-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, OLYU2JVcGMhZ0Xe1Y4Mj6/x9EF2oxMPMMTQdbv2kODn697EHXBfNaYyb2RqcZJ20 CEGb5wJJdFdtn7sfrohsFg== 0000950157-97-000108.txt : 19970222 0000950157-97-000108.hdr.sgml : 19970222 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950157-97-000108 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DEFA14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19970212 SROS: NYSE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HOMESTAKE MINING CO /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000743872 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040] IRS NUMBER: 942934609 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DEFA14A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08736 FILM NUMBER: 97525518 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 650 CALIFORNIA ST-9TH FL STREET 2: 9TH FL CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94108-2788 BUSINESS PHONE: 4159818150 DEFA14A 1 SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 1997 ============================================================================== SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Filed by the Registrant |X| Filed by a Party other than the Registrant |_| Check the appropriate box: |_| Preliminary Proxy Statement |_| Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) |_| Definitive Proxy Statement |_| Definitive Additional Materials |X| Soliciting Material Pursuant to ss.240.14a-11(c) or ss.240.14a-12 HOMESTAKE MINING COMPANY (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check appropriate box): |X|No fee required. |_|Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11. (1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: (2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: (3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and show how it was determined): (4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: (5) Total fee paid: |_|Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. |_|Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filings: (1)Amount Previously Paid: (2)Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: (3)Filing Party: (4)Date Filed: The following is the text of Press Relase issued by Homestake on February 10, 1997. HOMESTAKE MINING COMPANY 650 California St. San Francisco, CA 94108 Contact: Michael A. Steeves Director, Investor Relations 415-983-8169 HOMESTAKE MINING RECEIVES PERMITS FOR RUBY HILL CONSTRUCTION $65 Million Project To Begin Immediately San Francisco, CA, February 10, 1997-- Homestake Mining Company (NYSE:HM) announced today that it has received permits to develop the West Archimedes orebody on the Company's Ruby Hill property in central Nevada, near the town of Eureka. Construction began last week with gold production scheduled to commence in the fourth quarter of this year. Upon completion of construction, Homestake will process approximately 3,500 tons of ore per day to produce between 105,000 and 110,000 ounces of gold on an annual basis. At current estimates, Ruby Hill will become the Company's lowest cost gold mine with projected total cash costs of approximately $140 per ounce and total production costs of $258 per ounce. Ore from the open pit at Ruby Hill will be processed by crushing, grinding, pulp agglomeration and conventional heap leaching. "We are very excited that Ruby Hill, the first major discovery resulting from Homestake's renewed exploration efforts, is moving into the construction phase, with production expected before the end of the year. We expect the Ruby Hill mine to be one of a new generation of Homestake mines that will lead to higher annual production and substantially lower costs over the next few years," said Jack E. Thompson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Homestake. "We intend to use a portion of the cash generated from West Archimedes production to fund further exploration and development of the promising Ruby Hill district." At present, proven and probable reserves at Ruby Hill total 7.6 million tons of ore grading 0.099 ounces of gold per ton (755,000 contained ounces). In addition, the oxide portion of the adjacent East Archimedes zone is being evaluated currently and may be added to reserves in the future. Additionally, recent deep drilling has intersected several hundreds of feet of gold mineralization approximately 1500 feet below the West Archimedes deposit which grades between 0.05 and 0.10 ounces of gold per ton. Higher grade zones of 0.25 ounces of gold per ton and better are occurring over widths of 20 to 80 feet within the mineralized area. Drilling is continuing to determine the extent and continuity of these zones. Homestake Mining Company is an international gold mining company with substantial operations and exploration in the United States, Canada and Australia. Homestake also has active exploration programs in the Andes, Venezuela, French Guiana, Brazil and elsewhere in Latin America, and development and/or evaluation projects in Chile, Russia and Bulgaria. The Company expects to produce approximately 1.9 million ounces of gold in 1997. Statements contained in this press release which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as that item is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from estimated results. Such risks and uncertainties are detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. FACTS ABOUT RUBY HILL ORE RESERVE - 7.62 million tons @ 0.099 ounces per ton (755,000 ounces) (including 1.95 million tons grading 0.233 ounces per ton) MINING - Open pit - @ 26,000 tons per day (tpd) Strip ratio - 7 to 1 PROCESSING - 2600 tpd Low grade ore 900 tpd High grade ore ---- 3500 tpd Total - Low grade ore will be crushed and heap leached - High grade ore will be ground in a ball mill, thickened, leached and filtered. The filtered cake will be combined in a rotating agglomeration drum with the crushed low grade ore and the mixture placed on the leach pad. - Overall recovery 87% ESTIMATED COST - $65.4 million (including $20.9 million for mining equipment and prestripping) OPERATING COST PER OUNCE Direct cash $130 Indirect cash 11 --- Total cash 141 Noncash 117 --- Total $258 INFORMATION CONCERNING THE DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF HOMESTAKE MINING COMPANY AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES OF HOMESTAKE MINING COMPANY WHO MAY COMMUNICATE WITH HOMESTAKE AND SANTA FE PACIFIC GOLD CORPORATION SHAREHOLDERS The following is information concerning the directors and executive officers of Homestake Mining Company and other representatives of Homestake ("Homestake") who may communicate with Homestake and Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corporation ("Santa Fe") shareholders with respect to (i) Homestake's planned combination with Santa Fe pursuant to which Santa Fe will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Homestake and each outstanding share of Santa Fe Common Stock, $0.01 par value, will be converted into the right to receive 1.115 shares of Homestake Common Stock, $1.00 par value (the "Combination") and (ii) the proposed offer by Newmont Mining Corporation ("Newmont") disclosed in the preliminary prospectus contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Newmont that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 7, 1997 (Registration No. 333-19335), to exchange each outstanding share of Santa Fe Common Stock for 0.40 of a share of Newmont Common Stock, $1.60 par value. Newmont's proposed offer has not been commenced. Newmont's Registration Statement states that its principal executive offices are located at 1700 Lincoln Street, Denver, Colorado 80203. Santa Fe's principal executive offices are located at 6200 Uptown Boulevard NE, Suite 400, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110. Directors and Officers of Homestake Name and Business Address Present Position with Homestake or Other Principal Occupation or Employment M. Norman Anderson N Anderson & Associates 502-455 Granville Street Vancouver, V6C1V2 Director, Homestake Mining Company; Former Chairman International Corona Corporation; Mining Industry Consultant. Jan P. Berger Homestake Mining Company 650 California Street San Francisco, CA 94108-2788 Treasurer, Homestake Mining Company. Michael L. Carroll Homestake Mining Company 650 California Street San Francisco, CA 94108-2788 Director of Taxes and Assistant Secretary, Homestake Mining Company. Robert H. Clark, Jr. 529 Fifth Avenue Suite 1600 New York, NY 10017 Director, Homestake Mining Company; President and Chief Executive Officer, Case, Pomeroy & Company, Inc. Harry M. Conger Homestake Mining Company 650 California Street San Francisco, CA 94108-2788 Director and Chairman of the Board,Homestake Mining Company. G. Robert Durham 943 Seddon Cove Way Tampa, FL 33602 Director, Homestake Mining Company; Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Walters Industries, Inc. and Former Chairman and President of Phelps Dodge Corporation. Gene G. Elam Homestake Mining Company 650 California Street San Francisco, CA 94108-2788 Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Homestake Mining Company. Douglas W. Fuerstenau University of California, Berkeley 477 Evans Hall No. 1760 Berkeley, CA 94720 Director, Homestake Mining Company; Professor in the Graduate School, Department of Materials Science and Mineral Engineering, University of California, Berkeley. Dennis B. Goldstein Homestake Mining Company 650 California Street San Francisco, CA 94108-2788 Corporate Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Homestake Mining Company. Lee A. Graber Homestake Mining Company 650 California Street San Francisco, CA 94108-2788 Vice President, Corporate Development, Homestake Mining Company. Henry G. Grundstedt P.O. Box 105 Umpqua, OR 97486-0105 Director, Homestake Mining Company; Former Senior Vice President, Capital Guardian Trust. Fred Hewett Homestake Mining Company 650 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94108-2788 Assistant Controller, Homestake Mining Company. William A. Humphrey Homestake Mining Company 650 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94108-2788 Director, Vice Chairman of the Board, Former President and Chief Operating Officer, Homestake Mining Company. Robert K. Jaedicke Graduate School of Business Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-5015 Director, Homestake Mining Company; Professor (Emeritus) of Accounting Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Wayne Kirk Homestake Mining Company 650 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94108-2788 Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Homestake Mining Company. Gillyeard J. Leathley Homestake Mining Company 650 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94108-2788 Vice President, Operations, Homestake Mining Company. William F. Lindqvist Homestake Mining Company 650 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94108-2788 Vice President, Exploration, Homestake Mining Company. John Neerhout, Jr. 15 Peninsula Road Belvedere, CA 94920 Director, Homestake Mining Company; Former Executive Vice President and Director of Bechtel Group Inc. Ronald D. Parker 1000-700 W. Pender Street Vancouver, BC V6C 168 CANADA Vice President, Canada, Homestake Mining Company. David W. Peat Homestake Mining Company 650 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94108-2788 Vice President and Controller, Homestake Mining Company. Stuart T. Peeler Casa Codorniz POB 35852 Tucson, AZ 85740 Director, Homestake Mining Company; Petroleum Industry Consultant. Carol A. Rae 13117 N. Creekview Road Rapid City, SD 57702 Director, Homestake Mining Company; Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Magnum Diamond Corporation. Berne A. Schepman The Adair Company 1670 South Amphlett Blvd. Suite 214 San Mateo, CA 94402 Director, Homestake Mining Company; President,The Adair Company and Russian Technology Group. Richard A. Tastula 9th Floor 2 Mill Street Perth, WA 6000 Vice President, Australia, Homestake Mining Company. Jack E. Thompson Homestake Mining Company 650 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94108-2788 Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Homestake Mining Company. Thomas H. Wong Homestake Mining Company 650 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94108-2788 Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Secretary, Homestake Mining Company. On November 17, 1996, Homestake and Santa Fe entered into a confidentiality agreement pursuant to which, among other things, each party agreed to protect the confidential and proprietary information and data provided to each other in connection with the evaluation of one or more business transactions. On December 8, 1996, Homestake, Santa Fe and HMGLD Corp, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Homestake, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger pursuant to which the Combination will be consummated. On January 9, 1997, Homestake purchased 100 shares of Santa Fe common stock. In addition, the following individuals named above own the following shares of Santa Fe common stock, all of which has been owned by such individuals for more than 60 days: Mr. Peeler - 10,300 shares; Mr. Elam - 2,000 shares; and Mr. Graber - 1,000 shares. At the effective time (the "Effective Time") of the Combination, five members of the Homestake Board will continue as directors of Homestake. The other eight members of the Homestake Board will voluntarily resign as directors of Homestake. The Agreement provides that at the Effective Time, Mr. Thompson will become Homestake's Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. A total of ten Homestake management personnel, including Messrs. Thompson, Elam, Kirk, Leathley and Lindqvist, have severance agreements with Homestake under which they are entitled to receive benefits in the event of a change of control followed by certain events. The Combination is a change of control for purposes of these severance agreements. Under the severance agreements, entitlement to benefits arises if, within three years following the consummation of the Combination, such person's employment is terminated or such person elects to terminate his employment following (i) a reduction in salary or certain benefits, (ii) a change in location of employment, (iii) a change in position, duties, responsibilities or status inconsistent with such person's prior position, or (iv) a reduction in responsibilities, title or office as in effect just before the consummation of the Combination. Benefits consist of (i) a lump sum payment equal to two times such person's highest annual salary and bonus (including deferred compensation) during the three years prior to termination, (ii) continuation of participation in insurance and certain other fringe benefits for two years, (iii) continued vesting of stock options, and (iv) relocation assistance. Such benefits are in lieu of severance benefits otherwise payable under Homestake's general severance policy. The same ten management personnel are also participants in Homestake's Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan (the "Homestake ESRP"). The Homestake ESRP provides that participating employees accrue retirement benefits at the rate of 4 1/3% times years of service up to a maximum of 15 years. Service credit is then multiplied by average monthly compensation during the 36 consecutive months of highest compensation (salary and bonus) to determine a monthly retirement benefit. Benefits are payable on retirement at age 62 after 10 continuous years of service, with provision for early retirement between ages 55 and 62. Within two years following the Combination, if any participant's employment is terminated by Homestake or by the participant for any reason, such participant will fully vest in the maximum benefits payable under the Homestake ESRP to the extent such participant is not already fully vested, and will be entitled to commence receiving such benefits at age 55. Benefits payable under the Homestake ESRP are reduced to the extent of retirement benefits otherwise payable under any other Homestake retirement plan (except the Homestake Mining Company Savings Plan). Homestake has a deferred compensation plan under which 23 eligible employees and the directors are entitled to defer receipt of compensation. Deferred compensation earns interest at rates determined under the plan, with a higher rate equal to 120% of the regular rate (the "Preferred Rate") for persons who have been participants for more than five years. Under the deferred compensation plan, following the Combination, all deferred compensation will earn interest at the Preferred Rate. Other Representatives of Homestake Who May Communicate with Homestake and Santa Fe Shareholders Present Principal Occupation or Employment Robert A. Pilkington................ Managing Director Dillon, Read & Co. Inc. 535 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10022 James C. Katzman..................... Vice President Dillon, Read & Co. Inc. 535 Madisoin Avenue New York, NY 10022 Homestake has retained Dillon, Read & Co. Inc. ("Dillon Read") to act as its financial advisor in connection with the Combination and related matters. Pursuant to an engagement letter dated as of November 21, 1996, between Homestake and Dillon Read, Homestake has agreed to pay Dillon Read a fee of 0.33% of the equity consideration in the Combination, subject to a maximum fee of $6,500,000, for services provided in connection with the Combination. Of this amount, $2,250,000 was paid upon the announcement by Homestake of the execution of the Agreement; the payment of the balance is contingent upon the consummation of the merger. Homestake has also agreed to reimburse Dillon Read for the expenses reasonably incurred by it in connection with its engagement (including reasonable counsel fees) and to indemnify Dillon Read and its officers, directors, employees, agents and controlling persons against certain expenses, losses, claims, damages or liabilities in connection with its services, including those arising under the federal securities laws. In the past, Dillon Read has provided investment banking services to Homestake and has received customary compensation for such services. In the ordinary course of business, Dillon Read trades the securities of Homestake and Santa Fe for its own account and the accounts of its customers and, accordingly, may at any time hold a long or short position in such securities. This information is being furnished by Homestake to Homestake and Santa Fe shareholders pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in response to the proposed Newmont exchange offer and Newmont's proposed solicitation of proxies. This information is not being furnished by Santa Fe or its Board of Directors. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----