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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): October 24, 2022
 

 

 
iShares® Gold Trust Micro
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
New York
001-40521
83-6527686
(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)
 
 
Registrants 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))
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which
registered
Shares
IAUM
NYSE Arca, Inc.
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
Emerging growth company
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  
 
 

 
 
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
On October 24, 2022, iShares® Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC (the "Sponsor"), sponsor of iShares Gold Trust Micro (the "Trust"), and The Bank of New York Mellon, in its capacity as trustee of the Trust (the "Trustee"), entered into a First Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Depositary Trust Agreement (the "First Amendment") to reflect the reduction of the Sponsor’s Fee (as defined therein) from 0.15% to 0.09% annually.
 
The foregoing description of the First Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the First Amendment, which has been filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 4.1.
 
Additionally, the voluntary waiver of a portion of the Sponsor's Fee currently in place (so that the Sponsor's Fee after the fee waiver noted above will not exceed 0.07%) will now expire June 30, 2027 instead of June 30, 2024.
 
Item 3.03 Material Modification to the Rights of Security Holders.
 
The information set forth in Item 1.01 relating to the First Amendment is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)
Exhibits.
 
Exhibit No.
Description
   
4.1
First Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Depositary Trust Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2022, by and between iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC and The Bank of New York Mellon.
   
104
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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: October 25 , 2022
 
 
iShares Gold Trust Micro* 
     
 
By:
iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC
     
 
By:
/s/ Shannon Ghia
 
Name:
Shannon Ghia
 
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
     
     
     
 
   
*
The registrant is a trust. The individual specified above is signing in her capacity as an officer and/or authorized signatory of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, the sponsor of the Trust.