Goldcorp Inc. (the Company or the Registrant) is a Canadian issuer eligible to file its annual report
pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), on Form
40-F
pursuant to the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system of the Exchange Act. The
Company is a foreign private issuer as defined in Rule
3b-4
under the Exchange Act. Equity securities of the Company are accordingly exempt from Sections 14(a), 14(b), 14(c), 14(f) and 16 of the
Exchange Act pursuant to Rule
3a12-3.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This annual report on Form
40-F
and the exhibits attached hereto contain
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), Section 21E of the Exchange Act, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the
PSLRA) or in releases made by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), all as may be amended from time to time, concerning the business, operations and financial performance and condition of the Company.
The following cautionary statements are being made pursuant to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the PSLRA with the intention of obtaining the benefits of the safe harbor provisions of such laws. Forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to: statements relating to Newmont Mining Corporations (Newmont) planned acquisition of all of our issued and outstanding common shares (the Proposed Transaction) and the expected terms,
timing and closing of the Proposed Transaction, including receipt of required approvals and satisfaction of other customary closing conditions, statements with respect to the future price of gold, silver, zinc, copper and lead, the estimation of
mineral reserves and mineral resources, the realization of mineral reserve estimates, the timing and amount of estimated future production, costs of production, targeted cost reductions, capital expenditures, free cash flow, costs and timing of the
development of new deposits, success of exploration activities, permitting and certification time lines, hedging practices, currency exchange rate fluctuations, requirements for additional capital, government regulation of mining operations,
environmental risks, unanticipated reclamation expenses, health, safety and diversity initiatives, timing and possible outcome of pending litigation, title disputes or claims and limitations on insurance coverage. Generally, these forward-looking
statements can be identified by the use of words such as plans, expects, is expected, budget, scheduled, estimates, forecasts, intends,
anticipates, believes, or variations or comparable language of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results may, could, would, should,
might or will, occur or be achieved or the negative connotation thereof.
Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of factors and assumptions that, if untrue, could cause the
actual results, performances or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Such statements and information are based on numerous assumptions
regarding present and future business strategies and the environment in which the Company will operate in the future, including the price of gold, anticipated costs and ability to achieve goals. Certain important factors that could cause actual
results, performances or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, among others, gold price volatility, discrepancies between actual and estimated production, mineral reserves and mineral resources and
metallurgical recoveries, mining operational and development risks, litigation risks, regulatory restrictions (including environmental regulatory restrictions and liability), changes in national and local government legislation, taxation, controls
or regulations and/or change in the administration of laws, policies and practices, expropriation or nationalization of property and political or economic developments in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, the Dominican Republic or
other jurisdictions in which the Company does, or may carry on business in the future, delays, suspensions or technical challenges associated with capital projects, higher prices for fuel, steel, power, labor and other consumables, currency
fluctuations, the speculative nature of gold exploration, the global economic climate, dilution, share price volatility, competition, loss of key employees, additional funding requirements and defective title to mineral claims or property, the
prompt and effective integration of Newmonts and the Companys businesses and the ability to achieve the anticipated synergies and value-creation contemplated by the Proposed Transaction. Although the Company believes its expectations are
based upon reasonable assumptions and has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause
actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.
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