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):
October 31, 2006
Newmont Mining Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-31240 | 84-1611629 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 1700 Lincoln Street, Denver, Colorado | 80203 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (zip code) |
(303) 863-7414
(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:
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| ITEM 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On October 31, 2006, the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board of Directors of Newmont Mining Corporation (the “Corporation”) approved, and on November 1, 2006, the Board of Directors of the Corporation ratified, new annual base salaries in the amount of $580,000 for Thomas L. Enos, Executive Vice President, Operations, and Richard T. O’Brien, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Messrs. Enos and O’Brien were identified as named executive officers in the Corporation’s 2006 Proxy Statement.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and 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.
| By: |
/s/ Sharon E. Thomas | |
| Name: |
Sharon E. Thomas | |
| Title: |
Vice President and Secretary | |
Dated: November 6, 2006
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