-----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, ABGoR05Kv5XFBgeeR1JqZ6KoEvrE+BE2TP6EFTyjmbL/6SnuzIpFUfRQYNjUBw4/ gUQ33IWFXTG1RVwJu/Cvsw== 0001169232-02-003621.txt : 20021218 0001169232-02-003621.hdr.sgml : 20021218 20021218162045 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001169232-02-003621 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20021218 GROUP MEMBERS: RESOURCE CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: EXPLORATION CAPITAL PARTNERS 2000 LTD PARTNERSHIP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001127457 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8375 WEST FLAMINGO BLVD STREET 2: STE 200 CITY: LAS VEGAS STATE: NV ZIP: 89117 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 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-39341 FILM NUMBER: 02861949 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 13D/A 1 d53000_sc13d-a.txt AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO SCHEDULE 13D SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D (Amendment No. 3) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 VISTA GOLD CORP. (Name of Issuer) Common Shares (Title of Class of Securities) 927926 20 4 (CUSIP Number) Exploration Capital Partners 2000 Limited Partnership c/o Keith Presnell Global Resource Investments Ltd. 7770 El Camino Real Carlsbad, California 92009 Tel.: 760-943-3939 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) December 12, 2002 (Date of Event which Requires Filing of This Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. NOT APPLICABLE CUSIP No. 927926 20 4 Page 2 of 6 ________________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Exploration Capital Partners 2000 Limited Partnership S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSON 88-0451737 ________________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_| (b) |X| ________________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* WC ________________________________________________________________________________ 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ________________________________________________________________________________ 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Nevada ________________________________________________________________________________ 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 _________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 2,052,814 OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING PERSON 0 WITH _________________________________________________________________ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,052,814 ________________________________________________________________________________ 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,052,814 ________________________________________________________________________________ 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* |_| ________________________________________________________________________________ 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 18.5% ________________________________________________________________________________ 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN ________________________________________________________________________________ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 927926 20 4 Page 3 of 6 ________________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Resource Capital Investment Corporation S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSON 88-0384205 ________________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_| (b) |X| ________________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* Not Applicable ________________________________________________________________________________ 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ________________________________________________________________________________ 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Nevada ________________________________________________________________________________ 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 _________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 2,052,814 OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING PERSON 0 WITH _________________________________________________________________ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,052,814 ________________________________________________________________________________ 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,052,814 ________________________________________________________________________________ 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* |_| ________________________________________________________________________________ 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 18.5% ________________________________________________________________________________ 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO ________________________________________________________________________________ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 927926 20 4 Page 4 of 6 SCHEDULE 13D (Amendment No. 3) The Statement on Schedule 13D, dated May 3, 2002, initially filed by Exploration Capital Partners 2000 Limited Partnership ("Exploration Capital") and its corporate general partner, Resource Capital Investment Corporation ("Resource Capital"), as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated July 2, 2002, and Amendment No. 2, dated November 13, 2002 (as so amended, the "Schedule 13D"), is hereby amended by this Amendment No. 3, dated December 16, 2002 (the "Amendment"), to reflect certain changes in the information previously filed in the Schedule 13D relating to the outstanding Common Shares of Vista Gold Corp. (the "Issuer"). Unless otherwise specified, all capitalized terms contained herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Schedule 13D. NOTE: Beneficial ownership calculations below are based on 9,967,082 Common Shares of the Issuer outstanding as of December 13, 2002. Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer Item 5(a) and (c) are hereby amended and restated to read in their entirety as follows: (a) Exploration Capital is the direct beneficial owner of 2,052,814 Shares (including 1,122,807 immediately exercisable purchase warrants), representing approximately 18.5% of the Issuer's outstanding Common Shares. By virtue of the relationships described under Item 2 of the Schedule 13D, Resource Capital may be deemed to share indirect ownership of the Shares directly beneficially owned by Exploration Capital. By virtue of the relationships described under Item 2 of the amended Statement on Schedule 13D, dated November 13, 2002, filed by Mr. Rule et al., Mr. Rule may be deemed to share indirect ownership of (i) the Shares directly beneficially owned by Exploration Capital, (ii) 296,296 Shares (all of which are immediately exercisable share purchase warrants) directly beneficially owned by Global Resource Investments Ltd. ("Global Resource") and (iii) 228,574 Common Shares directly beneficially owned by Rule Investments, Inc. ("Rule Investments"), the General Partner and 100% owner of Global Resource. These represent an aggregate indirect beneficial ownership of 2,577,684 Shares, or approximately 22.6% of the Issuer's outstanding Common Shares. Mr. Presnell is the direct beneficial owner of 108,278 Shares (including 58,479 immediately exercisable purchase warrants), representing approximately 1.1% of the Issuer's outstanding Common Shares. (c) Since the filing of Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D, the following transactions have occurred with respect to the Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons (and indirectly beneficially owned by Mr. Rule): Exploration Capital sold Common Shares, all in open market transactions, as follows: December 12, 2002 - 50,000 shares at $3.5147 per share, for aggregate proceeds of approximately $175,735. December 12, 2002 - 50,000 shares at $3.6061 per share, for aggregate proceeds of approximately $180,305. On December 12, 2002, Rule Investments made a gift of 20,000 Common Shares to a person unaffiliated with either of the Reporting Persons. CUSIP No. 927926 20 4 Page 5 of 6 Since the filing of Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D, the following transactions have occurred with respect to the Shares beneficially owned by Mr. Presnell: Mr. Presnell sold Common Shares, all in open market transactions, as follows: November 21, 2002 - 2,000 shares at $2.48 per share, for aggregate proceeds of approximately $ 4,970. November 22, 2002 - 2,000 shares at $2.46 per share, for aggregate proceeds of approximately $ 4,930. November 25, 2002 - 4,000 shares at $2.40 per share, for aggregate proceeds of approximately $ 9,610. December 3, 2002 - 1,600 shares at $2.90 per share, for aggregate proceeds of approximately $ 4,648. December 3, 2002 - 400 shares at $2.89 per share, for aggregate proceeds of approximately $ 1,158. December 6, 2002 - 2,000 shares at $3.29 per share, for aggregate proceeds of approximately $ 6,590. December 12, 2002 - 2,000 shares at $3.33 per share, for aggregate proceeds of approximately $ 6,670. December 12, 2002 - 2,000 shares at $3.55 per share, for aggregate proceeds of approximately $ 7,110. CUSIP No. 927926 20 4 Page 6 of 6 SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct. Date: December 16, 2002 Exploration Capital Partners 2000 Limited Partnership By: Resource Capital Investment Corporation, its general partner By: /s/ Keith Presnell --------------------------------------- Keith Presnell, Chief Financial Officer Date: December 16, 2002 Resource Capital Investment Corporation By: /s/ Keith Presnell --------------------------------------- Keith Presnell, Chief Financial Officer -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----