SCHEDULE 13G 0001207017-25-000043 0001207017 XXXXXXXX LIVE Equity 12/31/2025 0001230869 ASA Gold and Precious Metals Ltd G3156P103 555 Bryant Street Suite 455 Palo Alto CA 94301 Rule 13d-1(b) Lazard Asset Management LLC NY 20798.00 0.00 20798.00 0.00 20798.00 0.1 IA ASA Gold and Precious Metals Ltd C/O Merk Investments LLC, 555 Bryant Street Suite 455, Palo Alto, US-CA, 94301, US Lazard Asset Management LLC 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, 10112, NY, United States NEW YORK N IA 20,798 0.1 20,798 0 20,798 0 N Y Y Y Y Y N By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11. Lazard Asset Management LLC Mark Anderson 02/17/2026