James McCoy Berry Form 4 Dakota Gold / James McCoy Berry 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^*

Berry James McCoy

(Last) (First) (Middle)

141 GLENDALE DRIVE

(Street)

LEAD SD 57754

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Dakota Gold Corp. [ DC ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Vice-President of Exploration

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/31/2022

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

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	(1)	03/31/2022		A(2)		125,000		(1)	(1)	Common Stock	125,000	(3)	125,000	D
Stock Options	$4.6	03/31/2022		A(2)		300,000		05/17/2021(4)	10/18/2026	Common Stock	300,000	(3)	300,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of Dakota Gold common stock. These RSUs vest June 4, 2022.

2. Reflects securities acquired pursuant to the Mergers (as defined below). On March 31, 2022, Dakota Territory Resource Corp. ("DTRC") and Dakota Gold Corp., formerly JR Resources Corp. ("Dakota Gold") combined pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger entered into by and among the Issuer, Dakota Gold, DGC Merger Sub I Corp. ("Merger Sub I") and DGC Merger Sub II LLC ("Merger Sub II"), dated as of September 10, 2021 (the "Merger Agreement"). In accordance with the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub I merged with and into DTRC, with DTRC surviving and then merging with and into Merger Sub II, with Merger Sub II surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dakota Gold (the "Mergers"). JR Resources Corp. changed its name to Dakota Gold Corp. prior to the Mergers.

3. At the effective time of the Mergers, each outstanding DTRC stock option or restricted stock unit, whether vested or unvested, was assumed and converted into an option or restricted stock unit, as applicable, with respect to shares of common stock of Dakota Gold Corp. equal to the number of shares of DTRC common stock subject to such option or restricted share unit, on the same terms and conditions as applied to such option or restricted share unit immediately prior to the effective time of the Mergers.

4. The options vest one-third on October 18, 2021, one-third on the first anniversary of the date of grant and one-third on the second anniversary of the date of grant.

	/s/ Daniel Cherniak, as attorney-in-fact for James McCoy Berry	04/04/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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