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*
SPROTT INC.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
ROYAL BANK PLAZA, SOUTH TOWER
200 BAY STREET, SUITE 2700

(Street)
TORONTO A6 M5J 2J1

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VISTA GOLD CORP [ VGZ ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/01/2011
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Shares without par value 06/01/2011 P 3,400 A $2.85 4,715,390(2) I See footnote(1)
Common Shares without par value 06/08/2011 S 45,000 D $2.8 4,241,042(3) 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
Warrants $2.3 02/23/2011 10/22/2012 Common Shares without par value 619,565 619,565 I See footnote(1)
Warrants $3.5 02/23/2011 10/22/2015 Common Shares without par value 4,032,390 4,032,390(2) I See footnote(1)
Explanation of Responses:
1. The reported securities are held in accounts advised by the Reporting Person. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
2. In addition to the transaction reported under Table I, the Reporting Person, received discretionary authority in certain managed accounts, resulting in an increase in the benificial ownership of 22,600 common shares and 22,000 warrants of the issuer as of May 25, 2011.
3. In addition to the transaction reported under Table I, the Reporting Person, ceased to control 429,348 common shares of the issuer on June 2, 2011 as a result of change in beneficial owner of the securities.
Sprott Inc., By:/s/Kirstin McTaggart, Authorized Person 06/10/2011
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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