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Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated

1585 Broadway

New York, New York 10036, U.S.A.

 

RBC Dominion Securities Inc.

Royal Bank Plaza

200 Bay Street

Toronto, ON M5J 2W7, Canada

 

October 25, 2010

 

Re:

Sprott Physical Silver Trust
Registration Statement on Form F-1, File No. 333-168051

 

H. Roger Schwall

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporate Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Dear Mr. Schwall:

 

Pursuant to Rule 460 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”), we, as representatives of the several Underwriters, wish to advise you that copies of the Preliminary Prospectus dated October 18, 2010 were distributed in the approximate numbers as follows:

 

Institutional and Retail Investors

 

4,280

 

Dealers, Underwriters and Others

 

2,174

 

Total

 

6,454

 

 

We have been informed by the participating underwriters that they will comply with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

In accordance with Rule 461 of the Act, we hereby join in the request of Sprott Physical Silver Trust for acceleration of the effective date of the above-named Registration Statement so that it becomes effective at 4:15 pm Eastern Standard Time on October 27, 2010, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

 



 

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

 

 

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED

 

 

 

 

By:

Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ John D. Tyree

 

 

Name:

John D. Tyree

 

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RBC DOMINION SECURITIES INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

RBC Dominion Securities Inc.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Christopher Bean

 

 

Name:

Christopher Bean

 

 

Title:

Director

 

As representatives for the several participating underwriters.