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): April 29, 2010 (April 29, 2010)
SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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1-14066 |
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13-3849074 |
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(State or Other
Jurisdiction |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer |
11811 North Tatum Blvd., Suite 2500, Phoenix, AZ 85028
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(602) 494-5328
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
NONE
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On April 29, 2010, Southern Copper Corporation (“SCC” or the “Company”), held its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The total outstanding voting securities eligible to vote were 850,000,000 shares of Common Stock. 838,466,995 shares, constituting approximately 98.64% of the total outstanding shares eligible to vote at the meeting, were present in person or by proxy. The stockholders were asked to take the following actions:
1. To elect our fourteen directors, who will serve until the 2011 annual meeting.
2. To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Galaz, Yamazaki, Ruiz Urquiza S.C., a member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, as our independent accountants for calendar year 2010.
PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The results of the vote were as follows:
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Nominee |
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Votes For |
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Withheld |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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Germán Larrea Mota-Velasco |
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730,724,244 |
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29,017,948 |
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78,724,802 |
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Oscar González Rocha |
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711,896,991 |
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47,845,201 |
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78,724,802 |
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Emilio Carrillo Gamboa |
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747,871,941 |
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11,870,251 |
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78,724,802 |
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Alfredo Casar Pérez |
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720,121,527 |
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39,620,665 |
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78,724,802 |
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Alberto de la Parra Zavala |
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725,856,815 |
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33,885,377 |
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78,724,802 |
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Xavier García de Quevedo Topete |
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734,569,584 |
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25,172,608 |
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78,724,802 |
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Genaro Larrea Mota-Velasco |
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745,363,613 |
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14,378,579 |
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78,724,802 |
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Daniel Muñiz Quintanilla |
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725,826,981 |
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33,915,211 |
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78,724,802 |
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Armando Ortega Gómez |
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725,837,409 |
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33,904,783 |
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78,724,802 |
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Luis Miguel Palomino Bonilla |
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755,642,726 |
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4,099,466 |
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78,724,802 |
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Gilberto Perezalonso Cifuentes |
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714,963,103 |
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44,779,089 |
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78,724,802 |
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Juan Rebolledo Gout |
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725,854,952 |
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33,887,240 |
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78,724,802 |
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Carlos Ruiz Sacristán |
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755,656,070 |
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4,086,122 |
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78,724,802 |
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Luis Téllez Kuenzler |
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755,640,229 |
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4,101,963 |
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78,724,802 |
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PROPOSAL 2 — APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF SCC’s INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The results of the vote were as follows:
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Votes For |
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Votes Against |
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Abstentions |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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837,574,033 |
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714,240 |
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178,720 |
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0 |
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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.
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SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION |
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Dated: April 29, 2010 |
By: |
/s/ Armando Ortega Gómez |
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Name: |
Armando Ortega Gómez |
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Title: |
Vice President, Legal General Counsel, and Secretary |