SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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 30, 2018
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A-MARK PRECIOUS METALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-36347 | 11-246169 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission file number) | (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
2121 Rosecrans Avenue Suite 6300 El Segundo, CA (Address of principal executive offices) | 90245 (Zip code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 587-1477 | ||
Not Applicable | ||
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) | ||
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
(a) | Results of Annual Meeting |
1. At the annual meeting of stockholders held on October 30, 2018 (the “2018 Annual Meeting”), the Company's stockholders elected the following persons to the Company's Board of Directors, to hold office for a term of one year and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified:
Jeffrey D. Benjamin
Ellis Landau
Beverley Lepine
William Montgomery
John U. Moorhead
Jess M. Ravich
Gregory N. Roberts
2. At the 2018 Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019.
3. At the 2018 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation to the named executive officers of the Company for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018.
(b) | Appointment of Committee Members and Re-Appointment of Officers |
At the Company's Board of Directors meeting held on October 30, 2018, the Board of Directors appointed the following persons to the committees of the Board of Directors:
Audit Committee
Ellis Landau, Chairman
Beverley Lepine
William Montgomery
John U. Moorhead
Compensation Committee
John U. Moorhead, Chairman
Ellis Landau
Jess M. Ravich
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Jess M. Ravich, Chairman
William Montgomery
John U. Moorhead
In addition, the Board of Directors also appointed the following officers to the positions set forth below opposite their respective names:
Chairman of the Board Jeffrey D. Benjamin
Chief Executive Officer Greg Roberts
President Thor Gjerdrum
Chief Financial Officer and Cary Dickson
Executive Vice President
Executive Vice President, Controller Kathleen Simpson-Taylor
And Assistant Secretary
General Counsel, Executive Carol Meltzer
Vice President and Secretary
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 13, 2018
A-MARK PRECIOUS METALS, INC.
By: /s/ Carol Meltzer
Name: Carol Meltzer
Title: General Counsel and Secretary