Pershing Gold (PGLC) Form 4 Pershing Gold / Eric Alexander ownership change

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^*

Alexander Eric

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1658 COLE BLVD., BLDG. 6, SUITE 210

(Street)

LAKEWOOD CO 80401

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Pershing Gold Corp. [ PGLC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
VP Finance and Controller

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/03/2019

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 Stock	04/03/2019		D		73,809	D	(1)	0	D

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
Restricted Stock Units	$0	04/03/2019		D			6,750(1)(2)	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	6,750	(4)	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0	04/03/2019		D			16,653(1)(3)	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	16,653	(4)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This transaction reflects the disposition of the securities of the Issuer held by the reporting person pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated September 28, 2018, as amended on March 1, 2019 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Issuer, Americas Silver Corporation ("Americas Silver"), and R Merger Sub, Inc. The parties completed the merger (the "Merger") on April 3, 2019 (the "Closing Date"). On the Closing Date, the common shares of Americas Silver Corporation stock had a market value of $1.53 per share.

2. 6,750 vested restricted stock units granted on December 23, 2015.

3. 16,653 vested restricted stock units granted on February 3, 2017.

4. Cancelled at the Closing Date and converted into the right to receive 0.715 of a common share of American Silver having a market value of $1.53 per share on the Closing Date for each share of the Issuer's common stock underlying such restricted stock unit.

5. Each Restricted Stock Unit is convertible into one share of Issuer common stock upon events specified in the Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement with the reporting person. Restricted Stock Units have no expiration date.

	/s/ Eric Alexander	04/05/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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