• NOTICE OF SUMMARY ACTION

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      • COMEX-RSRH-21-6308
      • Notice Date
      • 07 July 2022
      • Effective Date
      • 07 July 2022
    • FILE NO.:

      RSRH-21-6308

      MEMBER FIRM:

      Loomis International (US) Inc.

      RULE VIOLATION:

      703.A Conditions for Approval and 512 Reporting Infractions

      703.A Conditions for Approval

      (7) The facility shall be required to report inventory to the Exchange as prescribed herein. The

      inventory shall include eligible, pledged and registered metal. Eligible metal shall mean all such

      metal that is acceptable for delivery against the applicable metal futures contract for which a

      warrant has not been issued. Registered metal shall mean an eligible metal for which a warrant

      has been issued. Pledged metal shall mean registered metal for which the warrant that has been

      issued is on deposit at the Clearing House as performance bond. All information pursuant to this

      section shall be transmitted to the Registrar no later than 2:00 p.m., or as prescribed by the

      Registrar’s Office, for gold stock for delivery against the Gold Kilo futures contract, 6:00 p.m. local

      Hong Kong time, on the business day following the day on which the facility comes into possession

      of relevant information. In addition to containing all relevant information for the preceding

      business day, notifications pursuant to this section sent by 2:00 p.m., for gold stock for delivery

      against the Gold Kilo futures contract, 6:00 p.m. local Hong Kong time, on a Tuesday shall include

      all relevant information for the last business day as well as the Saturday and Sunday immediately

      preceding the Tuesday on which the notification is made.

      In addition, on a daily basis, the facility shall provide, in an Exchange-approved format, the following

      information regarding its stocks:

      a. The total quantity of registered metal stored at the facility.

      b. The total quantity of pledged metal stored at the facility.

      c. The total quantity of eligible metal stored at the facility.

      d. The quantity of eligible metal and registered metal received and shipped from the facility.

       

      512.A. General

      All data, records and other information required by the rules to be reported to

      the Exchange or the Clearing House, as applicable, must be submitted in an

      accurate, complete and timely manner.

       

      FINDINGS:

      Violation of COMEX Rule 703.A:

      - Loomis International (US) Inc. submitted a negative adjustment of 1,231,753.809 oz

        from registered and a positive adjustment of 1,231,753,809 oz, suggesting an

        excess and unaccounted for 1,230,522,055.191 oz of silver.

      PENALTY:

      On July 7, 2022, Loomis International (US) Inc., pursuant to Rule 512 (“Reporting

      Infractions”), was issued a $5,000 fine by the 512 Committee for their violations

      of Rule 703.A.

      EFFECTIVE DATE:

      July 7, 2022