Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 6, 2006
APEX SILVER MINES LIMITED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Cayman Islands, British West Indies |
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Walker House |
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Mary Street |
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George Town, Grand Cayman |
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Cayman Islands, British West Indies |
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Item 1.01 Entry Into Material Definitive Agreement
On April 6, 2006 Apex Silver Mines Limited (the Apex Silver) entered into an Underwriting Agreement with Harris Nesbitt Corp. (the Underwriter) relating to the offer and sale by Apex Silver of 6,375,000 ordinary shares at $24.45 per share pursuant to a prospectus supplement to its shelf registration statement. Proceeds to Apex Silver, net of the underwriter's fee of $4,781,250, will be $151,087,500.
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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.
Date: April 11, 2006
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Apex Silver Mines Limited |
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/s/ Mark A. Lettes |
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Mark A. Lettes |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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