| FORM 4 |
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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LITTLE SQUAW GOLD MINING CO [ LITS ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 05/27/2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 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 | ||||||
| Common Stock | 05/27/2008 | P | 2,500(4) | A | $0.51 | 326,716(4) | I | See Footnotes(1)(2)(3)(4)(5) | ||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 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 (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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 | ||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. The filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that Forza Capital Management, L.L.C. ("Forza Capital"), Forza Partners, L.P. (Forza Partners), Forza Partners II, L.P. ("Forza Partners II"), or David Atkinson is or was for the purposes of Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owner of any shares of common stock, or warrants convertible to shares of common stock, of Little Squaw Gold Mining Company (the "Issuer)("Common Stock") held by Forza Partners or Forza Partners II, L.P. ("Forza Partners II"). Pursuant to Rule 16a-1, Forza Capital, Forza Partners, Forza Partners II, and David Atkinson disclaim such beneficial ownership beyond their pecuniary interest. |
| 2. Forza Capital holds 5,736,016 shares of Common Stock indirectly through the account of Forza Partners, of which Forza Capital is the general partner. Forza Capital receives an allocation of net profits and an asset-based fee from, and owns a partnership interest in, Forza Partners. Mr. Atkinson reports the shares of Common Stock held indirectly by Forza Capital because, as the managing member of Forza Capital at the time of purchase, he controlled the disposition and voting of the securities. |
| 3. Forza Capital holds 574,806 shares of Class B Warrants which are convertible to 574,806 shares of Common Stock indirectly through the account of Forza Partners. |
| 4. Forza Capital holds 326,716 shares of Common Stock indirectly through the account of Forza Partners II, of which Forza Capital is the general partner. Forza Capital receives an allocation of net profits and an asset-based fee from, and owns a partnership interest in, Forza Partners II. Mr. Atkinson reports the shares of Common Stock held indirectly by Forza Capital because, as the managing member of Forza Capital at the time of purchase, he controlled the disposition and voting of the securities. |
| 5. Forza Capital holds 83,333 shares of Class D Warrants which are convertible to 83,333 shares of Common Stock indirectly through the account of Forza Partners II. |
| /s/ David Atkinson, member, Forza Capital Management, L.L.C. | 05/30/2008 | |
| /s/ David Atkinson, member, Forza Capital Management, L.L.C., general partner of Forza Partners, L.P. | 05/30/2008 | |
| /s/ David Atkinson | 05/30/2008 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
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