VISTA GOLD CORP. (TSE:VGZ) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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VISTA GOLD CORP. (TSE:VGZ) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Results of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

On April 26, 2018 Vista Gold Corp. (the “Corporation’) held its annual general and special meeting of shareholders at Suite 1200, 200 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia at 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time). A total of 60,182,042 common shares in the capital of the Company (“Common Shares”) were represented at the meeting, being 60.54% of the Common Shares. Detailed results for the ballot votes are as follows:

Election of Directors Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes
John M. Clark 22,293,141 417,558 37,471,343
Frederick H. Earnest 22,292,941 417,758 37,471,343
W. Durand Eppler 22,275,563 435,136 37,471,343
C. Thomas Ogryzlo 22,273,917 436,782 37,471,343
Michael B. Richings 22,181,395 529,304 37,471,343
Tracy A. Stevenson 22,270,919 439,780 37,471,343
Proposal Votes For Votes Withheld Abstain Broker Non-Votes
Approve Appointment of EKS&H 58,247,412 1,934,630
Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation 21,071,728 948,642 690,329 37,471,343
Approve Unallocated Options under Stock Option Plan 20,614,467 1,398,483 697,749 37,471,343

All nominees for election to the Corporation’s Board of Directors were elected to the Board of Directors and will serve until the Corporation’s 2019 annual meeting of shareholders or until successors are duly elected and qualified. In addition, at the Meeting, shareholders appointed EKS&H LLLP as auditors of the Company and passed ordinary resolutions to approve: on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Corporation’s Named Executive Officers; and all unallocated options under the Corporation’s Stock Option Plan.

The Corporation received some feedback from shareholders on the matters to approve all unallocated awards under the Corporation’s Long Term Equity Incentive Plan and to adopt a Deferred Share Unit Plan for the Corporation. Management plans to take some time to consider the feedback received. Accordingly, these matters were not considered at the Meeting.

Item 7.01Regulation FD

On April 26, 2018, the Registrant issued a press release announcing the voting results from its Annual General Meeting of shareholders held on Thursday, April 26, 2018 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit99.1. In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form8-K, the information set forth herein and in the press release is deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. The information set forth in Item 7.01 of this report shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this report on Form8-K that is required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.

Item 9.01 Exhibits

99.1 Press Release dated April 26,2018*

*The Exhibit relating to Item 7.01 is intended to be furnished to, not filed with, the SEC to Regulation FD.

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.

VISTA GOLD CORP. (Registrant)
Dated:May 2, 2018 By:

/s/John F. Engele

John F. Engele
Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release dated April 26, 2018*

*The Exhibit relating to Item 7.01 is intended to be furnished to, not filed with, the SEC
VISTA GOLD CORP Exhibit
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About VISTA GOLD CORP. (TSE:VGZ)

Vista Gold Corp. is engaged in the gold mining industry. The Company is focused on the evaluation, acquisition, exploration and advancement of gold exploration. The Company operates in the segment of evaluation, acquisition and exploration activities, which are focused principally in Australia and North America. The Company’s assets include the Mt Todd gold project in Northern Territory, Australia; interest in Midas Gold Corp.; non-core projects in Mexico and the United States, and royalty interests in project in Mexico and Indonesia. The Mt Todd gold project is located approximately 60 kilometers by road northwest of Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia, and over 250 kilometers southeast of Darwin. The Company operates Mt Todd gold project through its subsidiary, Vista Gold Australia Pty. Ltd (Vista Gold Australia). Total land holdings controlled by Vista Gold Australia are approximately 140,000 hectares.