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SEC Company Response from A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. (AMRK) (CIK 0001591588) (GOLD) — Jan 16, 2020

A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. (AMRK) (CIK 0001591588)
Date: Jan. 16, 2020 · CIK: 0001591588 · Accession: 0001591588-20-000006

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File numbers found in text: 001-36347

Referenced dates: January 10, 2020

Date
January 16, 2020
Author
/s/ Kathleen Simpson-Taylor
Form
CORRESP
Company
A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. (AMRK) (CIK 0001591588)

Letter

VIA EDGAR Division of Corporation Finance Office of Trade & Services United States Securities and Exchange Commission Re: A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2019 Filed September 16, 2019 File No. 001-36347

Dear Ms. Di Silvio and Mr. Thompson:

On behalf of A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. (the “Company”), set forth below are the Company’s responses to your letter dated January 10, 2020 setting forth the comments of the Staff (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.

For your convenience, the Staff’s comments have been restated below in their entirety, with the response to each comment set forth immediately below the comment.

Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Note 14. Financing Agreements

Liability on Borrowed Metals, page 86

1.

Please disclose the specific line item(s) on the balance sheets that reflect the corresponding metals referred to with regard to the liabilities recorded as well as the amount of the corresponding metals included in each line item(s).

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

January 16, 2020

Page 2

The Company recorded liabilities on borrowed precious metals with market values totaling $201.1 million as of June 30, 2019 with corresponding metals totaling $179.3 million and $21.8 million included in Precious Metals Held Under Financing Arrangements and Inventories, respectively, on the consolidated June 30, 2019 balance sheet. The Company recorded liabilities on borrowed precious metals with market values totaling $280.3 million as of June 30, 2018 with corresponding metals totaling $262.5 million and $17.8 million included in Precious Metals Held Under Financing Arrangements and Inventories, respectively, on the consolidated June 30, 2018 balance sheet.

The Company will revise future filings to disclose the specific line items on the balance sheet that reflect the corresponding metals referred to with regard to the liabilities recorded as well as the amount of the corresponding metals included in each line item.

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules, page 96

2.

We note that the Form 10-K is incorporated by reference in Form S-8 filed May 18, 2017. Please revise to file the consent of your independent registered public accounting firm. Please refer to Item 601(b) (23) of Regulation S-K.

We will file an amendment to our previously filed Form 10-K for fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 to include the consent of our independent registered accounting firm to the incorporation by reference of their report to the Company’s Form S-8 filed on May 18, 2017. We expect to file the amendment on or about January 31, 2020.

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If you have any questions or comments with respect to the above, please contact the undersigned at 310-587-1442.

Very truly yours,
/s/ Kathleen Simpson-Taylor

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Kathleen Simpson-Taylor

Chief Financial Officer and

Executive Vice President

A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.

2121 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 6300

El Segundo, CA 90245

ktaylor@amark.com

January 16, 2020

VIA EDGAR

Ms. Donna Di Silvio

Mr. Bill Thompson

Division of Corporation Finance

Office of Trade & Services

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street NE

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re:   A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.

Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2019

Filed September 16, 2019

File No. 001-36347

Dear Ms. Di Silvio and Mr. Thompson:

On behalf of A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. (the “Company”), set forth below are the Company’s responses to your letter dated January 10, 2020 setting forth the comments of the Staff (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.

For your convenience, the Staff’s comments have been restated below in their entirety, with the response to each comment set forth immediately below the comment.

Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Note 14. Financing Agreements

Liability on Borrowed Metals, page 86

1.

 Please disclose the specific line item(s) on the balance sheets that reflect the corresponding metals referred to with regard to the liabilities recorded as well as the amount of the corresponding metals included in each line item(s).

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

January 16, 2020

Page 2

The Company recorded liabilities on borrowed precious metals with market values totaling $201.1 million as of June 30, 2019 with corresponding metals totaling $179.3 million and $21.8 million included in Precious Metals Held Under Financing Arrangements and Inventories, respectively, on the consolidated June 30, 2019 balance sheet.  The Company recorded liabilities on borrowed precious metals with market values totaling $280.3 million as of June 30, 2018 with corresponding metals totaling $262.5 million and $17.8 million included in Precious Metals Held Under Financing Arrangements and Inventories, respectively, on the consolidated June 30, 2018 balance sheet.

The Company will revise future filings to disclose the specific line items on the balance sheet that reflect the corresponding metals referred to with regard to the liabilities recorded as well as the amount of the corresponding metals included in each line item.

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules, page 96

2.

 We note that the Form 10-K is incorporated by reference in Form S-8 filed May 18, 2017.  Please revise to file the consent of your independent registered public accounting firm.  Please refer to Item 601(b) (23) of Regulation S-K.

We will file an amendment to our previously filed Form 10-K for fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 to include the consent of our independent registered accounting firm to the incorporation by reference of their report to the Company’s Form S-8 filed on May 18, 2017.  We expect to file the amendment on or about January 31, 2020.

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If you have any questions or comments with respect to the above, please contact the undersigned at 310-587-1442.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Kathleen Simpson-Taylor

Chief Financial Officer and

Executive Vice President

cc:    Greg Roberts, Chief Executive Officer

Scott Rosenblum, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP