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): December 6, 2023
GOLDEN MINERALS COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| delaware | 1-13627 | 26-4413382 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
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
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value | | AUMN | | NYSE American |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
On December 6, 2023, the parties to the previously disclosed lawsuit between Minera William, S.A. de C.V. (“Minera William”), a Mexican subsidiary of Golden Minerals Company (the “Company”), and Unifin Financiera, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Unifin”) entered into a settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) to resolve the dispute. The lawsuit relates to Unifin’s allegations that a representative of Minera William signed certain documents in July 2011 purporting to bind Minera William as a guarantor of payment obligations owed by a third party to Unifin.
On December 6, 2023, Minera William and Unifin filed a joint motion to notify the court that they entered into the Settlement Agreement. Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement, Minera William has agreed to pay US$250,000 to Unifin and Unifin has agreed to release Minera Williams from any future claim related to the dispute.
The Settlement Agreement is subject to court approval. The Company anticipates, subject to court approval, that the settlement amount will be paid at the end of 2023 or early 2024.
The information in this Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and applicable Canadian securities legislation, including the expected timing of the payment of the Settlement Agreement. These statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, conditions and events to differ materially from those anticipated. The Company assumes no obligation to update this information. Additional risks relating to the Company may be found in the periodic and current reports filed with the SEC by the Company, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
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: December 12, 2023
| | Golden Minerals Company |
| | |
| | By: | /s/ Julie Z. Weedman |
| | | Name: | Julie Z. Weedman |
| | | Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
