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): February 6, 2015
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A-MARK PRECIOUS METALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
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429 Santa Monica Blvd.
Suite 230
Santa Monica, CA (Address of principal executive offices) | | 90401 (Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 587-1477
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
Results of Annual Meeting
1. At the annual meeting of stockholders held on Feburayr 6, 2015 (the “2015 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:
Joel R. Anderson
Jeffrey D. Benjamin
Ellis Landau
Beverley Lepine
William Montgomery
John U. Moorhead
Jess M. Ravich
Gregory N. Roberts
2. At the 2015 Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders approved the 2014 Stock Award and Incentive Plan (the "2014 Plan"), which was approved by our Board of Directors on February 12, 2014. A description of the 2014 Plan and related information was set forth in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 7, 2015, which description is hereby incorporated by reference.
3. At the 2015 Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015.
4. At the 2015 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation to the named executive officers of the Company for fiscal 2014.
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5. At the 2015 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the proposal that advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers should be conducted at the Company’s annual meetings each year. | |
Appointment of Committee Members and Re-Appointment of Officers
At the Company's Board of Directors' meeting held on February 6, 2015, 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
Jess M. Ravich
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 re-appointed the following officers to the positions set forth below opposite their respective names:
Chief Executive Officer Greg Roberts
President David Madge
Chief Operating Officer and Thor Gjerdrum
Executive Vice President
Chief Accounting Officer and Gianluca Marzola
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: February 20, 2015
A-MARK PRECIOUS METALS, INC.
By: /s/ Carol Meltzer
Name: Carol Meltzer
Title: General Counsel and Secretary
