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
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) November 21, 2006
Western Goldfields, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Idaho
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-50894 | 38-3661016 |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2 Bloor Street West, Suite 2102 , P.O. Box 110 | |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada | M4W 3E2 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(416) 324 6000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On November 17, 2006, Western Goldfields, Inc. (the “Company”) issued purchase orders totaling $60.9 million to Empire Machinery, Terex Corporation, Letourneau Sales & Service, and GCR Tire Center, to purchase mining equipment, including 11 Terex 190-ton haul trucks, two O&K RH340 shovels, a Letourneau 1350 loader, Caterpillar ancillary equipment and tire inventory. The mining equipment is expected to be delivered mid-2007.
Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On November 21, 2006, Western Goldfields, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, which press release is incorporated by reference herein and furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K under this item 7.01, including the information set forth in Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.
.Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits. | |
99.1 | Press Release of the Company issued on November 21, 2006. |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 21, 2006 | Western Goldfields, Inc. |
By: | /s/ Brian Penny |
Name: | Brian Penny |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |