Current Report · Items 8.01, 9.01 · 8-K
ASA GOLD AND PRECIOUS METALS LIMITED
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Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events. On September 4, 2026, ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its board of directors approved a proposal to convert the Company from a registered closed-end investment company focused on the gold and precious-metals sector into a business development company (“BDC”) with a yield-oriented, credit-focused strategy (the “BDC Conversion”).…
Company context
ASA is a non-diversified, closed-end fund that seeks long-term capital appreciation primarily through investing in companies engaged in the exploration for, development of projects in, or mining precious metals and minerals. It is a fundamental policy of ASA that at least 80% of its total assets must be (i) invested in common shares or securities convertible into common shares of companies engaged, directly or indirectly, in the exploration, mining or processing of gold, silver, platinum, diamonds or other precious minerals, (ii) held as bullion or other direct forms of gold, silver, platinum or other precious minerals, (iii) invested in instruments representing interests in gold, silver, platinum or other precious minerals such as certificates of deposit therefor, and/or (iv) invested in securities of investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, or other securities that seek to replicate the price movement of gold, silver or platinum bullion.