SPROTT FOCUS TRUST INC. — Director's Dealing 2020

Jan 15, 2020

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SPROTT FOCUS TRUST INC. (FUND)
CIK: 0000825202
Period of Report: 2020-01-10

Reporting Person: GEORGE W WHITNEY (Director, 10% Owner, Senior Portfolio Manager)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2019-12-04	Common Stock	G	6000	$0.00	Disposed	6000671	Direct
2019-12-04	Common Stock	G	9000	$0.00	Disposed	1867855	Indirect
2020-01-02	Common Stock	G	12195	$0.00	Disposed	6085000	Direct
2020-01-02	Common Stock	G	4065	$0.00	Acquired	137829	Indirect
2020-01-10	Common Stock	P	12497	$7.311	Acquired	553117	Indirect
2020-01-13	Common Stock	P	28051	$7.395	Acquired	581168	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	469761	Indirect
Common Stock	1623863	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares held by a trust established for the benefit of Mr. George's children. As beneficiaries of the trust, Mr. George's children have a pecuniary interest in the trust. Mr. George may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the trust.

F2: Shares held by The Mallory Descendant's Trust U/T/A DTD 12/31/2013 (the "Descendant's Trust"). Mr. George serves as trustee of the Descendant's Trust and, in such capacity, has investment and voting discretion over shares held by the Descendant's Trust. As a beneficiary of the Descendant's Trust, Mr. George's spouse has a pecuniary interest in the Descendant's Trust. Mr. George may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the Descendant's Trust.

F3: Shares held by The Meredith and Whitney George Family Foundation (the "Foundation"). Mr. George serves as Chairman of the Foundation and, in such capacity, has investment and voting discretion over shares held by the Foundation.

F4: Represents transfers as gifts of 4,065 shares to each of Mr. George's three sons, resulting in a cumulative gift transfer of 12,195 shares. Mr. George may be deemed to beneficially own and have a pecuniary interest in the 4,065 shares transferred to the son that resides in Mr. George's household.

F5: Amount of shares beneficially owned includes shares acquired under the Issuer's Dividend Reinvestment Program (the "DRIP"). Shares were last acquired under the DRIP on December 27, 2019.

F6: Represents the weighted average purchase price of multiple transactions with a range of prices between $7.27 and $7.35. Mr. George hereby undertakes to provide, upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the issuer, or a stockholder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.

F7: Represents the weighted average purchase price of multiple transactions with a range of prices between $7.36 and $7.40. Mr. George hereby undertakes to provide, upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the issuer, or a stockholder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.