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VISTA GOLD CORP

For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Mar 14, 2024.

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FY2023 · Filed Mar 14, 2024

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

Documents Filed as Part of Report

Financial Statements

The following Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company are filed as part of this report:

1.Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Plante & Moran, PLLC, Denver, Colorado, PCAOB ID 166).
2.Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Davidson & Company LLP, Vancouver, Canada, PCAOB ID 731).
3.Consolidated Balance Sheets – As of December 31, 2023 and 2022.
4.Consolidated Statements of Income/(Loss) – Years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
5.Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity – Years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
6.Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
7.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

See “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”.

Financial Statement Schedules

No financial statement schedules are filed as part of this report because such schedules are not applicable or the required information is shown in the Consolidated Financial Statements or notes thereto. See “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”.

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:

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ExhibitNumberDescription
3.01​Certificate of Continuation, previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated June 12, 2013 and incorporated by reference herein (File No. 1-09025)
3.02​Notice of Articles, previously filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated June 12, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-09025)
3.03​Articles, previously filed as Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated June 12, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-09025)
4.01​Description of Registrant’s Securities
4.02​Form of Warrant previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated July 9, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-09025)
4.03​Form of Underwriter’s Warrant previously filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated July 9, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-09025)
10.01*​Amended Stock Option Plan of Vista Gold filed as Appendix F to the Company’s Proxy Statement on March 20, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-09025)
10.02​Agreement, dated March 1, 2006, among the Northern Territory of Australia, Vista Gold Australia Pty. Ltd. and Vista Gold Corp. filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K, dated February 28, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-09025)
10.03​At-the-Market Offering Agreement dated November 22, 2017, previously filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated November 22, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-09025)
10.04​Amendment No. 1 to At-the-Market Offering Agreement dated June 24, 2020, previously filed as Exhibit 1.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated June 25, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-09025)
10.05**​Deed of Variation, previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 2, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-09025)
10.06​Amended and Restated Underwriting Agreement previously filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 12, 2021 and incorporated by reference herein (File No. 1-09025)
10.07​Amendment No. 2 to the At-the-Market Offering Agreement dated December 10, 2021 previously filed as Exhibit 1.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 13, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-09025)
10.08*​Amended Long Term Equity Incentive Plan of Vista Gold filed as Appendix D to the Company’s Proxy Statement on March 17, 2023 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-09025)
10.09*​Deferred Share Unit Plan of Vista Gold filed as Appendix E to the Company’s Proxy Statement on March 17, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-09025)
10.10*​Amended and Restated Employment Agreement of Frederick H. Earnest, dated May 26, 2022 previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated July 27, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-09025)
10.11*​Amended and Restated Employment Agreement of Douglas L. Tobler, dated May 26, 2022 previously filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated July 27, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-09025)
10.12*​Amended and Restated Employment Agreement of John W. Rozelle, dated May 26, 2022 previously filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated July 27, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-09025)
10.13​Deed of Variation to agreement among the Northern Territory of Australia, Vista Gold Australia Pty. Ltd. and Vista Gold Corp., dated February 10, 2014
10.14​Deed of Variation to agreement among the Northern Territory of Australia, Vista Gold Australia Pty. Ltd. and Vista Gold Corp., dated April 26, 2017
10.15​Deed of Variation to agreement among the Northern Territory of Australia, Vista Gold Australia Pty. Ltd. and Vista Gold Corp., previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 26, 2023 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-09025)
10.16​Independent Contractor Services Agreement effective January 1, 2024, by and between John W. Rozelle and Vista Gold Corp. previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated January 16, 2024 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-09025)
10.17​Royalty Agreement dated December 13, 2023, between Vista Gold Australia Pty. Ltd. and Wheaton Precious Metals (Cayman) Co., previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 15, 2023 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-09025)
10.18​General Security Deed, by and between Vista Gold Australia Pty. Ltd. and Wheaton Precious Metals (Cayman) Co., previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated February 27, 2024 and incorporated herein by reference (File No. 1-09025)
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19​Vista Gold Corp. Insider Trading Policy
21​Subsidiaries of the Company
23.1​Consent of Plante & Moran, PLLC, Denver, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2​Consent of Davidson & Company LLP, Vancouver, Canada, Chartered Professional Accountants
23.3​Consent of Tetra Tech, Inc.
23.4​Consent of Maurie Marks
23.5​Consent of Rex Clair Bryan
23.6​Consent of Thomas L. Dyer
23.7​Consent of Amy L. Hudson
23.8​Consent of April Hussey
23.9​Consent of Chris Johns
23.10​Consent of Max Johnson
23.11​Consent of Deepak Malhotra
23.12​Consent of Zvonimir Ponos
23.13​Consent of Vicki Scharnhorst
23.14​Consent of Keith Thompson
23.15​Consent of John Rozelle
24​Powers of Attorney
31.1​Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
31.2​Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
32.1​Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2​Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
96.1​Technical Report Summary for the Mt Todd Gold Project
97​Vista Gold Corp. Incentive Compensation Recovery Policy
101.INS(1)​Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH(1)​Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension – Schema
101.CAL(1)​Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension – Calculations
101.DEF(1)​Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension – Definitions
101.LAB(1)​Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension – Labels
101.PRE(1)​Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension – Presentations
104​Cover Page Interactive Data File––the cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
*Management Contract or Compensatory Plan
**Certain portions of the exhibit that are not material and would be competitively harmful if publicly disclosed have been redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K. Copies of the unredacted exhibit will be furnished to the Commission upon request.

(1) Submitted Electronically Herewith. Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are the following formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Statements of Income/(Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, (ii) Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2023 and 2022, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, and (iv) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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