UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
June 19, 2008
(Date of Report/Date of earliest event reported)
SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | | 1-14066 | | 13-3849074 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification Number) |
11811 North Tatum Blvd., Suite 2500, Phoenix, AZ 85028
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)
(602) 977-6595
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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 Instruction A.2. below):
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On June 19, 2008, Southern Copper Corporation (“the Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors approved a three-for-one stock split of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, to be effected in the form of a two-for-one stock dividend, with holders of record on June 30, 2008 receiving two additional shares of common stock for each share owned. The additional shares will be distributed on July 10, 2008. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) | | Exhibits: |
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| | 99.1 | Press release of Southern Copper Corporation dated June 19, 2008. |
SIGNATURES
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Southern Copper Corporation
(Registrant) |
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| By: | /s/ Armando Ortega Gómez |
| | Armando Ortega Gómez |
| | General Counsel,
Attorney-in-fact (pursuant to a power of
attorney filed on June 20, 2006) |
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Date: June 19, 2008 | | |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number | | Exhibit |
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99.1 | | Press release of Southern Copper Corporation dated June 19, 2008. |
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