A-Mark Precious Metals Completes Expansion into the Collectible Coin Market with Acquisitions of American Numismatic Society (AMS) Holding, LLC and Pinehurst Coin Exchange, Inc

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMRK) (A-Mark or the Company), a leading fully integrated precious metals platform, announced its continued expansion into the collectible coin market with the following acquisitions:

El Segundo, Calif., March 10, 2025, A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMRK) (A-Mark or the Company), a leading fully integrated precious metals platform, announced its continued expansion into the collectible coin market with the following acquisitions:

* A-Mark paid $92.0 million and issued 1,678,440 shares of its stock to SGI for a 10% interest in AMS Holding, LLC (AMS). A-Mark also has the option to acquire an additional 90% of AMS for $50.0 million in cash and up to an additional $9.0 million in cash based upon the achievement of performance benchmarks in calendar 2025 and 2026. Selling shareholders may receive up to an additional $3.0 million in cash based upon the achievement of financial targets when certain identified inventory is sold. The transaction is expected to close within 45 days subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including the execution of financing arrangements.

* A-Mark paid $6.5 million in cash and agreed to pay up to an additional $5.3 million in cash consideration based upon the achievement of performance benchmarks for a 51% controlling interest in Pinehurst Coin Exchange, Inc. (Pinehurst).

Key Transaction Terms

* The consideration for the SGI investment was $46.0 million in cash and $46.0 million in A-Mark stock valued at $27.51 per share, its volume weighted average price on the Nasdaq Stock Market for the five trading days preceding the definitive agreement's execution. There is a holdback of 4% of the total stock issued to satisfy potential indemnification claims.

* A-Mark has agreed to pay $50.0 million in cash to acquire the remaining 90% of AMS stock and up to an additional $9.0 million in cash based upon the achievement of performance benchmarks in calendar 2025 and 2026. Selling shareholders may receive up to an additional $3.0 million in cash based upon the achievement of financial targets when certain identified inventory is sold. The transaction is expected to close within 45 days subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including the execution of financing arrangements.

* A-Mark paid $6.5 million in cash to acquire 51% of Pinehurst's stock and has agreed to pay up to an additional $5.3 million in cash consideration based upon the achievement of performance benchmarks.

AMS Holding, LLC Overview

A-Mark has supplied bullion and related products to AMS for over ten years and, in February 2024, acquired its then wholly owned subsidiary LPM Group Limited (LPM). Based in Hong Kong, LPM is one of Asia's leading precious metals wholesalers and, from its location in the Central Financial District, the operator of the city's largest numismatic showroom. A-Mark is in the process of expanding LPM's wholesale, Direct-to-Consumer, and storage operations to strategically important Singapore.

A-Mark, in connection with its acquisition of LPM, formed a joint venture with SBG and Pinehurst to acquire a 10% interest in AMS' fully diluted equity. Each of the three companies, in turn, signed supplier agreements with AMS and they provide approximately 80% of the collectibles that it offers to its customers. A-Mark CEO Greg Roberts joined AMS' board of directors last year. AMS is based in Eagan, MN and its corporate website is www.amsi-corp.

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The foundation of AMS is a sales and marketing engine that brings together four decades of collector relationships with modern technology and compelling coin offerings that are sold through the GOVMINT brand. AMS has served over 500,000 customers in its history, including over 77,000 customers during the year ended December 31, 2024. The company's customers work closely with sales representatives whose training and product expertise enable them to deliver an elevated purchase experience that promotes repeat engagement. Nearly one-third of new AMS customers placed a second order within 180 days of their first purchase and total annual spend has historically grown in direct relationship to how long someone has shopped with the company.

AMS seeks to offer its customers highly compelling offerings such as first date of issue and first strike coins as well as coins and other products signed by artists, engravers, and mint directors. Items are generally sourced from a network of sovereign and private mints through its partnerships with A-Mark, SBG, and Pinehurst as well as from long-standing direct relationships.

GOVMINT is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of the Treasury or any other government agency. Its website is www.govmint.com.

Pinehurst Coin Exchange, Inc. Overview

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