Michael B. Richings - Mar 5, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for VISTA GOLD CORP (VGZ)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/ Paula J. Shade as attorney-in-fact for Michael B. Richings
Stock symbol: VGZ
Transactions as of: Mar 5, 2023
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 3/7/2023, 08:26 PM
Previous filing: Mar 4, 2022
Next filing: May 2, 2023

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	VGZ	Deferred Share Units ("DSUs")	Award	$0	+35K	+16.75%	$0.00	244K	Mar 5, 2023	Common Shares	35K		Direct	F1

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Each Deferred Share Unit ("DSU") is the economic equivalent of one of the Issuer's common shares. The DSUs vest immediately upon issuance; however, the underlying common shares will not be issued to the reporting person, and the reporting person shall not have any voting or dispositive rights with respect to the underlying common shares, until the separation of the reporting person as a director of the Issuer. The grants will expire no later than December 1 of the year following the calendar year in which separation occurs.

Content

Each Deferred Share Unit ("DSU") is the economic equivalent of one of the Issuer's common shares. The DSUs vest immediately upon issuance; however, the underlying common shares will not be issued to the reporting person, and the reporting person shall not have any voting or dispositive rights with respect to the underlying common shares, until the separation of the reporting person as a director of the Issuer. The grants will expire no later than December 1 of the year following the calendar year in which separation occurs.