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): December 8, 2010
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 BlackRock Asset Management International Inc.
400 Howard Street
San Francisco, California 94105
Attn: Product Management Team
Intermediary Investor and Exchange-Traded Products Department
(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
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events |
On December 8, 2010, Blackrock Asset Management International Inc., in its capacity as the sponsor of the Registrant, issued a press release announcing that beginning December 9, 2010 the afternoon price of gold fixed by the London Gold Market Fixing Ltd. will be used for purposes of the 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 December 8, 2010 |
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: December 8, 2010
| iShares® Gold Trust* | ||
| By: | BlackRock Asset Management International Inc. | |
| By: | /s/ Jack Gee | |
| Name: | Jack Gee | |
| Title: | Managing Director | |
| By: | /s/ Raymund Santiago | |
| Name: | Raymund Santiago | |
| Title: | Director | |
| * | The registrant is a trust. Each individual specified above is signing in his capacity as an officer and/or authorized signatory of BlackRock Asset Management International Inc., the sponsor of the trust. |