Sprott Physical Silver Trust confirms final delivery of silver bullion purchases

TORONTO, Feb. 22, 2012 /CNW/ - Sprott Asset Management LP ("Sprott") is pleased to provide investors with an update on the status of the silver bullion purchased by the Sprott Physical Silver Trust (NYSE ARCA: PSLV) (TSX: PHS.U) ("Trust") through the follow-on offering of Trust Units that was completed on January 23, 2012.

The Trust has now successfully received physical delivery of the silver bars purchased through the follow-on offering. The Trust's silver holdings now total approximately 32,878,296 silver ounces in bullion bar form. The silver bars are currently being processed into inventory by the custodian of the Trust. Once the inventory process has been completed, a list of all bars held by the Trust will be published on its website: www.sprottphysicalsilver.com.

Additional detail on the Trust can be found in the final prospectus available on EDGAR (http://www.sec.gov/) and SEDAR (www.sedar.com) or on the Trust's website at www.sprottphysicalsilver.com.

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