Form 8-K

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): July 11, 2007

 


NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   001-31240   84-1611629

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

1700 Lincoln Street

Denver, Colorado 80203

(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)

(303) 863-7414

(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 filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

In a press release issued on July 11, 2007, Newmont Mining Corporation (the “Company”) confirmed its previously announced 2007 outlook for gold and copper sales and consolidated capital expenditures. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as otherwise stated in such filing.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

In a press release issued on July 11, 2007, the Company announced the pricing of its previously announced private offering of $500 million principal amount of 1.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2014 and $500 million principal amount of 1.625% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number
 

Description of Exhibit

99.1   News Release dated July 11, 2007.
99.2   News Release dated July 11, 2007.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Sharon E. Thomas

Name:   Sharon E. Thomas
Title:   Vice President and Secretary

Dated: July 11, 2007

 

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