10:02 AM EST - Central GoldTrust : announced that it has entered into an underwriting agreement with CIBC World Markets Inc., as underwriter, under which the underwriter has agreed to buy and sell to the public, in Canada and the United States 975,500 Units of Central GoldTrust. The Underwriter has been granted the right to increase the size of the offering by up to an additional 148,000 Units, exercisable in whole or in part, at any point prior to January 9, 2009. The purchase price of U.S. $33.83 per Unit is expected to result in gross proceeds of approximately U.S. $33 million, prior to the exercise of the Right. Central GoldTrust
units T.GTU.UN are trading unchanged at $37.00.
