6-K - AYA - Equibles

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of May, 2026.

Commission File Number: 001-43230

Aya Gold & Silver Inc.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

1320 boulevard Graham, suite 132, Mont-Royal, Quebec, Canada, H3P 3C8

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

☐Form 20-F ☑Form 40-F

EXHIBIT INDEX

The following documents are being furnished to the SEC as exhibits to this Form 6-K:

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1*	ESTMA Report

* Filed herewith

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Aya Gold & Silver Inc.

Date May 4, 2026	By	/s/ Elias J. Elias
		Elias J. Elias
		Chief Legal and Sustainability Officer & Corporate Secretary

Document

Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act - Annual Report
Reporting Entity Name	Aya Gold & Silver Inc.
Reporting Year	From	2025-01-01	To:	2025-12-31	Date submitted	2026-05-27
Reporting Entity ESTMA Identification Number	E296052		☑ Original submission<br><br><br><br>☐ Amended Report
Other Subsidiaries Included<br><br>(optional field)
Not Consolidated
Not Substituted
Attestation by Reporting Entity
In accordance with the requirements of the ESTMA, and in particular section 9 thereof, I attest I have reviewed the information contained in the ESTMA report for the entity(ies) listed above. Based on my knowledge, and having exercised reasonable diligence, the information in the ESTMA report is true, accurate and complete in all material respects for the purposes of the Act, for the reporting year listed above.
Full Name of Director or Officer of Reporting Entity	Ugo Landry-Tolszczuk				Date	2026-05-27
Position Title	CFO

Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act - Annual Report
Reporting Year	From:	2025-01-01	To:	2025-12-31
Reporting Entity Name	Aya Gold & Silver Inc.					Currency of the Report	CAD
Reporting Entity ESTMA Identification Number	E296052
Subsidiary Reporting Entities (if necessary)
Payments by Payee
Country	Payee Name1	Departments, Agency, etc… within Payee that Received<br><br>Payments2	Taxes	Royalties	Fees	Production Entitlements	Bonuses	Dividends	Infrastructure Improvement Payments	Total Amount paid to Payee	Notes34
Morocco	Government of Morocco	National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM)		1 740 000						1 740 000
Morocco	Government of Morocco	The General Tax Administration	120 000							120 000
Morocco	Rural town of Askaouen		340 000							340 000
Morocco	Government of Morocco	Minister of the Interior			140 000					140 000
Additional Notes:	All payments to payees in Morocco were made in Moroccan Dirham (MAD). The exchange rate applied was the annual average of daily MAD/CAD rates, which was 6.6821.
Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act - Annual Report
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Reporting Year	From:	2025-01-01	To:	2025-12-31
Reporting Entity Name	Aya Gold & Silver Inc.					Currency of the Report	CAD
Reporting Entity ESTMA<br><br>Identification Number	E296052
Subsidiary Reporting Entities (if necessary)
Payments by Project
Country	Project Name1	Taxes	Royalties	Fees	Production Entitlements	Bonuses	Dividends	Infrastructure Improvement Payments	Total Amount paid by Project	Notes23
Morocco	Zgounder Millenium Silver Mining S.A. (ZMSM)	370 000	1 740 000	160 000					2 270 000
Additional Notes3:	All payments to payees in Morocco were made in Moroccan Dirham (MAD). The exchange rate applied was the annual average of daily MAD/CAD rates, which was 6.6821.