Liability of Authorized Participants for Taxes and Other Governmental Charges. If any tax or other charge shall become payable with respect to any Gold Deposit Receipts, such tax or other governmental charge shall be payable by the Authorized Participants or Other Broker-Dealers owning such Gold Deposit Receipts to the Trustee or the Underwriter, as applicable. The Underwriter shall instruct the Trustee as to the amount of any such tax or other governmental charge and not to effect transfer of such Gold Deposit Receipts until such payment is made, or the Underwriter may sell such Gold Deposit Receipts and may apply the proceeds of any such sale in payment of such tax or other governmental charge and the Authorized Participant or Other Broker-Dealer of such Gold Deposit Receipt shall remain liable for any deficiency. The Underwriter shall distribute any net proceeds of a sale made under the preceding sentence that remain, after payment of the tax or other governmental charge, to the Authorized Participant or Other Broker-Dealer entitled thereto as in the case of a distribution in cash.
Liability of Authorized Participants for Taxes and Other Governmental Charges. An Authorized Participant is responsible for any transfer tax, sales or use tax, recording tax, value added tax or similar tax or other governmental charge applicable to the redemption of Shares or the transfer of Shares or Gold in connection therewith, regardless of whether such tax or charge is imposed directly on the Authorized Participant. If any such tax or other governmental charge shall become payable by the Trustee with respect to any redemption of Shares or the transfer of Shares or Gold in connection therewith, (a) such tax or other governmental charge shall be payable by the Authorized Participant redeeming Shares to the Trustee, (b) the Trustee (i) shall refuse to effect any registration of transfer of such Shares or any withdrawal of Trust Property represented by such Shares, as the case may be, until such payment is made, (ii) may withhold any distributions or sell for the account of such Authorized Participant such Trust Property or Shares, and (iii) may apply such distributions or the proceeds of any such sale in payment of such tax or other governmental charge, and (c) the Authorized Participant redeeming such Shares shall remain liable for any deficiency. The Trustee shall distribute any net proceeds of a sale made under the preceding sentence that remain, after payment of the tax or other governmental charge, to the Authorized Participant entitled thereto as in the case of a distribution in cash through the procedures of the depository for the Shares.
Liability of Authorized Participants for Taxes and Other Governmental Charges. An Authorized Participant is responsible for any transfer tax, sales or use tax, recording tax, value added tax or similar tax or other governmental charge applicable to the redemption of Shares or the transfer of Shares or gold in connection therewith, regardless of whether such tax or charge is imposed directly on the Authorized Participant. If any such tax or other governmental charge shall become payable by the Trustee with respect to any redemption of Shares or the transfer of Shares or gold in connection therewith, (a) such tax or other governmental charge shall be payable by the Authorized Participant redeeming Shares to the Trustee, (b) the Trustee (i) shall refuse to effect any registration of transfer of such Shares or any withdrawal of Trust Property represented by such Shares, as the case may be, until such payment is made, (ii) may withhold any distributions or sell for the account of such Authorized Participant such Trust Property or Shares, and (iii) may apply such distributions or the proceeds of any such sale in payment of such tax or other governmental charge, and (c) the Authorized Participant redeeming such Shares shall remain liable for any deficiency; and by placing a Redemption Order or requesting a transfer of Shares, an Authorized Participant agrees to indemnify each Sponsor, the Trustee and the Trust if any of them is required by law to pay any such tax or other governmental charge, together with any applicable penalties, additions to tax and interest thereon. The Trustee shall distribute any net proceeds of a sale made under the preceding sentence that remain, after payment of the tax or other governmental charge, to the Authorized Participant entitled thereto as in the case of a distribution in cash through the procedures of the Depository. The Trustee shall have no responsibility or liability for any such taxes or other governmental charges and, to the extent the Trustee incurs any liability, cost or expense in connection with any such taxes or other governmental charges, the Trustee shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Trust from the assets of the Trust for the amount of any such liability, cost or expense.
Liability of Authorized Participants for Taxes and Other Governmental Charges. An Authorized Participant is responsible for any transfer tax, sales or use tax, recording tax, value added tax or similar tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed on the Trust or the Ether Custodian in connection with any delivery of ether by or on behalf of the Authorized Participant to the Ether Custodian (in the case of a Purchase Order placed by the Authorized Participant), or any delivery of ether to or for the account of the Authorized Participant (in the case of a Redemption Order placed by the Authorized Participant).
