W. Whitney George - 10 Aug 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for SPROTT FOCUS TRUST INC. (FUND)

Signature
/s/ W. Whitney George
Issuer symbol
FUND
Transactions as of
10 Aug 2023
Net transactions value
-$25,358
Form type
4
Filing time
14 Aug 2023, 18:47:39 UTC
Previous filing
04 Jan 2023
Next filing
17 Aug 2023

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction FUND Common Stock Sale $12,675 -1,555 -0.47% $8.15 330,755 10 Aug 2023 Held by Trust F4, F6, F7
transaction FUND Common Stock Sale $12,683 -1,556 -0.47% $8.15 330,754 10 Aug 2023 Held by Trust F5, F6, F7
holding FUND Common Stock 7,426,551 10 Aug 2023 Direct F6
holding FUND Common Stock 2,755,518 10 Aug 2023 Held by Spouse F6
holding FUND Common Stock 196,423 10 Aug 2023 Held by Son F6
holding FUND Common Stock 1,184,749 10 Aug 2023 Held by Trust F1, F6
holding FUND Common Stock 2,152,204 10 Aug 2023 Held by Foundation F2, F6
holding FUND Common Stock 95,047 10 Aug 2023 Held by Trust F3, F6
* 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 Amount of shares beneficially owned includes shares acquired under the issuer's Dividend Reinvestment Program (the DRIP) on March 24, 2023 and June 27, 2023.
F7 Represents the weighted average sales price of multiple transactions with a range of prices between $8.15 and $8.17 per share. 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 sold at each separate price.

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.