---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-22-012463"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PZG"
cik: "0001629210"
company_name: "Paramount Gold Nevada Corp."
filed_at: "2022-07-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T21:17:27.752874+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Paramount Gold appoints Samantha Espley to board; board size to 8

## Summary
- Samantha Espley, P.Eng., appointed as independent director effective July 1, 2022; board expanded from 7 to 8 members.
- Espley has 30+ years mining experience, formerly with Vale and as President of CIM; will aid Grassy Mountain gold mine permitting.
- Annual retainer of $15,000 plus 50,000 stock options at $0.60/share, vesting immediately with 5-year term.
- Chairman Rudi Fronk cites Espley's underground operations expertise as key as Company transitions to producer.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-22-012463
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PZG
- cik: 0001629210
- company_name: Paramount Gold Nevada Corp.
- filed_at: 2022-07-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1629210/000095017022012463/0000950170-22-012463-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1629210/000095017022012463/pzg-20220701.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-22-012463
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-22-012463.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-22-012463.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Samantha Espley was appointed as director at Paramount Gold Nevada Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: On July 1, 2022, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. (the "Company") increased the size of the Board from seven to eight members and appointed Samantha Espley as a director to the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1629210/000095017022012463/0000950170-22-012463-index.htm

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