Americas Gold & Silver Corp 6-K, filed Jan 15, 2020

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OFFOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of January 2020

Commission File Number 001-37982

AMERICAS GOLD AND SILVER CORPORATION

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

145 KingStreet West, Suite 2870

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

M5H 1J8

(Address ofprincipal executive offices)

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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.

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FORM 51-102F3

MATERIAL CHANGE REPORT

Americas Silver Corporation (“Americas Silver” or the “Company”)

145 King Street West, Suite 2870

Toronto, Ontario, M5H 1J8

July 26, 2019.

A news release with respect to the material change referred to in this report was issued by Americas Silver via newswire services and filed on SEDAR on July 26, 2019.

On July 26, 2019, Americas Silver announced that it had completed its previously announced non-brokered private placement offering of 3,955,454 common shares of the Company (the “Common Shares”) to Mr. Eric Sprott at a price of C$3.30 per Common Share for gross proceeds to the Company of US$10 million (approximately C$13.05 million) (the “Private Placement”).

On July 26, 2019, Americas Silver announced that it had completed its previously announced non-brokered private placement offering of 3,955,454 Common Shares to Mr. Eric Sprott at a price of C$3.30 per Common Share for gross proceeds to the Company of US$10 million (approximately C$13.05 million).

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Private Placement to satisfy the equity financing condition of its existing loan facility from Sandstorm Gold Ltd., as well as ongoing San Felipe option payments and general working capital purposes.

Any securities issued in connection with the Private Placement are subject to a hold period under applicable Canadian securities laws, which will expire four months plus one day from the date of closing of the Private Placement.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

For further information, please contact:

Darren Blasutti

President and Chief Executive Officer

416-848-9503

This material change report is dated July 30, 2019.