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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Sprott Physical Gold Trust
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001477049
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000

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		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34638
		FILM NUMBER:		101132532

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		STREET 1:		STE. 2700, SOUTH TOWER, ROYAL BANK PLAZA
		STREET 2:		200 BAY STREET
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M5J 2J1
		BUSINESS PHONE:		416-362-7172

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		STREET 1:		STE. 2700, SOUTH TOWER, ROYAL BANK PLAZA
		STREET 2:		200 BAY STREET
		CITY:			TORONTO
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<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">TORONTO, Sept. 30 /CNW/ - Sprott Asset Management LP ("Sprott Asset Management") is pleased to announce that after the recent successful follow-on offering of Units of the Sprott Physical Gold Trust ("the Trust"), the Trust's assets now exceed $1 billion. The Trust, which is listed on both the NYSE Arca and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols PHYS and PHY.U, respectively, was launched in February of 2010 and is designed to provide investors with a liquid, convenient and low cost way to own physical gold.</font></div>

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<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">"We are extremely pleased with the interest generated by the Sprott Physical Gold Trust since it was launched earlier this year, as institutional and retail investors in North America and internationally, have embraced the convenience and security of the Trust as a means of owning physical gold," said Eric Sprott, Chief Investment Officer of Sprott Asset Management. "We believe that reaching $1 billion in assets is a significant milestone for the Trust because it demonstrates the tremendous investor demand for physical gold that exists in these uncertain economic times."</font></div>

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