Notes to Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
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Organization and Description of the Trust
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The CurrencyShares
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Euro Trust (the Trust) was formed under the laws of the State of New York on December 5, 2005 when Guggenheim Specialized Products, LLC d/b/a
Guggenheim Investments (the Sponsor) deposited 100 euro in the Trusts primary deposit account held by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch (the Depository). The Sponsor is a Delaware limited liability
company whose sole member is Security Investors, LLC (also d/b/a Guggenheim Investments). The Sponsor is responsible for, among other things, overseeing the performance of The Bank of New York Mellon (the Trustee) and the
Trusts principal service providers, including the preparation of financial statements. The Trustee is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Trust.
The investment objective of the Trust is for the Trusts shares (the Shares) to reflect the price of the euro plus accrued interest less the Trusts expenses and liabilities. The
Shares are intended to provide investors with a simple, cost-effective means of gaining investment benefits similar to those of holding euro. The Trusts assets primarily consist of euro on demand deposit in two deposit accounts maintained by
the Depository: a primary deposit account which may earn interest and a secondary deposit account which does not earn interest. The secondary deposit account is used to account for any interest that may be received and paid out on creations and
redemptions of blocks of 50,000 Shares (Baskets). The secondary account is also used to account for interest earned, if any, on the primary deposit account, pay Trust expenses and distribute any excess interest to holders of Shares
(Shareholders) on a monthly basis.
The accompanying unaudited financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q. In the opinion of management, all material adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments,
considered necessary for a fair statement of the interim period financial statements have been made. Interim period results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full-year period. These financial statements and the notes thereto should be
read in conjunction with the Trusts financial statements included in the Form 10-K as filed on January 14, 2013.
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Significant Accounting Policies
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The preparation of
financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of the assets, liabilities and disclosures of
contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period and the evaluation of subsequent events through the issuance date of the financial statements. Actual results could
differ from those estimates.
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Foreign Currency Translation
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The
Trustee calculates the Trusts net asset value (NAV) each business day, as described in Note 4. As of November 13, 2008, Euro deposits (cash) are translated for NAV calculation purposes at the Closing Spot Rate, which is the
USD/euro exchange rate as determined by The WM Company, at 4:00 PM (London fixing) on each day that NYSE Arca is open for regular trading.
The functional currency of the Trust is the euro in accordance with generally accepted accounting standards. For financial statement reporting purposes,
the USD is the reporting currency. As a result, the financial records of the Trust are translated from euro to USD. The Closing Spot Rate on the last day of the period is used for translation in the statements of financial condition. The average
Closing Spot Rate for the period is used for translation in the statements comprehensive income and the statements of cash flows. Any currency translation adjustment is included in comprehensive income.
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The Trust is
treated as a grantor trust for federal income tax purposes and, therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is required. Interest, gains and losses are passed through to the Shareholders.
Shareholders generally will be treated, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as if they directly owned a pro-rata share of the assets held in the Trust.
Shareholders also will be treated as if they directly received their respective pro-rata portion of the Trusts income, if any, and as if they directly incurred their respective pro-rata portion of the Trusts expenses. The acquisition of
Shares by a U.S. Shareholder as part of a creation of a Basket will not be a taxable event to the Shareholder.
The Sponsors fee accrues
daily and is payable monthly. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, an accrual-basis U.S. Shareholder generally will be required to take into account as an expense its allocable portion of the USD-equivalent of the amount of the Sponsors fee
that is accrued on each day, with such USD-equivalent being determined by the currency exchange rate that is in effect on the respective day. To the extent that the currency exchange rate on the date of payment of the accrued amount of the
Sponsors fee differs from the currency exchange rate in effect on the day of accrual, the U.S. Shareholder will recognize a currency gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
The Trust does not expect to generate taxable income except for interest income (if any) and gain (if any) upon the sale of euro. A non-U.S. Shareholder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal
income tax with respect to gain recognized upon the sale or other disposition of Shares, or upon the sale of euro by the Trust, unless: (1) the non-U.S. Shareholder is an individual and is present in the United States for 183 days or more
during the taxable year of the sale or other disposition, and the gain is treated as being from United States sources; or (2) the gain is effectively connected with the conduct by the non-U.S. Shareholder of a trade or business in the United
States.
A non-U.S. Shareholders portion of any interest income earned by the Trust generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income
tax unless the Shares owned by such non-U.S. Shareholder are effectively connected with the conduct by the non-U.S. Shareholder of a trade or business in the United States.
Interest on the
primary deposit account, if any, accrues daily as earned and is received on a monthly basis.
To the extent that the
interest earned by the Trust exceeds the sum of the Sponsors fee for the prior month plus other Trust expenses, if any, the Trust will distribute, as a dividend (herein referred to as dividends or distributions), the excess interest earned in
euro effective on the first business day of the subsequent month. The Trustee will direct that the excess euro be converted into USD at a prevailing market rate and the Trustee will distribute the USD as promptly as practicable to Shareholders on a
pro rata-basis (in accordance with the number of Shares that they own).
Euro principal deposits are held in a euro-denominated, interest-bearing demand account. The interest rate in effect as of
April 30, 2013 was an annual nominal rate of 0.00%. For the six months ended April 30, 2013, there were euro principal deposits of 367,111,578, euro principal redemptions of 362,174,510 and euro withdrawals (to pay expenses) of 391,584,
resulting in an ending euro principal balance of 208,227,645. This equates to 274,527,380 USD (which includes USD redemptions payable). For the year ended October 31, 2012, there were euro principal deposits of 1,278,954,563, euro principal
redemptions of 1,258,988,057 and euro withdrawals (to pay expenses) of 558,994, resulting in an ending euro principal balance of 203,682,161. This equates to 263,931,355 USD.
Net interest, if any, associated with creation and redemption activity is held in a euro-denominated non-interest-bearing account, and any balance is distributed in full as part of the monthly income
distributions, if any.
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Redeemable Capital Shares
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Shares are classified as redeemable for financial statement purposes, since they are subject to redemption. Shares are
issued and redeemed continuously in Baskets in exchange for euro. Individual investors cannot purchase or redeem Shares in direct transactions with the Trust. Only Authorized Participants (as defined below) may place orders to create and redeem
Baskets. An Authorized Participant is a Depository Trust Company (DTC)
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participant that is a registered broker-dealer or other institution eligible to settle securities transactions through the book-entry facilities of DTC and which has entered into a contractual
arrangement with the Trust and the Sponsor governing, among other matters, the creation and redemption process. Authorized Participants may redeem their Shares at any time in Baskets.
Due to expected continuing creations and redemptions of Baskets and the three-day period for settlement of each creation or redemption, the Trust reflects Shares created as a receivable. Shares redeemed
are reflected as a liability on the trade date. Outstanding Shares are reflected at a redemption value, which is the NAV per Share at the period end date. Adjustments to redeemable capital Shares at redemption value are recorded against retained
earnings or, in the absence of retained earnings, by charges against the cumulative translation adjustment.
Activity in redeemable capital Shares is as follows:
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Six months ended
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April 30, 2013
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Year ended
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(Unaudited)
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October 31, 2012
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Shares
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U.S. Dollar
Amount
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Shares
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U.S. Dollar
Amount
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Opening balance
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2,050,000
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$
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263,827,113
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1,850,000
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$
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257,096,734
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Shares issued
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3,700,000
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480,729,581
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12,850,000
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1,652,638,909
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Shares redeemed
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(3,650,000
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(474,264,532
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(12,650,000
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(1,626,832,329
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Adjustment to period Shares due to currency movement and other
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4,138,533
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(19,076,201
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Ending balance
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2,100,000
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274,430,695
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2,050,000
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$
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263,827,113
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The Trustee calculates the Trusts NAV each business day. To calculate the NAV, the Trustee subtracts the Sponsors accrued
fee through the previous day from the euro held by the Trust (including all unpaid interest accrued through the preceding day) and calculates the value of the euro in USD based upon the Closing Spot Rate. If, on a particular evaluation day, the
Closing Spot Rate has not been determined and announced by 6:00 PM (London time), then the most recent Closing Spot Rate will be used to determine the NAV of the Trust unless the Trustee, in consultation with the Sponsor, determines that such price
is inappropriate to use as the basis for the valuation. If the Trustee and the Sponsor determine that the most recent Closing Spot Rate is not an appropriate basis for valuation of the Trusts euro, they will determine an alternative basis for
the valuation. The Trustee also determines the NAV per Share, which equals the NAV of the Trust, divided by the number of outstanding Shares. Shares deliverable under a purchase order are considered outstanding for purposes of determining NAV per
Share; Shares deliverable under a redemption order are not considered outstanding for this purpose.
The Sponsors fee accrues daily at an annual nominal rate of 0.40% of the euro in the Trust (including all unpaid interest but
excluding unpaid fees, each as accrued through the immediately preceding day) and is paid monthly.
The Sponsor assumes and pays the following
administrative and marketing expenses incurred by the Trust: the Trustees monthly fee, NYSE Arca listing fees, SEC registration fees, typical maintenance and transaction fees of the Depository, printing and mailing costs, audit fees and
expenses, up to $100,000 per year in legal fees and expenses, and applicable license fees.
In certain exceptional cases the Trust will pay
for some expenses in addition to the Sponsors fee. These exceptions include expenses not assumed by the Sponsor (i.e., expenses other than those identified in the preceding paragraph), taxes and governmental charges, expenses and costs of any
extraordinary services performed by the Trustee or the Sponsor on behalf of the Trust or action taken by the Trustee or the Sponsor to protect the Trust or the interests of Shareholders, indemnification of the Sponsor under the Depositary Trust
Agreement, and legal expenses in excess of $100,000 per year.
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The Sponsor is a related party of the Trust. The Sponsor oversees the performance of the Trustee and the Trusts principal service
providers, including the preparation of financial statements, but does not exercise day-to-day oversight over the Trustee or the Trusts service providers.
All of the Trusts assets are euro, which creates a concentration risk associated with fluctuations in the price of euro.
Accordingly, a decline in the euro to USD exchange rate will have an adverse effect on the value of the Shares. Factors that may have the effect of causing a decline in the price of euro include national debt levels and trade deficits, domestic and
foreign inflation rates, domestic and foreign interest rates, investment and trading activities of institutions and global or regional political, economic or financial events and situations. The price of euro has fluctuated widely over the past
several years, and volatility has increased in recent months due, in part, to concern over the sovereign debt levels of certain European Union members and the potential impact of this debt on the composition of the European Union members and the
value of the euro. Substantial sales of euro by the official sector (central banks, other governmental agencies and related institutions that buy, sell and hold euro as part of their reserve assets) could adversely affect an investment in the
Shares. All of the Trusts euro are held by the Depository. Accordingly, a risk associated with the concentration of the Trusts assets in accounts held by a single financial institution exists and increases the potential for loss by the
Trust and the Trusts beneficiaries in the event that the Depository becomes insolvent.
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Commitments and Contingencies
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Under the Trusts organizational documents, the Sponsor is indemnified against any liability or expense it incurs without
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on its part. The Trusts maximum exposure under this arrangement is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
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Adoption of New Accounting Standard
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The Trust adopted
Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive
Income (ASU No. 2011-05)
in the 2013 first quarter which amends existing guidance by allowing only two options for presenting the components of net income and other comprehensive income: (1) in a single continuous
financial statement, a statement of comprehensive income or (2) in two separate but consecutive financial statements, an income statement followed by a separate statement of other comprehensive income. ASU No. 2011-05 required
retrospective application. The adoption of these updates changed the order in which certain financial information is presented, but did not have any other impact on the financial statements.
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