FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE CORPORATION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
COEUR D'ALENE MINES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Idaho 82-0109423
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(State of incorporation or organization) __________________
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
505 Front Avenue
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814 83814
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered each class is to be registered
_______________________________ _________________________________
Mandatory Adjustable Redeemable New York Stock Exchange
Convertible Securities (MARCS)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
The description of the Mandatory Adjustable Redeemable Convertible
Securities (the "MARCS") of Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation, an Idaho
corporation, (the "Company") contained in the Company's Form S-3 Registration
Statement (File No. 333-01305), as filed with the Commission on February 29,
1996, is incorporated herein by reference pursuant to the instruction to Item
1 of Form 8-A. Such description is set forth under the caption "Description of
Capital Stock - Preferred Stock - Mandatory Adjustable Redeemable Convertible
Securities" that appears in the preliminary prospectus (the "Prospectus")
contained in the Registration Statement.
The Company's common stock, par value $1.00 per share, (the "Common
Stock") and the rights to purchase Series A Junior Preferred Stock attached
thereto (the "Rights") have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since
April 18, 1990. The description of the Common Stock and Rights set forth under
the caption "Description of Capital Stock - Common Stock" and "Description of
Capital Stock - Preferred Stock - Series A Junior Preferred Stock" in the
Prospectus is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
The MARCS are to be registered on the New York Stock Exchange, on
which the Common Stock and attached Rights are listed. Accordingly, the
following exhibits required under Instruction I of the Instructions as to
Exhibits of Form 8-A, are filed herewith and with the New York Stock Exchange:
1. Certificate of Designations, Preferences, Rights and
Limitations of the Mandatory Adjustable Redeemable
Convertible Securities.
2. Form of Mandatory Adjustable Redeemable Convertible
Securities certificate.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
COEUR D'ALENE MINES CORPORATION
March 1, 1996 By: /s/ DENNIS E. WHEELER
Dennis E. Wheeler
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief
Executive Officer
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