and English law may impair the ability of the Trust to recover
−Removed: losses concerning its platinum and any recovery may be limited, even in the event of fraud, to the market value of the platinum
−Removed: at the time the fraud is discovered.
−Removed: liability of the Custodian is limited under the Custody Agreements.
−Removed: Under the Custody Agreements between the Trustee and the Custodian
−Removed: which establish the Trust’s unallocated platinum account (“Unallocated Account”) and the Trust’s
−Removed: allocated platinum account (“Allocated Account”), the Custodian is only liable for losses that are the direct
−Removed: result of its own negligence, fraud or willful default in the performance of its duties.
−Removed: Any such liability is further limited
−Removed: to the market value of the platinum lost or damaged at the time such negligence, fraud or willful default is discovered by
−Removed: the Custodian provided the Custodian notifies the Trust and the Trustee promptly after the discovery of the loss or damage.
−Removed: each Authorized Participant Unallocated Bullion Account Agreement (between the Custodian and an Authorized Participant establishing
−Removed: an Authorized Participant Unallocated Account), the Custodian is not contractually or otherwise liable for any losses suffered
−Removed: by any Authorized Participant or Shareholder that are not the direct result of its own gross negligence, fraud or willful default
−Removed: in the performance of its duties under such agreement, and in no event will its liability exceed the market value of the balance
−Removed: in the Authorized Participant Unallocated Account at the time such gross negligence, fraud or willful default is discovered by
+Added: Selling activity associated with sales of platinum withdrawn
+Added: from the Trust in connection with the redemption of Baskets may temporarily decrease the market price of platinum, which will result
+Added: in lower prices for the Shares.
+Added: Temporary decreases in the market price of platinum may also occur as a result of the selling activity
+Added: of other market participants.
+Added: If the price of platinum declines, the trading price of the Shares may also decline.
+Added: The Sponsor is unable to ascertain whether the platinum price
+Added: movements since the commencement of the Trust’s initial public offering on January 8, 2010 were attributable to the Trust’s
+Added: Basket creation and redemption process or independent metal market forces or both.
+Added: Nevertheless, the Trust and the Sponsor cannot
+Added: provide assurance that future Basket creations or redemptions will have no effect on the platinum metal prices and, consequently,
+Added: Share trading prices .
+Added: Since there is no limit on the amount of platinum that the
+Added: Trust may acquire, the Trust, as it grows, may have an impact on the supply and demand of platinum that ultimately may affect the
+Added: price of the Shares in a manner unrelated to other factors affecting the global market for platinum.
+Added: The Trust Agreement places no limit on the amount of platinum
+Added: the Trust may hold.
+Added: Moreover, the Trust may issue an unlimited number of Shares, subject to registration requirements, and thereby
+Added: acquire an unlimited amount of platinum.
+Added: The global market for platinum is characterized by supply and demand constraints that
+Added: are generally not present in the markets for other precious metals such as gold and silver.
+Added: From 2018 to 2022, world platinum mine
+Added: supply averaged 5.8 million ounces, while world demand averaged 7.3 million ounces.
+Added: If the amount of platinum acquired by the Trust
+Added: is large enough in relation to global platinum supply and demand, further in-kind creations and redemptions of Shares could have
+Added: an impact on the supply and demand of platinum unrelated to other factors affecting the global market for platinum.
+Added: Such an impact
+Added: could affect the price for platinum that would directly affect the price at which Shares are traded on the Exchange or the price
+Added: of future Baskets created or redeemed by the Trust.
+Added: The Trust and the Sponsor cannot provide Shareholders any assurance that increased
+Added: metal holdings by the Trust in the future will have no such long-term metal price impact thereby affecting Share trading prices.
+Added: The Shares and their value could decrease if unanticipated
+Added: operational or trading problems arise.
+Added: There may be unanticipated problems or issues with respect to
+Added: the mechanics of the Trust’s operations and the trading of the Shares that could have a material adverse effect on an investment
+Added: in the Shares.
+Added: In addition, although the Trust is not actively “managed” by traditional methods, to the extent that
+Added: unanticipated operational or trading problems or issues arise, the Sponsor’s past experience and qualifications may not be
+Added: suitable for solving these problems or issues.
+Added: Discrepancies, disruptions or unreliability of the LME PM
+Added: Fix could impact the value of the Trust’s platinum and the market price of the Shares.
+Added: The Trustee values the Trust’s platinum pursuant to the
+Added: In the event that the LME PM Fix proves to be an inaccurate benchmark, or the LME PM Fix varies materially from the
+Added: prices determined by other mechanisms for valuing platinum, the value of the Trust’s platinum and the market price of the
+Added: Shares could be adversely impacted.
+Added: Any future developments in the LME PM Fix, to the extent it has a material impact on the LME
+Added: PM Fix, could adversely impact the value of the Trust’s platinum and the market price of the Shares.
+Added: It is possible that
+Added: electronic failures or other unanticipated events may occur that could result in delays in the announcement of, or the inability
+Added: of the benchmark to produce, the LME PM Fix on any given date.
+Added: Furthermore, any actual or perceived disruptions that result in
+Added: the perception that the LME PM Fix is vulnerable to actual or attempted manipulation could adversely affect the behavior of market
+Added: participants, which may have an effect on the price of platinum.
+Added: If the LME PM Fix is unreliable for any reason, the price of platinum
+Added: and the market price for the Shares may decline or be subject to greater volatility.
+Added: If the process of creation and redemption of Baskets encounters
+Added: any unanticipated difficulties, the possibility for arbitrage transactions intended to keep the price of the Shares closely linked
+Added: to the price of platinum may not exist and, as a result, the price of the Shares may fall.
+Added: If the processes of creation and redemption of Shares (which
+Added: depend on timely transfers of platinum to and by the Custodian) encounter any unanticipated difficulties, potential market participants
+Added: who would otherwise be willing to purchase or redeem Baskets to take advantage of any arbitrage opportunity arising from discrepancies
+Added: between the price of the Shares and the price of the underlying platinum may not take the risk that, as a result of those difficulties,
+Added: they may not be able to realize the profit they expect.
+Added: If this is the case, the liquidity of Shares may decline and the price
+Added: of the Shares may fluctuate independently of the price of platinum and may fall.
+Added: Additionally, redemptions could be suspended for
+Added: any period during which (1) the NYSE Arca is closed (other than customary weekend or holiday closings) or trading on the NYSE Arca
+Added: is suspended or restricted, or (2) an emergency exists as a result of which delivery, disposal or evaluation of the platinum is
+Added: not reasonably practicable.
+Added: The liquidity of the Shares may be affected by the withdrawal
+Added: from participation of one or more Authorized Participants.
+Added: In the event that one or more Authorized Participants having
+Added: substantial interests in Shares or otherwise responsible for a significant portion of the Shares’ daily trading volume on
+Added: the Exchange withdraw from participation, the liquidity of the Shares will likely decrease which could adversely affect the market
+Added: price of the Shares and result in Shareholders incurring a loss on their investment.
+Added: Shareholders do not have the protections associated with
+Added: ownership of shares in an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the protections afforded by
+Added: The Trust is not registered as an investment company under the
+Added: Investment Company Act of 1940 and is not required to register under such act.
+Added: Consequently, Shareholders do not have the regulatory
+Added: protections provided to investors in investment companies.
+Added: The Trust does not and will not hold or trade in commodity futures contracts,
+Added: “commodity interests” or any other instruments regulated by the CEA, as administered by the CFTC and the NFA.
+Added: the Trust is not a commodity pool for purposes of the CEA and the Shares are not “commodity interests”, and neither
+Added: the Sponsor nor the Trustee is subject to regulation by the CFTC as a commodity pool operator or a commodity trading advisor in
+Added: connection with the Trust or the Shares.
+Added: Consequently, Shareholders do not have the regulatory protections provided to investors
+Added: in CEA-regulated instruments or commodity pools operated by registered commodity pool operators or advised by registered commodity
+Added: trading advisors.
+Added: The Trust may be required to terminate and liquidate at a
+Added: time that is disadvantageous to Shareholders.
+Added: If the Trust is required to terminate and liquidate, such termination
+Added: and liquidation could occur at a time which is disadvantageous to Shareholders, such as when platinum prices are lower than the
+Added: platinum prices at the time when Shareholders purchased their Shares.
+Added: In such a case, when the Trust’s platinum is sold as
+Added: part of the Trust’s liquidation, the resulting proceeds distributed to Shareholders will be less than if platinum prices
+Added: were higher at the time of sale.
+Added: The lack of an active trading market for the Shares may result
+Added: in losses on investment at the time of disposition of the Shares.
+Added: Although Shares are listed for trading on the NYSE Arca, it
+Added: cannot be assumed that an active trading market for the Shares will develop or be maintained.
+Added: If an investor needs to sell Shares
+Added: at a time when no active market for Shares exists, such lack of an active market will most likely adversely affect the price the
+Added: investor receives for the Shares (assuming the investor is able to sell them).
+Added: Shareholders do not have the rights enjoyed by investors
+Added: in certain other vehicles.
+Added: As interests in an investment trust, the Shares have none of
+Added: the statutory rights normally associated with the ownership of shares of a corporation (including, for example, the right to bring
+Added: “oppression” or “derivative” actions).
+Added: In addition, the Shares have limited voting and distribution rights
+Added: (for example, Shareholders do not have the right to elect directors or approve amendments to the Trust Agreement and do not receive
+Added: An investment in the Shares may be adversely affected by
+Added: competition from other methods of investing in platinum.
+Added: The Trust competes with other financial vehicles, including
+Added: traditional debt and equity securities issued by companies in the platinum industry and other securities backed by or linked to
+Added: platinum, direct investments in platinum and investment vehicles similar to the Trust.
+Added: Market and financial conditions, and other
+Added: conditions beyond the Sponsor’s control, may make it more attractive to invest in other financial vehicles or to invest in
+Added: platinum directly, which could limit the market for the Shares and reduce the liquidity of the Shares.
+Added: The amount of platinum represented by each Share will
+Added: decrease over the life of the Trust due to the recurring deliveries of platinum necessary to pay the Sponsor’s Fee in-kind
+Added: and potential sales of platinum to pay in cash the Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor.
+Added: Without increases in the price
+Added: of platinum sufficient to compensate for that decrease, the price of the Shares will also decline proportionately over the
+Added: life of the Trust.
+Added: The amount of platinum represented by each Share decreases
+Added: each day by the Sponsor’s Fee.
+Added: In addition, although the Sponsor has agreed to assume all organizational and certain administrative
+Added: and marketing expenses incurred by the Trust (the Trustee’s monthly fee and out-of-pocket expenses, the Custodian’s fee and reimbursement
+Added: of the Custodian’s expenses under the Custody Agreements, Exchange listing fees, SEC registration fees, printing and mailing costs,
+Added: audit fees and up to $100,000 per annum in legal expenses), in exceptional cases certain Trust expenses may need to be paid by
+Added: Because the Trust does not have any income, it must either make payments in-kind by deliveries of platinum (as
+Added: is the case with the Sponsor’s Fee) or it must sell platinum to obtain cash (as in the case of any exceptional expenses).
+Added: The result of these sales of platinum and recurring deliveries of platinum to pay the Sponsor’s Fee in-kind is
+Added: a decrease in the amount of platinum represented by each Share.
+Added: New deposits of platinum, received in exchange for new Shares
+Added: issued by the Trust, will not reverse this trend.
+Added: A decrease in the amount of platinum represented by each
+Added: Share results in a decrease in each Share’s price even if the price of platinum bullion does not change.
+Added: the Share’s original price, the price of platinum must increase.
+Added: Without that increase, the lesser amount of platinum
+Added: represented by the Share will have a correspondingly lower price.
+Added: If this increase does not occur, or is not sufficient to counter
+Added: the lesser amount of platinum represented by each Share, Shareholders will sustain losses on their investment in Shares.
+Added: An increase in Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor, or
+Added: the existence of unexpected liabilities affecting the Trust, will require the Trustee to sell larger amounts of platinum, and will
+Added: result in a more rapid decrease of the amount of platinum represented by each Share and a corresponding decrease in its
+Added: RISKS RELATED TO THE CUSTODY OF PLATINUM
+Added: The Trust’s platinum may be subject to loss, damage,
+Added: theft or restriction on access.
+Added: There is a risk that part or all of the Trust’s platinum
+Added: could be lost, damaged or stolen.
+Added: Access to the Trust’s platinum could also be restricted by natural events (such as
+Added: an earthquake) or human actions (such as a terrorist attack).
+Added: Any of these events may adversely affect the operations of the Trust
+Added: and, consequently, an investment in the Shares.
+Added: The Trust’s lack of insurance protection and the Shareholders’
+Added: limited rights of legal recourse against the Trust, the Trustee, the Sponsor, the Custodian, the Zurich Sub-Custodian and any other
+Added: sub-custodian exposes the Trust and its Shareholders to the risk of loss of the Trust’s platinum for which no person
+Added: The Trust does not insure its platinum.
+Added: The Custodian maintains
+Added: insurance with regard to its business on such terms and conditions as it considers appropriate in connection with its custodial
+Added: obligations and is responsible for all costs, fees and expenses arising from the insurance policy or policies.
+Added: The Trust is not
+Added: a beneficiary of any such insurance and does not have the ability to dictate the existence, nature or amount of coverage.
+Added: Shareholders cannot be assured that the Custodian maintains adequate insurance or any insurance with respect to the platinum
+Added: held by the Custodian on behalf of the Trust.
+Added: In addition, the Custodian and the Trustee do not require the Zurich Sub-Custodian
+Added: or any other direct or indirect sub-custodians to be insured or bonded with respect to their custodial activities or in respect
+Added: of the platinum held by them on behalf of the Trust.
+Added: Further, Shareholders’ recourse against the Trust, the Trustee
+Added: and the Sponsor under New York law, the Custodian, the Zurich Sub-Custodian and any other sub-custodian under English law, and
+Added: any other sub-custodian under the law governing their custody operations is limited.
+Added: Consequently, a loss may be suffered with
+Added: respect to the Trust’s platinum which is not covered by insurance and for which no person is liable in damages.
+Added: The Custodian’s limited liability under the Custody
+Added: Agreements and English law may impair the ability of the Trust to recover losses concerning its platinum and any recovery
+Added: may be limited, even in the event of fraud, to the market value of the platinum at the time the fraud is discovered.
+Added: The liability of the Custodian is limited under the Custody
+Added: Under the Custody Agreements between the Trustee and the Custodian which establish the Trust’s unallocated platinum
+Added: account (“Unallocated Account”) and the Trust’s allocated platinum account (“Allocated Account”),
+Added: the Custodian is only liable for losses that are the direct result of its own negligence, fraud or willful default in the performance
+Added: of its duties.
+Added: Any such liability is further limited to the market value of the platinum lost or damaged at the time such
+Added: negligence, fraud or willful default is discovered by the Custodian provided the Custodian notifies the Trust and the Trustee promptly
+Added: after the discovery of the loss or damage.
+Added: Under each Authorized Participant Unallocated Bullion Account Agreement (between
+Added: the Custodian and an Authorized Participant establishing an Authorized Participant Unallocated Account), the Custodian is not contractually
+Added: or otherwise liable for any losses suffered by any Authorized Participant or Shareholder that are not the direct result of its
+Added: own gross negligence, fraud or willful default in the performance of its duties under such agreement, and in no event will its
+Added: liability exceed the market value of the balance in the Authorized Participant Unallocated Account at the time such gross negligence,
+Added: fraud or willful default is discovered by the Custodian.
+Added: For any Authorized Participant Unallocated Bullion Account Agreement between
+Added: an Authorized Participant and another platinum clearing bank, the liability of the platinum clearing bank to the Authorized Participant
+Added: may be greater or lesser than the Custodian’s liability to the Authorized Participant described in the preceding sentence,
+Added: depending on the terms of the agreement.
+Added: In addition, the Custodian will not be liable for any delay in performance or any non-performance
+Added: of any of its obligations under the Allocated Account Agreement, the Unallocated Account Agreement or the Authorized Participant
+Added: Unallocated Bullion Account Agreement by reason of any cause beyond its reasonable control, including acts of God, war or
+Added: As a result, the recourse of the Trustee or a Shareholder, under English law, is limited.
+Added: Furthermore, under English
+Added: common law, the Custodian, the Zurich Sub-Custodian, or any other sub-custodian will not be liable for any delay in the performance
+Added: or any non-performance of its custodial obligations by reason of any cause beyond its reasonable control.
+Added: The obligations of the Custodian, the Zurich Sub-Custodian
+Added: and any other sub-custodians are governed by English law, which may frustrate the Trust in attempting to seek legal redress against
+Added: the Custodian, the Zurich Sub-Custodian or any other sub-custodian concerning its platinum.
+Added: The obligations of the Custodian under the Custody Agreements
+Added: are, and the Authorized Participant Unallocated Bullion Account Agreements may be, governed by English law.
The Custodian
−Removed: For any Authorized Participant Unallocated Bullion Account Agreement between an Authorized Participant and another
−Removed: platinum clearing bank, the liability of the platinum clearing bank to the Authorized Participant may be greater or lesser than
−Removed: the Custodian’s liability to the Authorized Participant described in the preceding sentence, depending on the terms of the
−Removed: In addition, the Custodian will not be liable for any delay in performance or any non-performance of any of its obligations
−Removed: under the Allocated Account Agreement, the Unallocated Account Agreement or the Authorized Participant Unallocated Bullion
−Removed: Account Agreement by reason of any cause beyond its reasonable control, including acts of God, war or terrorism.
−Removed: the recourse of the Trustee or a Shareholder, under English law, is limited.
−Removed: Furthermore, under English common law, the Custodian, the
−Removed: Zurich Sub-Custodian, or any other sub-custodian will not be liable for any delay in the performance or any non-performance of
−Removed: its custodial obligations by reason of any cause beyond its reasonable control.
−Removed: obligations of the Custodian, the Zurich Sub-Custodian and any other sub-custodians are governed by English law, which may
−Removed: frustrate the Trust in attempting to seek legal redress against the Custodian, the Zurich Sub-Custodian or any other
−Removed: sub-custodian concerning its platinum.
−Removed: obligations of the Custodian under the Custody Agreements are, and the Authorized Participant Unallocated Bullion Account
−Removed: Agreements may be, governed by English law.
−Removed: The Custodian has entered into arrangements with the Zurich Sub-Custodian and may
−Removed: enter into arrangements with any other sub-custodians for the temporary custody of the Trust’s platinum, which
−Removed: arrangements may also be governed by English law.
−Removed: The Trust is a New York common law trust.
−Removed: Any United States, New York or other
−Removed: court situated in the United States may have difficulty interpreting English law (which, insofar as it relates to custody arrangements,
−Removed: is largely derived from court rulings rather than statute), LPPM rules or the customs and practices in the London custody
−Removed: It may be difficult or impossible for the Trust to sue the Zurich Sub-Custodian or any other sub-custodian in
−Removed: a United States, New York or other court situated in the United States.
−Removed: In addition, it may be difficult, time consuming and/or
−Removed: expensive for the Trust to enforce in a foreign court a judgment rendered by a United States, New York or other court situated
−Removed: in the United States.
−Removed: the relationship between the Custodian and the Zurich Sub-Custodian concerning the Trust’s allocated platinum is expressly
−Removed: governed by English law, a court hearing any legal dispute concerning their arrangement may disregard that choice of law and apply
−Removed: Swiss law, in which case the ability of the Trust to seek legal redress against the Zurich Sub-Custodian may be frustrated.
−Removed: obligations of the Zurich Sub-Custodian under its arrangement with the Custodian with respect to the Trust’s allocated platinum
−Removed: is expressly governed by English law.
−Removed: Nevertheless, a court in the United States, England or Switzerland may determine that English
−Removed: law should not apply and, instead, apply Swiss law to that arrangement.
−Removed: Not only might it be difficult or impossible for a United
−Removed: States or English court to apply Swiss law to the Zurich Sub-Custodian's arrangement, but application of Swiss law may, among
−Removed: other things, alter the relative rights and obligations of the Custodian and the Zurich Sub-Custodian to the extent that a loss
−Removed: to the Trust’s platinum may not have adequate or any legal redress.
−Removed: Further, the ability of the Trust to seek legal
−Removed: redress against the Zurich Sub-Custodian may be frustrated by application of Swiss law.
−Removed: Trust may not have adequate sources of recovery if its platinum is lost, damaged, stolen or destroyed.
−Removed: the Trust’s platinum is lost, damaged, stolen or destroyed under circumstances rendering a party liable to the Trust,
−Removed: the responsible party may not have the financial resources sufficient to satisfy the Trust’s claim.
−Removed: For example, as to a
−Removed: particular event of loss, the only source of recovery for the Trust might be limited to the Custodian, the Zurich Sub-Custodian
−Removed: or any other sub-custodian or, to the extent identifiable, other responsible third parties (e.g., a thief or terrorist), any of
−Removed: which may not have the financial resources (including liability insurance coverage) to satisfy a valid claim of the Trust.
−Removed: and Authorized Participants lack the right under the Custody Agreements to assert claims directly against the Custodian, the Zurich
−Removed: Sub-Custodian, and any other sub-custodian.
−Removed: the Shareholders nor any Authorized Participant have a right under the Custody Agreements to assert a claim of the Trust against
−Removed: the Custodian, the Zurich Sub-Custodian, or any other sub-custodian.
−Removed: Claims under the Custody Agreements may only be asserted
−Removed: by the Trustee on behalf of the Trust.
−Removed: Custodian is reliant on the Zurich Sub-Custodian for the safekeeping of all or a substantial portion of the Trust’s platinum.
−Removed: Furthermore, the Custodian has limited obligations to oversee or monitor the Zurich Sub-Custodian.
−Removed: As a result, failure by any
−Removed: Zurich Sub-Custodian to exercise due care in the safekeeping of the Trust’s platinum could result in a loss to the Trust.
−Removed: generally trades on a loco London or loco Zurich basis whereby the physical platinum is held in vaults located in London or Zurich
−Removed: or is transferred into accounts established in London or Zurich.
−Removed: The Custodian does not have a vault in Zurich and is reliant
−Removed: on the Zurich Sub-Custodian for the safekeeping of all or a substantial portion of the Trust’s allocated platinum.
−Removed: than obligations to (1) use reasonable care in appointing the Zurich Sub-Custodian, (2) require any Zurich Sub-Custodian to segregate
−Removed: the platinum held by it for the Trust from any other platinum held by it for the Custodian and any other customers of the Custodian
−Removed: by making appropriate entries in its books and records and (3) ensure that the Zurich Sub-Custodian provides confirmation to the
−Removed: Trustee that it has undertaken to segregate the platinum held by it for the Trust, the Custodian is not liable for the acts or
−Removed: omissions of the Zurich Sub-Custodian.
−Removed: Other than as described above, the Custodian does not undertake to monitor the performance
−Removed: by the Zurich Sub-Custodian of its custody functions.
−Removed: The Trustee’s obligation to monitor the performance of the Custodian
−Removed: is limited to receiving and reviewing the reports of the Custodian.
−Removed: The Trustee does not monitor the performance of the Zurich
−Removed: Sub-Custodian or any other sub-custodian.
−Removed: In addition, the ability of the Trustee and the Sponsor to monitor the performance of
−Removed: the Custodian may be limited because under the Custody Agreements, the Trustee and the Sponsor have only limited rights to visit
−Removed: the premises of the Custodian or the Zurich Sub-Custodian for the purpose of examining the Trust’s platinum and certain
−Removed: related records maintained by the Custodian or the Zurich Sub-Custodian.
−Removed: a result of the above, any failure by any Zurich Sub-Custodian to exercise due care in the safekeeping of the Trust’s platinum
−Removed: may not be detectable or controllable by the Custodian, the Sponsor or the Trustee and could result in a loss to the Trust.
−Removed: Custodian relies on its Zurich Sub-Custodian to hold the platinum allocated to the Trust Allocated Account and used to settle
−Removed: As a result, settlement of platinum in connection with redemptions loco London may require more than two business
−Removed: Custodian is reliant on its Zurich Sub-Custodian to hold the platinum allocated to the Trust Allocated Account in order to effect
−Removed: redemption of Shares.
−Removed: As a result, in the case for redemption orders electing platinum deliveries to be received loco London,
−Removed: it may take longer than two business days for platinum to be credited to the Authorized Participant Unallocated Account, which
−Removed: may result in a delay of settlement of the redemption order that is settled loco London.
−Removed: the Trustee does not, and the Custodian has limited obligations to, oversee or monitor the activities of sub-custodians who may
−Removed: hold the Trust’s platinum, failure by the sub-custodians to exercise due care in the safekeeping of the Trust’s platinum
−Removed: could result in a loss to the Trust.
−Removed: the Allocated Account Agreement, the Custodian may appoint from time to time one or more sub-custodians to hold the Trust’s
−Removed: platinum on a temporary basis pending delivery to the Custodian.
−Removed: The Custodian has selected UBS AG as the sub-custodian for
−Removed: The Custodian may also use LPPM market-making members that provide bullion vaulting and clearing services to third
−Removed: The Custodian selects the Zurich Sub-Custodian, and the Zurich Sub-Custodian maintains custody of all of the Trust's
−Removed: allocated platinum to be held in Zurich for the Custodian.
−Removed: The Custodian is required under the Allocated Account Agreement to use
−Removed: reasonable care in appointing the Zurich Sub-Custodian and any other sub-custodians, making the Custodian liable only for negligence
−Removed: or bad faith in the selection of such sub-custodians, and has an obligation to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain
−Removed: delivery of the Trust’s platinum from any sub-custodians appointed by the Custodian.
−Removed: Otherwise, the Custodian is not liable
−Removed: for the acts or omissions of its sub-custodians.
−Removed: These sub-custodians may in turn appoint further sub-custodians, but the Custodian
−Removed: is not responsible for the appointment of these further sub-custodians.
−Removed: The Custodian does not undertake to monitor the performance
−Removed: by sub-custodians of their custody functions or their selection of further sub-custodians.
−Removed: The Trustee does not monitor the
−Removed: performance of the Custodian other than to review the reports provided by the Custodian pursuant to the Custody Agreements and does
−Removed: not undertake to monitor the performance of any sub-custodian.
−Removed: Furthermore, except for the Zurich Sub-Custodian, the Trustee may
−Removed: have no right to visit the premises of any sub-custodian for the purposes of examining the Trust’s platinum or any records
−Removed: maintained by the sub-custodian, and no sub-custodian will be obligated to cooperate in any review the Trustee may wish to conduct
−Removed: of the facilities, procedures, records or creditworthiness of such sub-custodian.
−Removed: In addition, the ability of the Trustee to monitor
−Removed: the performance of the Custodian may be limited because under the Allocated Account Agreement and the Unallocated Account Agreement
−Removed: the Trustee has only limited rights to visit the premises of the Custodian and the Zurich Sub-Custodian for the purpose of examining
−Removed: the Trust’s platinum and certain related records maintained by the Custodian and the Zurich Sub-Custodian.
−Removed: obligations of any sub-custodian of the Trust’s platinum are not determined by contractual arrangements but by LPPM rules
−Removed: and London platinum market customs and practices, which may prevent the Trust’s recovery of damages for losses on its platinum
−Removed: custodied with sub-custodians.
−Removed: for the Custodian’s arrangement with the Zurich Sub-Custodian, there are expected to be no written contractual arrangements
−Removed: between sub-custodians that hold the Trust’s platinum and the Trustee or the Custodian because traditionally such arrangements
−Removed: are based on the LPPM’s rules and on the customs and practices of the London Platinum market.
−Removed: In the event of a legal dispute
−Removed: with respect to or arising from such arrangements, it may be difficult to define such customs and practices.
−Removed: rules may be subject to change outside the control of the Trust.
−Removed: Under English law, neither the Trustee nor the Custodian would
−Removed: have a supportable breach of contract claim against a sub-custodian for losses relating to the safekeeping of platinum.
−Removed: Trust’s platinum is lost or damaged while in the custody of a sub-custodian, the Trust may not be able to recover damages
−Removed: from the Custodian or the sub-custodian.
−Removed: Whether a sub-custodian will be liable for the failure of sub-custodians appointed by
−Removed: it to exercise due care in the safekeeping of the Trust’s platinum will depend on the facts and circumstances of the particular
−Removed: Shareholders cannot be assured that the Trustee will be able to recover damages from sub-custodians whether appointed
−Removed: by the Custodian or by another sub-custodian for any losses relating to the safekeeping of platinum by such sub-custodians.
−Removed: bullion allocated to the Trust in connection with the creation of a Basket may not meet the London/Zurich Good Delivery Standards
−Removed: and, if a Basket is issued against such platinum, the Trust may suffer a loss.
−Removed: the Trustee nor the Custodian independently confirms the fineness of the platinum allocated to the Trust in connection with the
−Removed: creation of a Basket.
−Removed: The platinum bullion allocated to the Trust by the Custodian may be different from the reported fineness
−Removed: or weight required by the LPPM’s standards for platinum plates or ingots delivered in settlement of a platinum trade (London/Zurich
−Removed: Good Delivery Standards), the standards required by the Trust.
−Removed: If the Trustee nevertheless issues a Basket against such platinum,
−Removed: and if the Custodian fails to satisfy its obligation to credit the Trust the amount of any deficiency, the Trust may suffer a
−Removed: held in the Trust’s unallocated platinum account and any Authorized Participant’s unallocated platinum account is
−Removed: not segregated from the Custodian’s assets.
−Removed: If the Custodian becomes insolvent, its assets may not be adequate to satisfy
−Removed: a claim by the Trust or any Authorized Participant.
−Removed: In addition, in the event of the Custodian’s insolvency, there may be
−Removed: a delay and costs incurred in identifying the bullion held in the Trust’s allocated platinum account.
−Removed: which is part of a deposit for a purchase order or part of a redemption distribution is held for a time in the Trust Unallocated
−Removed: Account and, previously or subsequently in, the Authorized Participant Unallocated Account of the purchasing or redeeming Authorized
−Removed: During those times, the Trust and the Authorized Participant, as the case may be, have no proprietary rights to any
−Removed: specific plates or ingots of platinum held by the Custodian and are each an unsecured creditor of the Custodian with respect to
−Removed: the amount of platinum held in such unallocated accounts.
−Removed: In addition, if the Custodian fails to allocate the Trust’s platinum
−Removed: in a timely manner, in the proper amounts or otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Unallocated Account Agreement, or if
−Removed: a sub-custodian fails to so segregate platinum held by it on behalf of the Trust, unallocated platinum will not be segregated
−Removed: from the Custodian’s assets, and the Trust will be an unsecured creditor of the Custodian with respect to the amount so
−Removed: held in the event of the insolvency of the Custodian.
−Removed: In the event the Custodian becomes insolvent, the Custodian’s assets
−Removed: might not be adequate to satisfy a claim by the Trust or the Authorized Participant for the amount of platinum held in their respective
−Removed: unallocated platinum accounts .
−Removed: the case of the insolvency of the Custodian, a liquidator may seek to freeze access to the platinum held in all of the accounts
−Removed: held by the Custodian, including the Trust Allocated Account.
−Removed: Although the Trust would be able to claim ownership of properly
−Removed: allocated platinum, the Trust could incur expenses in connection with asserting such claims, and the assertion of such a claim
−Removed: by the liquidator could delay creations and redemptions of Baskets.
−Removed: issuing Baskets, the Trustee relies on certain information received from the Custodian which is subject to confirmation after
−Removed: the Trustee has relied on the information.
−Removed: If such information turns out to be incorrect, Baskets may be issued in exchange for
−Removed: an amount of platinum which is more or less than the amount of platinum which is required to be deposited with the Trust.
−Removed: Custodian’s definitive records are prepared after the close of its business day.
−Removed: However, when issuing Baskets, the Trustee
−Removed: relies on information reporting the amount of platinum credited to the Trust’s accounts which it receives from the
−Removed: Custodian during the business day and which is subject to correction during the preparation of the Custodian’s definitive
−Removed: records after the close of business.
−Removed: If the information relied upon by the Trustee is incorrect, the amount of platinum actually
−Removed: received by the Trust may be more or less than the amount required to be deposited for the issuance of Baskets.
−Removed: Trust relies on the information and technology systems of the Trustee, the Custodian, the Marketing Agent and, to a lesser degree,
−Removed: the Sponsor, which could be adversely affected by information systems interruptions, cybersecurity attacks or other disruptions
−Removed: which could have a material adverse effect on the Trust’s record keeping and operations.
−Removed: Custodian, the Trustee, the Marketing Agent, and the Sponsor depend upon information technology infrastructure, including
−Removed: network, hardware and software systems to conduct their business as it relates to the Trust.
−Removed: A cybersecurity incident, or a failure
−Removed: to protect their computer systems, networks and information against cybersecurity threats, could result in a loss of information
−Removed: and adversely impact their ability to conduct their business, including their business on behalf of the Trust.
−Removed: Despite implementation
−Removed: of network and other cybersecurity measures, their security measures may not be adequate to protect against all cybersecurity
−Removed: a major terrorist attack and other geopolitical events, including but not limited to the war between Russia and Ukraine, outbreaks
−Removed: or public health emergencies (as declared by the World Health Organization), the continuation or expansion of war or other hostilities,
−Removed: or a prolonged government shutdown may cause volatility in the price of Bullion due to the importance of a country or region to
−Removed: the Bullion markets, market access restrictions imposed on some local Bullion producers and refiners, potential impacts to global
−Removed: transportation and shipping and other supply chain disruptions.
−Removed: These events are unpredictable and may lead to extended periods
−Removed: of price volatility.
−Removed: operations of the Trust, the exchanges, brokers and counterparties with which the Trust does business, and the markets in which
−Removed: the Trust does business, could be severely disrupted in the event of war, a major terrorist attack and other geopolitical events,
+Added: has entered into arrangements with the Zurich Sub-Custodian and may enter into arrangements with any other sub-custodians
+Added: for the temporary custody of the Trust’s platinum, which arrangements may also be governed by English law.
+Added: is a New York common law trust.
+Added: Any United States, New York or other court situated in the United States may have difficulty interpreting
+Added: English law (which, insofar as it relates to custody arrangements, is largely derived from court rulings rather than statute), LPPM
+Added: rules or the customs and practices in the London custody market.
+Added: It may be difficult or impossible for the Trust to sue the
+Added: Zurich Sub-Custodian or any other sub-custodian in a United States, New York or other court situated in the United States.
+Added: In addition, it may be difficult, time consuming and/or expensive for the Trust to enforce in a foreign court a judgment rendered
+Added: by a United States, New York or other court situated in the United States.
+Added: Although the relationship between the Custodian and the Zurich
+Added: Sub-Custodian concerning the Trust’s allocated platinum is expressly governed by English law, a court hearing any legal
+Added: dispute concerning their arrangement may disregard that choice of law and apply Swiss law, in which case the ability of the Trust
+Added: to seek legal redress against the Zurich Sub-Custodian may be frustrated.
+Added: The obligations of the Zurich Sub-Custodian under its arrangement
+Added: with the Custodian with respect to the Trust’s allocated platinum is expressly governed by English law.
+Added: Nevertheless,
+Added: a court in the United States, England or Switzerland may determine that English law should not apply and, instead, apply Swiss
+Added: law to that arrangement.
+Added: Not only might it be difficult or impossible for a United States or English court to apply Swiss law to
+Added: the Zurich Sub-Custodian’s arrangement, but application of Swiss law may, among other things, alter the relative rights and obligations
+Added: of the Custodian and the Zurich Sub-Custodian to the extent that a loss to the Trust’s platinum may not have adequate
+Added: or any legal redress.
+Added: Further, the ability of the Trust to seek legal redress against the Zurich Sub-Custodian may be frustrated
+Added: by application of Swiss law.
+Added: The Trust may not have adequate sources of recovery if its platinum
+Added: is lost, damaged, stolen or destroyed.
+Added: If the Trust’s platinum is lost, damaged, stolen
+Added: or destroyed under circumstances rendering a party liable to the Trust, the responsible party may not have the financial resources
+Added: sufficient to satisfy the Trust’s claim.
+Added: For example, as to a particular event of loss, the only source of recovery for the
+Added: Trust might be limited to the Custodian, the Zurich Sub-Custodian or any other sub-custodian or, to the extent identifiable, other
+Added: responsible third parties (e.g., a thief or terrorist), any of which may not have the financial resources (including liability
+Added: insurance coverage) to satisfy a valid claim of the Trust.
+Added: Shareholders and Authorized Participants lack the right under
+Added: the Custody Agreements to assert claims directly against the Custodian, the Zurich Sub-Custodian, and any other sub-custodian.
+Added: Neither the Shareholders nor any Authorized Participant have
+Added: a right under the Custody Agreements to assert a claim of the Trust against the Custodian, the Zurich Sub-Custodian, or any other
+Added: sub-custodian.
+Added: Claims under the Custody Agreements may only be asserted by the Trustee on behalf of the Trust.
+Added: The Custodian is reliant on the Zurich Sub-Custodian for
+Added: the safekeeping of all or a substantial portion of the Trust’s platinum.
+Added: Furthermore, the Custodian has limited obligations
+Added: to oversee or monitor the Zurich Sub-Custodian.
+Added: As a result, failure by any Zurich Sub-Custodian to exercise due care in the safekeeping
+Added: of the Trust’s platinum could result in a loss to the Trust.
+Added: Platinum generally trades on a loco London or loco Zurich basis
+Added: whereby the physical platinum is held in vaults located in London or Zurich or is transferred into accounts established in London
+Added: The Custodian does not have a vault in Zurich and is reliant on the Zurich Sub-Custodian for the safekeeping of all
+Added: or a substantial portion of the Trust’s allocated platinum.
+Added: Other than obligations to (1) use reasonable care in appointing
+Added: the Zurich Sub-Custodian, (2) require any Zurich Sub-Custodian to segregate the platinum held by it for the Trust from any other
+Added: platinum held by it for the Custodian and any other customers of the Custodian by making appropriate entries in its books and records
+Added: and (3) ensure that the Zurich Sub-Custodian provides confirmation to the Trustee that it has undertaken to segregate the platinum
+Added: held by it for the Trust, the Custodian is not liable for the acts or omissions of the Zurich Sub-Custodian.
+Added: Other than as described
+Added: above, the Custodian does not undertake to monitor the performance by the Zurich Sub-Custodian of its custody functions.
+Added: The Trustee’s
+Added: obligation to monitor the performance of the Custodian is limited to receiving and reviewing the reports of the Custodian.
+Added: Trustee does not monitor the performance of the Zurich Sub-Custodian or any other sub-custodian.
+Added: In addition, the ability of the
+Added: Trustee and the Sponsor to monitor the performance of the Custodian may be limited because under the Custody Agreements, the Trustee
+Added: and the Sponsor have only limited rights to visit the premises of the Custodian or the Zurich Sub-Custodian for the purpose of
+Added: examining the Trust’s platinum and certain related records maintained by the Custodian or the Zurich Sub-Custodian.
+Added: As a result of the above, any failure by any Zurich Sub-Custodian
+Added: to exercise due care in the safekeeping of the Trust’s platinum may not be detectable or controllable by the Custodian, the
+Added: Sponsor or the Trustee and could result in a loss to the Trust.
+Added: The Custodian relies on its Zurich Sub-Custodian to hold
+Added: the platinum allocated to the Trust Allocated Account and used to settle redemptions.
+Added: As a result, settlement of platinum in connection
+Added: with redemptions loco London may require more than two business days.
+Added: The Custodian is reliant on its Zurich Sub-Custodian to hold
+Added: the platinum allocated to the Trust Allocated Account in order to effect redemption of Shares.
+Added: As a result, in the case for redemption
+Added: orders electing platinum deliveries to be received loco London, it may take longer than two business days for platinum to be credited
+Added: to the Authorized Participant Unallocated Account, which may result in a delay of settlement of the redemption order that is settled
+Added: Because the Trustee does not, and the Custodian has limited
+Added: obligations to, oversee or monitor the activities of sub-custodians who may hold the Trust’s platinum, failure by the sub-custodians
+Added: to exercise due care in the safekeeping of the Trust’s platinum could result in a loss to the Trust.
+Added: Under the Allocated Account Agreement, the Custodian
+Added: may appoint from time to time one or more sub-custodians to hold the Trust’s platinum on a temporary basis pending delivery
+Added: to the Custodian.
+Added: The Custodian has selected UBS AG as the sub-custodian for platinum but may also use LPPM market-making members
+Added: that provide bullion vaulting and clearing services to third parties.
+Added: The Custodian selects the Zurich Sub-Custodian, and the Zurich
+Added: Sub-Custodian maintains custody of all of the Trust’s allocated platinum to be held in Zurich for the Custodian.
+Added: The Custodian
+Added: is required under the Allocated Account Agreement to use reasonable care in appointing the Zurich Sub-Custodian and any other sub-custodians,
+Added: making the Custodian liable only for negligence or bad faith in the selection of such sub-custodians, and has an obligation to
+Added: use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain delivery of the Trust’s platinum from any sub-custodians appointed by the Custodian.
+Added: Otherwise, the Custodian is not liable for the acts or omissions of its sub- custodians.
+Added: These sub-custodians may in turn appoint
+Added: further sub-custodians, but the Custodian is not responsible for the appointment of these further sub-custodians.
+Added: The Custodian
+Added: does not undertake to monitor the performance by sub-custodians of their custody functions or their selection of further sub-custodians.
+Added: The Trustee does not monitor the performance of the Custodian other than to review the reports provided by the Custodian pursuant
+Added: to the Custody Agreements and does not undertake to monitor the performance of any sub- custodian.
+Added: Furthermore, except for the
+Added: Zurich Sub-Custodian, the Trustee may have no right to visit the premises of any sub-custodian for the purposes of examining the
+Added: Trust’s platinum or any records maintained by the sub-custodian, and no sub-custodian will be obligated to cooperate in any
+Added: review the Trustee may wish to conduct of the facilities, procedures, records or creditworthiness of such sub-custodian.
+Added: the ability of the Trustee to monitor the performance of the Custodian may be limited because under the Allocated Account Agreement
+Added: and the Unallocated Account Agreement the Trustee has only limited rights to visit the premises of the Custodian and the Zurich
+Added: Sub-Custodian for the purpose of examining the Trust’s platinum and certain related records maintained by the Custodian and
+Added: the Zurich Sub-Custodian.
+Added: The obligations of any sub-custodian of the Trust’s
+Added: platinum are not determined by contractual arrangements but by LPPM rules and London platinum market customs and practices, which
+Added: may prevent the Trust’s recovery of damages for losses on its platinum custodied with sub-custodians.
+Added: Except for the Custodian’s arrangement with the Zurich
+Added: Sub-Custodian, there are expected to be no written contractual arrangements between sub-custodians that hold the Trust’s
+Added: platinum and the Trustee or the Custodian because traditionally such arrangements are based on the LPPM’s rules and on the
+Added: customs and practices of the London Platinum market.
+Added: In the event of a legal dispute with respect to or arising from such arrangements,
+Added: it may be difficult to define such customs and practices.
+Added: The LPPM’s rules may be subject to change outside the control of
+Added: Under English law, neither the Trustee nor the Custodian would have a supportable breach of contract claim against a
+Added: sub-custodian for losses relating to the safekeeping of platinum.
+Added: If the Trust’s platinum is lost or damaged while in the
+Added: custody of a sub-custodian, the Trust may not be able to recover damages from the Custodian or the sub-custodian.
+Added: Whether a sub-custodian
+Added: will be liable for the failure of sub-custodians appointed by it to exercise due care in the safekeeping of the Trust’s platinum
+Added: will depend on the facts and circumstances of the particular situation.
+Added: Shareholders cannot be assured that the Trustee will be
+Added: able to recover damages from sub-custodians whether appointed by the Custodian or by another sub-custodian for any losses relating
+Added: to the safekeeping of platinum by such sub-custodians.
+Added: Platinum bullion allocated to the Trust in connection with
+Added: the creation of a Basket may not meet the London/Zurich Good Delivery Standards and, if a Basket is issued against such platinum,
+Added: the Trust may suffer a loss.
+Added: Neither the Trustee nor the Custodian independently confirms
+Added: the fineness of the physical platinum allocated to the Trust in connection with the creation of a Basket.
+Added: The platinum bullion
+Added: allocated to the Trust by the Custodian may be different from the reported fineness or weight required by the LPPM’s standards
+Added: for platinum plates or ingots delivered in settlement of a platinum trade (London/Zurich Good Delivery Standards), the standards
+Added: required by the Trust.
+Added: If the Trustee nevertheless issues a Basket against such platinum, and if the Custodian fails to satisfy
+Added: its obligation to credit the Trust the amount of any deficiency, the Trust may suffer a loss.
+Added: Platinum held in the Trust’s unallocated platinum account
+Added: and any Authorized Participant’s unallocated platinum account is not segregated from the Custodian’s assets.
+Added: Custodian becomes insolvent, its assets may not be adequate to satisfy a claim by the Trust or any Authorized Participant.
+Added: in the event of the Custodian’s insolvency, there may be a delay and costs incurred in identifying the bullion held in the
+Added: Trust’s allocated platinum account.
+Added: Platinum which is part of a deposit for a purchase order or
+Added: part of a redemption distribution is held for a time in the Trust Unallocated Account and, previously or subsequently in, the Authorized
+Added: Participant Unallocated Account of the purchasing or redeeming Authorized Participant.
+Added: During those times, the Trust and the Authorized
+Added: Participant, as the case may be, have no proprietary rights to any specific plates or ingots of platinum held by the Custodian
+Added: and are each an unsecured creditor of the Custodian with respect to the amount of platinum held in such unallocated accounts.
+Added: addition, if the Custodian fails to allocate the Trust’s platinum in a timely manner, in the proper amounts or otherwise
+Added: in accordance with the terms of the Unallocated Account Agreement, or if a sub-custodian fails to so segregate platinum held by
+Added: it on behalf of the Trust, unallocated platinum will not be segregated from the Custodian’s assets, and the Trust will be
+Added: an unsecured creditor of the Custodian with respect to the amount so held in the event of the insolvency of the Custodian.
+Added: event the Custodian becomes insolvent, the Custodian’s assets might not be adequate to satisfy a claim by the Trust or the
+Added: Authorized Participant for the amount of platinum held in their respective unallocated platinum accounts .
+Added: In the case of the insolvency of the Custodian, a liquidator
+Added: may seek to freeze access to the platinum held in all of the accounts held by the Custodian, including the Trust Allocated
+Added: Although the Trust would be able to claim ownership of properly allocated platinum, the Trust could incur expenses in
+Added: connection with asserting such claims, and the assertion of such a claim by the liquidator could delay creations and redemptions
+Added: In issuing Baskets, the Trustee relies on certain information
+Added: received from the Custodian which is subject to confirmation after the Trustee has relied on the information.
+Added: If such information
+Added: turns out to be incorrect, Baskets may be issued in exchange for an amount of platinum which is more or less than the amount
+Added: of platinum which is required to be deposited with the Trust.
+Added: The Custodian’s definitive records are prepared after
+Added: the close of its business day.
+Added: However, when issuing Baskets, the Trustee relies on information reporting the amount of platinum
+Added: credited to the Trust’s accounts which it receives from the Custodian during the business day and which is subject to correction
+Added: during the preparation of the Custodian’s definitive records after the close of business.
+Added: If the information relied upon
+Added: by the Trustee is incorrect, the amount of platinum actually received by the Trust may be more or less than the amount required
+Added: to be deposited for the issuance of Baskets.
+Added: GENERAL RISKS
+Added: The Trust relies on the information and technology systems
+Added: of the Trustee, the Custodian, the Marketing Agent and, the Sponsor which could be adversely affected by information systems interruptions,
+Added: cybersecurity attacks or other disruptions which could have a material adverse effect on the Trust’s record keeping and operations.
+Added: The Custodian, the Trustee, the Marketing Agent, and the
+Added: Sponsor depend upon information technology infrastructure, including network, hardware and software systems to conduct their
+Added: business as it relates to the Trust.
+Added: A cybersecurity incident, or a failure to protect their computer systems, networks and information
+Added: against cybersecurity threats, could result in a loss of information and adversely impact their ability to conduct their business,
+Added: including their business on behalf of the Trust.
+Added: Despite implementation of network and other cybersecurity measures, their security
+Added: measures may not be adequate to protect against all cybersecurity threats.
+Added: War, a major terrorist attack and other geopolitical events,
including but not limited to the war between Russia and Ukraine, outbreaks or public health emergencies (as declared by the World
−Removed: Health Organization), the continuation or expansion of war or other hostilities, or a prolonged government shutdown.
−Removed: may cause volatility in the price of Bullion due to the importance of a country or region to the Bullion markets, market access
−Removed: restrictions imposed on some local Bullion producers and refiners, or potential impacts to global transportation, shipping, and
−Removed: other supply chain disruptions.
−Removed: late February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, significantly amplifying already existing geopolitical tensions among Russia and other
−Removed: countries in the region and in the West.
−Removed: The responses of countries and political bodies to Russia's actions, the larger overarching
−Removed: tensions, and Ukraine's military response and the potential for wider conflict may increase financial market volatility generally,
−Removed: have severe adverse effects on regional and global economic markets, and cause volatility in the price of platinum and the share price
+Added: Health Organization), the continuation or expansion of war or other hostilities, or a prolonged government shutdown may cause volatility
+Added: in the price of Bullion due to the importance of a country or region to the Bullion markets, market access restrictions imposed
+Added: on some local Bullion producers and refiners, potential impacts to global transportation and shipping and other supply chain disruptions.
+Added: These events are unpredictable and may lead to extended periods of price volatility.
+Added: The operations of the Trust, the exchanges, brokers and counterparties
+Added: with which the Trust does business, and the markets in which the Trust does business, could be severely disrupted in the event
+Added: of war, a major terrorist attack and other geopolitical events, including but not limited to, the war between Russia and Ukraine,
+Added: outbreaks or public health emergencies (as declared by the World Health Organization), the continuation or expansion of war or
+Added: other hostilities, or a prolonged government shutdown.
+Added: Such events may cause volatility in the price of Bullion due to the importance
+Added: of a country or region to the Bullion markets, market access restrictions imposed on some local Bullion producers and refiners,
+Added: or potential impacts to global transportation, shipping, and other supply chain disruptions.
+Added: In late February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, significantly
+Added: amplifying already existing geopolitical tensions among Russia and other countries in the region and in the West.
+Added: The responses
+Added: of countries and political bodies to Russia’s actions, the larger overarching tensions, and Ukraine’s military response
+Added: and the potential for wider conflict may increase financial market volatility generally, have severe adverse effects on regional
+Added: and global economic markets, and cause volatility in the price of platinum and the share price of the Trust.
+Added: The conflict in Ukraine,
+Added: along with global political fallout and implications including sanctions, shipping disruptions, collateral war damage, and a potential
+Added: expansion of the conflict beyond Ukraine’s borders, could disturb the Bullion markets.
+Added: Russia is one of the world’s
+Added: largest producers of gold, palladium, platinum and silver.
+Added: On April 8, 2022, the LBMA suspended its accreditation of six Russian
+Added: refiners of gold and silver, and, on April 8, 2022, the LPPM suspended its accreditation of two Russian refiners of platinum and
+Added: The LPPM stated that existing bars produced by the refiners before their suspension will still be accepted as good delivery.
+Added: War and other geopolitical events in eastern Europe, including
+Added: but not limited to Russia and Ukraine, may cause volatility in commodity prices including precious metals prices.
+Added: are unpredictable and may lead to extended periods of price volatility.
+Added: The Trust may be negatively impacted
+Added: by the effects of the spread of illnesses or other public health emergencies on the global economy and the markets and service
+Added: providers relevant to the performance of the Trust.
+Added: The COVID-19 pandemic has
+Added: adversely affected the economies of many nations and the entire global economy as well as individual issuers, assets and capital
+Added: markets and could continue to, and other future public health emergencies could, have serious negative effects on social, economic
+Added: and financial systems, including significant uncertainty and volatility in the financial markets.
+Added: For instance, the suspension
+Added: of operations of mines, refineries and vaults that extract, produce or store platinum, restrictions on travel that delay or prevent
+Added: the transportation of platinum, and an increase in demand for platinum may disrupt supply chains for platinum, which could cause
+Added: secondary market spreads to widen and compromise the Trust's ability to settle transactions on time.
+Added: Any inability of the Trust to issue
+Added: or redeem Shares or the Custodian or any sub-custodian to receive or deliver platinum as a result of an infectious disease outbreak or public health emergency will negatively
+Added: affect the Trust’s operations.
+Added: Future infectious illness outbreaks or other public health emergencies could have similar or other
+Added: unforeseen impacts and may exacerbate pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries or globally, which
+Added: could adversely affect the value of the Shares.
+Added: A significant resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic or other
+Added: future public health emergencies increase the Trust's costs and affect liquidity in the market for platinum,
+Added: as well as the correlation between the price of the Shares and the net asset value of the Trust, any of which could adversely affect
+Added: the value of your Shares.
+Added: In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic or other future public health emergencies could impair the information
+Added: technology and other operational systems upon which the Trust’s service providers, including the Sponsor, the Trustee and the Custodian,
+Added: rely, and could otherwise disrupt the ability of employees of the Trust’s service providers to perform essential tasks on behalf
of the Trust.
−Removed: The conflict in Ukraine, along with global political fallout and implications including sanctions, shipping disruptions,
−Removed: collateral war damage, and a potential expansion of the conflict beyond Ukraine's borders, could disturb the Bullion markets.
−Removed: Russia is one of the world's largest producers of gold, palladium, platinum and silver.
−Removed: On March 7, 2022, the LBMA suspended its
−Removed: accreditation of six Russian refiners of gold and silver, and, on April 8, 2022, the LPPM suspended its accreditation of two Russian
−Removed: refiners of platinum and palladium.
−Removed: The LBMA and LPPM each stated that existing bars produced by the refiners before their suspension
−Removed: will still be accepted as good delivery.
−Removed: Following an announcement at the G7 Summit to collectively ban the import of Russian
−Removed: gold, the UK passed regulations which prohibit the direct or indirect (i) import of gold that originated in Russia, (ii) acquisition
−Removed: of gold that originated in Russia or is located in Russia and (iii) supply or delivery of gold that originated in Russia, all
−Removed: after July 21, 2022.
−Removed: Similarly, US regulations prohibit the import of gold of Russian origin into the United States on or after
−Removed: June 28, 2022 and EU regulations prohibit the direct or indirect import, purchase or transfer of gold if it originates in Russia
−Removed: and has been exported from Russia after July 22, 2022.
−Removed: War and other geopolitical events in eastern Europe, including but not
−Removed: limited to Russia and Ukraine, may cause volatility in commodity prices including precious metals prices.
−Removed: These events are unpredictable
−Removed: and may lead to extended periods of price volatility.
−Removed: Trust as well as the Sponsor and its service providers are vulnerable to the effects of public health crises, including the ongoing
−Removed: novel coronavirus pandemic.
−Removed: COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruptions to economies and markets around the world, including the markets in which the Trust
−Removed: invests, and which has and may continue to negatively impact the value of certain of the Trust’s investments.
−Removed: Although vaccines
−Removed: for COVID-19 and variants thereof are becoming more widely available, the COVID-19 pandemic and impacts thereof may continue for
−Removed: an extended period of time and may vary from market to market.
−Removed: To the extent the impacts of COVID-19 continue, the Trust may experience
−Removed: negative impacts to its business that could exacerbate other risks to which the Trust is subject.
−Removed: Policy and legislative changes
−Removed: in countries around the world are affecting many aspects of financial regulation, and governmental and quasi-governmental authorities
−Removed: and regulators throughout the world have previously responded to serious economic disruptions with a variety of significant fiscal
−Removed: and monetary policy changes.
−Removed: conflicts of interest may arise among the Sponsor or its affiliates and the Trust.
−Removed: of interest may arise among the Sponsor and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Trust and its Shareholders, on the other
−Removed: As a result of these conflicts, the Sponsor may favor its own interests and the interests of its affiliates over the Trust
−Removed: and its Shareholders.
−Removed: As an example, the Sponsor, its affiliates and their officers and employees are not prohibited from engaging
−Removed: in other businesses or activities, including those that might be in direct competition with the Trust.
−Removed: Unresolved Staff Comments
−Removed: Legal Proceedings
−Removed: Mine Safety Disclosures
+Added: Governmental and quasi-governmental authorities and regulators throughout the world have at times responded to major
+Added: economic disruptions with a variety of fiscal and monetary policy changes, including, but not limited to, direct capital infusions
+Added: into companies and other issuers, new monetary tools and lower interest rates.
+Added: An unexpected or sudden reversal of these policies,
+Added: or the ineffectiveness of these policies, is likely to increase volatility in the market for platinum, which could adversely affect
+Added: the price of the Shares.
+Added: Further, the COVID-19 pandemic or other
+Added: future public health emergencies could interfere with or prevent the operation of the electronic pricing system administered by
+Added: the LME to determine the LME PM Fix, which the Trustee uses to value the platinum held by the Trust and calculate the net asset
+Added: value of the Trust.
+Added: The COVID-19 pandemic or other future public health emergencies could also cause the closure of futures exchanges,
+Added: which could eliminate the ability of Authorized Participants to hedge purchases of Baskets, increasing trading costs of Shares
+Added: and resulting in a sustained premium or discount in the Shares.
+Added: Each of these outcomes would negatively impact the Trust.
+Added: Potential conflicts of interest may arise among the Sponsor
+Added: or its affiliates and the Trust.
+Added: Conflicts of interest may arise among the Sponsor and its affiliates,
+Added: on the one hand, and the Trust and its Shareholders, on the other hand.
+Added: As a result of these conflicts, the Sponsor may favor its
+Added: own interests and the interests of its affiliates over the Trust and its Shareholders.
+Added: As an example, the Sponsor, its affiliates
+Added: and their officers and employees are not prohibited from engaging in other businesses or activities, including those that might
+Added: be in direct competition with the Trust.
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