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<P id=PARA149 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA154 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><B>Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): </B><B>March 19, 2015</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA158 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><B>iShares</B></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><SUP style="vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; bottom:.33em;"><B>&#174;</B></SUP></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><B> </B><B>Gold</B><B> Trust </B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA213 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">On March 19, 2015, iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, in its capacity as the sponsor of the Registrant, issued a press release announcing that following the publicly announced discontinuation of the London PM Fix (as of any day, the price of gold fixed by the London Gold Market Fixing Ltd. in the afternoon of such day (London time)) on March 19, 2015, the price of gold fixed by the ICE Benchmark Administration in the afternoon (London Time) as of any day will fairly represent the commercial value of the Registrant&#8217;s gold on such day and shall be used for purposes of the daily valuation of the Registrant&#8217;s gold. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item. </FONT></P>
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iau20150318_8k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
March 19, 2015
iShares
®
Gold
Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York
001-
32418
81-6124036
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
c/o iShares® Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC
400 Howard Street
San Francisco, California 94105
Attn: Product Management Team
iShares® Product Research & Development
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (415) 670-2000
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 8.01. Other Events
On March 19, 2015, iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, in its capacity as the sponsor of the Registrant, issued a press release announcing that following the publicly announced discontinuation of the London PM Fix (as of any day, the price of gold fixed by the London Gold Market Fixing Ltd. in the afternoon of such day (London time)) on March 19, 2015, the price of gold fixed by the ICE Benchmark Administration in the afternoon (London Time) as of any day will fairly represent the commercial value of the Registrant's gold on such day and shall be used for purposes of the daily valuation of the Registrant's gold. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1     Press release dated March 19, 2015
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 19, 2015
iShares
®
Gold
Trust*
By:
iShares
®
Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC
By:
/s/ Jack Gee
Name:
Jack Gee
Title:
Managing Director
By:
/s/ Raymund Santiago
Name:
Raymund Santiago
Title:
Director
*
The registrant is a trust. The individual specified above is signing in his or her capacity as an officer and/or authorized signatory of iShares® Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, the sponsor of the trust.