UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 31, 2011
Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
IDAHO
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
1-8641
(Commission File Number)
82-0109423
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
505 Front Ave., P.O. Box “I”
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, 83816
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(208) 667-3511
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2 below):
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events |
On February 5, 2010, Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation (the “Company”) closed a public offering of $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Senior Term Notes due December 31, 2012 (the “Notes”). On October 31, 2011, pursuant to privately-negotiated purchase agreements, the Company agreed to purchase $18.75 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes from holders, at purchase prices equal to approximately 118% of the principal amount and accrued interest through that date. The Company expects to take delivery of the Notes on November 1, 2011, after which no Notes will remain outstanding.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation | ||||||
| Date: November 1, 2011 | By: | /s/ Mitchell J. Krebs | ||||
| Name: | Mitchell J. Krebs | |||||
| Title: | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | |||||
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