Sprott Physical Silver Trust — Regulatory Filings 2012

Jan 17, 2012

6-K 1 a11-30421_126k.htm 6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of January 2012

Commission File Number: 1-34928

SPROTT PHYSICAL SILVER TRUST

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Suite 2700, South Tower,

Royal Bank Plaza,

200 Bay Street,

Toronto, Ontario,

Canada M5J 2J1

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F x Form 40-F o

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) o

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) o

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s home country), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit	Description
99.1	Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release announcing the launching of a follow-on offering of units of Sprott Physical Silver Trust (the “Trust”).

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

SPROTT PHYSICAL SILVER TRUST
	(Registrant)
	By Sprott Asset Management GP Inc.,
	as general partner of
	the manager of the Registrant
By:	/s/ Kirstin H. McTaggart
	Kirstin H. McTaggart
	Corporate Secretary

Date: January 17, 2012

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