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2019-09-09
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 9, 2019
Coeur Mining, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 1-8641 | 82-0109423 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
104 S. Michigan
Suite 900
Chicago, Illinois 60603
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(312) 489-5800
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2 below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock (par value $.01 per share) | CDE | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Emerging growth company | | ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
Pursuant to five privately-negotiated agreements dated July 3 through September 13, 2019, Coeur Mining, Inc. (the “Company”) agreed to exchange $20.0 million aggregate principal amount of its Senior Notes for 4,452,479 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”). The issuance of the Shares is pursuant to the exemption from the registration requirements afforded by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On September 10, 2019, the Company completed its previously announced “at the market” offering of $75.0 million of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Offering”). The Offering was conducted pursuant to an Equity Distribution Agreement, entered into on August 12, 2019 between the Company and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and BMO Capital Markets Corp. as the sales agents. The Company sold a total of 14,219,677 shares in the Offering, raising net proceeds (after sales commissions) of approximately $73.9 million.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to reduce outstanding indebtedness and for general working capital purposes.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibits attached hereto contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of securities legislation in the United States and Canada, including Coeur’s intended use of proceeds of the Offering. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause Coeur’s actual results, performance or achievements, including its use of proceeds, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include the risks and hazards inherent in the mining business (including risks inherent in developing large-scale mining projects, environmental hazards, industrial accidents, weather or geologically related conditions); changes in the market prices of gold, silver, zinc and lead and a sustained lower price environment; the uncertainties inherent in the Company’s production, exploratory and developmental activities, including risks relating to permitting and regulatory delays (including the impact of government shutdowns), ground conditions and grade variability; any future labor disputes or work stoppages (involving the Company and its subsidiaries or third parties); the uncertainties inherent in the estimation of gold, silver, zinc and lead reserves and mineralized material; changes that could result from the Company’s future acquisition of new mining properties or businesses; the loss of access to any third-party smelter to whom the Company markets silver and gold; the effects of environmental and other governmental regulations; the risks inherent in the ownership or operation of or investment in mining properties or businesses in foreign countries; and the Company’s ability to raise additional financing necessary to conduct its business, make payments or refinance its debt., as well as other uncertainties and risk factors set out in filings made from time to time with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Canadian securities regulators, including, without limitation, Coeur’s most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. Actual results, developments and timetables could vary significantly from the estimates presented. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Coeur disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Additionally, Coeur undertakes no obligation to comment on analyses, expectations or statements made by third parties in respect of Coeur, its financial or operating results or its securities.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) List of Exhibits
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Exhibit No. | Description |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |
Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No. | Description |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| COEUR MINING, INC. |
Date: September 13, 2019 | By: /s/ Thomas S. Whelan |
| Name: Thomas S. Whelan Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |