W. Whitney George - 19 May 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for SPROTT FOCUS TRUST INC. (FUND)

Signature
/s/ W. Whitney George
Issuer symbol
FUND
Transactions as of
19 May 2022
Net transactions value
+$146,170
Form type
4
Filing time
27 Jun 2022, 20:59:08 UTC
Previous filing
18 May 2022
Next filing
06 Oct 2022

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction FUND Common Stock Purchase $82,490 +10,000 +24% $8.25 50,926 19 May 2022 Held by Trust F3, F6, F8
transaction FUND Common Stock Purchase $63,680 +8,494 +17% $7.50 59,420 23 Jun 2022 Held by Trust F3, F7
holding FUND Common Stock 7,345,587 19 May 2022 Direct F8
holding FUND Common Stock 2,726,084 19 May 2022 Held by Spouse F8
holding FUND Common Stock 180,015 19 May 2022 Held by Son F8
holding FUND Common Stock 1,110,660 19 May 2022 Held by Trust F1, F8
holding FUND Common Stock 2,017,615 19 May 2022 Held by Foundation F2, F8
holding FUND Common Stock 311,531 19 May 2022 Held by Trust F4, F8
holding FUND Common Stock 311,531 19 May 2022 Held by Trust F5, F8
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Shares held by a trust established for the benefit of Mr. George's children. As beneficiaries of the trust, Mr. George's children have a pecuniary interest in the trust. Mr. George may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the trust.
F2 Shares held by The Meredith and Whitney George Family Foundation (the "Foundation"). Mr. George serves as Chairman of the Foundation and, in such capacity, has investment and voting discretion over shares held by the Foundation.
F3 Shares held by a trust established for the benefit of Mr. George's spouse. Mr. George serves as trustee of the trust and, in such capacity, has investment and voting discretion over shares held by the trust. As beneficiary of the trust, Mr. George's spouse has a pecuniary interest in the trust. Mr. George may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the trust.
F4 Shares held by a trust established for the benefit of Mr. George's immediate family member (the "BM Trust"). Mr. George serves as trustee of the BM Trust and, in such capacity, has investment and voting discretion over shares held by the BM Trust. Mr. George may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the BM Trust.
F5 Shares held by a trust established for the benefit of Mr. George's immediate family member (the "TM Trust"). Mr. George serves as trustee of the TM Trust and, in such capacity, has investment and voting discretion over shares held by the TM Trust. Mr. George may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the TM Trust.
F6 Represents the weighted average purchase price of multiple transactions with a range of prices between $8.23 and $8.25. Mr. George hereby undertakes to provide, upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the issuer, or a stockholder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.
F7 Represents the weighted average purchase price of multiple transactions with a range of prices between $7.47 and $7.50. Mr. George hereby undertakes to provide, upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the issuer, or a stockholder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.
F8 Amount of shares beneficially owned includes shares acquired under the Issuer's Dividend Reinvestment Program (the DRIP) on June 24, 2022, subsequent to the purchases reported herein.

Remarks:

Mr. George disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. George is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.