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): April 7, 2009 (April 3, 2009)
SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | File No. 1-14066 | 13-3849074 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | | Identification Number) |
11811 North Tatum Blvd., Suite 2500, Phoenix, AZ 85028
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)
(602) 494-5328
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On April 3, 2009, Southern Copper Corporation, or SCC, announced that the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued an opinion and order involving SCC's parent, Americas Mining Corporation, or AMC, and the sale of shares of Common Stock of SCC by Asarco LLC, or Asarco, a subsidiary of SCC's ultimate parent, Grupo México, S.A.B. de C.V., or GMéxico, to AMC in 2003, representing approximately 29% of SCC outstanding shares of Common Stock. The court ordered AMC to return to Asarco a number of shares of Common Stock of SCC equal to those acquired by AMC in 2003, and an amount equal to the dividends paid on those shares of Common Stock of SCC since the date of their acquisition by AMC. GMéxico announced that it intends to appeal the referred opinion and order from the U.S. District Court.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION |
| | By: /s/ Armando Ortega Gómez Name: Armando Ortega Gómez Title: Vice President, Legal General Counsel, and Secretary |
Date: April 7, 2009
