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| EX-5.1 - OPINION OF MACDONALD & COMPANY LLP - VISTA GOLD CORP | ex5_1.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: September 28, 2012
(Date of earliest event reported)
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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1-9025
(Commission File Number)
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Not Applicable
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (720) 981-1185
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Vista Gold Corp. (the “Registrant”) is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to provide a copy of the legal opinion of Macdonald & Company LLP relating to the legality of the shares of the Registrant’s common stock (the “Compensation Option Shares”) issuable upon the exercise of 225,000 compensation options of the Registrant granted to certain underwriters in connection with the public offering of 9,000,000 shares of the Registrant’s common stock that closed on April 20, 2011. The Compensation Option Shares are to be issued by the Registrant pursuant the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-180154) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 2012 and the related prospectus supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 28, 2012.
Item 9.01 Exhibits
5.1 Opinion of Macdonald & Company LLP*
* This Exhibit is incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (Registration No. 333-180154)
SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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VISTA GOLD CORP.
(Registrant)
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Dated: September 28, 2012
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By: /s/ John Engele |
| John Engele | |
| Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
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Description |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Macdonald & Company LLP* |
* This Exhibit is incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (Registration No. 333-180154)