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^*

McAndrew Willard Greer III

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

5700 WEST PLANO PARKWAY, SUITE 3600

(Street)

PLANO

75093

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TORCHLIGHT ENERGY RESOURCES INC [ TRCH ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/05/2016

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	10/05/2016		M		502,837	A	$1.57	512,837	D

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)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$1.57	10/05/2016		D			250,000	09/09/2015⁽¹⁾	06/11/2019⁽²⁾	Common Stock	250,000	⁽²⁾	2,000,000⁽²⁾	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$1.57	10/05/2016		M			502,837	09/09/2015⁽¹⁾	06/11/2019⁽²⁾	Common Stock	502,837	⁽³⁾	1,497,163⁽²⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These stock options were granted on June 11, 2015 but did not become exercisable until the issuer's 2015 stock option plan was approved by stockholders on September 9, 2015.

2. Effective October 5, 2016, (i) the entire unvested portion of Mr. McAndrew?s stock options granted pursuant to his stock option agreement dated June 11, 2015 (the ?Stock Options?), amounting to 750,000 unvested Stock Options, became null and void, (ii) Mr. McAndrew surrendered for cancellation a total of 250,000 vested Stock Options, and (iii) the remaining Stock Options expire on June 11, 2019.

3. Exercise of employee stock option.

	/s/ Willard McAndrew	10/07/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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