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): August 6, 2010
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)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Effective August 6, 2010, Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an
amendment to the Company’s employment agreement with Dennis E. Wheeler, Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, to extend his employment agreement through
December 31, 2011. The employment agreement previously provided for a term of employment through
December 31, 2010. The amendment confirms a current base salary of $646,000. A copy of the amendment
is filed as an exhibit to this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
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First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Employment
Agreement, effective August 6, 2010, between the Company
and Dennis E. Wheeler. |
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