U.S. 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: July 12, 1996
CHIEF CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY
(Exact Name of Small Business Issuer as Specified in its Charter)
Arizona 87-0122295
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer ID #)
Commission File Number 1-1761
866 Second Avenue, New York, New York 10017
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
212-688-8130
(Issuer's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On June 21, 1996, the shareholders of South Standard Mining Company, a Utah
Corporation ("South Standard") approved the merger ("the merger") of South
Standard with and into Chief Gold Mines, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Chief
Gold Mines"), with Chief Gold Mines being the surviving corporation. Chief
Gold Mines is a wholly owned subsidiary of registrant. The merger became
effective on June 28, 1996 upon the filing of a Certificate of Merger and
Articles of Merger, respectively, in the states of Delaware and
Utah.
The merger was consummated pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of
Merger dated as of September 20, 1995 (the "Merger Agreement"). Under the
terms of the Merger Agreement, the assets and liabilities of South Standard
became the assets and liabilities of Chief Gold Mines upon the effective date of
the merger, June 28, 1996, and the 1,241,717 shares of common stock of South
Standard outstanding were converted into 372,515 shares of registrant's $.50
par value common stock (less the number of shares attributable to cash paid
in lieu of fractional shares).
Registrant hereby incorporates by reference registrant's Amended Form S-4
(No. 1) Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933 (the
"Registration Statement") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and which Registration Statement became effective on May 8, 1996. The
Registration Statement includes registrant's Prospectus for the aforesaid
372,515 shares of registrant to be issued upon the merger and the Proxy
Statement for the South Standard shareholders meeting that was held on June
21, 1996, as above stated.
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.
CHIEF CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY
(Registrant)
Date: July 12, 1996 By:/s/LEONARD WEITZ
(Signature & Title)
Leonard Weitz
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Chief Executive Officer
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