Every material Form 8-K abrdn Silver ETF Trust has filed with the SEC since March 14, 2022, 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.
Effective August 14, 2024, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. stopped serving as custodian of the trust's silver, after all silver was transferred to accounts held with ICBC Standard Bank Plc. The trust states that custody of all its silver is now held under agreements with the new custodian, and that no cost or expense was or will be incurred by the trust or shareholders because of the termination. This is an administrative change in custody arrangements.
Former custodian JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. ceased custody effective August 14, 2024
New custodian is ICBC Standard Bank Plc, which now holds all of the trust's silver under allocated and unallocated account agreements
The filing states no cost or expense was or will be incurred by the trust or shareholders from the termination
The trust signed new custody agreements with ICBC Standard Bank Plc to hold its silver and gave notice to terminate its agreements with JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. The trust also amended its Depositary Trust Agreement to change the benchmark price definition, effective June 18, 2024, and moved creation and redemption settlement to T+1 from May 28, 2024. The filing states no cost or expense was or will be incurred by the trust or shareholders from the custodian change.
New custody agreements with ICBC Standard Bank Plc dated May 23, 2024
Notice of termination of JPMorgan agreements delivered May 23, 2024; effective once all silver is transferred to the new custodian
Trust Amendment effective June 18, 2024 replaces London Fix with LBMA Silver Price
Creation and redemption moves to T+1 settlement beginning May 28, 2024
The trust's sponsor and its service providers amended the trust's depositary, allocated account and unallocated account agreements to rename the trust and its shares, and to add a bullion replacement provision. The name changes take effect March 31, 2022, and the filing describes no change to fees, holdings or the investment objective.
Trust renamed from Aberdeen Standard Silver ETF Trust to abrdn Silver ETF Trust, and shares renamed from Aberdeen Standard Physical Silver Shares ETF to abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF, effective March 31, 2022
Sponsor renamed from Aberdeen Standard Investments ETFs Sponsor LLC to abrdn ETFs Sponsor LLC on March 1, 2022
Allocated Account Amendment dated March 11, 2022 with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. requires the custodian to replace bullion that does not comply with the Rules as soon as practical
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