SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
May 23, 1997
ROYAL OAK MINES INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number 1-4350
ONTARIO, CANADA 98-0160821
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification
incorporation or organization) No.)
c/o Royal Oak Mines (USA) Inc.
5501 Lakeview Drive
Kirkland, Washington
U.S.A. 98033
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Postal/Zip Code)
(425) 822-8992
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Registrant's telephone number, including
area code
Item 5. Other Events
On May 23, 1997, the Registrant issued the following press release:
[Royal Oak Mines Inc. Press Release Letterhead]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM KIRKLAND
May 23, 1997
Royal Oak Announces Appointment of Chief Operating Officer
Royal Oak Mines Inc. (TSE and AMEX: RYO) announced today the appointment of
Edmund Szol as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Szol
has been a member of the senior management team at Royal Oak for a number of
years as a vice president.
Prior to joining Royal Oak, Mr. Szol was a vice president of Nerco Inc., a
Fortune 500 natural resource company which had annual revenues in excess of
$900 million from business units in coal, natural gas, gold and silver. Mr.
Szol also served in a similar executive position at Bell Helicopter, a
worldwide manufacturer of helicopters with revenues in excess of one billion
dollars. Earlier in his career, Mr. Szol held management positions at General
Electric, Ford and Allis Chalmers.
Mr. Szol has a Bachelor 's degree from Youngstown University, Youngstown, Ohio
and attended the Advanced Executive Development Program at Harvard University.
For further information, contact: or in Europe contact:
Mr. J. Graham Eacott Mr. David Williamson
Vice President, Investor Relations David Williamson Associates Limited
Royal Oak Mines International Investor Relations
5501 Lakeview Drive 78 Old Broad Street, 2nd Floor
Kirkland, WA 98033 London, England EC2M 1QP
Telephone: (425) 822-8992 Telephone: 011-44-171-628-3989
Facsimile: (425) 822-3552 Facsimile: 011-44-171-920-0563
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 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.
ROYAL OAK MINES INC.
Date: May 23, 1997 By: /s/ James H. Wood
James H. Wood
Chief Financial Officer
