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*
Honig Barry C

(Last) (First) (Middle)
555 SOUTH FEDERAL HIGHWAY #450

(Street)
BOCA RATON FL 33432

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Pershing Gold Corp. [ PGLC ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/05/2015
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
01/06/2015
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 01/05/2015 P 1,787,500 A $0.28 27,667,314 I See footnote(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)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Series E Preferred Stock $0.28 01/05/2014 P 505 01/05/2014 (2) Common Stock 1,785,536 $989.11 4,230 I See Footnote(1)
Warrants $0.4 01/05/2014 P 606,000 01/05/2014 08/08/2016 Common Stock 606,000 $0.002 4,242,000 I See Footnote(1)
Explanation of Responses:
1. Held by GRQ Consultants, Inc. 401K Plan. Barry Honig is the trustee of GRQ Consultants, Inc. 401K Plan and in such capacity is deemed to hold voting and dispositive power over the securities held by GRQ Consultants, Inc. 401K Plan.
2. There is no expiration date pursuant to which the Series E Convertible Preferred Stock must be converted.
Remarks:
*This amendment is filed to correct the number of common stock underlying the Series E Preferred Stock from 1,783,929 to 1,785,536 and conversion price of the Series E Preferred Stock from $0.33 to $0.28.
/s/ Barry Honig 02/03/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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