File a Complaint
Share your perspective with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
If you are a shareholder or investor in ASA, your investment may be exposed to irreversible harm, including forced portfolio liquidation, substantial or even punitive tax consequences, and the loss of investor protections currently afforded to you. It's urgent you make your voice heard now before actions are finalized.
The SEC's mission is to protect retail investors - even if you only hold a few shares, your voice matters and can make a difference—make it heard.
Write to the SEC
You may contact the SEC through its investor inquiry form: https://help.sec.gov/s/questions-and-feedback
You do not need legal or technical language—write a short message in your own words—direct input from investors carries weight. While the form is labeled for questions, investor concerns and complaints are routed internally.
You may wish to address:
- Whether shareholders were denied a meaningful vote before key outcomes were effectively predetermined
- Whether ASA’s investment mandate is being taken away from shareholders
- Whether shareholders may face avoidable tax consequences
- Whether the proposed changes primarily benefit Saba rather than shareholders
- Any concerns about Saba taking over management of ASA
- Any concerns about the introduction of profit-sharing fees
- Why the SEC should closely examine what has occurred at ASA
You may wish to include the number of shares you hold. Input from all shareholders, including smaller retail investors, is important.
Again, you can send a message to the SEC by clicking here.
You may also submit a more formal report through the SEC’s Tips, Complaints and Referrals (TCR) system: https://www.sec.gov/submit-tip-or-complaint/report-possible-securities-law-violations (Formal submissions may take longer to be processed.)
Thank you for filing a complaint to help protect ASA shareholders.
Saba is proposing to the Board that it hand-picked to repurpose ASA into a Saba-managed BDC-style investment vehicle with management fees and profit-sharing arrangements. File a complaint with the SEC to help protect ASA shareholders. As of this writing, ASA’s Board has not announced how it will proceed. The advisory agreement expires June 30. Shareholders need to act now.
Axel Merk owns over 300,000 shares of ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited. He also serves as President and Chief Investment Officer of Merk Investments LLC, the Fund's investment adviser. He recently resigned as Chief Operating Officer of ASA.
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