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UNITED STATES
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TORONTO
,
Jan. 19
/CNW/ - Claymore Investments, Inc. as manager of Claymore Silver Bullion Trust (the "Fund") is pleased to announce that the Fund has raised additional aggregate proceeds of
$35,160,000
pursuant to the exercise of an aggregate 3,516,000 warrants (the "Warrants") for the purchase of units of the Fund (the "Fund Units") prior to the expiry thereof. Warrants not exercised by
4:00 p.m.
on
December 15, 2010
(
Toronto
Time) are void and of no value.
The proceeds of all warrant exercises are now fully invested in silver bullion. As at
January 18, 2010
, the Fund held 4,197,000 ounces of physical silver bullion at a weighted average cost of U.S.
$15.87
per ounce on a fully-hedged basis.
As of close of business on
January 18, 2010
, the Fund Units were trading at a price of
$11.19
per Fund Unit. The current fully-diluted net asset value ("NAV") per Fund Unit, as of close of business on
January 18, 2010
, was
$11.43
per Fund Unit.
The Fund has an automatic conversion feature whereby it will convert into an exchange-traded fund if, for a period of 10 consecutive trading days after
January 15, 2010
, the daily volume-weighted average trading price of the Fund Units is greater than a discount of 2% of NAV per Fund Unit for that day.
As at
January 18, 2010
, the Fund has 7,116,600 Fund Units issued and outstanding. The Fund Units are listed on the
Toronto
Stock Exchange ("TSX") under the symbol SVR.UN.
About Claymore Silver Bullion Trust
The investment objective of the Fund is to replicate the performance of the price of silver bullion, less the Fund's expenses and fees. The Fund does not anticipate making regular distributions on its Fund Units.
The Fund invests in holdings of unencumbered, silver bullion, in 1000 troy ounce international bar sizes, and does not speculate with regard to short-term changes in silver prices. This strategy provides investors with the ability to get exposure to silver bullion in a convenient, tradable and secure manner without the associated inconvenience and high transaction, handling, storage, insurance and other costs typical of direct silver bullion investment. The Fund holds a nominal amount of cash for further silver bullion purchases and working capital purposes.
Given that silver bullion is priced in US dollars, the Fund hedges substantially all of the Fund's US dollar currency value back to the Canadian dollar, providing exposure to silver while reducing the currency risk for Canadian investors.
About Claymore Investments
Claymore Investments, Inc. is a leader in bringing intelligent, low cost exchange traded funds in
Canada
through its family of 25 ETFs and 3 closed-end funds across broad asset classes including core equity, global sectors, fixed income and commodities. Claymore Investments, Inc., which, as of
November 30, 2009
had approximately
$4.1 billion
in assets under management, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Claymore Group, Inc., a financial services and asset management company based in the
Chicago
, Illinois area. In aggregate, Claymore Group Inc. and its affiliates have approximately 175 employees providing supervisory, management, servicing or distribution services on approximately US$13.3 billion in assets as of
September 30, 2009
.
For further information about any of the Claymore funds or Claymore Investments, Inc., please contact your financial advisor or visit our website at www.claymoreinvestments.ca.
Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with mutual fund investments. Please read the prospectus before investing. Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.
The securities being offered have not been and will not be registered under the
United States
Securities Act of 1933 (the "U.S. Securities Act"), as amended, and such securities may not be offered or sold in the
United States
or to U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.
For more information investors should consult with their investment advisor or visit our website at www.claymoreinvestments.ca.
This press release is not an invitation nor is it intended to be an inducement to engage in investment activity for the purpose of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ("FSMA") of the
United Kingdom
. This press release is in any event directed only at persons outside the
United Kingdom
or persons reasonably believed to be sufficiently expert to understand the risks involved and who are authorised or exempted persons within the meaning of the FSMA or any order made thereunder, or to persons to whom it can otherwise be lawfully directed, including in particular those persons falling within the following Articles of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended: Article 19 (Investment Professionals) and Article 49 (High Net Worth Companies). This press release is not intended to be distributed or passed on, directly, or indirectly, to any other class of persons in the
United Kingdom
and is being supplied to you solely for your information. In addition, this press release is not directed to the public in any Member State of the European Economic Area (including Members of the European Union plus
Iceland
,
Liechtenstein
and
Norway
) which has implemented Directive 2003/71/EC (the "Prospectus Directive") except (a) to legal entities which are authorised or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorised or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities; or (b) to any legal entity that has two or more of (i) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (ii) a balance sheet with a total balance of more than EUR 43,000,000; and (iii) an annual net turnover of more than EUR 50,000,000; in the case of (ii) and (iii) as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or (c) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.
For further information: For media inquiries, please contact: Sara Beazely, (416) 813-2007, [email protected] -or- Som Seif, President, Claymore Investments, Inc., (866) 417-4640, [email protected]; www.claymoreinvestments.ca
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