UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Effective June 1, 2026, Benoit Autier will step down as the Chief Accounting Officer of GraniteShares LLC (the “Sponsor”), the Sponsor of GraniteShares Gold Trust (the “Trust”). On the same date, the Sponsor appointed Brandon Dall’Acqua to serve as the Sponsor’s new Chief Accounting Officer, with immediate effect. Mr. Autier’s departure does not arise from any disagreement on any matter relating to the operations, policies or practices of the Trust.
Mr. Dall’Acqua, age 42, joined GraniteShares on January 31, 2025, as the Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, Mr. Dall’Acqua was VP of Finance at Tidal Financial Group. Mr. Dall’Acqua earned his Bachelors degree from Northeastern University.
SIGNATURE
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.
| Date: May 14, 2026 | /s/ William Rhind |
| William Rhind* | |
| Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
*The Registrant is a trust and Mr. Rhind is signing in his capacity as an officer of GraniteShares LLC, the Sponsor of the Registrant.