-----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, LVYfytG5KKnAuteFV1cLCLv7j7Iz4THha37TsnqW7cXLGx+AbWk3luqSXe7rhXlu qTkA66ZDkBfQvNsqXu82DA== 0000900203-03-000015.txt : 20030905 0000900203-03-000015.hdr.sgml : 20030905 20030905164648 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000900203-03-000015 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20030903 FILED AS OF DATE: 20030905 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: APEX SILVER MINES LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001011509 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040] IRS NUMBER: 841363747 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: CALEDONIAN HOUSE MARY STREET STREET 2: GEORGETOWN BWI CITY: GRAND CAYMAN ISLAND BUSINESS PHONE: 3038395060 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: CALEDONIAN HOUSE MARY STREET STREET 2: GEORGETOWN BWI CITY: GRAND CAYMAN ISLAND REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SOROS GEORGE CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000900203 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13627 FILM NUMBER: 03884232 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 888 SEVENTH AVENUE STREET 2: 33RD FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10106 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-262--6 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 888 SEVENTH AVE STREET 2: 33RD FLR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10106 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0201 42003-09-031 0001011509 APEX SILVER MINES LTD SIL 0000900203 SOROS GEORGE 888 SEVENTH AVENUE 33RD FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10106 0010Ordinary Shares2003-09-034S01350016.00D3650223ISee footnotesOrdinary Shares2003-09-034S0200016.02D3648223ISee footnotesOrdinary Shares2003-09-034S0500016.03D3643223ISe e footnotesEach of the transactions in ordinary shares, par value $0.01 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). 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 wit h investment discretion with respect to, portfolio assets held for the account of QIP. The sole general partner of QIHMI is QIH Management LLC ("QIH Managment"), 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.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.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 LLC. The Reporting Person is the managing member of EMOF Manager.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.The filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the benef icial 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.The 3,643,223 Ordinary Shares reported herein beneficially owned by the Reporting Person following the reported transactions are held for the following accounts: (i) 2,484,663 Ordinary Shares are held for the account of QIP; (ii) 413,161 Ordinary Shares are held for the account of EMOF; and (iii) 745,399 Ordinary Shares are held for the account of Geosor.John F. Brown, as Attorney-in-Fact for Mr. George Soros2003-09-05 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----