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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-16-671870
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEF 14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		5
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160920
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160804
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160804
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20160804

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SPROTT FOCUS TRUST INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000825202
		IRS NUMBER:				592876580
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-05379
		FILM NUMBER:		161807862

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O SPROTT ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P.
		STREET 2:		ROYAL BANK PLZ, SO. TOWER, STE 2700
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M5J2J1
		BUSINESS PHONE:		416-943-4065

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O SPROTT ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P.
		STREET 2:		ROYAL BANK PLZ, SO. TOWER, STE 2700
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M5J2J1

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ROYCE FOCUS TRUST INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990525

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ROYCE GLOBAL TRUST INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19961203

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ALL SEASONS GLOBAL FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950803
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 4, 2016 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Rule 14a-101) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Filed by the
Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Filed by
a party other than the Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box: </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Preliminary Proxy Statement</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Definitive Additional Materials</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#167;240.14a-12</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:22pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SPROTT
FOCUS TRUST, INC. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>N/A </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Person(s)
Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing
fee is calculated and state how it was determined):</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total fee paid:</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement
number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.</TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SPROTT FOCUS TRUST, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>200 Bay Street, Suite 2700 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J2J1 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NOTICE OF
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To the
Stockholders of: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SPROTT FOCUS TRUST, INC. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &#147;Meeting&#148;) of SPROTT FOCUS TRUST, INC. (the &#147;Fund&#148;)
will be held at the offices of Thompson Hine LLP, 335 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10017-4611, on Tuesday, September&nbsp;20, 2016, at 12:00 noon (Eastern Time), for the following purposes: </P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">1.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">To elect one Director to the Fund&#146;s Board of Directors. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">2.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board of Directors of the Fund has set the close of business on July&nbsp;15, 2016 as the record date for determining those stockholders
entitled to vote at the Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof, and only holders of record at the close of business on that day will be entitled to vote. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>IMPORTANT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>To save the Fund the
expense of additional proxy solicitation, please mark your instructions on the enclosed Proxy, date and sign it and return it in the enclosed envelope (which requires no postage if mailed in the United States), even if you expect to be present at
the Meeting. You may also authorize a proxy to vote your shares via telephone or the Internet by following the instructions on the proxy card or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials. Please take advantage of these prompt and efficient
proxy authorization options. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The accompanying Proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Fund, is revocable and
will not affect your right to vote in person in the event that you attend the Meeting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">By order of the Board of
Directors, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Thomas W. Ulrich </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Secretary </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">August&nbsp;9, 2016
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>THE NOTICE, PROXY STATEMENT AND PROXY CARD FOR </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>THE FUND ARE AVAILABLE AT </B>https://www.proxy-direct.com/spr-28110<B> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PROXY STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SPROTT
FOCUS TRUST, INC. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>200 Bay Street, Suite 2700 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J2J1 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>September&nbsp;20, 2016 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INTRODUCTION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The enclosed
Proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Fund (the &#147;Board&#148;) for use at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &#147;Meeting&#148;) of Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. (the &#147;Fund&#148;), to be held at the offices of
Thompson Hine LLP, 335 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10017-4611, on Tuesday, September&nbsp;20, 2016, at 12:00 noon (Eastern Time) and at any postponements or adjournments thereof. The approximate mailing date of this Proxy
Statement is August&nbsp;9, 2016. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All properly executed Proxies received prior to the Meeting will be voted at the Meeting in accordance
with the instructions marked thereon or otherwise as provided therein. Unless instructions to the contrary are marked, Proxies will be voted &#147;FOR&#148; the election of the Director nominees of the Fund. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You may revoke your Proxy at any time before it is exercised by sending written instructions to the Secretary of the Fund at the Fund&#146;s
address indicated above or by filing a new Proxy with a later date, and any stockholder attending the Meeting may vote in person, whether or not he or she has previously filed a Proxy. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The cost of soliciting proxies will be borne by the Fund, which will reimburse brokerage firms, custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for their
expenses in forwarding proxy material to the beneficial owners of the Fund&#146;s shares of common stock (&#147;Common Stock&#148;). Some officers and employees of the Fund and/or Sprott Asset Management LP, the Fund&#146;s investment adviser, and
Sprott Asset Management USA Inc., the Fund&#146;s sub-adviser (together with Sprott Asset Management LP, &#147;Sprott&#148;), may solicit proxies personally and by telephone, if deemed desirable. Stockholders vote at the Meeting by casting ballots
(in person or by proxy) which are tabulated by one or two persons, appointed by the Board before the Meeting, who serve as Inspectors and Judges of Voting at the Meeting and who have executed an Inspectors&#146; and Judges&#146; Oath. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board has set the close of business on July&nbsp;15, 2016 as the record date (the &#147;Record Date&#148;) for determining those
stockholders entitled to vote at the Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof, and only holders of record at the close of business on that day will be entitled to vote. Stockholders on the Record Date will be entitled to one vote for each
outstanding share of Common Stock held (proportional voting rights for fractional shares held), with no shares having cumulative voting rights. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">1 </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As of the Record Date, there were 24,001,623.00 shares of Common Stock outstanding. The following
persons were known to the Fund to be beneficial owners or owners of record of 5% or more of its outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the Record Date: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Amount and Nature of Ownership</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">W. Whitney George</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">c/o Sprott Asset Management, LP</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">200 Bay Street, Suite 2700</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Toronto, Ontario M5J2J1</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5,676,615 shares&#151;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Beneficial* (sole</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">voting and</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">investment power)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">23.65</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co.**</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Depository Trust Company</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">P.O. Box #20</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Bowling Green Station</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, NY 10028</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">23,336,104.00 shares&#151;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Record**</P></TD>

<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">97.23</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Includes 1,242,702 shares of Common Stock held by W. Whitney George Family Foundation, a charitable foundation established by Mr.&nbsp;George and members of his family. Also includes 176,767 shares of Common Stock held
in The Mallory Descendant&#146;s Trust U/T/A DTD 12/13/2013 (the &#147;Mallory Trust&#148;). Mr.&nbsp;George serves as trustee of the Mallory Trust and, in such capacity, has investment and voting discretion over shares held by the Mallory Trust.
Mr.&nbsp;George&#146;s spouse has a pecuniary interest in the Mallory Trust. Also includes 84,810 shares of Common Stock held in The TDM&nbsp;&amp; BBM Trust U/T/A DTD 3/25/2013 (the &#147;TDM&nbsp;&amp; BBM Trust&#148;). Mr.&nbsp;George serves as
trustee of the TDM&nbsp;&amp; BBM Trust and, in such capacity, has investment and voting discretion over shares held by the TDM&nbsp;&amp; BBM Trust. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Shares held by brokerage firms, banks and other financial intermediaries on behalf of beneficial owners are registered in the name of Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board knows of no business other than that stated in Proposal 1 of the Notice of Meeting that will be presented for consideration at the
Meeting. If any other matter is properly presented at the Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof, it is the intention of the persons named on the enclosed proxy card to vote in accordance with their best judgment. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTOR </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At the Meeting, one member of the Board will be elected. The Board has four Directors. The four Directors are currently divided into three
classes, each class having a term of office of three years. The term of office of one class expires each year. Each of W. Whitney George and James R. Pierce, Jr. currently serves as a Class I director and for a three-year term to expire at the
Fund&#146;s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. Barbara Connolly Keady currently serves as a Class II director for a three-year term to expire at the Fund&#146;s 2017 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. Michael W. Clark currently serves as a Class III director and has been nominated by the Board to serve as a Class III director for a three-year term to expire at the
Fund&#146;s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The classes of Directors and
their respective terms are indicated below. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>CLASS I DIRECTORS SERVE UNTIL 2018 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">W. Whitney George (Interested Director) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">James R. Pierce, Jr.
(Independent Director) </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">2 </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>CLASS II DIRECTOR SERVES UNTIL 2017 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Barbara Connolly Keady (Independent Director) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>CLASS III
DIRECTOR TO SERVE UNTIL 2019 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS </U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Michael W. Clark (Independent Director) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Clark has agreed to continue to serve if elected, and the Fund&#146;s management has no reason to believe that he will be unavailable
for service as a Director. However, if he becomes unwilling or unable to serve, the persons named in the accompanying Proxy will vote for the election of such other person, if any, as the Board may nominate. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain biographical and other information concerning W. Whitney George, who is an &#147;interested person&#148; as defined in the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &#147;1940 Act&#148;), of the Fund, including his current designated class, is set forth below. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Occupations During Past Five Years</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1.00pt solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Age</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1.00pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1.00pt solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>the Fund</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1.00pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1.00pt solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Time</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Served</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Term</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Expires</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1.00pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Number&nbsp;of<BR>Portfolios&nbsp;in<BR>Fund&nbsp;Complex<BR>Overseen</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1.00pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1.00pt solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Company</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">W. Whitney George**</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Senior Portfolio Manager since March 2015 and Chairman since January 2016, Sprott Asset Management USA Inc., a registered investment adviser and Executive Vice
President, Sprott Inc. since January 2016; Managing Director and Vice President of Royce &amp; Associates, LLC, a registered investment adviser, from October 1991 to March 2015.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">58</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">2013</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The address of Mr.&nbsp;George is c/o Sprott Asset Management LP, 200 Bay Street, Suite 2700, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J2J1. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">&#147;Interested person,&#148; as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Fund. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3%; text-indent:-3%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Interested Person </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;George is an &#147;interested person&#148; of the Fund within the meaning of Section&nbsp;2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act due to the position
he holds with Sprott and his stock ownership in Sprott Inc., the parent company of Sprott Asset Management LP and Sprott Asset Management USA Inc. There are no family relationships between any of the Fund&#146;s Directors and officers. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">3 </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain biographical and other information concerning the existing Directors, including the one
Director nominee, who is not an &#147;interested person,&#148; as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Fund, including their current designated classes, is set forth below. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Occupations During Past Five Years</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Michael W. Clark</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">President, Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer and member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of Chilton Investment
Company, an investment management firm (2005-present).</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">Class&nbsp;III<BR> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Director</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Barbara Connolly Keady</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director of New Business Development at Ceres Partners, an investment fund that acquires and manages farmland (2010-present).</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">Class II<BR> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Director</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">James R. Pierce, Jr.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chairman of JLT Specialty Insurance Services, Inc. since 2014; Global Lead in Marine and Energy Operations at Marsh (2006-2014).</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">Class I<BR> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Director</P></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The address of each of Ms.&nbsp;Keady and Messrs. Clark and Pierce is c/o Sprott Asset Management LP, 200 Bay Street, Suite 2700, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J2J1. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Each of Ms.&nbsp;Keady and Messrs. Clark and Pierce is a member of the Audit Committee of the Board and the Governance Committee of the Board. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Additional information about each Director follows (supplementing the information provided in the table above) that describes some of the
specific experiences, qualifications, attributes or skills that each Director possesses which the Board believes has prepared them to be effective Directors. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>W. Whitney George</I> &#150; In addition to his tenure as a Director of the Fund, Mr.&nbsp;George currently serves as Senior Portfolio Manager and Chairman of Sprott Asset Management USA Inc. and Executive Vice
President, Sprott Inc. Prior to his position at Sprott Asset Management USA Inc., Mr.&nbsp;George was employed by Royce&nbsp;&amp; Associates, LLC from 1991 to 2015. Mr.&nbsp;George has over 30 years of investment business experience.
</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Michael W. Clark</I> &#150; Mr.&nbsp;Clark currently serves as the Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Risk Officer, member of the Executive Committee, and member of Board of Directors of Chilton
Investment Company, an investment firm. He has over 21 years of business experience, including extensive experience in the investing and financial services sectors. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Barbara Connolly Keady</I> &#150; Ms.&nbsp;Keady currently serves as the Director of New Business Development at Ceres Partners. She has over 20 years of business experience, including extensive experience in the
investing and financial services sectors. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>James R. Pierce, Jr.</I> &#150; Mr.&nbsp;Pierce currently serves as the Chairman of JLT Specialty Insurance Services, Inc. He has over 30 years of business experience, including extensive experience in the insurance
and financial services sectors. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board believes that each Director&#146;s experience, qualifications, attributes and skills
should be evaluated on an individual basis and in consideration of the perspective such Director brings to the entire Board, with no single Director, or particular factor, being indicative of Board effectiveness. However, the Board believes that
Directors need to have the ability to critically review, evaluate, question and discuss information provided to them, and to interact effectively with Fund management, service providers and counsel, in order to exercise effective business judgment
in the performance of their duties; the Board believes that their members satisfy this standard. Experience relevant to having this ability may be achieved through a Director&#146;s educational background; business, professional training or
practice, public service or academic positions; experience from service as a board member (including the Board) or as an executive of investment funds, public companies or significant private or non-profit entities or other organizations; and/or
other life experiences. The charter for the Board&#146;s Governance Committee contains certain other specific factors considered by the Governance Committee in identifying and selecting Director candidates (as described below). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To assist them in evaluating matters under federal and state law, the Directors have the ability to engage other experts as appropriate. The
Board evaluates its performance on an annual basis. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Board Composition and Leadership Structure </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The 1940 Act requires that at least 40% of the Fund&#146;s Directors not be &#147;interested persons&#148; (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the
Fund and as such are not affiliated with Sprott (&#147;Independent Directors&#148;). To rely on certain exemptive rules under the 1940 Act, a majority of the Fund&#146;s Directors must be Independent Directors, and for certain important matters,
such as the approval of investment advisory agreements or transactions with affiliates, the 1940 Act or the rules thereunder require the approval of a majority of the Independent Directors. Currently, 75% of the Fund&#146;s Directors are Independent
Directors. The Board does not have a chairman, but Mr.&nbsp;George, an interested person of the Fund, acts as chairman at the Board meetings. The Independent Directors have not designated a lead Independent Director due to the relatively small size
of the Board. The Board has determined that its leadership structure is appropriate in light of the services that Sprott and its affiliates provide to the Fund and potential conflicts of interest that could arise from these relationships. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Audit Committee Report </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board has a
standing Audit Committee (the &#147;Audit Committee&#148;), which consists of the Independent Directors who also are &#147;independent&#148; as defined in the listing standards of the Nasdaq Select Market. The current members of the Audit Committee
are Michael W. Clark, Barbara Connolly Keady and James R. Pierce, Jr. Mr.&nbsp;Clark serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee. Ms.&nbsp;Keady has been designated as an Audit Committee Financial Expert, as defined under Securities and Exchange
Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) regulations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The principal purposes of the Audit Committee are to (i)&nbsp;assist Board oversight of the
(a)&nbsp;integrity of the Fund&#146;s financial statements; (b)&nbsp;independent accountants&#146; qualifications and independence; and (c)&nbsp;performance of the Fund&#146;s independent accountants and (ii)&nbsp;prepare, or oversee the preparation
of any audit committee report required by rules of the SEC to be included in the Fund&#146;s proxy statement for its annual meeting of stockholders. The Audit Committee has adopted an Audit Committee charter which is attached to this Proxy Statement
as Exhibit A. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Audit Committee also has (i)&nbsp;received written disclosures and the letter required by Independence Standards Board
Standard No.&nbsp;1 from Tait, Weller&nbsp;&amp; Baker, the independent public accounting firm (&#147;Auditor&#148;) for the Fund, and (ii)&nbsp;discussed certain matters required to be discussed under the requirements of The Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board with the Auditor. The Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services by the Fund&#146;s independent auditors is compatible with maintaining their independence. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At its meetings held on March&nbsp;9, 2016, the Audit Committee of the Fund reviewed and
discussed the audit of the Fund&#146;s financial statements as of December&nbsp;31, 2015 and for the fiscal year then ended with Fund management and the Auditor. Had any material concerns arisen during the course of the audit and the preparation of
the audited financial statements mailed to stockholders and included in the Fund&#146;s 2015 Annual Report to Stockholders, the Audit Committee would have been notified by Fund management or the Auditor. The Audit Committee received no such
notifications. At the same meeting, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board that the Fund&#146;s audited financial statements be included in the Fund&#146;s 2015 Annual Report to Stockholders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Governance Committee </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board has a
Governance Committee composed of the three Independent Directors, Michael W. Clark, Barbara Connolly Keady and James R. Pierce, Jr. Mr.&nbsp;Pierce serves as Chairman of the Governance Committee. The Governance Committee has adopted a Governance
Committee Charter which is attached to this Proxy Statement as Exhibit B. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Governance Committee is responsible for identifying and
recommending to the Board individuals believed to be qualified to become Board members in the event that a position is vacated or created. The Governance Committee will consider Director candidates recommended by stockholders. In considering
potential nominees, the Governance Committee will take into consideration (i)&nbsp;the contribution which the person can make to the Board, with consideration given to the person&#146;s business and professional experience, education and such other
factors as the Committee may consider relevant, including but not limited to whether a potential nominee&#146;s personal and professional qualities and attributes would provide a beneficial diversity of skills, experience and/or perspective to the
Board; (ii)&nbsp;the character and integrity of the person; (iii)&nbsp;whether or not the person is an &#147;interested person&#148; as defined in the 1940 Act and whether the person is otherwise qualified under applicable laws and regulations to
serve as a Director or Independent Director of the Fund; (iv)&nbsp;whether or not the person has any relationships that might impair his or her independence, such as any business, financial or family relationships with Fund management, the
investment adviser of the Fund, Fund service providers or their affiliates; (v)&nbsp;whether or not the person serves on boards of, or is otherwise affiliated with, competing financial service organizations or their related investment company
complexes; (vi)&nbsp;whether or not the person is willing to serve as, and willing and able to commit the time necessary for the performance of the duties of, a Director of the Fund; and (vii)&nbsp;whether or not the selection and nomination of the
person would be in the best interest of the Fund in light of the requirements of the Fund&#146;s retirement policies. While the Governance Committee does not have a formal policy regarding diversity, as noted above, it may consider the diversity of
skills, experience and/or perspective a potential nominee will bring to the Board as part of its evaluation of the contribution such potential nominee will make to the Board. Such factors will be considered in light of the other factors described
above and in the context of the Board&#146;s existing membership at the time such potential candidate is considered. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To have a candidate
considered by the Governance Committee, a stockholder must submit the recommendation in writing and must include biographical information and set forth the qualifications of the proposed nominee. The stockholder recommendation and information
described above must be sent to the Fund&#146;s Secretary, Thomas W. Ulrich, c/o Sprott Asset Management LP, 200 Bay Street, Suite 2700, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J2J1. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Although the Board does not have a standing compensation committee, the Independent Directors review their compensation annually. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Board&#146;s Oversight Role in Management </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board&#146;s role in management of the Fund is oversight. As is the case with virtually all investment companies (as distinguished from
operating companies), service providers to the Fund, primarily Sprott and its affiliates, have responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund, which includes responsibility for risk </P>
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management (including management of investment performance and investment risk, valuation risk, issuer and counterparty credit risk, compliance risk and operational risk). As part of its
oversight, the Board, acting at its scheduled meetings, or the Chairman of the Audit Committee, acting between Board meetings, regularly interacts with and receives reports from senior personnel of service providers, including the Fund&#146;s and
Sprott&#146;s Chief Compliance Officer and portfolio management personnel. The Audit Committee (which consists of the three Independent Directors) meets during its scheduled meetings, and, as necessary, between meetings the Chairman of the Audit
Committee maintains contact with the Fund&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm and the Fund&#146;s Treasurer. The Board also receives periodic presentations from senior personnel of Sprott or its affiliates regarding risk management
generally, as well as periodic presentations regarding specific operational, compliance or investment areas such as business continuity, anti-money laundering, personal trading, valuation, investment research and securities lending. The Board also
receives reports from counsel to Sprott regarding regulatory, compliance and governance matters. The Board&#146;s oversight role does not make the Board a guarantor of the Fund&#146;s investments or activities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Committee and Board of Directors Meetings </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">During the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2015, the Board, which consisted of Mr.&nbsp;George, the current directors and during a portion of 2015
former directors of the Fund (&#147;Former Directors&#148;), held six meetings and the Audit Committee held three meetings, and the Nominating Committee (subsequently renamed the Governance Committee) held one meeting. Each current Director attended
75% or more of the aggregate of the total number of meetings of the Board and the total number of meetings of the Audit Committee held during that year. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Compensation of Directors </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>The Royce
Funds (Former Fund Complex) </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For the pro rata portion of the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2015, each former Independent Director of
the Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. (&#147;Former Independent Director&#148;) received for his or her service as an Independent Director in The Royce Funds (&#147;Former Fund Complex&#148;) a base fee of $7,200 per year, plus $300 for each in-person
meeting of the Board attended. No Former Independent Director received remuneration for services as a Director for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2015 in addition to or in lieu of this standard arrangement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Set forth below is the aggregate compensation paid by the Fund and the total compensation paid by the Former Fund Complex to each Former
Independent Director of the Fund for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2015. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Aggregate</B><br><B>Compensation</B><br><B>from&nbsp;the&nbsp;Fund</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Pension&nbsp;or&nbsp;Retirement<BR>Benefits&nbsp;Accrued&nbsp;as<BR>Part&nbsp;of&nbsp;Fund&nbsp;Expenses</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Estimated<BR>Annual<BR>Benefits&nbsp;upon<BR>Retirement</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Total<BR>Compensation<BR>from the</B><br><B>Royce Funds<BR>Paid to<BR>Directors</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Total<BR>Compensation<BR>from&nbsp;the&nbsp;Fund<BR>and Fund<BR>Complex to<BR>Directors*</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Patricia W. Chadwick</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,640</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">None</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">None</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">271,940</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">271,940</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Richard M. Galkin**</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,640</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">None</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">None</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">271,940</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">271,940</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stephen L. Isaacs</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,640</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">None</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">None</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">271,940</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">271,940</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Arthur S. Mehlman</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,640</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">None</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">None</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">271,940</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">441,940</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">David L. Meister</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,640</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">None</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">None</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">271,940</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">271,940</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">G. Peter O&#146;Brien</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,640</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">None</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">None</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">271,940</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">430,690</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Michael K. Shields***</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">None</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">None</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">191,977</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">191,977</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">*</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Represents aggregate compensation paid to each Former Independent Director during the calendar year ended December&nbsp;31, 2015 from the Former Fund Complex. The Former Fund Complex includes the 23 portfolios of The
Royce Funds and the 21 portfolios of the Legg Mason Family of Funds. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">**</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Mr.&nbsp;Galkin retired as a Director in the Former Fund Complex in February 2016. </TD></TR></TABLE>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">7 </P>


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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">***</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Mr.&nbsp;Shields became a Director in the Former Fund Complex in April 2015 and was never a Director of the Sprott Focus Trust, Inc.. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Sprott Fund Complex (Current Fund Complex) </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For the year
ended December&nbsp;31, 2015, each current Independent Director received a base fee of $7,200 per year, plus $300 for each in-person meeting of the Board attended. No Director received remuneration for services as a Director for the year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2015 in addition to or in lieu of this standard arrangement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Set forth below is the aggregate compensation paid by the Fund and the
total compensation paid by the Fund&#146;s current fund complex (consisting solely of the Fund, to each current Independent Director of the Fund for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2015. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Name</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Aggregate</B><br><B>Compensation</B><br><B>from&nbsp;the&nbsp;Fund</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Pension&nbsp;or&nbsp;Retirement<BR>Benefits&nbsp;Accrued&nbsp;as<BR>Part&nbsp;of&nbsp;Fund&nbsp;Expenses</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Estimated<BR>Annual<BR>Benefits&nbsp;upon<BR>Retirement</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Total<BR>Compensation<BR>from&nbsp;the</B><br><B>Fund&nbsp;Paid&nbsp;to<BR>Directors</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Total<BR>Compensation<BR>from&nbsp;the&nbsp;Fund<BR>and&nbsp;Fund<BR>Complex&nbsp;to<BR>Directors</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Michael W. Clark</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">9,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">None</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">None</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">9,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">9,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Barbara Connolly Keady</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">9,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">None</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">None</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">9,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">9,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">James R. Pierce, Jr.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">9,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">None</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">None</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">9,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">9,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Officers of the Fund </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Officers of the Fund are elected each year by the Board. The following sets forth information concerning the Fund&#146;s officers: </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Name, Address* and Principal</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Occupations During Past Five Years</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Age</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Office**</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Officer&nbsp;of&nbsp;Fund<BR>Since</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Scott Colbourne</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">President of the Fund (since March, 2015); Co-Chief Investment Officer and Senior Portfolio Manager of Sprott Asset Management LP (since
March, 2010).</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">54</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">President</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">2015</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Johann Lau</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Treasurer of the Fund (since February, 2016); Vice President, Investment Administration of Sprott Asset Management LP (since June, 2012);
Governance &amp; Oversight, Investment Accounting of Gluskin Sheff &amp; Associates Inc. (since January, 2011).</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">49</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Treasurer</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">2016</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Thomas W. Ulrich</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chief Compliance Officer of the Fund (since March, 2015); General Counsel (since January 2016) and Chief Compliance Officer (since October,
2012) of Sprott Asset Management USA Inc.; In-House Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Sprott Global Resource Investments Ltd. (since October, 2012); Chief Compliance Officer, Altegris Advisors, L.L.C. (from July, 2011 to October, 2012);
Principal, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Geneva Advisors (March, 2005 to July, 2011).</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">53</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Secretary&nbsp;and<BR>Chief<BR>Compliance<BR>Officer</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">2015</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">*</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The address of each officer of the Fund is c/o Sprott Asset Management LP, 200 Bay Street, Suite 2700, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J2J1. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">**</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Each officer of the Fund is elected by, and serves at the pleasure of, the Board. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">8 </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Stockholder Communications </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stockholders may send written communications to the Board or to an individual Director by mailing such correspondence to the Secretary of the
Fund (addressed to c/o Sprott Asset Management LP, 200 Bay Street, Suite 2700, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J2J1). Such communications must be signed by the stockholder and identify the number of shares of Common Stock held by the stockholder.
Properly submitted stockholder communications will, as appropriate, be forwarded to the entire Board or to the individual Director. Any stockholder proposal submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
&#147;Exchange Act&#148;), must continue to meet all the requirements of Rule 14a-8. See &#147;Additional Information &#150; Stockholder Proposal&#148; herein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Director Attendance at Stockholder Meetings </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund has no formal policy regarding Director attendance at stockholder meetings. Mr.&nbsp;George attended the 2015 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Compliance with Section&nbsp;16(a) of the Exchange Act </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the officers and Directors of the Fund and persons who own more than ten percent of a
registered class of the Fund&#146;s equity securities, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership on Forms 3, 4 and 5 with the SEC and the Nasdaq Select Market. Officers, Directors and greater than ten percent stockholders are required by
SEC regulations to furnish the Fund with copies of all Forms 3, 4 and 5 they file. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based solely on the Fund&#146;s review of the copies
of such forms, and amendments thereto, furnished to it during or with respect to its most recent fiscal year, and written representations from certain reporting persons that they were not required to file Form 5 with respect to the most recent
fiscal year, the Fund believes that all of its officers, Directors, greater than ten percent beneficial owners and other persons subject to Section&nbsp;16 of the Exchange Act due to the requirements of Section&nbsp;30(h) of the 1940 Act (i.e., any
investment adviser or affiliated person of the Fund&#146;s investment adviser), have complied or will comply with all filing requirements applicable to them with respect to transactions in the Fund&#146;s shares during the Fund&#146;s most recent
fiscal year. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Stock Ownership </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Information relating to each Director&#146;s ownership of shares of Common Stock as of July&nbsp;15, 2016 is set forth below: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Name</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Aggregate&nbsp;Dollar&nbsp;Range&nbsp;of&nbsp;Equity&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Fund</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Aggregate&nbsp;Dollar&nbsp;Range&nbsp;of&nbsp;Securities&nbsp;in<BR>all&nbsp;Sprott&nbsp;Funds&nbsp;overseen&nbsp;by&nbsp;each<BR>Director&nbsp;in&nbsp;
the&nbsp;Sprott&nbsp;Family&nbsp;of&nbsp;Funds</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Interested Director</I>:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">W. Whitney George</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Over $100,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Over $100,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Non-Interested Directors</I>:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Michael W. Clark*</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">None</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">None</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Barbara Connolly Keady*</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">$10,001&nbsp;-&nbsp;$50,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">$10,001&nbsp;-&nbsp;$50,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">James R. Pierce, Jr.*</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">$10,001&nbsp;-&nbsp;$50,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">$10,001&nbsp;-&nbsp;$50,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TR>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">*</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Messrs. Clark and Pierce and Ms.&nbsp;Keady became Directors of the Fund in March, 2015. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">9 </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Information regarding ownership of shares of Common Stock by the Fund&#146;s Directors and
officers as of the Record Date is set forth below: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Name and Address* of Owner</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Amount&nbsp;of&nbsp;Beneficial</B><br><B>Ownership&nbsp;of&nbsp;Shares&nbsp;of&nbsp;Common&nbsp;Stock</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Percent&nbsp;of&nbsp;Shares&nbsp;Outstanding</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Interested Directors:</I></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">W. Whitney George</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">5,676,615</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">23.65</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Non-Interested Directors</I>:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">James R. Pierce, Jr.**</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">2,061</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.01</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Barbara Connolly Keady**</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">1,775</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.01</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Michael W. Clark**</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">None</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Interested Officers</I>:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Scott Colbourne</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">None</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Johan Lau</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">None</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Thomas W. Ulrich</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">None</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">*</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The address of each Director and each officer is c/o Sprott Asset Management LP, 200 Bay Street, Suite 2700, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J2J1. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Messrs. Clark and Pierce and Ms.&nbsp;Keady became Directors of the Fund in March, 2015. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;George has voting power and investment power as to the shares beneficially owned by him. As of the Record Date, the Fund&#146;s
Directors and officers as a group (7 persons) beneficially owned 5,680,451 shares of Common Stock, constituting approximately 23.67% of its outstanding shares. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As of July&nbsp;15, 2016, no Independent Director or any of his immediate family members directly or indirectly owned any securities issued by
Sprott Inc. or any of its affiliates (other than registered investment companies). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Vote Required </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A quorum consists of stockholders representing a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock entitled to vote, who are present in person
or by proxy, and a plurality of all of the votes cast at a meeting at which a quorum is present is sufficient to elect a Director. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>The
Board of Directors of the Fund recommends that all stockholders vote FOR the Director nominee. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>AUDITOR AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
INFORMATION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Audit Fees </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
aggregate fees paid to the Auditor in connection with the annual audit of the Fund&#146;s financial statements and for services normally provided by the Auditor in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings of the Fund for each of the
fiscal years ended December&nbsp;31, 2014 and December&nbsp;31, 2015 were $30,000 and $30,000, respectively, including out-of-pocket expenses. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Audit
Related Fees </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No fees were paid to the Auditor in connection with assurance and related services related to the annual audit of the
Fund and for review of the Fund&#146;s financial statements, other than the Audit Fees described above, for each of the fiscal years ended December&nbsp;31, 2014 and December&nbsp;31, 2015. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The aggregate fees paid for tax-related services, including preparation of tax returns, tax compliance and tax advice, rendered by the Auditor
to the Fund for each of the fiscal years ended December&nbsp;31, 2014 and December&nbsp;31, 2015 were $7,200 and $7,200, respectively. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>All Other Fees
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There were no other fees billed for non-audit services rendered by the Auditor to the Fund for the fiscal years ended
December&nbsp;31, 2014 and December&nbsp;31, 2015. The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the Auditor for services rendered to the Royce&nbsp;&amp; Associates, LLC (the &#147;Former Adviser&#148;) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under
common control with the Former Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Fund for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014 was $7,200. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Auditor did not provide any other professional services to the Fund or the Adviser for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2015. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Audit Committee&#146;s Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Audit Committee has adopted policies and procedures with regard to the pre-approval of audit and non-audit services. On an annual basis, at
the December meeting of the Audit Committee, the independent auditors of the Fund will submit a schedule of proposed audit, audit-related, tax and other non-audit services to be rendered to the Fund and/or Sprott and its affiliates for the following
year that require pre-approval by the Audit Committee. Such schedule will include the maximum fees that can be paid for such services without further Audit Committee approval. Any subsequent revision to preapproved services or fees will be
considered at the next regularly scheduled Audit Committee meeting. Services not presented for pre-approval at the December meeting of the Audit Committee will be submitted to the Treasurer of the Fund for a determination that the proposed services
fit within the independence guidelines and then considered for pre-approval at the next regularly scheduled Audit Committee meeting. A proposal to commence an engagement involving audit, audit-related or tax services prior to the next regularly
scheduled Audit Committee meeting shall be made in writing by the Treasurer to all Audit Committee members and include a summary of the engagement, estimated maximum cost, the category of services and the rationale for engaging the Fund&#146;s
independent auditor. Such proposed engagement can be pre-approved by any Audit Committee member who is an Independent Director. Pre-approval by the Chairman of the Audit Committee is required for a proposed engagement involving non-audit services
other than audit-related or tax. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Postponement or Adjournment of Meeting; Other Matters </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event that sufficient votes in favor of Proposal 1 in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders are not received by the time
scheduled for the Meeting, the persons named as proxies may propose one or more postponements or adjournments of the Meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies for such Proposal. Any such postponement or adjournment will require the
affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or by proxy at the session of the Meeting to be postponed or adjourned, as applicable. The persons named as proxies will vote in favor of such postponement or adjournment those proxies
which they are entitled to vote in favor of the Proposal. They will vote against any such postponement or adjournment those proxies required to be voted against the Proposal. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">While the Meeting has been called to transact any business that may properly come before it, the Directors know of no business other than the
matter stated in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders. However, if any additional matter properly comes before the Meeting and on all matters incidental to the conduct of the </P>
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Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed Proxy to vote the Proxy in accordance with their judgment on such matters. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund expects that broker-dealer firms holding shares of the Fund in &#147;street name&#148; for the benefit of their customers and clients
will request the instructions of such customers and clients on how to vote their shares on the Proposal before the Meeting. The Fund understands that, under the rules of the Nasdaq Select Market, such broker-dealers may, without instructions from
such customers and clients, grant authority to the proxies designated by the Fund to vote on the election of Directors if no instructions have been received prior to the date specified in the broker-dealer firm&#146;s request for voting
instructions. Certain broker-dealer firms may exercise discretion over shares held in their name for which no instructions are received by voting such shares in the same proportion as they have voted shares for which they have received instructions.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The shares as to which the Proxies so designated are granted authority by broker-dealer firms to vote on the matters to be considered at
the Meeting, the shares as to which broker-dealer firms have declined to vote (&#147;broker non-votes&#148;) and the shares as to which Proxies are returned by record stockholders but which are marked &#147;abstain&#148; on any matter will be
included in the Fund&#146;s tabulation of the total number of votes present for purposes of determining whether the necessary quorum of stockholders exists. However, abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted as votes cast. Therefore,
abstentions and broker non-votes will not have an effect on the election of Directors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Address of Investment Adviser </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sprott Asset Management LP&#146;s principal office is located at 200 Bay Street, Suite 2700, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J2J1. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Annual Report Delivery </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s
Annual Report to Stockholders for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2015 was previously mailed to its stockholders and the Semi-Annual Report to Stockholders for the six months ended June&nbsp;30, 2016 will be mailed to stockholders in late August
2016. Copies of the Annual Report are available, and copies of the Semi-Annual Report will be available in late August, upon request, without charge, by writing to the Fund at 200 Bay Street, Suite 2700, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J2J1 or calling
203-656-2430. All publicly released material information is always disclosed by the Fund on its website at <U>www.sprottfocustrust.com</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Stockholder Proposals </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Proposals of
stockholders intended to be presented at the Fund&#146;s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be received by the Fund by April&nbsp;11, 2017 for inclusion in the Fund&#146;s Proxy Statement and form of Proxy for that meeting pursuant to Rule
14a-8 under the Exchange Act. The Fund&#146;s Bylaws generally require advance notice be given to the Fund in the event a stockholder desires to nominate a person for election to the Board or to transact any other business from the floor at an
annual meeting of stockholders. Notice of any such nomination or other business intended to be presented at the Fund&#146;s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be in writing and received at the Fund&#146;s principal executive office between
April&nbsp;11, 2017 and May&nbsp;11, 2017. Written proposals should be sent to the Secretary of the Fund, 200 Bay Street, Suite 2700, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J2J1. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Proxy Delivery </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you and another
stockholder share the same address, the Fund may only send one proxy statement unless you or the other stockholder(s) request otherwise. Call or write the Fund if you wish to receive a separate copy of the proxy statement and the Fund will promptly
mail a copy to you. You may also call or write to the Fund if you wish to receive a separate proxy in the future, or if you receive multiple copies now, and wish to receive a single </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">12 </P>


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copy in the future. For such requests, please call 1-800-337-3503, or write the Fund at 200 Bay Street, Suite 2700, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J2J1. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>PLEASE FILL IN, DATE AND SIGN THE ENCLOSED PROXY AND RETURN IT IN THE ACCOMPANYING POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">By order of the Board of Directors, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Thomas W. Ulrich </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Secretary</I> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dated:
August&nbsp;9, 2016 </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CHARTER OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF SPROTT FOCUS TRUST, INC. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>I.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Composition of the Audit Committee</U> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Audit Committee shall be composed of at
least three Directors, each of whom: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">shall not be an &#147;interested person,&#148; as defined in Section&nbsp;2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &#147;1940 Act&#148;), of the Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. (the &#147;Fund&#148;);
</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR>
<TD WIDTH="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">shall not accept directly or indirectly any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the Fund (other than fees for serving on the Board of Directors or any committee thereof); </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">shall be financially literate at the time of his or her appointment to the Audit Committee, as such qualification is interpreted by the Board of Directors in its business judgment, or shall become financially literate
within a reasonable period of time after his or her appointment to the Audit Committee; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(d)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">shall satisfy the applicable independence requirements for any national securities exchange or national market quotation system on which Fund shares are or may become listed or quoted. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At least one Director who is a member of the Audit Committee shall have accounting or related financial management expertise as the Board of
Directors interprets such qualification in its business judgment. The Board of Directors shall determine annually: (i)&nbsp;whether at least one of the members of the Audit Committee is an &#147;audit committee financial expert,&#148; as defined in
rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and (ii)&nbsp;whether simultaneous service on more than three public company audit committees by a member of the Audit Committee would not impair the ability of such member to effectively serve on the
Audit Committee, and the Board must disclose any determination made under clause (ii)&nbsp;either on or through the applicable Funds website or in its annual proxy statement. If the disclosure is made on the Fund&#146;s website, the Fund must
disclose that fact in its annual proxy statement and provide the website address. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>II.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Purposes of the Audit Committee </U> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Audit Committee shall be responsible for:
</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">assisting Board oversight of the: </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR>
<TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">integrity of the Fund&#146;s financial statements; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR>
<TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">independent accountants&#146; qualifications and independence; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR>
<TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">performance of the Fund&#146;s independent accountants; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">preparing, or overseeing the preparation of, any audit committee report required by rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission to be included in the Fund&#146;s proxy statement for its annual meeting of
stockholders. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>III.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Responsibilities and Duties of the Audit Committee</U> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s independent
accountants shall report directly to the Audit Committee. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">A-1 </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As may be necessary or appropriate to carry out its purposes, or to comply with applicable law or
the requirements of any securities exchange or market quotation system on which Fund shares are or may become listed or quoted, the Audit Committee shall have the following responsibilities and duties: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the work of the Fund&#146;s independent accountants, including the resolution of disagreements between management and the independent accountants regarding
financial reporting; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">to (i)&nbsp;select an accounting firm to (1)&nbsp;serve as the Fund&#146;s independent accountants, (2)&nbsp;audit the Fund&#146;s financial statements on an annual basis, and (3)&nbsp;provide an opinion on an annual
basis with respect to the Fund&#146;s financial statements, and (ii)&nbsp;recommend that the members of the Board of Directors who are not &#147;interested persons&#148; of the Fund, as defined in Section&nbsp;2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act, ratify such
selection; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">to pre-approve (i)&nbsp;all audit and permissible non-audit services to be provided to the Fund by the Fund&#146;s independent accountants and (ii)&nbsp;all permissible non-audit services to be provided by the
Fund&#146;s independent accountants to Sprott Asset Management LP, the Fund&#146;s investment adviser, and Sprott Asset Management USA Inc., the Fund&#146;s sub-adviser (collectively, the &#147;Advisers&#148;) or any entity controlling, controlled
by, or under common control with the Advisers (&#147;Adviser Affiliate&#148;) that provides ongoing services to the Fund, if the engagement by the Adviser Affiliate relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund;
</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(d)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">if determined to be advisable, to develop policies and procedures for pre-approval of the engagement of the Fund&#146;s independent accountants to provide any of the audit or non-audit services described in Section
III(c) above; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(e)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">to consider whether each non-audit service provided by the Fund&#146;s independent accountants to the Fund and to the Fund&#146;s Advisers or any Adviser Affiliate that provides ongoing services to the Fund is
compatible with maintaining the independence of such independent accountants; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(f)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">to ensure that the Fund&#146;s independent accountants submit on a periodic basis to the Audit Committee a formal written statement delineating all relationships between such independent accountants and the Fund,
consistent with Independence Standards Board Standard No.&nbsp;1, and to actively engage in a dialogue with, and receive and consider specific representations from, the Fund&#146;s independent accountants with respect to any disclosed relationships
or services that may affect the objectivity and independence of such independent accountants; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(g)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">to review the arrangements for annual and special audits and the scope of such audits with the Fund&#146;s independent accountants; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(h)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">to meet to review and discuss the Fund&#146;s audited financial statements and, to the extent required by applicable law or regulations, the Fund&#146;s semi-annual financial statements with Fund management and the
Fund&#146;s independent accountants, including the Fund&#146;s disclosure of management&#146;s discussion of Fund performance; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(i)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">to review with the Fund&#146;s independent accountants any audit problems or difficulties the accountants may have encountered during or relating to the conduct of the audit, including any matters required to be
discussed pursuant to rules of The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and other relevant regulatory and professional organizations, and management&#146;s response; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(j)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">to establish and administer policies and procedures relating to the hiring by the Fund, the Advisers, or any administrator that is an Adviser Affiliate of employees or former employees of the Fund&#146;s independent
accountants; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(k)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to consider information and comments from the Fund&#146;s independent accountants with respect to the Fund&#146;s
accounting and financial reporting policies, procedures and internal control over </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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financial reporting (including the Fund&#146;s critical accounting policies and practices) and management&#146;s responses to any such comments; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(l)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">to request, receive and/or review from the Fund&#146;s independent accountants such other materials as may be deemed necessary or advisable in the discretion of the Committee in the exercise of its duties under this
Charter; such materials may (but are not required to) include, without limitation, any other material written communications relating to the Fund&#146;s financial statements, or internal or disclosure controls, between the independent accountants
and the Fund, the Advisers, the Fund&#146;s sub-adviser(s), if any, or other Fund service providers, such as any management letter or schedule of unadjusted differences; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(n)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">at least annually, to obtain and review a report by the Fund&#146;s independent accountants describing: (i)&nbsp;such independent accountants&#146; internal quality-control procedures; (ii)&nbsp;any material issues
raised by the most recent internal quality-control review, or peer review, of such independent accountants, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities, within the preceding five years, respecting one or more
independent audits carried out by such firm, and any steps taken to deal with any such issues; and (iii)&nbsp;all relationships between the Fund&#146;s independent accountants and the Fund, the Advisers, Adviser Affiliates and members of management
of such entities (to assess the independence of the Fund&#146;s independent accountants); to establish procedures for: (i)&nbsp;the receipt, retention, and treatment of complaints received by the Fund regarding accounting, internal accounting
controls, or auditing matters; and (ii)&nbsp;the confidential, anonymous submission of concerns by employees of the Advisers, manager, administrator, principal underwriter, or any other provider of accounting related services for the Fund regarding
questionable accounting or auditing matters; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(o)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">to address reports received from attorneys in accordance with procedures adopted by the Advisers relating to the possible violation of federal or state law or fiduciary duty; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(p)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">to discuss with Fund management and the Fund&#146;s independent accountants policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(q)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">to discuss with Fund management the Fund&#146;s press releases that discuss earnings (if any), as well as financial information or earnings guidance provided to analysts and ratings agencies (this may be done generally,
<I>e.g</I>., the type of information to be disclosed and the type of presentation to be made); and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(r)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">to perform such other functions and to have such other powers consistent with this Charter, the Fund&#146;s Articles of Incorporation, as amended and supplemented, the Fund&#146;s By-Laws, as amended, and applicable
law, as the Audit Committee or the Board deems necessary or appropriate. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Audit Committee may delegate any portion of
its authority, including the authority to grant preapprovals of audit related services and permitted non-audit services, to a subcommittee of one or more members of the Audit Committee pursuant to preapproval policies and procedures established by
the Audit Committee; provided, however, that the Audit Committee may not delegate preapproval of the audit required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Any decision of such subcommittee of the Audit Committee to grant preapprovals shall be
presented to the full Audit Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The function of the Audit Committee is oversight; it is
the responsibility of Fund management to maintain appropriate systems for accounting and internal control over financial reporting, and the responsibility of the Fund&#146;s independent accountants to plan and carry out a proper audit. Specifically,
Fund management is responsible for: (1)&nbsp;the preparation, presentation and integrity of the Fund&#146;s financial statements; (2)&nbsp;the maintenance of appropriate accounting and financial reporting principles and policies; and (3)&nbsp;the
maintenance of internal control over financial reporting and other procedures designed to assure compliance with accounting standards and related laws and regulations. The Fund&#146;s independent accountants are responsible for planning and
</P>
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carrying out an audit consistent with applicable legal and professional standards and the terms of their engagement letter. Nothing in this Charter shall be construed to reduce the
responsibilities or liabilities of the Fund&#146;s service providers, including the Fund&#146;s independent accountants. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Although the
Audit Committee is expected to review appropriately the matters that come before it, such review of a Fund&#146;s financial statements by the Audit Committee is not an audit, nor does the Committee&#146;s review substitute for the responsibilities
of the Fund&#146;s management for preparing, or the Fund&#146;s independent accountants for auditing, the financial statements. Members of the Audit Committee are not employees of the Fund and, in serving on the Audit Committee, are not, and do not
hold themselves out to be, acting as accountants or auditors. As such, it is not the duty or responsibility of the Audit Committee or its members to conduct &#147;field work&#148; or other types of auditing or accounting reviews or procedures. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In discharging their duties, the members of the Audit Committee are entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports, or statements,
including financial statements and other financial data, if prepared or presented by: (1)&nbsp;one or more officers of the Fund whom the Board reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented; (2)&nbsp;legal counsel, public
accountants, or other persons as to matters the Board reasonably believes are within the person&#146;s professional or expert competence; or (3)&nbsp;a committee of the Board. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>IV.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Meetings</U> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Audit Committee shall meet on a regular basis but no less
frequently than annually. The Audit Committee periodically shall meet separately with the Fund&#146;s independent accountants, Fund management, and representatives of Fund management responsible for the financial and accounting operations of the
Fund. The Audit Committee may hold special meetings at such times as the Audit Committee believes necessary or appropriate. Members of the Audit Committee may participate in a meeting of the Audit Committee by means of conference call or similar
communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in such meeting can hear each other. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>V.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Assistance from Fund Management; Authority to Engage Advisers; Funding</U> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
appropriate officers of the Fund shall provide or arrange to provide such information, data and services as the Audit Committee may request. The Audit Committee shall have the power and authority to take all action it believes necessary or
appropriate to discharge its responsibilities, including the power and authority to retain independent counsel and other advisers. The Fund shall provide for appropriate funding, as determined by the Audit Committee as a committee of the Board, for
payment of: (i)&nbsp;compensation to the Fund&#146;s independent accountants or any other accounting firm engaged for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or performing other audit, review, or attest services for the Fund,
(ii)&nbsp;compensation to any advisers employed by the Audit Committee under this Section V, and (iii)&nbsp;ordinary administrative expenses of the Audit Committee that are necessary or appropriate in carrying out its responsibilities. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>VI.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Annual Performance Evaluation</U> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Audit Committee shall perform a review and
evaluation, at least annually, of the performance of the Audit Committee. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>VII.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Reporting </U> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Audit Committee shall report regularly to the Board. The Chairman
of the Audit Committee shall report to the Board on the results of its deliberations, and make such recommendations as deemed necessary or appropriate. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>VIII.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Amendments</U> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Charter may be amended or modified from time to time by vote of
the Board. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Dated:</B> August&nbsp;24, 2015 </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CHARTER OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SPROTT FOCUS TRUST, INC. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Governance
Committee Membership </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Governance Committee of Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) shall be composed of all of the
Independent Directors of the Company. Management, while not having representatives on the Committee, will nonetheless be expected to have a role in the nominating process by identifying and recommending potential candidates to the Committee for
consideration. The Board of Directors (&#147;Board&#148;) may remove or replace any member of the Committee at any time in its sole discretion. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Board
Nominations and Functions </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Committee shall recommend nominees to the Board for election to the Board. The Committee shall
evaluate each candidate&#146;s qualifications for Board membership and with respect to Independent Director nominees, the Committee shall evaluate each such nominee&#146;s independence from the investment adviser, affiliates of the adviser and other
principal service providers. In determining a nominee&#146;s qualifications for Board membership, the Committee may take into account a wide variety of factors (with no one factor being controlling) in considering candidates for membership on the
Board, including (but not limited to): (i)&nbsp;the candidate&#146;s knowledge in matters relating to the investment company industry; (ii)&nbsp;any experience possessed by the candidate as a director/trustee or senior officer of other public
companies; (iii)&nbsp;the candidate&#146;s educational background; (iv)&nbsp;the candidate&#146;s reputation for high ethical standards and personal and professional integrity; (v)&nbsp;any specific financial, technical or other expertise possessed
by the candidate, and the extent to which such expertise would complement the Board&#146;s existing mix of skills and qualifications; (vi)&nbsp;the candidate&#146;s perceived ability to contribute to the on-going functions of the Board, including
the candidate&#146;s ability and commitment to attend meetings regularly, work collaboratively with other members of the Board and carry out his or her duties in the best interests of the Company; and (vii)&nbsp;such other factors as the Committee
determines to be relevant in light of the existing composition of the Board and any anticipated vacancies or other factors. Additionally, with respect to evaluating candidates to serve as an independent member, the Board shall consider the
candidate&#146;s ability to qualify as an Independent Director for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and any other standards of independence that may be relevant to the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Committee shall periodically review the composition of the Board to determine whether it may be appropriate to add individuals
with different backgrounds or skills from those already serving on the Board. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It is currently the policy of the Committee not
to consider nominees recommended by shareholders as candidates for Board membership. The Committee will periodically reevaluate the merits of this policy. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Committee shall recommend the compensation of Independent Directors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Adopted: March&nbsp;9, 2015 </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>EVERY STOCKHOLDER&#146;S VOTE IS IMPORTANT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>www.proxy-direct.com</U></B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>VOTE BY MAIL</B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Attend Stockholder Meeting</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>335 Madison Avenue</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>12<SUP
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>on September 20, 2016</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>PROXY</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>SPROTT FOCUS TRUST, INC.</B></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned hereby appoints W. Whitney George, in any capacity, with full power of substitution as proxy or proxies of the
undersigned, to vote all shares of common stock of the Fund which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &#147;Meeting&#146;) of Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. (the &#147;Fund&#148;) to be held at the offices of
Thompson Hine LLP, 335 Madison Avenue, 12<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> Floor, New York, New York 10017, on Tuesday,&nbsp;September 20, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. (Eastern time), and at any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof.
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5"><B>Note</B>: Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on this Proxy. Joint owners should each sign personally. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee, officer of corporation or other entity or in
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>EVERY STOCKHOLDER&#146;S&nbsp;VOTE IS IMPORTANT </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for
the</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Annual Meeting of Stockholders to Be Held on September 20, 2016. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The Notice, Proxy Statement and Proxy Card for this Meeting are available at: </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>https://www.proxy-direct.com/spr-28110 </U></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>IF YOU VOTE ON THE INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE, </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>YOU NEED NOT RETURN THIS PROXY CARD </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:24pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREON AND, IF NO CHOICE IS INDICATED, WILL BE VOTED &#147;FOR&#148; PROPOSAL
1.&nbsp;The Board of Directors recommends a vote <U>FOR</U> proposal 1. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK. Example:&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><FONT
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-size:10pt">To elect one Director to the Fund&#146;s Board of Directors.</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">01.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael W. Clark</TD>
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