SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of April, 2008
Commission File Number: 001-13382
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
52nd Floor, Scotia Plaza, 40 King Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5H 3Y2
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40F:
Form 20-F o Form 40-F x
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o
Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o
Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.
Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes o No x
If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2b:
This Current Report on Form 6-K, dated April 9, 2009, is specifically incorporated by reference into Kinross Gold Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-141896), filed on April 4, 2007.
This report on Form 6-K is being furnished for the sole purpose of providing a copy of the Form of Proxy, Management Information Circular dated March 31, 2009 and the 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders mailed to shareholders in connection with the Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 6, 2009.
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Form of Proxy |
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Management Information Circular dated March 31, 2009 |
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2008 Annual Report to Shareholders (which includes the Management’s Discussion and Analysis and the audited financial statements of Kinross Gold Corporation for the periods ended December 31, 2008, both of which are incorporated by reference to Exhibits 99.2 and 99.3, respectively, to the Report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2008 filed March 31, 2009) |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Signed: |
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Shelley M. Riley |
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Vice President, Administration and |
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Corporate Secretary |
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April 9, 2009 |
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