SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ORING MARTIN B

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

7582 HAWKS LANDING DRIVE

(Street)

WEST PALM BEACH,

33412

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Searchlight Minerals Corp. [ SRCH ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/31/2009

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
COMMON STOCK	03/03/2009		S		105,000⁽¹⁾	D	$1.6	455,000⁽²⁾	D
COMMON STOCK								105,000⁽¹⁾	I	The Martin Oring Financial Trust Dated December 20, 2006⁽¹⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
OPTIONS	$2.74	03/31/2009	03/31/2009	A		6,569		03/31/2009	03/31/2014	Common Stock	6,569⁽³⁾	$0	6,569	D
OPTIONS	$2.45							12/31/2008	12/31/2013	Common Stock	7,347⁽⁴⁾		7,347	D
OPTIONS	$1.45							⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	200,000⁽⁵⁾		200,000	D
WARRANTS	$2.4							02/23/2007	03/01/2010	Common Stock	62,500⁽⁶⁾		62,500	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On March 3, 2009 Mr. Oring transferred 105,000 shares of common stock of Searchlight Minerals Corp. to the Martin Oring Financial Trust Dated December 20, 2006. Mrs. Olivia Oring is one of the trustees of the Martin Oring Financial Trust. Mrs. Olivia Oring is Mr. Oring's wife.

2. 130,000 of the 455,000 shares of common stock are jointly held with Mr. Oring's wife.

3. Reflects the issuance of options to purchase up to 6,569 shares of common stock granted to Mr. Oring on March 31, 2009 for his service as a director of Searchlight Minerals Corp. The options vest immediately, and expire on the five year anniversary of the date that they vest.

4. Reflects the issuance of options to purchase up to 7,347 shares of common stock granted to Mr. Oring on December 31, 2008 for his service as a director of Searchlight Minerals Corp. The options vested immediately, and expire on the five year anniversary of the date that they vest.

5. Reflects the issuance of options to purchase up to 200,000 shares of common stock granted to Mr. Oring on October 6, 2008 for his service as a director of Searchlight Minerals Corp. The options vest pro rata over four years, from October 6, 2009 through October 6, 2012. The options each expire on the five year anniversary of the date that they vest.

6. 62,500 warrants purchased as part of a private placement that closed on February 23, 2007. On December 29, 2008, Searchlight Minerals Corp. extended the expiration date of such warrants to March 1, 2010 and reduced the exercise price to $2.40.

	/s/ Martin Oring	04/29/2009
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