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style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:90.6%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:7.33%;border-bottom:1.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Exhibits</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.06%;border-bottom:1.0pt solid transparent;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:90.6%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"></td></tr><tr><td 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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):
February 25, 2020 (
February 25, 2020
)
SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
1-14066
13-3849074
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
​
(Commission File Number)
​
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
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1440 E. Missouri Ave
.,
Suite 160
,
Phoenix
,
AZ
85014
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(
602
)
264-1375
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Trading Symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
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New York Stock Exchange
Lima Stock Exchange
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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ITEM 2.
02     Results
of Operations and Financial Condition
On February 25, 2020, Southern Copper Corporation ("SCC") issued a press release announcing financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended on December 31, 2019. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. In this press release, SCC reported that on February 20, 2020, the Board of Directors authorized a dividend of $0.40 per share payable on March 24, 2020, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 10, 2020. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1
The information in this report and the exhibit attached hereto are being furnished and shall not be deemed as "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934. Accordingly, this information will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed by Southern Copper Corporation pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as expressly stated in such filing.
ITEM 9.
01     Financial
Statements and Exhibits
(d)     Exhibits:
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Press release of Southern Copper Corporation dated February 25, 2020, furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K.
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Press release of Southern Copper Corporation dated February 25, 2020, furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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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By:
/s/ Andres Carlos Ferrero
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Name:
Andres Carlos Ferrero
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Title:
General Counsel
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Date:  February 25, 2020
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