| 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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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DIAMONDHEAD CASINO CORP [ DHCC ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/16/2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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 STOCK | 767,000 | D | ||||||||
| COMMON STOCK | 02/10/2016 | I | 26,514(2) | A | $0 | 447,272(2) | I | ESOP Participant Account | ||
| COMMON STOCK | 12/31/2015 | J | 79,545(3) | D | $0 | 2,306,825(3) | I | ESOP TRUSTEE | ||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
| OPTION TO BUY COMMON STOCK(1) | $0.3 | 09/16/2015 | E | 750,000 | 01/19/2013 | 10/27/2015 | COMMON STOCK | 750,000 | $0.3 | 0 | D | ||||
| OPTION TO BUY COMMON STOCK(1) | $0.3 | 09/16/2015 | A | 750,000 | 09/16/2015 | 03/13/2018 | COMMON STOCK | 750,000 | $0.3 | 750,000 | D | ||||
| OPTION TO BUY COMMON STOCK(1) | $0.75 | 09/16/2015 | E | 75,000 | 01/19/2013 | 10/27/2015 | COMMON STOCK | 75,000 | $0.75 | 0 | D | ||||
| OPTION TO BUY COMMON STOCK(1) | $0.75 | 09/16/2015 | A | 75,000 | 09/16/2015 | 03/13/2018 | COMMON STOCK | 75,000 | $0.75 | 75,000 | D | ||||
| OPTION TO BUY COMMON STOCK | $0.19 | 03/13/2013 | 03/13/2018 | COMMON STOCK | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | D | ||||||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. On September 16, 2015, the Board of Directors extended the expiration date of previously awarded options to purchase common stock from October 27, 2015 to March 13, 2018. |
| 2. The Company recently updated its Trust accounting for the Employee Stock Ownership Plan for the years 2010 through 2014. |
| 3. The Company made no contribution to the ESOP for the year ending December 31, 2015 and, therefore, 79,545 shares from the ESOP were returned to the treasury, thus resulting in a decrease in the number of ESOP shares beneficially owned. |
| /s/ DEBORAH A. VITALE | 04/04/2016 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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