SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 40-F
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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, 2002 |
Commission File Number 001-31528 |
IAMGold Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Canada (Province or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
1040 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code) |
Not Applicable (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
220 Bay Street, 5th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2W4, Canada
(416) 360-4710
(Address and telephone number of registrant's principal executive offices)
Gary Katz
685 Third Avenue, 28th Floor
New York, New York 10017
(212) 923-0642
(Name, address (including zip code) and telephone
number (including area code) of agent for service in the United States)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered: |
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| Common Shares | American Stock Exchange |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None
For annual reports, indicate by check mark the information filed with this form:
| ý Annual Information Form | ý 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. [79,237,022]
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant by filing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). If "Yes" is marked, indicate the filing number assigned to the Registrant in connection with such Rule. Yes o No ý
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 ý No o
Registrant undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives to respond to inquiries made by the Commission staff, and to furnish promptly, when requested to do so by the Commission 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 to transactions in said securities.
Based on their evaluations as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the Registrant's President and Chief Executive Officer and Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-14(c) under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.
There were no significant changes in the Registrant's internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 40-F and has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| IAMGOLD CORPORATION | |
/s/ JOSEPH F. CONWAY Joseph F. Conway President and Chief Executive Officer |
Date: May 20 , 2003
I. Certificate of the President and Chief Executive Officer
I, Joseph F. Conway, President and Chief Executive Officer of IAMGold Corporation, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F of IAMGold Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this annual 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 annual report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
(b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
(c) presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (and persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this annual report whether there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date: May 20 , 2003
/s/ JOSEPH F. CONWAY |
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| ........................................................................ | Joseph F. Conway |
| ........................................................................ | President and Chief Executive Officer |
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II. Certificate of the Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
I, Grant A. Edey, Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of IAMGold Corporation, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F of IAMGold Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this annual 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 annual report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
(b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
(c) presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (and persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this annual report whether there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date: May 20 , 2003
/s/ GRANT A. EDEY Grant A. Edey Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer |
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| 1 | Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2002 | |
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Audited Comparative Consolidated Financial Statements of IAMGold Corporation including the notes thereto, as of December 31, 2002 and 2001 an for each of the years in the three year period ended December 31, 2002, together with the auditor's report thereon, and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition, Results of Operations and Liquidity for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, including a reconciliation to United States generally accepted accounting principles. |
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Consent of KPMG LLP, Chartered Accountants |
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Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 — Joseph F. Conway |
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Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 — Grant A. Edey |