UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): December 21, 2020
GraniteShares Platinum Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York | 001-38349 | 82-6644954 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
c/o GraniteShares LLC
205 Hudson Street
7th Floor
New York, NY 10013
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 876-5096
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 | PLTM | NYSE Arca, Inc. |
ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS
On December 21, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) declared effective a post-effective amendment to the GraniteShares Platinum Trust’s (the “Trust) registration statement on Form S-1 (333-221325) that was filed by the Trust on December 18, 2020. The Trust previously announced in a current report on Form 8-K that was filed on December 14, 2020 (the “December 14 Form 8-K”), that it had suspended the ability of the Trust’s Authorized Purchasers to purchase new creation baskets until such time as the Commission declared the post-effective amendment to be effective. As indicated in the December 14 Form 8-K, the Trust is issuing this current report on Form 8-K to announce the effectiveness of the above-mentioned post-effective amendment, as well as to announce the Trust’s ability to resume offering Creation Baskets to its Authorized Purchasers as of the date hereof.
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 in the capacities thereunto duly authorized.
GraniteShares Platinum Trust | ||
By: | GraniteShares LLC, its sponsor | |
Date: December 21, 2020 | By: | /s/ William Rhind |
Name: | William Rhind | |
Title: | CEO and CFO |