Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

SEC Form 4 
   

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* van Niekerk Pieter A. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GATOS SILVER, INC. 925 WEST GEORGIA STREET - SUITE 910 (Street) VANCOUVER A1 V6C 3L2 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Gatos Silver, Inc. [ GATO ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) CFO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/09/2024
	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 Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$15.34	12/09/2024		A		32,130		(1)	12/09/2034	Common Stock	32,130	$0.00	32,130	D
Restricted Stock Units	(2)	12/09/2024		A		18,897		(3)	(3)	Common Stock	18,897	$0.00	18,897	D
Restricted Stock Units	(2)							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	142,846		142,846	D
Restricted Stock Units	(2)							(5)	(5)	Common Stock	40,625		40,625	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These options were granted on December 9, 2024. These options shall vest in three equal tranches on each of December 9, 2025, December 9, 2026 and December 9, 2027.

2. Each restricted share unit ("RSUs") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock, an equivalent amount of cash, or a combination thereof upon vesting.

3. The RSUs will vest on December 9, 2027.

4. On September 11, 2023, the reporting person was granted a total of 142,846 RSUs, which vest on July 1, 2025. Such RSUs were previously reported in Table I of Form 4 by the reporting person. See Remarks below for additional information.

5. On January 15, 2024, the reporting person was granted a total of 40,625 RSUs, which vest on December 31, 2026. Such RSUs were previously reported in Table I of Form 4 by the reporting person. See Remarks below for additional information.

Remarks:

Effective December 9, 2024, the issuer and the reporting person executed an amendment to the RSUs previously granted to the reporting person whereby the reporting person's outstanding RSUs may, in addition to being settled in shares of the issuer common stock, be settled in an equivalent amount of cash, or a combination of cash and shares. Accordingly, beginning with this Form 4, the reporting person's outstanding RSUs that were previously reported in Table I of Form 4 as common stock equivalents are now reported in Table II of Form 4 as derivative securities.

	/s/ Stephen Bodley as Attorney-in-Fact for Pieter A. van Niekerk	12/11/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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