UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 29, 2020

 

 

A-MARK PRECIOUS METALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (310) 587-1477 

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Results of Annual Meeting

On October 29, 2020, A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) in a virtual-only format. Of the 7,035,089 shares of common stock outstanding (as of the record date of September 4, 2020) and entitled to vote, 5,870,712 shares, or 83.45%, were present in-person virtually or represented by proxy at the Meeting. At the Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (1) approved the election of all of the nominees as directors to hold office until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal, (2) on an advisory basis, approved the fiscal year 2020 compensation of the named executive officers of the Company, and (3) ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021.

The final results of the voting on the matters submitted to the stockholders were as follows:

 

1) Election of Directors

 

2) Advisory Vote on Fiscal Year 2020 Compensation of the Named Executive Officers

 

 

3) Ratification of the Appointment of Grant Thornton, LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2021

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

Appointment of Committee Members and Officers

 

At the Company's Board of Directors meeting held on October 29, 2020, the Board of Directors appointed the following persons to the committees of the Board of Directors:

 

Audit Committee

 

Ellis Landau, Chairman

Beverley Lepine

John U. Moorhead

 

Compensation Committee

 

John U. Moorhead, Chairman

Ellis Landau

Jess M. Ravich

 

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

 

Jess M. Ravich, Chairman

Beverley Lepine

John U. Moorhead

 

The Board of Directors also appointed the following officers to the positions set forth below opposite their respective names:

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: November 3, 2020