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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 40-F/A

(Amendment No. 1)


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REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(a) OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010


Commission file number: 001-31522




 

 

ELDORADO GOLD CORPORATION

 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Canada

 

1040

 

N/A

(Province or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Suite 1188 – 550 Burrard Street

 

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 2B5

(604) 687-4018

(Address and Telephone Number of  Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

 

CT Corporation System

11 Eighth Avenue, 13th Floor

New York, New York 10011

 (212) 894-8940

Copies to:

Kenneth G. Sam

Dorsey & Whitney LLP
1400 Wewatta Street, Suite 400
Denver, Colorado 80202

(303) 629-3400

(Name, address (including zip code) and telephone number (including area code) of agent for service in the United States)


Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class:

Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered:

Common Shares, no par value

NYSE

 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  N/A

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:  N/A

For annual reports, indicate by check mark the information filed with this form:

  Annual Information Form      Audited Annual Financial Statements

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:  As at December 31, 2010, 548,187,192 common shares of the Registrant were issued and outstanding.

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes      No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes    No




EXPLANATORY NOTE


Eldorado Gold Corporation (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.  The 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 of the Exchange Act.


The Company is filing this Amendment No. 1 to its annual report on Form 40-F, as originally filed on March 31, 2011, to file the consent of Mr. Mark LeMessurier, MAusIMM, which was previously unavailable.  No other amendments are being made to the annual report on Form 40-F as originally filed.  


UNDERTAKING


The Company undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives to respond to inquiries made by the SEC staff, and to furnish promptly, when requested to do so by the SEC staff, information relating to: the securities registered pursuant to Form 40-F; the securities in relation to which the obligation to file an annual report on Form 40-F arises; or transactions in said securities.


CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS


The Company filed an Appointment of Agent for Service of Process and Undertaking on Form F-X with the SEC on November 5, 2004, which is hereby incorporated by reference, with respect to the class of securities in relation to which the obligation to file this annual report on Form 40-F arises.  




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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 40-F/A and has duly caused this Annual Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.



ELDORADO GOLD CORPORATION


By:

/s/ Paul N. Wright

Name:

Paul N. Wright

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

Date:

April 1, 2011


   

 

 

 

 



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EXHIBIT INDEX


Annual Information

99.1.*

Annual Information Form of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2010

99.2.**

The following audited consolidated financial statements of the Company, are exhibits to and form a part of this Report:

 

Auditors’ Reports on Consolidated Financial Statements and Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2010 and 2009

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009

 

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (which includes a reconciliation with United States GAAP)

99.3.**

Amended Management’s Discussion and Analysis

Certifications

99.4.

Certificate of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act

99.5.

Certificate of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act

99.6.

Certificate of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

99.7.

Certificate of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Consents

99.8.*

Consent of KPMG LLP

99.9.*

Consent of Mr. John Edward Hearne, RSG Global Pty Ltd

99.10.*

Consent of Mr. Scott Cowie, Wardrop Engineering Inc.

99.11.*

Consent of Mr. Roberto Costa, Roberto Costa Engenharia Ltda.

99.12.*

Consent of Mr. John Chen, Manager, Mining Technical Services of Eldorado Gold Corporation

99.13.*

Consent of Mr. Peter J. Perkins, BSc (Eng), ARSM, CEng, PrEng, MIMMM, MSAIMM of Aker Solutions E&C Ltd.

99.14.*

Consent of Mr. Michael Warren, BSc (Mining Eng), MBA, FAusIMM, FAICD of SRK Consulting Ltd.

99.15.*

Consent of Dr. Yumin Qiu, BSc (Geo.), MSc(Geo), PhD (Economic Geology) and Head of Exploration And Business Development of Eldorado Gold Corporation

99.16.*

Consent of Mr. Weifeng Li, MSc Engineering, MAusIMM and Open Pit Consultant Planning Engineer of West Swan Pty. Ltd.

99.17.*

Consent of Mr. Richard Miller, P.Eng. and Manager, Mine Engineering of Eldorado Gold Corporation

99.18.*

Consent of Mr. Paul Skayman, MAusIMM and Vice President, Operations of Eldorado Gold Corporation

99.19.*

Consent of Mr. Stephen Juras, P. Geo and Director of Technical Services of Eldorado Gold Corporation

99.20.

Consent of Mr. Mark LeMessurier

99.21.*

Consent of Mr. Sean Gregersen

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Previously filed with the Company’s annual report on Form 40-F as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2011.

** Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 6-K filed with the SEC on March 18, 2011.



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Exhibit 99.4

CERTIFICATION

I, Paul N. Wright, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F/A of Eldorado Gold Corporation;

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.

The issuer’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the issuer and have:

a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.

The issuer’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the issuer’s auditor and the audit committee of the issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.


 

 

 

 

 

Date:   April 1, 2011

 

By:

 

 /s/ Paul N. Wright


Paul N. Wright
Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)









Exhibit 99.5


CERTIFICATION

I, Ed Miu, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F/A of Eldorado Gold Corporation;

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.

The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the issuer and have:

a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.

The issuer’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the issuer’s auditor and the audit committee of the issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.


 

 

 

 

 

Date:  April 1, 2011

 

By:

 

 /s/ Ed Miu


Ed Miu
Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)









Exhibit 99.6



CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. §1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Eldorado Gold Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 40-F/A for the period ended December 31, 2010 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Paul N. Wright, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)

The information contained in this Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


April 1, 2011

     /s/ Paul N. Wright

Paul N. Wright

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Eldorado Gold Corporation and will be retained by Eldorado Gold Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.








Exhibit 99.7



CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. §1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Annual Report of Eldorado Gold Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 40-F/A for the period ended December 31, 2010 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Ed Miu, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)

The information contained in this Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


April 1, 2011

     /s/ Ed Miu

Ed Miu

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Eldorado Gold Corporation and will be retained by Eldorado Gold Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.