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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
|_| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
(Print of Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Rule Arthur Richards
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Global Resource Investments Ltd.
7770 El Camino Real
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(Street)
Carlsbad CA 92009
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Vista Gold Corp. (VGZ)
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3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)
N/A
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4. Statement for Month/Day/Year
October 30, 2002
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
|_| Director |X| 10% Owner
|_| Officer (give title below) |_| Other (specify below)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable line)
|_| Form Filed by One Reporting Person
|X| Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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5.
Amount of 6.
4. Securities Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) or Beneficially ship
2A. 3. Disposed of (D) Owned Form: 7.
2. Deemed Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Following Direct Nature of
Trans- Execution Code ------------------------------- Reported (D) or Indirect
1. action Date, if (Instr. 8) (A) Transaction(s) Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date any ------------ or (Instr. 3 & (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) (mm/dd/yy) Code V Amount (D) Price Instr.4) (Instr.4) (Instr.4)
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Common Shares 10/30/02 S 34,400 D $2.8014 1,088,407 I *
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296,296 I **
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* By Exploration Capital Partners 2000 Limited Partnership
** By Global Resource Investments Ltd.
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
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FORM 4 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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9.
Number 10.
of Owner-
deriv- ship
ative Form
2. Secur- of
Conver- 5. 7. ities Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Bene- ative Nature
or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ficially Secur- of
Exer- 3A. 4. Securities Date Securities Price Owned ity: In-
cise Deemed Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of Follow- Direct direct
Price 3. Execut- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- ing (D) or Bene-
1. of Trans- ion Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative Reported In- ficial
Title of Deriv- action Date if (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- Trans- direct Owner-
Derivative ative Date any 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity action(s) (I) ship
Security Secur- (mm/dd/ (mm/dd/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity yy) yy) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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Explanation of Responses:
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Arthur Richards Rule
By: /s/ Keith Presnell October 31, 2002
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Keith Presnell, Attorney-in-Fact Date
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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Joint Filer Information
Name: Rule Family Trust u/d/t 12/17/98
Address: c/o Global Resource Investments Ltd.
7770 El Camino Real
Carlsbad, CA 92009
Designated Filer: Arthur Richards Rule
Issuer and Ticker
Symbol: Vista Gold Corp. (VGZ)
Date of Event
Requiring Statement: 10/30/02
Signature: Rule Family Trust u/d/t 12/17/98
By: /s/ Keith Presnell
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Keith Presnell, Attorney-in-Fact for
Arthur Richards Rule, Trustee
Additional Explanation of Responses:
Rule Family Trust is a revocable trust established by the Reporting Person.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints KEITH PRESNELL his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with
full power to sign for the undersigned and in the name, place and stead of the
undersigned, in any and all capacities, any report required to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to either Section 13 or 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any successor or alternate provisions
thereto (the "Exchange Act") of securities of all entities in which the
undersigned may, from time to time, have direct or indirect ownership interests
(the "Entities"), on, without limitation, Schedule 13D, Schedule 13G, Form 3,
Form 4, Form 5 or any other such schedules or forms as may be designated by the
Securities and Exchange Commission for such purpose, and any and all amendments
thereto and any and all exhibits and other documents necessary or incidental in
connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, hereby granting to said attorney-in-fact and agent full power of
substitution and revocation in the premises, and generally to do and perform
each and every act and thing which said attorney-in-fact may deem necessary or
advisable to facilitate compliance with the provisions of said sections of the
Exchange Act, and all regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
thereunder, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent, or any substitute or substitutes for him, may do or
cause to be done by virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have hereunto executed this Power of
Attorney this 8th day of October, 2002.
/s/ Arthur Richards Rule
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Arthur Richards Rule
RULE FAMILY TRUST U/D/T 12/17/98
By: /s/ Arthur Richards Rule
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Arthur Richards Rule, as trustee