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 *
Vicis Capital, LLC
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DEER VALLEY CORP [DVLY.OB]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
445 PARK AVENUE,, SUITE 1901
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/30/2012
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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 03/30/2012   J(5)   1,096,291 D (5) 12,310,458 I (1) By Vicis Capital Master Fund

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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
Call Options (obligations to sell) $ 12,000,000 03/31/2012   E     1 01/06/2011 03/31/2012 Common Stock (4) $ 0 0 I (1) By Vicis Capital Master Fund
Series E Convertible Preferred Stock $ 0 03/30/2012   J     1,000,000   (2)   (3) Common Stock 1,000,000 (5) (6) 0 I (1) By Vicis Capital Master Fund
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock $ 0 03/30/2012   J     22,463   (2)   (3) Common Stock 2,246,300 (5) (6) 0 I (1) By Vicis Capital Master Fund
Call Options (obligations to sell) (5) (6) 03/30/2012   J     1 (5)   (2) 06/01/2013 Common Stock 12,310,458 (5) (6) 1 (5) (6) I (1) By Vicis Capital Master Fund

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Vicis Capital, LLC
445 PARK AVENUE,
SUITE 1901
NEW YORK, NY 10022
    X    
Vicis Capital Master Fund
445 PARK AVENUE,
SUITE 1901
NEW YORK, NY 10022
    X    

Signatures

 /s/ Andrew Comito, Compliance Officer, Vicis Capital, LLC   04/03/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Andrew Comito, Authorized Representative, Vicis Capital Master Fund   04/03/2012
**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) Represents the indirect holdings of Vicis Capital, LLC. All of the foregoing represents securities held directly by Vicis Capital Master Fund. Vicis Capital, LLC acts as investment advisor to Vicis Capital Master Fund and therefore has voting and dispositive power over all the foregoing shares. For the purposes of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Vicis Capital, LLC may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of, but hereby disclaims such beneficial ownership of, the foregoing shares.
(2) Immediately.
(3) None.
(4) On January 6, 2011, Vicis Capital Master Fund entered into a Securities Option and Right of First Refusal Agreement (the "Option Agreement") with a private party (the "Optionee"). Pursuant to the Option Agreement, the Fund granted the Optionee an option to purchase from the Fund all, but not less than all, of the following: (i) 13,406,749 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock; (ii) 22,463 shares of the Issuer's Series C Convertible Preferred Stock; and (iii) 1,000,000 shares of the Issuer's Series E Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Securities"). On March 31, 2012, the Option Agreement expired pursuant to its terms prior to being exercised by the Optionee. Pursuant to Rule 16(b)-6(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the expiration of the Option qualifies for exemption from Section 16(b).
(5) On March 30, 2012, Vicis Capital Master Fund entered into a Common Stock Redemption Agreement and a Securities Redemption and Purchase Agreement (collectively, the "Redemption Agreements") with the Issuer. Pursuant to the Redemption Agreements, the Issuer redeemed from the Fund the following: (i) 22,463 shares of the Issuer's Series C Preferred Stock; (ii) 1,000,000 shares of the Issuer's Series E Preferred Stock; and (iii) 1,096,291 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock (collectively, the "Securities"), and the Fund granted the Issuer an option to purchase from the Fund its remaining shares of the Issuer's Common Stock (the "Option"). In consideration for the Securities and the grant of the Option, the Issuer paid the Fund $3,199,940.
(6) Upon the Issuer's exercise of the option, the Issuer shall pay the Fund an aggregate exercise price of (i) $5,300,000 if the Option is exercised before June 1, 2012; (ii) $6,300,000 if the Option is exercised between June 2, 2012 and August 1, 2012; (iii) $6,800,000 if the Option is exercised between August 2, 2012 and December 1, 2012; or (iv) $7,300,000 if the Option is exercised between December 2, 2012 and June 1, 2013.

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