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			<a name="_GoBack"></a><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:18pt;">UNITED STATES</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:18pt;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:18pt;">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:9pt;">__________________________</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:24pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:18pt;">FORM 8-K </font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:24pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:9pt;">__________________________</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:24pt;"></font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:24pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:20pt;">CURRENT REPORT </font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:20pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:20pt;">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:20pt;"></font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:24pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">August 11</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">, 2016</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:24pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:9pt;">__________________________</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:24pt;">ETFS Silver Trust</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:24pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:24pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:9pt;">__________________________</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">c/o ETFS Securities USA LLC</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">48 Wall Street, 11</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:5pt;">th</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;"> Floor</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">New York, New York 10005</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:7.5pt;">(Address of Principal Executive Offices) </font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"></font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Registrant&#x2019;s telephone number, including area code: (212)&nbsp;918-4954</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"></font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Not Applicable </font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:7.5pt;">Former name or former address, if changed since last report</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">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: </font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;background-color: #FFFFFF;">Effective </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;">August 11</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;background-color: #FFFFFF;">, 2016, </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;background-color: #FFFFFF;">the number of ETFS Physical Silver Shares (&#x201C;Shares&#x201D;) in a block that constitutes a </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;background-color: #FFFFFF;">b</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;background-color: #FFFFFF;">asket for the purpose of creations and redemptions in the </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;background-color: #FFFFFF;">ETFS Silver Trust (a &#x201C;Basket&#x201D;) </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;background-color: #FFFFFF;">has been reduced from 100,000 Shares to 50,000 Shares.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;background-color: #FFFFFF;">Only Authorized Participants that have entered into an Authorized Participant Agreement with ETF Securities USA LLC as Sponsor and The Bank of New York Mellon as Trustee can place orders to create or redeem one or more Baskets.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">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, in the capacities indicated, hereunto duly authorized. </font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Date: </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">August 11</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, 2016</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">ETFS Silver Trust</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;"></font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">By: ETF Securities USA LLC, Sponsor of the ETFS Silver&nbsp;Trust.</font>
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Silver Trust 8-K
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):
August 11
, 2016
__________________________
ETFS Silver Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
__________________________
New York
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
001-34412
(Commission File Number)
26-4586763
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
c/o ETFS Securities USA LLC
48 Wall Street, 11
th
Floor
New York, New York 10005
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 918-4954
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
Effective
August 11
, 2016,
the number of ETFS Physical Silver Shares ("Shares") in a block that constitutes a
b
asket for the purpose of creations and redemptions in the
ETFS Silver Trust (a "Basket")
has been reduced from 100,000 Shares to 50,000 Shares.
Only Authorized Participants that have entered into an Authorized Participant Agreement with ETF Securities USA LLC as Sponsor and The Bank of New York Mellon as Trustee can place orders to create or redeem one or more Baskets.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, in the capacities indicated, hereunto duly authorized.
Date:
August 11
, 2016
ETFS Silver Trust
By: ETF Securities USA LLC, Sponsor of the ETFS Silver Trust.
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By:
/s/ Graham Tuckwell
Graham Tuckwell
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
By:
/s/
Christopher Foulds
Christopher Foulds
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
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