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): June 16, 2009
iShares® Silver Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New York | 001-32863 | 13-7474456 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
c/o Barclays Global Investors International, Inc.
400 Howard Street
San Francisco, California 94105
Attn: BGI’s Product Management Team
Intermediary Investor and Exchange-Traded Products Department
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 597-2000
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:
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events |
On June 16, 2009, the board of directors of Barclays PLC, the ultimate parent company of Barclays Global Investors International, Inc., the sponsor of the iShares® Silver Trust (the “Sponsor”), accepted a binding offer and entered into an agreement to sell its interests in the Sponsor and certain affiliated companies to BlackRock, Inc. (the “BlackRock Transaction”). It is not expected that the BlackRock Transaction will materially affect the iShares® Silver Trust, its shareholders or an investment in its shares. A copy of the Sponsor’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press release dated June 19, 2009. |
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: June 19, 2009
| iShares® Silver Trust* | ||
| By: | Barclays Global Investors International, Inc. | |
| By: | /s/ Geoffrey Flynn | |
| Name: | Geoffrey Flynn | |
| Title: | Managing Director | |
| By: | /s/ Jack Gee | |
| Name: | Jack Gee | |
| Title: | Principal | |
| * | The registrant is a trust. The individuals specified above are signing in their capacities as officers of Barclays Global Investors International, Inc., the sponsor of the trust. |