0001104659-12-010281.txt : 20120215 0001104659-12-010281.hdr.sgml : 20120215 20120215211431 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-12-010281 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120213 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120215 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120215 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GOLDEN STAR RESOURCES LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000903571 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040] IRS NUMBER: 980101955 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10901 WEST TOLLER DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: LITTLETON STATE: CO ZIP: 80127 BUSINESS PHONE: 3038309000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10901 WEST TOLLER DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: LITTLETON STATE: CO ZIP: 80127 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Higson-Smith Bruce CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001264813 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12284 FILM NUMBER: 12617525 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: GOLDEN STAR RESOURCES LTD. STREET 2: 10901 WEST TOLLER DRIVE, SUITE 300 CITY: LITTLETON STATE: CO ZIP: 80127-6312 FORMER NAME: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HIGSON SMITH BRUCE DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20030925 4 1 a4.xml 4 X0304 4 2012-02-13 0 0000903571 GOLDEN STAR RESOURCES LTD GSS 0001264813 Higson-Smith Bruce 10901 WEST TOLLER DRIVE SUITE 300 LITTLETON CO 80127 0 1 0 0 Sr VP Finance & Corp Develop Common Share Option (Right to Buy) 2.02 2012-02-13 4 A 0 159000 0 A 2012-02-13 2022-02-13 Common Shares 159000 620776 D Share Appreciation Right (SAR) 1.98 2012-02-13 4 A 0 106061 0 A 2015-02-13 2015-12-31 Common Shares 106061 106061 D Options priced in CDN$ at CDN$2.02; this amount is the US$ equivalent (CDN$ 1.00 = US$ 0.9982) Vesting Schedule is as follows: 25% on grant date, 25% on 1st, 2nd and 3rd anniversaries of grant date. SARs are granted pursuant to the Golden Star Resources Ltd. Share Appreciation Rights Plan. All SAR exercises will be settled in cash. SARs priced in US$. SARs vest 100% three years from grant date. /s/ Bruce Higson-Smith 2012-02-15