Got this in email, for those interested in fizzical gold depositories:
Registration Statement and Preliminary Prospectus
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. -- May 22, 2012 --
APMEX Precious Metals Management Services, Inc. today announced that
APMEX Physical -- 1 oz. Gold Redeemable Trust (the "Trust") has filed a registration statement in the United States and a preliminary prospectus in Canada. The Trust will be managed by
APMEX Precious Metals Management Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
APMEX, Inc. The Trust expects to invest in and hold substantially all of its assets in 1 oz. American Gold Eagle bullion coins and 1 oz. Canadian Gold Maple Leaf bullion coins.
The
APMEX Physical -- 1 oz. Gold Redeemable Trust intends to provide investors with access to the gold market while providing the liquidity of an exchange-traded security. A feature of the Trust is the option for the owner to redeem a minimum interest in the Trust of US$10,000 for a proportionate share of the gold coin assets of the Trust.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, but has not yet become effective. A preliminary prospectus has been filed with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada. The preliminary prospectus is still subject to completion or amendment. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective in the United States for sales in the United States, or a receipt has been issued for the final prospectus in Canada for sales in Canada.
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated is acting as Global Coordinator and U.S. Bookrunning Manager; Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. is acting as Co-Bookrunning Manager; and Lazard Capital Markets LLC is acting as Co-Lead Manager for this offering in the United States. A syndicate of Canadian dealers led by BMO Capital Markets and Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc., and including Scotiabank, Desjardins Securities Inc., Dundee Securities Ltd., Macquarie Private Wealth Inc., Mackie Research Capital Corporation and Manulife Securities Incorporated, will act as the underwriters in Canada.
Interested parties may obtain copies of the preliminary prospectus relating to the United States offering from:
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
Attention: Prospectus Department
One South Street, 15th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
By telephone: +1-443-224-1988, or by email at syndicateoperations@stifel.com
Interested parties may obtain copies of the preliminary prospectus relating to the Canadian offering from:
BMO Capital Markets
C/O: The Data Group of Companies
Attention: Des Raposo
80 Ambassador Drive
Mississauga, Ontario L5T 2Y9
By telephone: +1-905-696-8884, ext. 4222, or by email at: draposo@datagroup.ca
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, these securities, nor will there be any sale of these securities, in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
Contact
The Piacente Group
Brandi Floberg or Kathy Price
212-481-2050
apmex@tpg-ir.com
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Interesting they're doing this about the same time a Swiss Bank in another thread
couldn't find a major depositor's assigned gold.
We may live in interesting times?
Posted 05/25/2012 9:07 pm
