Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
McAndrew Willard Greer III
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TORCHLIGHT ENERGY RESOURCES INC [TRCH]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Former Officer and Director
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
5700 WEST PLANO PARKWAY, SUITE 3600
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/05/2016
(Street)

PLANO, TX 75093
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 (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 10/05/2016   M   502,837 A $ 1.57 512,837 D  

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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 (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 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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 1.57 10/05/2016   D     250,000 09/09/2015(1) 06/11/2019(2) Common Stock 250,000 (2) 2,000,000 (2) D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 1.57 10/05/2016   M     502,837 09/09/2015(1) 06/11/2019(2) Common Stock 502,837 (3) 1,497,163 (2) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
McAndrew Willard Greer III
5700 WEST PLANO PARKWAY, SUITE 3600
PLANO, TX 75093
      Former Officer and Director

Signatures

 /s/ Willard McAndrew   10/07/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* 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).
(1) These stock options were granted on June 11, 2015 but did not become exercisable until the issuer's 2015 stock option plan was approved by stockholders on September 9, 2015.
(2) Effective October 5, 2016, (i) the entire unvested portion of Mr. McAndrew?s stock options granted pursuant to his stock option agreement dated June 11, 2015 (the ?Stock Options?), amounting to 750,000 unvested Stock Options, became null and void, (ii) Mr. McAndrew surrendered for cancellation a total of 250,000 vested Stock Options, and (iii) the remaining Stock Options expire on June 11, 2019.
(3) Exercise of employee stock option.

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