The Trust was formed on June 15, 2021 when the Sponsor and The Bank of New York Mellon signed the Depositary Trust Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”) and the Seed Capital Investor made the initial deposit for the issuance of ten Baskets. The purpose of the Trust is to own gold transferred to the Trust in exchange for Shares issued by the Trust. Each Share represents a fractional undivided beneficial interest in the net assets of the Trust. The assets of the Trust consist primarily of gold held by the Custodian on behalf of the Trust. The Sponsor’s office is located at 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 and its telephone number is (415) 670-2000. The Trust’s office is c/o iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 and its telephone number is (415) 670-2000. The Trustee has a Trust office at 240 Greenwich Street, 8th Floor, New York, New York 10286. The Custodian’s office is located at 125 London Wall, London, EC2Y 5AJ, England. Our website: www.iShares.com.