UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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) April 1, 2010
ETFS GOLD TRUST | |||
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | |||
| New York | 001-34441 | 26-4587209 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) | |
48 Wall Street, 11thFl, New York, New York | 10005 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 918-4954
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
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ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.
Appointment of Officer
On April 1, 2010, the Manager of ETF Securities USA LLC, sponsor of the ETFS Gold Trust (the “Sponsor”), appointed Thomas Quigley as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of the Sponsor, effective immediately and until such time as he resigns, his successor is appointed by the Manager or he otherwise is disqualified from serving as an officer of the Sponsor. In his capacity as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Sponsor, Mr. Quigley will be the Sponsor’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer.
Mr. Quigley, 47, is the Chief Financial Officer of ETF Securities Limited, the parent company of the Sponsor. Previously Mr. Quigley has held senior management positions in investment banking as a Managing Director at ING Barings Investment Banking and, prior to that, at Close Brothers Corporate Finance in London, England. More recently he was a Director of Terra Firma Capital Partners, the private equity firm, and a Managing Director at W.P. Carey & Co LLC, the asset management firm. He is a Chartered Accountant and member of the ICAEW having trained with Price Waterhouse, London. He holds an MA in Physics from Oxford University, England.
Mr. Quigley replaces Greg Burgess, who tendered a written resignation from his offices of Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of the Sponsor on April 1, 2010.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed with this report:
99.1 Letter of resignation of Greg Burgess as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ETFS GOLD TRUST | ||||
| (Registrant)* | ||||
| By: | ETF Securities USA LLC | |||
| Date: | April 1, 2010 | By: | /s/ Graham Tuckwell | |
| Name: | Graham Tuckwell | |||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President | |||
* As the Registrant is a trust, this report is being filed on behalf of the Registrant by ETF Securities USA LLC, only in its capacity as the sponsor of the Registrant. The identified person signing this report is signing in his capacity as an authorized officer of ETF Securities USA LLC.
