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SPROTT FOCUS TRUST INC. Director's Dealing 2022

May 16, 2022

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Director's Dealing

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SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SPROTT FOCUS TRUST INC. (FUND)
CIK: 0000825202
Period of Report: 2022-05-12

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date Security Code Shares Price A/D Holdings After Ownership
2022-05-04 Common Stock G 611734 $0.00 Disposed 0 Indirect
2022-05-04 Common Stock G 305867 $0.00 Acquired 305867 Indirect
2022-05-04 Common Stock G 305867 $0.00 Acquired 305867 Indirect
2022-05-12 Common Stock P 10000 $8.1988 Acquired 10000 Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security Shares Ownership
Common Stock 7330135 Direct
Common Stock 2725030 Indirect
Common Stock 176742 Indirect
Common Stock 1090465 Indirect
Common Stock 1980929 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: These shares were held by The Mallory Descendant's Trust U/T/A DTD 12/31/2013 (the "Descendant's Trust"), of which Mr. George served as trustee and his spouse was a beneficiary. On May 4, 2022, the Descendant's Trust dissolved, and its assets were distributed, for no consideration, into three new trusts. The beneficiary of each new trust was a beneficiary of the Descendant's Trust. Two of the trusts received the issuer's shares held by the Descendant's Trust. Mr. George was appointed as a trustee of each of the three new trusts and, in such capacity, has investment and voting discretion over shares held by each trust. Mr. George's spouse is a beneficiary of one trust, and as such, has a pecuniary interest in such trust. Mr. George's immediate family members are the beneficiaries of the other two trusts. As such, Mr. George may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the each of the three new trusts.

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: Shares held by a trust established for the benefit of Mr. George's spouse. Mr. George serves as trustee of the trust and, in such capacity, has investment and voting discretion over shares held by the trust. As beneficiary of the trust, Mr. George's spouse has a pecuniary interest in the trust. Mr. George may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the trust.

F5: Shares held by a trust established for the benefit of Mr. George's immediate family member (the "BM Trust"). Mr. George serves as trustee of the BM Trust and, in such capacity, has investment and voting discretion over shares held by the BM Trust. Mr. George may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the BM Trust.

F6: Shares held by a trust established for the benefit of Mr. George's immediate family member (the "TM Trust"). Mr. George serves as trustee of the TM Trust and, in such capacity, has investment and voting discretion over shares held by the TM Trust. Mr. George may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the TM Trust.

F7: Represents the weighted average purchase price of multiple transactions with a range of prices between $8.14 and $8.20. 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.