The Barron: Von Fink has purchased another 2.5 Million Shares of HM during the period of 06/02/99 - 06/11/99 HM has reported today through its filing with the SEC: Form 4. Many mistakenly thought that the Barron sold 9,000,000 shares earlier this year. What he did was transfer those shares to his granddaughter.
U.S. 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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction. 1(b)
================================================================================ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
von Finck August-Francois -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle)
Pacellistrasse 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street)
Munich Germany 80333 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip)
================================================================================ 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Homestake Mining Company (HM)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Statement for Month/Year
June 1999
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [X] 10% Owner [ ] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[ ] Form filed by the Reporting Person Form filed by more than one [X] Reporting Person
================================================================================ TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED ================================================================================
1. Title of Security 2. Transaction Date 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or (Month/Day/Year) Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, 5) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock, $.01 par value 06/02/98 P 891,000 A 7.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock, $.01 par value 06/03/98 P 141,900 A 7.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock, $.01 par value 06/07/98 P 250,000 A 7.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock, $.01 par value 06/08/98 P 282,000 A 7.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock, $.01 par value 06/09/98 P 594,000 A 7.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock, $.01 par value 06/10/98 P 65,000 A 7.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock, $.01 par value 06/11/98 P 34,000 A 7.97
This is good news. I have been buying aggressively at these dirt cheap levels myself.
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