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Issuer:     VISTA GOLD CORP (VGZ)
CIK:        0000783324
Form:       8-K/A
Filed at:   2026-09-15T20:42:50+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-107956
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Vista Gold signs employment deal for Australia Managing Director with A$580k salary and 600k RSUs
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- Gavin Ferguson appointed Managing Director of Vista Gold Australia Pty Ltd, effective Sept 7, 2026.
- Base salary A$580,000 per annum; initial grant of 600,000 RSUs vesting in three equal annual tranches.
- Six-month notice period; change-of-control severance of 12 months' compensation if terminated without cause within 6 months post-CCI.
- Post-employment restrictions include six-month non-solicitation of employees; confidentiality and IP obligations survive termination.
- Agreement governed by Western Australia law; Vista Gold Australia is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vista Gold Corp.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783324/000110465926107956/0001104659-26-107956-index.htm
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