Coeur Reminds Shareholders to Vote FOR Matters Related to Proposed Acquisition of Bolnisi and Palmarejo.Combination Creates the World's Undisputed Leader in Silver COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho Coeur d'Alene (IPA: [kɚ də liːn]) is the county seat and largest city of Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. -- Coeur d'Alene Coeur d'Alene, city, United States Coeur d'Alene (kûrdəlān`), city (1990 pop. 24,563), seat of Kootenai co., N Idaho, near the Wash. line; inc. 1907. Mines Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CDE (1) (Computer Desktop Encyclopedia) What you are reading at this very moment. See About this product. (2) (Common Desktop Environment) A user interface for desktop computing from The Open Group. ) (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :CDM 1. CDM - Content Data Model 2. CDM - Code Division Multiplexing ) recently sent the following letter to its shareholders in connection with its proposed acquisitions of Bolnisi Gold NL and Palmarejo Gold and Silver Corporation. Dear Fellow Shareholder: We have previously mailed to you proxy materials Proxy Materials Documents regulated by the Securities & Exchange Commission in which a public company outlines its methods and procedures. These documents are used to inform shareholders and solicit votes for corporate decisions, such as the election of directors and other in connection with the Special Meeting of Shareholders of Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation ("Coeur" or the "Company") to be held on December 3, 2007. Your vote is important regardless of the number of Coeur shares you own. Please vote your proxy today by telephone, via the Internet or please sign, date and mail your proxy in the postage-paid envelope provided. On May 3, 2007, Coeur announced that it had entered into merger agreements with Bolnisi Gold NL and Palmarejo Silver and Gold Corporation in a transaction which will position the new Coeur as the world's undisputed leader in silver. As described in detail in the proxy statement Proxy Statement A document containing the information that a company is required by the SEC to provide to shareholders so they can make informed decisions about matters that will be brought up at an annual stockholder meeting. previously sent to you, your board and management believe that the merger transaction offers compelling benefits for shareholders of Coeur. At the Coeur special meeting, shareholders are being asked to consider and vote upon a proposal to amend Coeur's articles of incorporation The document that must be filed with an appropriate government agency, commonly the office of the Secretary of State, if the owners of a business want it to be given legal recognition as a corporation. to increase the authorized shares Authorized shares Number of shares authorized for issuance by a firm's corporate charter. of Coeur common stock, to issue shares of common stock to shareholders of Bolnisi and Palmarejo and to approve the adjournment A putting off or postponing of proceedings; an ending or dismissal of further business by a court, legislature, or public official—either temporarily or permanently. or postponement of the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to adopt any of the foregoing proposals. Coeur's Board of Directors has unanimously approved the amendment to Coeur's articles of incorporation and the issuance of Coeur common stock in the transactions. Accordingly, the Board of Directors unanimously recommends that Coeur shareholders vote FOR proposals 1, 2 and 3. The vote of all shareholders is important. Please submit your vote in this important matter -by voting by telephone, via the Internet, or by signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy or voting instruction form in the postage-paid return envelope provided. Please act today to vote your shares and participate in the affairs of your company. On behalf of your board of directors, thank you for your cooperation and continued support. Sincerely, /s/ Dennis E. Wheeler Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT - PLEASE ACT TODAY Please help your Company save additional solicitation costs by signing, dating and mailing your proxy card A proxy card is an easily-acquired or home-made substitute for a collectible card. A proxy is used when a collectible card game player does not own a card, and it would be impractical for such purposes to acquire the card. or voting instruction form today. Internet and telephone voting are also available. The Company reminds its shareholders that there are three easy ways to vote. You may use one of the following simple methods to vote your shares: 1. Vote by Telephone. Call the toll-free number listed for this purpose on your proxy card or voting instruction form. Have your control number listed on the form ready and follow the simple instructions. 2. Vote by Internet. Go to the website listed on your proxy card or voting instruction form. Have your control number listed on the form ready and follow the simple instructions. 3. Vote by Mail. Mark, sign, date and return your proxy or voting instruction form in the postage-paid return envelope provided. Street name shareholders: your bank or broker cannot vote your shares on the proposals unless it receives your specific instructions. Please return your voting instruction form immediately, or vote by telephone or the Internet. If you have any questions or need assistance voting your shares, please call D. F. King & Co., Inc., which is assisting Coeur, toll-free at 1-800-901-0068. Cautionary Statement This press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. within the meaning of securities legislation in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada, including statements regarding the terms and conditions of the proposed transaction and anticipated operating results. Such statements are subject to numerous assumptions and uncertainties, many of which are outside the control of Coeur, Bolnisi or Palmarejo, as the case may be. Operating, exploration and financial data, and other statements in this press release are based on information that Coeur, Bolnisi or Palmarejo, as the case may be, believes is reasonable, but involve significant uncertainties affecting the business of Coeur, Bolnisi or Palmarejo, as the case may be, including, but not limited to, future gold and silver prices, costs, ore grades Ore grade is a measure that describes the concentration of a valuable natural material (such as metals or minerals) in its surrounding ore. Ore grade is used to assess the economic feasibility of a mining operation: the cost of extracting a natural material from its ore is directly , estimation of gold and silver reserves, mining and processing conditions, construction schedules, currency exchange rates, and the completion and/or updating of mining feasibility studies, changes that could result from future acquisitions of new mining properties or businesses, the risks and hazards inherent in the mining business (including environmental hazards, industrial accidents, weather or geologically related conditions), regulatory and permitting matters, risks inherent in the ownership and operation of, or investment in, mining properties or businesses in foreign countries, as well as other uncertainties and risk factors set out in filings made from time to time with the SEC and the Ontario Securities Commission The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is a regulatory agency which administers and enforces securities legislation in the Canadian province of Ontario. The OSC is an Ontario Crown corporation which reports to the Ontario legislature through the Minister of Finance. , including, without limitation, Coeur's reports on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. and Palmarejo's Annual Information Form. Additionally, there are risks that the parties will not proceed with the proposed transaction, that the ultimate terms Terms in Ultimate Frisbee Term Definition Reference Aggro abbr. aggressive. Referring to poor spirited, overly aggressive play by an individual or team. You must specify title = and url = when using . of the proposed transaction will differ from those that currently are contemplated, and that the proposed transaction will not be successfully completed for any reason (including the failure to obtain the required approvals or clearances from regulatory authorities). Actual results, developments and timetables could vary significantly from the estimates presented. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Coeur, Bolnisi and Palmarejo disclaim any intent or obligation to update publicly such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Additionally, Coeur, Bolnisi and Palmarejo undertake no obligation to comment on analyses, expectations or statements made by third parties in respect of Coeur, Bolnisi and Palmarejo, their financial or operating results or their securities or the proposed transaction. Additional Information The definitive proxy statement that Coeur has filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and Canadian securities regulators and mailed to its shareholders contains information about Coeur, Bolnisi, Palmarejo, the Palmarejo Project, the proposed transaction and related matters. Shareholders are urged to read the definitive proxy statement carefully, as it contains important information that shareholders should consider before making a decision about the proposed transaction. In addition to receiving the definitive proxy statement from Coeur by mail, shareholders may also obtain the definitive proxy statement, as well as other filings containing information about Coeur, without charge, from the SEC's website (www.sec.gov) and the Canadian securities regulators' website (www.sedar.com) or, without charge, from Coeur. Coeur and its executive officers and directors may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Coeur's shareholders with respect to the proposed transaction. Information regarding any interests that Coeur's executive officers and directors may have in the proposed transaction is set forth in the definitive proxy statement. The Coeur shares to be issued in the proposed transaction have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. Coeur intends to issue such Coeur shares pursuant to the exemption from registration set forth in Section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act. |
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