Golden Minerals (AUMN) Form 5 Golden Minerals / JOSEPH GEORGE DWYER ownership change

SEC Form 5

FORM 5

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

X

Form 3 Holdings Reported.

X

Form 4 Transactions Reported.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

DWYER JOSEPH GEORGE

(Last) (First) (Middle)

350 INDIANA STREET, SUITE 650

(Street)

GOLDEN CO 80007

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Golden Minerals Co [ AUMN ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer

3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock			3(1)				2,000(2)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
					(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(3)	08/15/2024		4A(1)	100,000		(4)	(4)	Common Stock	100,000	$0	100,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reporting person was appointed as Golden Minerals Company's (the "Company") Chief Financial Officer on August 15, 2024. This Form 5 is filed in lieu of (i) a delinquent Form 3 which should have been filed by August 26, 2024 and (ii) a delinquent Form 4 which should have been filed by August 19, 2024.

2. Restricted Stock Awards ("RSAs") granted under the Company's Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, prior to Mr. Dwyer becoming a Company insider. To date 1,334 of the RSAs have vested and the remaining RSAs will vest on September 26, 2025.

3. Each Restricted Stock Unit ('RSU') represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock. The RSUs will fully vest upon any Change of Control as defined in Golden Minerals Company's 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, or, if no Change of Control occurs, one-third of the RSUs will vest on the one year anniversary of the grant date, one-third of the RSUs will vest on the second anniversary of the grant date, and one-third of the RSUs will vest on the third anniversary of the grant date.

4. Shares of common stock represented by vested RSUs will be issued to the reporting person on the date on which the reporting person ceases to serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

	/s/ Joseph G. Dwyer	02/21/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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