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abrdn Precious Metals Basket ETF Trust – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/20 – ‘EX-31.1’

On:  Monday, 3/1/21, at 10:18am ET   ·   For:  12/31/20   ·   Accession #:  1387131-21-2995   ·   File #:  1-34917

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 3/01/21  Aberdeen Standard Precious Me… Tr 10-K       12/31/20   34:3.6M                                   Quality EDGAR So… LLC/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K
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‘EX-31.1’   —   Chief Executive Officer’s Certificate


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ABERDEEN STANDARD PRECIOUS METALS BASKET ETF TRUST 10-K

 

Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT
TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Christopher Demetriou, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Report on Form 10-K of Aberdeen Standard Precious Metals Basket ETF Trust;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; and

 

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; and

 

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: February 26, 2021 /s/ Christopher Demetriou*
  Christopher Demetriou**
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)

 

* The original executed copy of this Certification will be maintained at the Sponsor’s offices and will be made available upon request.
   
** The Registrant is a trust and Mr. Demetriou is signing in his capacity as an officer of Aberdeen Standard Investments ETFs Sponsor LLC, the Sponsor of the Registrant.

 

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Dates Referenced Herein

This ‘10-K’ Filing    Date    Other Filings
Filed on:3/1/21None on these Dates
2/26/21
For Period end:12/31/20
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1 Subsequent Filing that References this Filing

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 1/07/22  abrdn Precious Metals Basket … Tr S-3ASR      1/07/22    5:1.8M                                   Quality EDGAR So… LLC/FA


5 Previous Filings that this Filing References

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 6/11/20  abrdn Precious Metals Basket … Tr 8-K:1,9     6/05/20   12:248K                                   Quality EDGAR So… LLC/FA
 3/01/19  abrdn Precious Metals Basket … Tr 10-K       12/31/18   34:4.2M
10/05/18  abrdn Precious Metals Basket … Tr 8-K:1,5,9  10/01/18    4:578K                                   Quality EDGAR So… LLC/FA
11/06/17  abrdn Precious Metals Basket … Tr 10-Q        9/30/17   33:3.2M
10/19/10  abrdn Precious Metals Basket … Tr S-1/A¶                13:1.6M                                   Command Financial
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