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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K/A-2
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Amendment No. 2
to
Current Report
Date of Report (Date of earliest Event
Reported): February 25, 2000
SOUTHERN PERU COPPER CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 1-14066 13-3849074
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
180 Maiden Lane
New York, NY 10038
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(Address of Principal (Zip Code)
Executive Offices)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 510-2000
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Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
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(c) Exhibits.
Pursuant to Item 304(a)(3) of Regulation S-K under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant hereby furnishes the letter
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, former accountants to the Registrant, as
Exhibit 16.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
SOUTHERN PERU COPPER CORPORATION
By: /s/ Daniel Tellechea Salido
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Name: Daniel Tellechea Salido
Title: Vice President
Dated: March 13, 2000
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Exhibit Number Description
16.1 Letter of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP regarding change in
Registrant's accountant dated March 7, 2000.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers [company logo]
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
11 Madison Avenue
New York NY 10010
Telephone (212) 596-8000
Facsimile (212) 591-4850
March 7, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Commissioners:
We have read the statements made by Southern Peru Copper Corporation (copy
attached), which we understand was filed with the Commission, pursuant to
Item 4 of Form 8-K, as part of the Company's Form 8-K report dated
February 29, 2000. We agree with the statements concerning our Firm in such
Form 8-K.
Very truly yours,
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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ATTACHMENT
Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
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On February 25, 2000, the Board of Directors selected Arthur Andersen
L.L.P. to serve as independent accountants for the Company for the calendar
year 2000, and resolved to submit this selection to the approval of the
stockholders of the Company at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held
on May 9, 2000. A representative of Arthur Anderson L.L.P. is expected to be
present at the Annual Meeting and will be given an opportunity to make a
statement if so desired and to respond to appropriate questions.
The Company's professional relationship with PricewaterhouseCoopers
L.L.P., the current accountants, has been harmonious and during the last two
fiscal years to date, the Company and its managers had no disagreement with
Pricewaterhouse Coopers L.L.P. on any matter of accounting principles or
practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure.
PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P's reports on the Company's consolidated financial
statements for each of the past two fiscal years did not contain any adverse
opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor was it qualified or modified as to
uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
