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): March 13, 2009 (March 9, 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)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
Pursuant to privately-negotiated agreements dated March 9, 2009, March 12, 2009 and March 13,
2009, Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation (the “Company”) agreed to exchange $12,026,000 aggregate
principal amount of its 1.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 and $6,291,000 of its 3.25%
Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 for an aggregate of 15,361,918 shares of its common stock, par
value $1.00 (the “Shares”). The Company expects all the
Shares to be issued between March 10, 2009
and March 19, 2009. The Company 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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