SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Koski Kenneth L

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

505 FRONT AVENUE

P.O. BOX I

(Street)

COEUR D'ALENE

83814

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
COEUR D ALENE MINES CORP [ CDE ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Controller

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/03/2009

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, Par Value, $1.00 per share	02/03/2009		A		20,056⁽¹⁾	A	$0	38,722⁽²⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Incentive Stock Options	$2.42							07/08/2009⁽³⁾	07/08/2018	Common Stock	15,591		15,591	D
Incentive Stock Options	$1⁽⁴⁾	02/03/2009		A		33,426		02/03/2010⁽³⁾	02/03/2019	Common Stock	33,426	$0	33,426	D
Stock Appreciation Rights	$1⁽⁴⁾	02/03/2009		A		22,962		02/03/2010⁽⁵⁾	02/03/2019	Common Stock	22,962	$0	22,962	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁶⁾	02/03/2009		A		13,777		⁽⁷⁾	⁽⁷⁾	Common Stock	13,777	$0	13,777	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reports of the grant of shares of restricted stock pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan. The shares shall vest to the extent of one-third on the first anniversary of the date of grant and shall cumulatively vest to the extent of one-third each year thereafter.

2. Includes 33,722 unvested shares of restricted stock.

3. The stock options become exercisable to the extent of one-third on the above date and are cumulatively exercisable to the extent of one-third each year thereafter.

4. The exercise price of the stock options and stock appreciation rights represents a premium of $0.31 above the closing price of its common stock on the date of grant.

5. The stock appreciation right becomes exercisable to the extent of one-third on the above date and is cumulatively exercisable to the extent of one-third each year thereafter.

6. Each restricted stock unit represents a right to receive a cash payment equivalent to the fair market value of the common stock as of the date of vesting.

7. The restricted stock units become exercisable to the extent of one-third on February 3, 2010 and are cumulatively exercisable to the extent of one-third each year thereafter. Vested units shall be settled in cash which shall be delivered to the reporting person on the date of vesting of such units.

	/s/ Mariel I. Estigarribia, Attorney-in-Fact	02/05/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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