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 3, 2009
Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
IDAHO
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
1-8641
(Commission File Number)
82-0109423
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
505 Front Ave., P.O. Box “I”
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, 83816
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(208) 667-3511
(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
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Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
Pursuant to privately negotiated agreements dated September 3, 2009, Coeur d’Alene Mines
Corporation (the “Company”) agreed to exchange $14,700,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.25%
Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 for 951,700 shares (the “Shares”) of its common stock, par value
$0.01. The Company expects to issue the Shares on or about September 4, 2009, and it will issue
the Shares pursuant to the exemption from the registration requirements afforded by Section 3(a)(9)
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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