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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 14, 2026
Commission
File Number: 333-276531
GRANITESHARES
PLATINUM TRUST
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New
York |
|
82-6644954 |
| (State
or other jurisdiction of |
|
(I.R.S.
Employer |
| incorporation
or organization) |
|
Identification
No.) |
c/o
GraniteShares Inc
250
Broadway, 24th
floor
New
York, New York 10007
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
(646)
876-5096
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under
any of the following provisions:
| ☐ |
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| |
|
| ☐ |
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| |
|
| ☐ |
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| |
|
| ☐ |
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title
of each class |
|
Trading
Symbol(s) |
|
Name
of each exchange on which registered |
| Shares |
|
PLTM |
|
NYSE
Arca, Inc. |
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405
of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging
growth company ☐
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
| Item
5.02 |
Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Effective
June 1, 2026, Benoit Autier will step down as the Chief Accounting Officer of GraniteShares LLC (the “Sponsor”), the Sponsor
of GraniteShares Platinum Trust (the “Trust”). On the same date, the Sponsor appointed Brandon Dall’Acqua to serve
as the Sponsor’s new Chief Accounting Officer, with immediate effect. Mr. Autier’s departure does not arise from any disagreement
on any matter relating to the operations, policies or practices of the Trust.
Mr.
Dall’Acqua, age 42, joined GraniteShares on January 31, 2025, as the Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, Mr. Dall’Acqua
was VP of Finance at Tidal Financial Group. Mr. Dall’Acqua earned his Bachelors degree from Northeastern University.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| Date:
May 14, 2026 |
/s/
William Rhind |
| |
William
Rhind* |
| |
Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
*The
Registrant is a trust and Mr. Rhind is signing in his capacity as an officer of GraniteShares LLC, the Sponsor of the Registrant.
