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With effect from 1 January 2011, ETFS Management Company (Jersey) Limited has replaced ETF Securities Limited as the Product Manager of each of ETFS Commodity Securities Limited, ETFS Foreign Exchange Limited, ETFS Industrial Metal Securities Limited, ETFS Metal Securities Limited, ETFS Oil Securities Limited and Gold Bullion Securities Limited. Any references in the following document to ETF Securities Limited shall be construed as references to ETF Securities Management Company (Jersey) Limited. ETFS Management Company (Jersey) Limited is regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission. ETF Securities Marketing LLP is not regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission.

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This communication is made by ETF Securities Marketing LLP of 6th Floor, 2 London Wall Buildings, London EC2M 5UU. Any references in the following document to ETF Securities Limited making this communication should be construed as references to ETF Securities Marketing LLP. With effect from 1 January 2011, ETFX Investment Management LLP has replaced ETF Securities Limited as the Promoter of the Company. Any references in the following document to ETF Securities Limited (other than references to ETF Securities Limited making this communication) shall be construed as references to ETFX Investment Management LLP. ETFX Investment Management LLP is not regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission but is authorised and regulated by the United Kingdom Financial Services Authority. ETF Securities Marketing LLP is not regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission.

This communication is provided for your general information only and does not constitute investment advice or an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any investment. The terms and conditions applicable to investors will be set out in the relevant Prospectus.

Nothing in this communication is advice on the merits of any product or investment. Nothing in this communication constitutes investment, legal, tax or any other advice nor is it to be relied on in making an investment or other decision. You should take your own independent investment, tax and legal advice as you think fit.

This communication is directed only at persons who: (a) are outside the European Economic Area; or (b) are investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "FPO"), who have professional experience in matters relating to investments; or (c) are high net worth organisations falling within Article 49(2) of the FPO (broadly, companies or partnerships with net assets of £5m sterling or more and trustees of trusts with assets of £10m or more); or (d) are persons to whom it may otherwise lawfully be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as "exempt persons"). This communication must not be acted upon or relied on by persons who are not exempt persons.

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Important notice

This communication is made by ETF Securities Marketing LLP of 6th Floor, 2 London Wall Buildings, London EC2M 5UU. Any references in the following document to ETF Securities Limited making this communication should be construed as references to ETF Securities Marketing LLP. With effect from 1 January 2011, ETFX Investment Management LLP has replaced ETF Securities Limited as the Promoter of the Company. Any references in the following document to ETF Securities Limited (other than references to ETF Securities Limited making this communication) shall be construed as references to ETFX Investment Management LLP. ETFX Investment Management LLP is not regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission but is authorised and regulated by the United Kingdom Financial Services Authority. ETF Securities Marketing LLP is not regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission.

This communication is provided for your general information only and does not constitute investment advice or an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any investment. The terms and conditions applicable to investors will be set out in the relevant Prospectus.

Nothing in this communication is advice on the merits of any product or investment. Nothing in this communication constitutes investment, legal, tax or any other advice nor is it to be relied on in making an investment or other decision. You should take your own independent investment, tax and legal advice as you think fit.

This communication is directed only at persons who: (a) are outside the European Economic Area; or (b) are investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "FPO"), who have professional experience in matters relating to investments; or (c) are high net worth organisations falling within Article 49(2) of the FPO (broadly, companies or partnerships with net assets of £5m sterling or more and trustees of trusts with assets of £10m or more); or (d) are persons to whom it may otherwise lawfully be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as "exempt persons"). This communication must not be acted upon or relied on by persons who are not exempt persons.

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The ETFS Asian Gold Trust, ETFS White Metals Basket Trust, ETFS Precious Metals Basket Trust, ETFS Gold Trust, ETFS Silver Trust, ETFS Palladium Trust and ETFS Platinum Trust are not investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a commodity pool for purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act. Shares of the Trusts are not subject to the same regulatory requirements as mutual funds. These investments are not suitable for all investors. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

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Information on this website is not intended as an offer or solicitation, or as the basis for any contract, for the purchase or sale of commodities or any commodity related or other product, security or investment.

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COMPANY NEWS

ETF Securities Passes $4.5 Billion in U.S. Assets Under Management and $30 Billion Worldwide

(09/14/11)

ETF Securities USA LLC (ETFS) today announced that the total assets under management (AUM) of its U.S.-listed products is now $4.7 billion, which represents 15% of the firm's new total of roughly $31 billion in AUM worldwide as at the end of August 2011.

ETFS Physical Platinum Shares (PPLT) Becomes the World's Largest Physically-Backed Platinum ETP

(08/11/11)

ETF Securities USA LLC (ETFS) announced today that on July 29, 2011, its physically-backed platinum ETP (PPLT) was the world's largest in terms of AUM, which stood at $802m. This represented roughly 450k ounces of platinum stored in secure vaults located in London, U.K. and Zurich, Switzerland.

ETF Securities Marks Two-Year Anniversary in the U.S.

(07/21/11)

ETF Securities has offered U.S. physically-backed precious metal exchange traded products (ETPs) since July 2009. In two years, the firm has grown its U.S. assets under management (AUM) to $4.2 billion as of July 19, 2011.