0001144204-17-006468.txt : 20170207 0001144204-17-006468.hdr.sgml : 20170207 20170207153805 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-17-006468 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170203 FILED AS OF DATE: 20170207 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170207 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Pershing Gold Corp. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001432196 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040] IRS NUMBER: 260657736 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1658 COLE BOULEVARD STREET 2: BUILDING 6, SUITE 210 CITY: LAKEWOOD STATE: CO ZIP: 80401 BUSINESS PHONE: (877) 705-9357 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1658 COLE BOULEVARD STREET 2: BUILDING 6, SUITE 210 CITY: LAKEWOOD STATE: CO ZIP: 80401 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Sagebrush Gold Ltd. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20110519 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Empire Sports & Entertainment Holdings Co. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20101005 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Excel Global, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20080411 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Karr Edward M CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001562138 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-37481 FILM NUMBER: 17578840 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: RAMPARTNERS STREET 2: 19 BLVD GEORGES-FAVON CITY: GENEVA STATE: V8 ZIP: 1204 4 1 v458629_4.xml OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT X0306 4 2017-02-03 0 0001432196 Pershing Gold Corp. PGLC 0001562138 Karr Edward M 1658 COLE BLVD., BLDG. 6, SUITE 210 LAKEWOOD CO 80401 1 0 0 0 Restricted Stock Units 0 2017-02-03 4 A 0 10000 0 A Common Stock 10000 10000 D The Reporting Person received 10,000 restricted stock units pursuant to a Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement (the "Agreement") dated February 3, 2017. Pursuant to the Agreement, 5,000 units vested on February 3, 2017 and 5,000 units vest on February 3, 2018, subject to acceleration upon the Reporting Person's termination of service on the Issuer's board of directors under certain circumstances set forth in the Agreement or upon a change of control (as defined in the Issuer's 2013 Equity Incentive Plan) of the Issuer. For each vested restricted stock unit, the Reporting Person will be entitled to receive one share of common stock upon termination of service on the Issuer's board of directors or in connection with a change of control or under certain other circumstances, all as set forth in the Agreement. /s/ Eric Alexander, as attorney-in-fact 2017-02-07