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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-06-036991.txt : 20060523
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20060523170614
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-06-036991
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	144
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20060523
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20060523

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GOMEZ ARMANDO FAUSTO ORTEGA
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001263467
		RELATIONSHIP:				DIRECTOR

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		144

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		BAJA CALIFORNIA 200
		STREET 2:		COLONIA ROMA SUR
		CITY:			MEXICO CITY
		STATE:			O5
		ZIP:			06760

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001001838
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	METAL MINING [1000]
		IRS NUMBER:				133849074
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		144
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14066
		FILM NUMBER:		06862048

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2575 EAST CAMELBACK ROAD, SUITE 500
		CITY:			PHOENIX
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85016
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(602) 977-6595

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2575 EAST CAMELBACK ROAD, SUITE 500
		CITY:			PHOENIX
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85016

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SOUTHERN PERU COPPER CORP/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960726

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SOUTHERN PERU COPPER HOLDING CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19951006
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<TYPE>144
<SEQUENCE>1
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<DESCRIPTION>FILING FOR PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES UNDER RULE 144
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><br>
  <br>
  UNITED STATES</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"><br>
  <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
  Washington, D.C. 20549<br>
  <br>
  </font></b></font><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM
  144<br>
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  </font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NOTICE
  OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;"><br>
  </font><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PURSUANT
  TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933<br><br></font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">OMB APPROVAL</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">OMB Number: 3235-0101</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Expires: December 31, 2006</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Estimated average burden hours per response&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;4.47</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">SEC USE ONLY</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ATTENTION:</font></b></p>
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  <td width="72%" colspan="14" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:72.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-style:italic;">Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form
  concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale or
  executing a sale directly with a market maker.</font></i></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">1&nbsp;<i><font style="font-style:italic;">(a)&nbsp;</font></i>NAME
  OF ISSUER <i><font style="font-style:italic;">(Please type or print)</font></i></font></p>
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  <td width="14%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-style:italic;">(b)</font></i><font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;IRS IDENT. NO.</font></p>
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  <td width="25%" colspan="5" valign="top" style="border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:25.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-style:italic;">(c)</font></i><font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;S.E.C. FILE NO.</font></p>
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  <td width="16%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="background:#BFBFBF;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:16.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">WORK LOCATION</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION<br><br></font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">13-3849074</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">1-14066</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">1&nbsp;<i><font style="font-style:italic;">(d)</font></i></font></p>
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  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">ADDRESS OF ISSUER</font></p>
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  <td width="33%" colspan="6" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:33.62%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">STREET</font></p>
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  <td width="17%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">CITY</font></p>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.98%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">STATE</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">ZIP CODE</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-style:italic;">(e)</font></i><font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;TELEPHONE NO.</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">2575 E. Camelback Rd., Suite 500</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Phoenix</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">AZ</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">85016</font></p>
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  <td width="6%" colspan="2" height="9" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;height:7.1pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.66%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">602</font></p>
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  <td width="9%" colspan="2" height="9" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;height:7.1pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">977-6595</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="17%" colspan="4" height="9" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;height:7.1pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" height="9" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;height:7.1pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.98%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">2&nbsp;<i><font style="font-style:italic;">(a)</font></i></font></p>
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  <td width="28%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE
  TO BE SOLD</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.32%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-style:italic;">(b)</font></i></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">IRS IDENT. NO.</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.34%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-style:italic;">(c)</font></i></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.44%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-style:italic;">(d)</font></i></p>
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  <td width="19%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:19.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">ADDRESS&nbsp;STREET</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">CITY</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">STATE</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">ZIP&nbsp;CODE</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="32%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:32.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 14.85pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;"><br>
  Armando F. Ortega Gomez</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><br><br></font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;"><br>
  Director, Officer</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" colspan="5" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.4%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;"><br>
  c/o Southern Copper Corporation</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">2575 E. Camelback Rd., Suite 500</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;"><br>
  Phoenix</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;"><br>
  AZ</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;"><br>
  85016</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="33" style="border:none;"></td>
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  <td width="66" style="border:none;"></td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font></i></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-style:italic;">INSTRUCTION:&nbsp;&nbsp;The
person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S.
Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.</font></i></p>

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  <td width="3%" rowspan="2" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">3&nbsp;<i><font style="font-style:italic;">(a)</font></i></font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" rowspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Title of
  the Class of Securities To Be Sold</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" rowspan="2" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-style:italic;">(b)</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" rowspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in .7pt 0.375pt .7pt;width:19.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Name and
  Address of Each Broker Through Whom the Securities are to be Offered or Each
  Market Maker who is Acquiring the Securities</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="background:#BFBFBF;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.7%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SEC USE
  ONLY</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" rowspan="2" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-style:italic;">(c)</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" rowspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in .7pt 0.375pt .7pt;width:9.78%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Number
  of Shares<br>
  or Other Units<br>
  To Be Sold<br>
  </font></b><i><font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-style:italic;">(See instr. 3(c))</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" rowspan="2" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-style:italic;">(d)</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" rowspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in .7pt 0.375pt .7pt;width:8.44%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Aggregate<br>
  Market<br>
  Value<br>
  </font></b><i><font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-style:italic;">(See instr. 3(d))</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" rowspan="2" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-style:italic;">(e)</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" rowspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in .7pt 0.375pt .7pt;width:9.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Number
  of Shares<br>
  or Other Units<br>
  Outstanding<br>
  </font></b><i><font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-style:italic;">(See instr. 3(e))</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" rowspan="2" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-style:italic;">(f)</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" rowspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in .7pt 0.375pt .7pt;width:9.12%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Approximate
  Date of Sale<br>
  </font></b><i><font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-style:italic;">(See instr. 3(f))<b><font style="font-weight:bold;"><br>
  </font></b></font></i><font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;">(MO.
  DAY YR.)</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" rowspan="2" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-style:italic;">(g)</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" rowspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in .7pt 0.375pt .7pt;width:9.46%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Name of
  Each Securities Exchange<br>
  </font></b><i><font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-style:italic;">(See instr. 3(g))</font></i></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="background:#BFBFBF;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.7%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Broker-Dealer<br>
  File Number</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Common Stock</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.02%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">GBM International Inc.</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">2700 Post Oak Blvd.</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Suite 1110</font></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Houston, TX 77056</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="background:#BFBFBF;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.04%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">1,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.56%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">$87,300</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.62%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">05/23/2006</font></p>
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  <td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">NYSE</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="background:#BFBFBF;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="background:#BFBFBF;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INSTRUCTIONS:</font></b></p>

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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.04%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">1.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">(a)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Name of issuer</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">3.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">(a)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="62%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:62.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Title of the class of securities to be sold</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.04%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">(b)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Issuer&#146;s I.R.S. Identification Number</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">(b)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="62%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:62.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Name and address of each broker through whom the
  securities are intended to be sold</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.04%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">(c)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Issuer&#146;s S.E.C. file number, if any</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">(c)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="62%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:62.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt
  securities, give the aggregate face amount)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.04%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">(d)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Issuer&#146;s address, including zip code</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">(d)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="62%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:62.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold
  as of a specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.04%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">(e)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Issuer&#146;s telephone number, including area code</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">(e)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="62%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:62.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Number of shares or other units of the class
  outstanding, or if debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as
  shown by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.04%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">(f)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="62%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:62.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Approximate date on which the securities are to be
  sold</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.04%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">2.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">(a)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Name of person for whose account the securities are
  to be sold</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">(g)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="62%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:62.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which
  the securities are intended to be sold</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.04%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">(b)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Such person&#146;s I.R.S. identification number, if such
  person is an entity</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="62%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:62.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.04%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">(c)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Such person&#146;s relationship to the issuer (e.g.,
  officer, director, 10% stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of
  the foregoing)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="62%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:62.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.04%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">(d)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:28.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Such person&#146;s address, including zip code</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.0%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="62%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:62.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not<br>
required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control
number.</font></b></p>

<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">SEC 1147 (01-04)</font></p>


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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">TABLE I
&#150;&#150; SECURITIES TO BE SOLD</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Furnish
the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to
be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase
price or other consideration therefor:</font></i></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.02%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Title of
  the Class</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Date you
  Acquired</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="21%" valign="bottom" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Nature
  of Acquisition Transaction</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:20.64%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Name of
  Person from Whom Acquired<br>
  <i><font style="font-style:italic;">(If gift, also give date donor acquired)</font></i></font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.2%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount
  of Securities Acquired</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Date of
  Payment</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.46%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Nature
  of Payment</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="10%" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Common Stock</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">08/12/2002</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="21%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Acquired under the
  Southern Copper Corporation Directors&#146; Stock Award Plan</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:20.64%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Southern Copper
  Corporation</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.2%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">200</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.46%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="10%" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Common Stock</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">05/30/2003</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="21%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Acquired under the
  Southern Copper Corporation Directors&#146; Stock Award Plan</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:20.64%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Southern Copper
  Corporation</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.2%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">200</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.46%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="10%" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Common Stock</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">04/29/2004</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="21%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Acquired under the
  Southern Copper Corporation Directors&#146; Stock Award Plan</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:20.64%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Southern Copper
  Corporation</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.2%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">200</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.46%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="10%" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Common Stock</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">05/16/2005</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="21%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Acquired under the Southern
  Copper Corporation Directors&#146; Stock Award Plan</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:20.64%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Southern Copper
  Corporation</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.2%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">200</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.46%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="10%" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Common Stock</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.58%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">04/27/2006</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="21%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Acquired under the
  Southern Copper Corporation Directors&#146; Stock Award Plan</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:20.64%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Southern Copper
  Corporation</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.2%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">200</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.46%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.02%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INSTRUCTIONS:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.64%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">1.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="44%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:44.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase,
  explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration
  given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if
  payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the
  note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">2.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:32.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">If within two years after the acquisition of the
  securities the person for whose account they are to be sold had any short
  positions, put or other option to dispose of securities referred to in
  paragraph (d)(3) of Rule 144, furnish full information with respect thereto.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<div align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><hr size="1" width="100%" noshade color="black" align="center"></div>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">TABLE II
&#150;&#150; SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Furnish
the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the
past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.</font></i></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.02%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="33%" valign="bottom" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:33.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Name and
  Address of Seller</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="bottom" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:26.26%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Title of
  Securities Sold</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.84%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Date of
  Sale</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.98%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount
  of Securities Sold</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.42%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Gross
  Proceeds</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="33%" valign="bottom" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:33.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:26.26%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.84%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.98%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.42%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REMARKS:</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:49.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INSTRUCTIONS:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:49.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ATTENTION:</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:49.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">See the definition of &#147;person&#148; in paragraph (a) of
  Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose
  account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons
  included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to
  sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to
  be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:49.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">The person for whose account the securities to
  which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this
  notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to
  the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be
  sold which has not been publicly disclosed.</font></i></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<div align="center">

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="45%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:45.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">May 23, 2006</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:45.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">/s/ Armando F. Ortega
  Gomez</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="45%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:45.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">DATE OF NOTICE</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:45.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">(SIGNATURE)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Armando F. Ortega Gomez</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">The
notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to be
sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed.<br>
Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.</font></i></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute
  Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)</font></b></p>
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