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 10, 2006
iShares® COMEX® 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) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
c/o Barclays Global Investors, N.A.
45 Fremont Street
San Francisco, California 94105
Attn: Product Management Team
Intermediary Investor and
Exchange-Traded Products Group
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (415) 597-2000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On March 10, 2006, Barclays Global Investors, N.A., in its capacity as the sponsor of the registrant, and The Bank of New York, in its capacity as the trustee of the registrant, executed the First Amendment to the Depositary Trust Agreement for the purpose of expressly allocating to the sponsor the power and authority to establish and maintain the internal control over financial reporting used by the trustee in the preparation of the financial statements of the registrant.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit 4.1 First Amendment to Depositary Trust Agreement.
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 hereunder duly authorized.
iShares® COMEX® Gold Trust
(Registrant)
| /s/ BLAKE R. GROSSMAN | /s/ FRANCIS S. RYAN | |||||||
(Signature)* | (Signature)* | |||||||
Name: | Blake R. Grossman | Name: | Francis S. Ryan | |||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer – President | Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||
Date November 17, 2006
| * | The registrant is a trust and the persons are signing in their capacities as officers of Barclays Global Investors, N.A., the Sponsor of the trust. |
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit 4.1 | First Amendment to Depositary Trust Agreement |
