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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001279569-12-000677
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120515
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120516
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120516

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000771992
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-13727
		FILM NUMBER:		12848788

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1500-625 HOWE STREET
		CITY:			VANCOUVER BC CANADA
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			V6C 2T6

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1500 625 HOWE ST
		CITY:			VANCOUVER BC V6C 2T6
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			999999999

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PAN AMERICAN MINERALS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950608
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American Silver Corp.</B></FONT></P>

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charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 97%">Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a
    Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make
    public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant&rsquo;s
    &ldquo;home country&rdquo;), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant&rsquo;s securities are
    traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed
    to the registrant&rsquo;s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K
    submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.</TD></TR>
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in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
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the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-weight: bold"><B>Pan American Silver Corp.</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">(Registrant)</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Date:&nbsp;May 15, 2012</TD>
    <TD>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/&nbsp;<B><I>ROBERT PIROOZ</I></B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;&nbsp;99.1</TD>
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    <TD>News Release dated May  15, 2012 - Pan American Silver declares second quarterly dividend of 2012 and will restart share repurchase program
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<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>Pan American Silver declares second quarterly dividend of 2012
and will restart share repurchase program</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">(All amounts in US dollars unless otherwise stated)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">VANCOUVER, May 15, 2012 /CNW/ - <B>Pan American Silver Corp.
(PAAS: NASDAQ; PAA: TSX) </B>(&quot;Pan American&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) today announced that the Company's Board of
Directors has approved the second quarterly cash dividend of 2012.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">The cash dividend, in the amount of $0.0375 per share, will
be distributed on or about Monday, June 11, 2012 to holders of record of common shares as of the close of business on Monday, May
28, 2012.&nbsp; Specific distribution dates and amounts of future dividends will be determined by the Board of Directors (the &quot;Board&quot;)
on an ongoing basis.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">The Company's dividends are designated as eligible dividends
for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">On August 26, 2011, the Company announced that the Toronto
Stock Exchange (&quot;TSX&quot;) had accepted the Company's notice of its intention to make a normal course issuer bid (the &quot;Program&quot;)
to purchase up to 5,395,540 of its common shares, representing up to 5% of Pan American's issued and outstanding shares as of August
24, 2011.&nbsp; The period of the share buy-back began on September 1, 2011 and can continue until August 31, 2012, or an earlier
date should the Company complete its purchases.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">During 2011, the Company re-purchased 3,582,200 shares, but
did not make purchases under the Program during the period of time that was needed to complete the acquisition of Minefinders Corporation
Ltd.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">With this acquisition now complete, the Board has decided
to restart the Program, as it feels the market price of the Company's common shares does not fully reflect the underlying value
of its operations, properties and future growth prospects.&nbsp; The Company believes that in these circumstances, the outstanding
common shares represent an appealing investment for Pan American since a portion of the Company's excess cash can be invested for
an attractive risk adjusted return on capital through this Program.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">Under the current Program, the Company is limited to a further
1,813,340 common shares that it can re-purchase and will determine at such time as this Program is completed whether or not to
seek regulatory approval to initiate a further normal course issuer bid.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">Pan American will pay the market price at the time of acquisition
of any common shares in accordance with the rules and policies of the TSX and NASDAQ and applicable securities laws.&nbsp; All
common shares acquired by the Company under the Program will be cancelled and purchases will be funded out of Pan American's working
capital.&nbsp; Although the Company has a present intention to acquire its common shares pursuant to the Program, it is not obligated
to make any purchases.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0"><B>About Pan American Silver</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">Pan American Silver's mission is to be the world's largest
and lowest cost primary silver mining company by increasing its low cost silver production and silver Mineral Reserves.&nbsp; The
Company has eight operating mines in Mexico, Peru, Argentina and Bolivia, including the recently acquired Dolores gold/silver mine
in Chihuahua, Mexico.&nbsp; Pan American also owns the Navidad silver development project in Chubut, Argentina, the Calcatreu gold
project in Rio Negro and the La Bolsa development project in Sonora, Mexico.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0"><I>THIS NEWS RELEASE CONTAINS &quot;FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS&quot;
WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE UNITED STATES PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 AND &quot;FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION&quot;
WITHIN THE MEANING OF APPLICABLE CANADIAN SECURITIES LEGISLATION. ALL STATEMENTS, OTHER THAN STATEMENTS OF HISTORICAL FACT, ARE
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. STATEMENTS CONTAINING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION EXPRESS, AS AT THE DATE OF THIS NEWS RELEASE, THE
COMPANY'S PLANS, ESTIMATES, FORECASTS, PROJECTIONS, EXPECTATIONS, OR BELIEFS AS TO FUTURE EVENTS OR RESULTS.&nbsp; SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STATEMENTS AS TO ANY FUTURE DIVIDENDS OR CONTINUATION OF AND FUTURE
PURCHASES UNDER THE COMPANY'S NORMAL COURSE ISSUER BID.&nbsp; </I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0"><I>THESE STATEMENTS REFLECT THE COMPANY'S CURRENT VIEWS WITH
RESPECT TO FUTURE EVENTS AND ARE NECESSARILY BASED UPON A NUMBER OF ASSUMPTIONS AND ESTIMATES THAT, WHILE CONSIDERED REASONABLE
BY THE COMPANY, ARE INHERENTLY SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT BUSINESS, ECONOMIC, COMPETITIVE, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL UNCERTAINTIES AND CONTINGENCIES.&nbsp;
MANY FACTORS, BOTH KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS TO BE MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE
RESULTS, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS THAT ARE OR MAY BE EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED BY SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS
NEWS RELEASE AND THE COMPANY HAS MADE ASSUMPTIONS AND ESTIMATES BASED ON OR RELATED TO MANY OF THESE FACTORS.&nbsp; SUCH FACTORS
INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION: FLUCTUATIONS IN SPOT AND FORWARD MARKETS FOR SILVER, GOLD, BASE METALS AND CERTAIN OTHER COMMODITIES
(SUCH AS NATURAL GAS, FUEL OIL AND ELECTRICITY); FLUCTUATIONS IN CURRENCY MARKETS (SUCH AS THE PERUVIAN SOL, MEXICAN PESO, ARGENTINE
PESO AND BOLIVIAN BOLIVIANO VERSUS THE U.S. DOLLAR); RISKS RELATED TO THE TECHNOLOGICAL AND OPERATIONAL NATURE OF THE COMPANY'S
BUSINESS; CHANGES IN NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LEGISLATION, TAXATION, CONTROLS OR REGULATIONS AND&nbsp; POLITICAL OR ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENTS IN CANADA, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, PERU, ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA OR OTHER COUNTRIES WHERE THE COMPANY MAY CARRY ON BUSINESS
IN THE FUTURE; RISKS AND HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUSINESS OF MINERAL EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT AND MINING (INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL
HAZARDS, INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS, UNUSUAL OR UNEXPECTED GEOLOGICAL OR STRUCTURAL FORMATIONS, PRESSURES, CAVE-INS AND FLOODING); RISKS
RELATING TO THE CREDIT WORTHINESS OR FINANCIAL CONDITION OF SUPPLIERS, REFINERS AND OTHER PARTIES WITH WHOM THE COMPANY DOES BUSINESS;
INADEQUATE INSURANCE, OR INABILITY TO OBTAIN INSURANCE, TO COVER THESE RISKS AND HAZARDS; EMPLOYEE RELATIONS; RELATIONSHIPS WITH
AND CLAIMS BY LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS; AVAILABILITY AND INCREASING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MINING INPUTS AND
LABOUR; THE SPECULATIVE NATURE OF MINERAL EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE RISKS OF OBTAINING NECESSARY LICENSES AND
PERMITS AND THE PRESENCE OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS THAT MAY IMPOSE RESTRICTIONS ON MINING, INCLUDING THOSE CURRENTLY IN THE PROVINCE
OF CHUBUT, ARGENTINA; DIMINISHING QUANTITIES OR GRADES OF MINERAL RESERVES AS PROPERTIES ARE MINED; GLOBAL FINANCIAL CONDITIONS;
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES THAT MAY BE PRESENTED TO, OR PURSUED BY, THE COMPANY; THE COMPANY'S ABILITY TO COMPLETE AND SUCCESSFULLY
INTEGRATE ACQUISITIONS AND TO MITIGATE OTHER BUSINESS COMBINATION RISKS; CHALLENGES TO, OR DIFFICULTY IN MAINTAINING, THE COMPANY'S
TITLE TO PROPERTIES AND CONTINUED OWNERSHIP THEREOF; THE ACTUAL RESULTS OF CURRENT EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES, CONCLUSIONS OF ECONOMIC
EVALUATIONS, AND CHANGES IN PROJECT PARAMETERS TO DEAL WITH UNANTICIPATED ECONOMIC OR OTHER FACTORS; INCREASED COMPETITION IN THE
MINING INDUSTRY FOR PROPERTIES, EQUIPMENT, QUALIFIED PERSONNEL, AND THEIR COSTS; AND THOSE FACTORS IDENTIFIED UNDER THE CAPTION
&quot;RISKS RELATED TO PAN AMERICAN'S BUSINESS&quot; IN THE COMPANY'S MOST RECENT FORM 40F AND ANNUAL INFORMATION FORM FILED WITH
THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AND CANADIAN PROVINCIAL SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITIES.&nbsp; INVESTORS
ARE CAUTIONED AGAINST ATTRIBUTING UNDUE CERTAINTY OR RELIANCE ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.&nbsp; ALTHOUGH THE COMPANY HAS ATTEMPTED
TO IDENTIFY IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY, THERE MAY BE OTHER FACTORS THAT CAUSE RESULTS
NOT TO BE AS ANTICIPATED, ESTIMATED, DESCRIBED OR INTENDED.&nbsp; THE COMPANY DOES NOT INTEND, AND DOES NOT ASSUME ANY OBLIGATION,
TO UPDATE THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS OR INFORMATION TO REFLECT CHANGES IN ASSUMPTIONS OR CHANGES IN CIRCUMSTANCES OR ANY
OTHER EVENTS AFFECTING SUCH STATEMENTS OR INFORMATION, OTHER THAN AS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>For further information:</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">Kettina Cordero<BR>
Manager, Investor Relations<BR>
(604) 684-1175<BR>
info@panamericansilver.com<BR>
www.panamericansilver.com</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">CO: Pan American Silver Corp.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">CNW 22:38e 15-MAY-12</P>



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