The Royal Mint Responsibly Sourced Physical Gold ETC

The ETC is designed to offer investors a cost-effective way to access the gold market as they track the spot price of physical gold. The ETC provide investment exposure to physical gold by the Company holding physical London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) gold with the Royal Mint. The ETC has a metal entitlement ("Metal Entitlement Per Security" ("MEPS"), which is the amount of physical gold backing the ETC) and its daily value is linked to the value of the MEPS. The daily Metal Entitlement can be found on www.HANetf.com. The return on your investment in the ETC is directly related to the price of gold, less costs (see "What are the costs?" below). The ETC is listed and traded on stock exchanges (such as the London Stock Exchange and Frankfurt Stock Exchange). Investors who are not authorised participants (e.g. select financial institutions) can only buy the ETC on a stock exchange (e.g. via a broker) at the then prevailing market price. Normally, investors will sell their ETC via a stock exchange. Alternatively, investors may redeem their ETC directly with the Company in return for gold.