UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 30, 2004
Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation
| Idaho | 1-8641 | 82-0109423 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 505 Front Ave., P.O. Box “I”, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho | 83816 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (208) 667-3511
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| ITEM 5.03. AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS; CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR | ||||||||
| ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS | ||||||||
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| Exhibit 3.1 | ||||||||
ITEM 5.03. AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS; CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR.
Effective August 30, 2004, the Board of Directors of Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation, an Idaho corporation (the “Company”), acting via unanimous written consent pursuant to the provisions of Section 30-1-821 of the Idaho Code, amended Article II, Section 5 of the Company’s Bylaws to provide that no more than 70 days may lapse between a record date set by the Company for a meeting of shareholders of the Company and the date of such meeting of shareholders. The Company’s Bylaws previously provided that no more than 50 days may lapse between a record date set by the Company for a meeting of shareholders of the Company and the date of such meeting of shareholders. A copy of the Company’s Bylaws as so amended is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated into this Item 5.03 by reference.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits:
The following exhibit is filed with this report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit No. |
Description |
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3.1
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Bylaws of Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this current report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation |
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| Date: August 30, 2004 | By: | /s/ James A. Sabala | ||
| Name: | James A. Sabala | |||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||