-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Gy5mDyyjsLcMA3sluNpecVJWLr7w5vlDIHBih/E9MVM3vOaGHC0Szx/pyIcry3Md KraPq121cY+Aje8OVThX+w== 0001169232-02-001575.txt : 20020913 0001169232-02-001575.hdr.sgml : 20020913 20020913150334 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001169232-02-001575 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20020913 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SILVER STANDARD RESOURCES INC /FI CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000882639 FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 1199 W HASTINGS ST CITY: VANCOUVER BC CANADA V6E 3T5 STATE: A1 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1180 99 WEST HASTINGS ST STREET 2: VANCOUVER BRITISH COLUMBIA CITY: V6C 2W2 STATE: A1 ZIP: 00000 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VISTA GOLD CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000783324 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-39341 FILM NUMBER: 02763638 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7961 SHAFFER PKWY STREET 2: SUITE 5 CITY: LITTLETOWN STATE: CO ZIP: 80127 BUSINESS PHONE: 3036292450 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GRANGES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950602 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GRANGES EXPLORATION LTD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19890619 SC 13G 1 d51847_13g.txt REPORT UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 VISTA GOLD CORP. (Name of Issuer) Common Shares (Title of Class of Securities) 927926 10 5 (CUSIP Number) April 26, 2002 (Date of Event which Requires Filing of This Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: | | Rule 13d-1(b) |x| Rule 13d-1(c) | | Rule 13d-1(d) CUSIP No. 927926 10 5 Page 2 of 5 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Silver Standard Resources Inc. S.S OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Not Applicable - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |X| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION British Columbia, Canada - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 341,130 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 0 EACH ----------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 341,130 WITH ----------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 341,130 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.3% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 927926 10 5 Page 3 of 5 Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Vista Gold Corp. Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 7961 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 5 Littleton, Colorado 80127 Item 2(a). -(c). Name, Principal Business Address and Citizenship of Person Filing: Silver Standard Resources Inc. Suite 1180 - 999 West Hastings Street Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 2W2 Citizenship: British Columbia, Canada Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Shares Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 927926 10 5 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: (a) / / Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act. (b) / / Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act. (c) / / Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act. (d) / / Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act. (e) / / An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E). (f) / / An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F). (g) / / A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G). (h) / / A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. (i) / / A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act. (j) / / Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). Not Applicable CUSIP No. 927926 10 5 Page 4 of 5 Item 4. Ownership. The information in items 1 and 5 through 11 on the cover page (p. 2) on Schedule 13G is hereby incorporated by reference. Aggregate beneficial ownership of 341,130 shares represents the total number of Common Shares issuable upon conversion of Debentures and exercise of warrants issuable upon such conversion. The Debentures, acquired in a March 2002 private placement, are convertible into units (the "Debenture Units") at a price of $1.026 per Debenture Unit, each consisting of one Common Share and one 5-year purchase warrant exercisable to purchase one Common Share at an exercise price of $1.50 per share. The issuance of the underlying securities into which the Debentures are convertible was approved at the Issuer's Annual and Special General Meeting of Shareholders held on April 26, 2002. NOTE: Common Share and price numbers reflect a consolidation of the Issuer's Common Shares on a 1-for-20 basis, effective June 19, 2002. Percentage ownership based on 6,067,869 Common Shares outstanding at July 25, 2002. Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. Not Applicable Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Not Applicable Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. Not Applicable Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Not Applicable Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not Applicable Item 10. Certification. By signing below, the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above 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. CUSIP No. 927926 10 5 Page 5 of 5 SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: August 29, 2002 Silver Standard Resources Inc. By: /s/ Robert A. Quartermain ------------------------------------ Robert A. Quartermain, President -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----