Every material Form 8-K abrdn Platinum ETF Trust has filed with the SEC since August 14, 2024, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
abrdn Platinum ETF Trust (PPLT) effected a 10-for-1 forward split of its Shares before the open of trading on May 18, 2026, with each pre-split Share exchanged for ten post-split Shares. The split lowers the NAV per Share from $178.62 to $17.86 and raises the share count from 13,700,000 to 137,000,000, while the ticker and CUSIP are unchanged.
Split ratio: 10-for-1, effective before NYSE Arca trading opened on May 18, 2026
Holders of record as of the close on May 14, 2026 received ten post-split Shares for each pre-split Share
NAV per Share fell from $178.62 to $17.86; outstanding Shares rose from 13,700,000 to 137,000,000
On April 22, 2026, abrdn Platinum ETF Trust announced a 10-for-1 forward split of its PPLT shares, which is effective before the market opens on May 18, 2026. Shareholders of record at the close on May 14, 2026 will receive ten post-split shares for each share held, priced at one-tenth of the pre-split net asset value. The company states the split will not change the total value of a shareholder's investment, and the ticker symbol and CUSIP number will not change.
Record date is the close of markets on May 14, 2026; the split is payable after the close on May 15, 2026.
Shares begin trading at post-split prices on May 18, 2026.
Each pre-split share becomes ten post-split shares, with NAV per share reduced to one-tenth of the pre-split level.
The ticker symbol (PPLT) and CUSIP number do not change. A separate 5-for-1 split was announced for abrdn Physical Palladium Shares ETF (PALL).
Effective August 8, 2024, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. stopped serving as custodian of the trust's platinum after all platinum was transferred to accounts held with ICBC Standard Bank Plc. The filing says custody of all the trust's platinum is now with the new custodian, and that no cost or expense was or will be incurred by the trust or shareholders for the change.
Termination of JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. custody agreements effective August 8, 2024
All platinum moved to allocated and unallocated accounts with ICBC Standard Bank Plc on August 8, 2024
No cost or expense was or will be incurred by the trust or holders of the abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF
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