COEUR D’ALENE
MINES CORPORATION
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(Exact name of
Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Idaho | 1-8641 | 84-0109423 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction ) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer |
| of Incorporation | Identification No.) |
| 505 Front Avenue, | 83814 |
| Coeur d'Alene, Idaho | (Zip Code) |
| (Address of Principal Executive Office) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (208) 667-3511
Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Director or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(e) Amendment of Employment Agreement. On May 2, 2007, the Board of Directors of Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation (the “Company”) approved 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 provide for a term of employment through May 2010. The employment agreement previously provided for a term of employment through December 31, 2008. A copy of the agreement is filed as an exhibit to this Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished herewith:
Exhibit 10.1 Second Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated May 2, 2007, between the Registrant and Dennis E. Wheeler.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| COEUR D'ALENE MINES CORPORATION | |
| (Registrant) | |
Dated: May 7, 2007 |
By: /s/ James A. Sabala |
| James A. Sabala | |
| Executive Vice President and | |
| Chief Financial Officer |