UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
June 25, 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/A filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On June 19, 2008, Southern Copper Corporation (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K and an accompanying 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 (the “Common Stock”). This Amendment to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to correct the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding prior to, and after completion of the stock split.
The correct number of shares of Common Stock outstanding prior to the stock split is 294,465,650 and the number of shares of Common Stock that will be outstanding after completion of the stock split will be 883,396,950.
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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 25, 2008
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