SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SOROS GEORGE

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

888 SEVENTH AVENUE

33RD FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK

10106

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
APEX SILVER MINES LTD [ SIL ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/22/2003

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Ordinary Shares	08/22/2003		S		38,906	D	$15.7	4,012,290	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Ordinary Shares	08/22/2003		S		13,264	D	$15.72	3,999,026	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Ordinary Shares	08/22/2003		S		22,106	D	$15.75	3,976,920	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Ordinary Shares	08/22/2003		S		2,211	D	$15.69	3,974,709	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Ordinary Shares	08/22/2003		S		1,061	D	$15.67	3,973,648	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Ordinary Shares	08/22/2003		S		23,874	D	$15.65	3,949,774	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Ordinary Shares	08/22/2003		S		53,231	D	$15.6	3,896,543	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Ordinary Shares	08/22/2003		S		884	D	$15.62	3,895,659	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Ordinary Shares	08/22/2003		S		3,537	D	$15.63	3,892,122	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Ordinary Shares	08/22/2003		S		8,842	D	$15.64	3,883,280	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Ordinary Shares	08/22/2003		S		5,571	D	$15.68	3,877,709	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Ordinary Shares	08/22/2003		S		1,769	D	$15.71	3,875,940	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Ordinary Shares	08/22/2003		S		16,800	D	$15.77	3,859,140	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Ordinary Shares	08/22/2003		S		11,053	D	$15.78	3,848,087	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Ordinary Shares	08/22/2003		S		11,495	D	$15.79	3,836,592	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Ordinary Shares	08/22/2003		S		34,043	D	$15.8	3,802,549	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Ordinary Shares	08/22/2003		S		4,421	D	$15.95	3,798,128	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Ordinary Shares	08/22/2003		S		15,032	D	$15.9	3,783,096	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Ordinary Shares	08/22/2003		S		1,769	D	$15.91	3,781,327	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Ordinary Shares	08/22/2003		S		4,421	D	$15.89	3,776,906	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Ordinary Shares	08/22/2003		S		2,211	D	$15.88	3,774,695	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Ordinary Shares	08/22/2003		S		7,516	D	$15.85	3,767,179	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Ordinary Shares	08/22/2003		S		2,653	D	$15.83	3,764,526	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Ordinary Shares	08/22/2003		S		2,211	D	$15.82	3,762,315	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Ordinary Shares	08/22/2003		S		884	D	$15.76	3,761,431	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Ordinary Shares	08/22/2003		S		5,305	D	$15.81	3,756,126	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Ordinary Shares	08/22/2003		S		2,211	D	$15.84	3,753,915	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Ordinary Shares	08/22/2003		S		1,769	D	$15.86	3,752,146⁽⁷⁾	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each of the transactions in ordinary shares, $0.01 par value per share, of the Issuer ("Ordinary Shares") reported herein were effected in the form of a single trade or a group of trades at the same sale price, portions of which were allocated among the accounts of QIP, EMOF and Geosor (each as defined below).

2. Of each trade, approximately 68.20% of the amount of Ordinary Shares reported herein were allocated to the account of Quantum Industrial Partners LDC ("QIP"), an exempted limited duration company formed under the laws of the Cayman Islands. QIH Management Investor, L.P. ("QIHMI"), an advisory firm organized as a Delaware limited partnership, is a minority shareholder of, and is vested with investment discretion with respect to, portfolio assets held for the account of QIP. The sole general partner of QIHMI is QIH Management LLC ("QIH Management"), a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware. Soros Private Funds Management LLC ("SPFM"), a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware, is the sole managing member of QIH Management. The Reporting Person is the sole member of SPFM.

3. The Reporting Person has entered into an agreement with Soros Fund Management LLC ("SFM LLC"), a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware, pursuant to which he has, among other things, agreed to use his best efforts to cause QIH Management to act at the direction of SFM LLC (the "QIP Contract"). Accordingly, each of QIHMI, QIH Management, SPFM, SFM LLC and the Reporting Person may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the Ordinary Shares held for the account of QIP.

4. Of each trade, approximately 11.34% of the amount of the Ordinary Shares reported herein were allocated to the account of EMOF LLC, a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware ("EMOF"), the manager of which is EMOF Manager LLC, a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware ("EMOF Manager"). EMOF Manager is vested with investment discretion with respect to portfolio assets held for the account of EMOF. The Reporting Person is the managing member of EMOF Manager.

5. Of each trade, approximately 20.46% of the amount of Ordinary Shares reported herein were allocated to the account of Geosor Corporation ("Geosor"), a corporation formed under the laws of the State of New York. The Reporting Person is the sole shareholder of Geosor.

6. The filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of any securities not held directly for his account for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise.

7. The 3,752,146 Ordinary Shares reported herein are held for the following accounts: (i) 2,558,948 Ordinary Shares are held for the account of QIP; (ii) 425,514 Ordinary Shares are held for the account of EMOF; and (iii) 767,684 Ordinary Shares are held for the account of Geosor.

Remarks:

	Jodye Anzalotta, as Attorney-in-Fact for Mr. George Soros	08/26/2003
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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