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FORM 4
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
/ / Check box if no
longer subject to Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
Section 16. Form 4 Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
or Form 5 obligations Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
may continue. See or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company
Instruction 1(b). Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to
von Fink August Homestake Mining Company (HM) Issuer (Check all applicable)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- ---
Number of Reporting Month/Year Officer (give Other (Specify
Pacellistrass 4 Person (Voluntary) August 1998 ---- title --- below)
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(Street) -------------------- 5. If Amendment, __________________________________
Munich Germany 80333 Date of Original 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
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(City) (State) (Zip) x Form filed by One Reporting Person
------------ Form filed by more than one
__ Reporting Person
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TABLE 1 -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Transac- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of Se- 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action tion or Disposed of (D) curities Benefi- ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) cially Owned at Form: direct
(Instr. 8) End of Month Direct Benefi-
(Month/ (Instr. 3 and 4) (D) or cial
Day/ --------------------------------------- Indirect Owner-
Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr.
4)
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Common Stock $.01 par value 08/03/98 P 800,000 A 10.39 30,000,000 D
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Common Stock $.01 par value 08/04/98 P 296,100 A 10.46 30,000,000 D
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Common Stock $.01 par value 08/05/98 P 337,600 A 10.70 30,000,000 D
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Common Stock $.01 par value 08/06/98 P 349,700 A 10.87 30,000,000 D
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Common Stock $.01 par value 08/07/98 P 280,500 A 10.98 30,000,000 D
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Common Stock $.01 par value 08/11/98 P 234,200 A 10.71 30,000,000 D
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Common Stock $.01 par value 08/12/98 P 500,000 A 11.01 30,000,000 D
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Common Stock $.01 par value 08/13/98 P 312,500 A 10.92 30,000,000 D
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*If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
(Print or Type Responses) (Bulletin No. 177, 10-15-97)
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Trans- 5. Number of 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount 8. Price
Security sion or action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying of
(Instr. 3) Exercise Date Code Securities Ac- Expiration Securities Deriv-
Price of (Month/ (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative
Deriv- Day/ Disposed of (D) (Month/Day/ Secur-
ative Year) (Instr. 3, 4, Year) ity
Security and 5) (Instr. 5)
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Date Expira- Amount or
-------------------------- Exer- tion Title Number of
Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Shares
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1. Title of Derivative 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Security Derivative Form of Indirect
(Instr. 3) Securities Derivative Beneficial
Beneficially Security: Ownership
Owned at End Direct (D) (Instr. 4)
of Month or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Explanation of Responses:
August von Finck
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute
Federal Criminal Violations. /s/ Ernst Knut Stahl 09/04/98
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------ -------
Ernst Knut Stahl, attorney in fact
/s/ Rainer Nocon 09/04/98
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Rainer Nocon, attorney in fact
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note. File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. Page 2
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. (Bulletin No. 177, 10-15-97)
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