FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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 on its charter)
IDAHO 82-0109423
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Ident. No.)
incorporation or organization)
505 Front Avenue, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814
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(Address of principal executive (Zip Code)
offices)
If this form relates to the If this form relates to the
registration of a class of registration of a class of
securities pursuant to Section securities pursuant to Section
12(b) of the Exchange Act and is 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is
effective pursuant to General effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), please check Instruction A.(d), please check
the following box. [X] the following box. [ ]
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form
relates: 333-40513
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(If applicable)
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
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7 1/4% Convertible Subordinated New York Stock Exchange
Debentures due 2005 Pacific Stock Exchange
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 7 1/4 % Convertible Subordinated Debentures due
2005(the "Debentures") of Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation, an Idaho
corporation, (the "Company"), contained in the Company's Form S-3 Registration
Statement (File No. 333- 40513), as filed with the Commission on November 19,
1997, 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
Debentures" that appears on pages 27 through 33 of 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 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" on pages 34 through 36 of the
Prospectus is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
The Debentures are to be registered on the New York Stock Exchange and
the Pacific 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 incorporated by reference
herein and filed with the New York Stock Exchange and the Pacific Stock
Exchange:
1. Form of Debenture (set forth in Article II of the Indenture
incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 2 hereto).
2. Indenture, dated as of October 15, 1997, between the Company and
Bankers Trust Company, as Trustee (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4 to the Company's Registration Statement of
Form S-3 (File No. 333-40513)).
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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
November 19, 1997 By: /s/DENNIS E. WHEELER
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Dennis E. Wheeler
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief
Executive Officer
