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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 6)*
HOMESTAKE MINING COMPANY
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 Par Value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
43761400
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(CUSIP Number)
William S. Sterns, III, Esq.; WALTER, CONSTON, ALEXANDER & GREEN, P.C.
90 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10016, TEL. (212) 210-9400
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications)
August 11, 1998
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-l(b)(3) or (4), check the following box / /.
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement. (A fee is not
required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)
Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
the Commission. See Rule 13a-l(a) for other parties to whom copies are to be
sent.
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 43761400 PAGE 2 OF 4 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
August von Finck
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) / /
(b) / /
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* PF
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) / /
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
German
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
SHARES 29,187,500
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OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING - 0 -
PERSON ------------------------------------
WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
29,187,500
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
- 0 -
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
29,187,500
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* / /
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
13.82%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Page 3 of 4 Pages
Schedule 13D
AMENDMENT No. 6
This Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13D relating to the common stock, par
value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Homestake Mining Company (the
"Company") is being filed on behalf of August von Finck pursuant to Section
13(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the Schedule 13D
originally filed on March 9, 1998, amended on April 23, 1998, May 20, 1998, May
27, 1998, July 15, 1998 and August 4, 1998. Unless otherwise indicated, all
capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the same meaning
as set forth on the original Schedule 13D.
Item 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
Item 5 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read
as follows:
As of August 11, 1998, the Reporting Person had an interest in
the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer as follows:
No. of shares of Common Stock: 29,187,500
Voting Power: Sole
Disposition Power: Sole
Aggregate Percentage Beneficially Owned: 13.82%
*Based upon 211,183,936 shares of Common Stock outstanding as
of August 12, 1998, as reported by Company's transfer agent.
Since the filing of the Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D, the
Reporting Person purchased an aggregate of 2,298,100 shares of
Common Stock at an average price of approximately $10.62 per
share of Common Stock. All shares of Common Stock were
purchased in open market transactions, as more fully set forth
in Exhibit A.
No person other than the Reporting Person has the right to
receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from,
or the proceeds from the sale of, the Reporting Person's
shares of Common Stock.
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Item 7. MATERIALS TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
Exhibit A - Schedule of Purchases of Common Stock by the Reporting
Person.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in the
Statement is true, correct and complete.
DATED: August 13, 1998
August von Finck
By: /s/ Ernst Knut Stahl
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Ernst Knut Stahl, attorney in fact
By: /s/ Rainer Nocon
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Rainer Nocon, attorney in fact
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EXHIBIT A
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Date Shares US$ Price per
Share
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
1/12/98 489,200 3,834,161.48 7.84
1/13/98 328,000 2,641,013.36 8.05
1/14/98 330,000 2,805,320.10 8.50
1/15/98 114,800 975,370.65 8.50
1/20/98 10,000 90,313.65 9.03
1/21/98 620,000 5,676,195.67 9.16
1/22/98 420,000 3,864,142.56 9.20
1/23/98 30,000 269,054.70 8.97
1/26/98 1,220,000 11,779,458.80 9.66
1/27/98 572,000 5,482,047.35 9.58
1/28/98 164,000 1,591,681.43 9.71
1/29/98 1,343,000 13,202,015.86 9.83
1/30/98 424,000 4,130,493.55 9.74
2/2/98 30,000 292,764.00 9.76
2/3/98 208,000 1,956,679.42 9.41
2/4/98 559,000 5,559,394.75 9.95
2/6/98 100,000 1,002,277.80 10.02
2/11/98 350,000 3,486,332.50 9.96
2/27/98 832,000 8,284,540.16 9.96
3/2/98 315,100 3,143,885.04 9.98
3/3/98 1,214,100 12,111,388.10 9.98
3/4/98 350,800 3,506,901.37 10.00
3/5/98 486,100 4,839,964.53 9.96
3/11/98 111,000 1,099,662.57 9.91
3/18/98 1,050,000 9,695,028.00 9.23
3/19/98 300,000 2,773,224.00 9.24
4/22/98 1,000,000 12,546,440.00 12.55
4/23/98 1,020,500 13,125,034.40 12.86
4/24/98 74,700 974,732.27 13.05
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EXHIBIT A (CONTINUED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Date Shares US$ Price per
Share
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
4/27/98 100,000 1,199,655.00 12.00
4/28/98 100,000 1,188,337.50 11.88
5/4/98 100,000 1,186,768.14 11.87
5/13/98 230,000 2,621,781.50 11.40
5/14/98 974,000 11,543,419.44 11.85
5/15/98 500,000 6,192,760.00 12.39
5/18/98 676,200 8,210,352.78 12.14
5/19/98 600,000 7,285,164.00 12.14
5/21/98 639,000 7,697,129.78 12.05
5/22/98 662,200 8,134,101.75 12.28
5/25/98 306,000 3,714,787.98 12.14
5/27/98 938,000 10,632,445.74 11.34
5/28/98 723,000 7,819,165.47 10.81
7/7/98 590,300 5,925,455.01 10.04
7/8/98 177,000 1,808,265.63 10.22
7/9/98 713,300 7,572,742.32 10.62
7/14/98 929,000 9,490,376.01 10.22
7/15/98 819,000 8,482,767.93 10.36
7/16/98 264,700 2,850,313.42 10.77
7/17/98 542,400 5,986,810.51 11.04
7/20/98 201,200 2,254,942.96 11.21
7/28/98 467,000 4,821,359.37 10.32
7/29/98 884,800 9,360,493.86 10.58
7/30/98 286,000 3,071,622.84 10.74
7/31/98 400,000 4,454,200.00 11.14
8/3/98 800,000 8,308,399.20 10.39
8/4/98 296,100 3,096,308.82 10.46
8/5/98 337,600 3,613,660.27 10.70
8/6/98 349,700 3,800,221.37 10.87
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EXHIBIT A (CONTINUED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Date Shares US$ Price per
Share
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
8/7/98 280,500 3,081,045.66 10.98
8/11/98 234,200 2,507,548.95 10.71
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Total 29,187,500 308,562,806.79 10.57
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