AuRico Gold Inc.: Schedule 13D/A - Filed by newsfilecorp.com

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_______________

SCHEDULE 13D/A

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*

ENDEAVOUR SILVER CORP.
(Name of Issuer)

Common Share, without par value
(Title of Class of Securities)

29258Y103
(CUSIP Number)

Trent Mell
Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs
AuRico Gold Inc.
110 Yonge Street, Suite 1601
Toronto, ON M5C 1T4
Tel: (647) 260-8880
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

With a copy to:
Ricardo Leofanti
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
222 Bay Street
Suite 1750, P.O. Box 258
Toronto, Ontario M5K 1J5
Canada
(416) 777-4700

October 17, 2012
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d -1(e), 240.13d -1(f) or 240.13d -1(g), check the following box .

*       The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

         The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).



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1.

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

AuRico Gold Inc.

2.

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

 

(a) [    ]

(b) [    ]

3.

SEC USE ONLY


 

4.

SOURCE OF FUNDS


Not Applicable

5.

CHECK  BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
 

[   ]

6.

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION


Canada

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON WITH

7.

SOLE VOTING POWER



nil (See Item 5)

8.

SHARED VOTING POWER
 


nil

9.

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 


nil (See Item 5)

10.

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 


nil

11.

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON


nil (See Item 5)

12.

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 

[   ] 

13.

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)


0% (See Item 5)

14.

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON


CO




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Introductory Note

This Amendment No. 1 on Schedule 13D/A amends and supplements the Schedule 13D originally filed by AuRico Gold Inc. (the “Reporting Person”) on July 13, 2012 (collectively, the “Schedule 13D”). This Amendment No. 1 is being filed to report the sale of Common Shares, of the Issuer (as defined below) by the Reporting Person. Except as indicated in this Amendment No. 1, all other information set forth in the Schedule 13D remains unchanged and capitalized terms used herein that are not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 13D.

Item 1. Security and Issuer.

This Amendment No. 1 relates to common shares, without par value (“Common Shares”), of Endeavour Silver Corp., a corporation organized under the laws of the Province of British Columbia (the “Issuer”). The Issuer has its principal executive offices at 301-700 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 1G8 Canada.

Item 4. Purpose of the Transaction.

Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following paragraph at the end of Item 4:

AuRico Gold Inc. sold 11,037,528 Common Shares of the Issuer on an underwritten block trade basis at CAD$8.60 per share on October 17, 2012. The syndicate was jointly led by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the Bank of Montreal Capital Markets and Dundee Securities Ltd.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

(a) The aggregate number and percentage of Common Shares of the Issuer deemed to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Person is nil shares, which represents approximately 0% of the outstanding Common Shares of the Issuer.

(b) None of the persons set forth on Schedule A has any interest in the Common Shares of the Issuer.

(c) Except as described below, no transactions in the securities of the Issuer were effected by the Reporting Person or, to its knowledge, any other person set forth on Schedule A, during the past 60 days.

(d) The table below sets forth a list of each sale of Common Shares of the Issuer by the Reporting Person in open market transactions since the last reported transaction in Schedule 13D:

     Number of Shares         
  Transaction Date   Sold   Price Per Share*  
  October 17, 2012   11,037,528   CAD$8.60  

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* Sold on an underwritten block trade basis, at CAD$8.60 per share on October 17, 2012. The syndicate was jointly led by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the Bank of Montreal Capital Markets and Dundee Securities Ltd.

(e) On October 17, 2012, the Reporting Person ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities.



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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this Amendment No. 1 is true, complete and correct.

Date: October 22, 2012

AURICO GOLD, INC.

By: /s/ Trent Mell                                                    
Name: Trent Mell
Title: Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs



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SCHEDULE A

CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF AURICO GOLD, INC.

Directors

Name   Principal Occupation     Business Address     Citizenship  
Scott Perry   President and Chief     c/o of AuRico Gold, Inc.     Canada  
    Executive Officer of     110 Yonge Street, Suite 1601        
    AuRico Gold Inc.     Toronto, ON M5C 1T4        
          Canada        
                   
Luis Chavez   Director of Mexican     c/o of AuRico Gold, Inc.     Mexico  
    Operations of AuRico     110 Yonge Street, Suite 1601        
    Gold Inc.     Toronto, ON M5C 1T4        
          Canada        
                   
Ronald Smith   Director     c/o of AuRico Gold, Inc.     Canada  
          110 Yonge Street, Suite 1601        
          Toronto, ON M5C 1T4        
          Canada        
                   
Mark Daniel   Director     c/o of AuRico Gold, Inc.     Canada  
          110 Yonge Street, Suite 1601        
          Toronto, ON M5C 1T4        
          Canada        
                   
Patrick Downey   Director     c/o of AuRico Gold, Inc.     Canada  
          110 Yonge Street, Suite 1601        
          Toronto, ON M5C 1T4        
          Canada        
                   
Colin K. Benner   Executive Chairman of     c/o of AuRico Gold, Inc.     Canada  
    AuRico Gold Inc.     110 Yonge Street, Suite 1601        
          Toronto, ON M5C 1T4        
          Canada        
                   
Richard M. Colterjohn   Managing Partner and     c/o Glencoban Capital     Canada  
    Principal, Glencoban     Management        
    Capital Management     130 Bloor St. W Suite 905        
    Incorporated     Toronto, Ontario M5S 1N5        
          Canada        
                   
Alan R. Edwards   President & Chief     c/o Cooper One Inc.     United States  
    Executive Office,     1980-1075 West Georgia Street        
    Cooper One     Vancouver, British Columbia        
    Incorporated     V6E 3C9        
          Canada        
                   
Joseph Spiteri   Principal Mining     c/o of AuRico Gold, Inc.     Canada  
    Consultant, SGM     110 Yonge Street, Suite 1601        
    Consultants Incorporated     Toronto, ON M5C 1T4        
          Canada        



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Executive Officers

Scott Perry President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Trent Mell Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Russell Tremayne Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Peter MacPhail Chief Operating Officer, Canadian Operations
Chris Bostwick Senior Vice President, Technical Services
Chris Rockingham Vice President, Exploration and Business Development
Luis Chavez Director of Mexican Operations and Director
Chris Richter Vice President, Corporate Development
Charlene Milner Vice President, Finance
Anne Day Vice President, Investor Relations & Communications

The principal occupation of each of the executive officers listed above is serving as an employee of the Reporting Person in their respective capacity listed above. Each of the executive officers listed above is a citizen of Canada, except Russell Tremayne, who is a citizen of the United Kingdom, and Luis Chavez, who is a citizen of Mexico, and the principal business address of each such individual is c/o of AuRico Gold, Inc., 110 Yonge Street, Suite 1601, Toronto, ON M5C 1T4, telephone (649) 260-8880.

The filing of this Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D shall not be construed as an admission that any of such individuals is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D.