Current Report Filing (8-k)
April 02 2020 - 8:01AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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):
April 2, 2020 (March 30, 2020)
GOLDEN MINERALS COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
DELAWARE
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1-13627
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26-4413382
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or
organization)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
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350 Indiana Street, Suite 650
Golden, Colorado 80401
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (303) 839-5060
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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b)
of the Act:
Title of each class
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Trading
Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange
on which registered
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Common Stock, $0.01 par value
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AUMN
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NYSE American
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule
12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §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 1.01
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
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Sentient
Loan
On March 30,
2020, Golden Minerals Company (the “Company”) entered into a Short-Term Loan Agreement (the “Loan
Agreement”) with Sentient Global Resources Fund IV, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership
(“Sentient”), pursuant to which Sentient granted to the Company an unsecured loan in an amount equal to
US$1,000,000 (the “Sentient Loan”). Sentient is a private equity fund, and together with certain
other Sentient equity funds, Sentient is the Company’s largest stockholder, holding
in the aggregate approximately 38% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. The Sentient Loan bears interest at a
rate of 10% per annum and the Company shall repay the Sentient Loan, together with accrued interest and any other amount
outstanding under the Loan Agreement, in full on December 31, 2020. The Loan Agreement contains customary representations,
warranties, covenants and default provisions.
The Company’s
borrowing from Sentient is a “related party transaction” pursuant to Canada’s Multilateral Instrument 61-101
Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”). However, the Sentient Loan is
exempt from the formal valuation and minority stockholder approval requirements of MI 61-101, as the principal amount of such loan
is less than 25% of the Company’s market capitalization. Accordingly, the Company is relying on the exemption from the formal
valuation and minority stockholder approval requirements set forth in sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(a) of MI 61-101.
The foregoing description
of the Loan Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Loan
Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.
Item 2.03 Creation of a
Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set
forth pursuant to Item 1.01 is hereby incorporated by reference in this Item 2.03.
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Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits
SIGNATURE
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: April 2, 2020
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Golden Minerals Company
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By:
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/s/ Robert P. Vogels
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Name: Robert P. Vogels
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Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary
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