VAN ECK MERK GOLD TRUST SECOND AMENDMENT TO DEPOSITARY TRUST AGREEMENTDepositary Trust Agreement • April 29th, 2016 • VanEck Merk Gold Trust • Commodity contracts brokers & dealers • New York
Contract Type FiledApril 29th, 2016 Company Industry JurisdictionThis SECOND AMENDMENT TO DEPOSITARY TRUST AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of April 28, 2016, is by and between Merk Investments LLC (“Merk Investments”), a Delaware limited liability company, as the sponsor of the Van Eck Merk Gold Trust (in such capacity, the “Sponsor”), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, a New York banking corporation, as the trustee of the Van Eck Merk Gold Trust (the “Trustee”):