Sec Form 4 Filing - SAXTON PAMELA L @ Pershing Gold Corp. - 2019-04-03

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person SAXTON PAMELA L 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Pershing Gold Corp. [ PGLC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 1658 COLE BLVD., BLDG. 6, SUITE 210 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 04/03/2019 (Street) LAKEWOOD, CO80401 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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 $ 0 04/03/2019 D 8,621 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) Common Stock 8,621 ( 4 ) 0 D Restricted Stock Units $ 0 04/03/2019 D 10,000 ( 1 ) ( 3 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) Common Stock 10,000 ( 4 ) 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other SAXTON PAMELA L 1658 COLE BLVD., BLDG. 6, SUITE 210 LAKEWOOD, CO80401 X Signatures /s/ Eric Alexander, as attorney-in-fact 04/05/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )This transaction reflects the disposition of the securities of the Issuer held by the reporting person pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated September 28, 2018, as amended on March 1, 2019 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Issuer, Americas Silver Corporation ("Americas Silver"), and R Merger Sub, Inc. The parties completed the merger (the "Merger") on April 3, 2019 (the "Closing Date"). On the Closing Date, the common shares of Americas Silver Corporation stock had a market value of $1.53 per share. ( 2 )8,621 restricted stock units granted October 30, 2017; 2,873 units vested October 30, 2018, all remaining units vested on the Closing Date. ( 3 )10,000 vested restricted stock units granted January 29, 2018. ( 4 )Cancelled at the Closing Date and converted into the right to receive 0.715 of a common share of American Silver having a market value of $1.53 per share on the Closing Date for each share of the Issuer's common stock underlying such restricted stock unit. ( 5 )Each Restricted Stock Unit is convertible into one share of Issuer common stock upon events specified in the Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement with the reporting person. Restricted Stock Units have no expiration date.

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