Consolidation of Short and Leveraged Commodities

ETFS Commodity Securities Limited

16 May 2016

ETFS Commodity Securities Limited

Programme for the issuance of Short and Leveraged Commodity Securities

Consolidations of the Short and Leveraged Commodity Securities of the following classes

ETFS 2x Daily Long Brent Crude Securities

ETFS 2x Daily Long Natural Gas Securities

ETFS 2x Daily Long Nickel Securities

ETFS 2x Daily Long Petroleum Securities

ETFS 2x Daily Long Wheat Securities

ETFS 2x Daily Long WTI Crude Oil Securities

Further to the announcements made by ETFS Commodity Securities Limited (the "Issuer") on 13 April 2016 and 29 April 2016 relating to its determination to effect consolidations (the "Consolidations") of the ETFS 2x Daily Long Brent Crude Securities, the ETFS 2x Daily Long Natural Gas Securities, the ETFS 2x Daily Long Nickel Securities, the ETFS 2x Daily Long Petroleum Securities, the ETFS 2x Daily Long Wheat Securities and the ETFS 2x Daily Long WTI Crude Oil Securities, the Issuer hereby announces that the Consolidations have taken effect at the close of business on 13 May 2016.

The consolidated Price at close of business on 13 May 2016 and the ISIN and exchange code for each class are as follows:

Payments in respect of redemptions of any fractions arising out of the Consolidations will be made on or around Tuesday 17 May 2016.

Terms used in this announcement and not otherwise defined bear the same meanings as where used in the announcements dated 13 April 2016 and 29 April 2016 or, if not defined therein, in prospectus of the Issuer relating inter alia to the Affected Securities dated 19 October 2015.

For further information, please contact

Richard Parker

R&H Fund Services (Jersey) Limited

Tel: +44 (0) 1534 825200

Fax: +44 (0) 1534 825335

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