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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