ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited Reports Financial Results for the Six Months Ended May 31, 2019

ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited (the “Company”) (NYSE:ASA) reported that the total return for the six months ended May 31, 2019, based on the Company’s net asset value (NAV), was positive 16.6%, including the reinvestment of distributions paid on the Company’s shares. On May 31, 2019, the NAV of the Company was $11.76 per share versus $12.11 per share on May 31, 2018.

For the six months ended May 31, 2019, the total return based on the Company’s share price was positive 14.4%, including the reinvestment of distributions paid on the Company’s shares. The return for the FTSE Gold Mines Total Return Index during the same period was positive 13.8%.

The closing price of the Company’s shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 31, 2019 was $9.90, representing a share price discount to NAV of 15.8%. The share price of closed-end funds, such as the Company, is determined by trading activity in the open market and consequently may reflect a premium (higher than) or discount (lower than) to its underlying NAV.

	Six Months Ended May 31, 2019				Year Ended November 30, 2018				Six Months Ended May 31, 2018
	Amount*		Per Share		Amount*		Per Share		Amount*		Per Share
Net assets	$226,830		$11.76		$194,834		$10.10		$233,624		$12.11
Net investment income (loss)	$(276	)	$(0.01	)	$(1,409	)	$(0.07	)	$(567