UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~May~~July 29, 2025 (~~May~~July 2328, 2025)

SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	1-14066	13-3849074
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

7310 ~~North~~N. 16th ~~St.~~Street, Suite 135, Phoenix, AZ 85020

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(602) 264-1375

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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


Title of each class:	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	SCCO	New York Stock Exchange Lima Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

ITEM 5 2.0702 Results ~~Submission~~ of ~~Matters~~Operations toand aFinancial ~~Vote of Security Holders~~Condition

On ~~May~~July 2328, 2025, Southern Copper Corporation, (issued a press release announcing financial results for the ~~“Corporation”)~~second ~~held~~quarter ~~its~~ended on June 30, 2025. ~~Annual~~In ~~Meeting~~this press release, SCC reported that on July 24, 2025, the Board of ~~Stockholders~~Directors authorized a quarterly cash dividend of .80 ~~The~~per ~~total~~share ~~outstanding~~of ~~voting~~common ~~securities~~stock ~~eligible~~and toa ~~vote~~stock ~~were~~dividend ~~796,182,905~~of 0.0101 shares of ~~Common~~common ~~Stock.~~stock ~~772~~per share of common stock payable on September 4,~~735,975~~ ~~shares~~2025, ~~constituting~~to ~~approximately~~shareholders ~~97.05~~of %record ofat the ~~total~~close ~~outstanding~~of business on August 15, 2025. In lieu of fractional shares, ~~eligible~~cash will be distributed to ~~vote~~each atshareholder ~~the~~who ~~meeting~~would otherwise have been entitled to receive a fractional share, ~~were~~based ~~voted~~on a share price of $99. ~~The~~47, ~~stockholders~~which ~~were~~is ~~asked~~the toaverage ~~take~~of the ~~following~~high ~~actions:~~and low share price on July 24, 2025. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

1ITEM 5.02 ToDeparture ~~elect~~of ~~our~~Directors ~~nine~~or ~~directors,~~Principal ~~who~~Officers; ~~will~~Election ~~serve~~of ~~until~~Directors; ~~the~~Appointment ~~2026~~of ~~annual~~Principal ~~meeting.~~Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

2On July 24, 2025, the Board of Directors of Southern Copper Corporation (“SCC” or the “Company”) appointed Mr. ToPatricio ~~approve~~Ovejas ~~amendments~~Simon toas the Company’s ~~Directors’~~new ~~Stock~~Executive ~~Award~~Vice ~~Plan~~President effective July 24, 2025. Mr. Patricio Ovejas Simon is 37 years old. He has held executive positions in finance, information technology, operations and toventure ~~extend~~capital. ~~the~~He ~~term~~has a Bachelor´s degree in engineering from Universidad Anahuac and holds a postgraduate degree in Corporate Finance from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, Mexico. In addition, he holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the ~~plan~~McCombs ~~for~~School ~~three~~of ~~years~~Business in Austin, Texas.

3From January 2022 to April 2025, Mr. ToOvejas ~~ratify~~Simon ~~the~~served ~~selection~~as byChief ~~the~~Financial ~~Audit~~Officer ~~Committee~~and Head of ~~the~~Information ~~Board~~Technology ofat ~~Directors~~Grupo Cinemex, one of ~~Galaz~~the largest entertainment companies in Latin America. During his tenure, ~~Yamazaki~~he led a restructuring debt process, ~~Ruiz~~implemented ~~Urquiza~~a shared services model supporting U.S.C operations, and directed multiple cross-border mergers and acquisitions. He was also responsible for overseeing enterprise-wide financial reporting, treasury, tax, and audit functions, while driving a ~~member~~strategic ~~firm~~modernization of ~~Deloitte~~the ~~Touche~~IT ~~Tohmatsu~~organization. ~~Limited~~Previously, from June 2020 to December 2021, Mr. Ovejas Simon served as ~~our~~Chief ~~independent~~Operating ~~accountants~~Officer ~~for~~of ~~calendar~~Fitpass, ~~year~~where ~~2025~~he led the company’s expansion into Latin America and executed key operational efficiencies. From January 2019 to December 2019, he held the role of Chief Financial Officer at Mobile Virtual Network (MVNO) in Mexico and from February 2011 to December 2018, he served in key roles at a venture capital fund and a consulting firm in Mexico.

4.The Toinformation ~~approve~~in this report and the exhibit attached hereto are being furnished and shall not be deemed as “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934. Accordingly, this information will not be incorporated by ~~non-binding~~reference ~~advisory~~into ~~vote~~any registration statement or other document filed by Southern Copper Corporation pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~our~~except ~~executive~~as ~~compensation~~expressly stated in such filing.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)	Exhibits:

99.1	Press release of Southern Copper Corporation dated July 28, 2025, furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Form 8- K.

104.1	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document)

PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The results of the vote were as follows:

	Number of Shares
Name	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Germán Larrea Mota-Velasco	738,569,319	21,771,644	12,395,012
Oscar González Rocha	733,421,864	26,919,099	12,395,012
Vicente Ariztegui Andreve	758,266,717	2,074,246	12,395,012
Javier Arrigunaga	745,536,389	14,804,574	12,395,012
Enrique Castillo Sánchez Mejorada	750,871,578	9,469,385	12,395,012
Leonardo Contreras Lerdo de Tejada	732,416,498	27,924,465	12,395,012
Luis Miguel Palomino Bonilla	732,519,522	27,821,441	12,395,012
Carlos Ruiz Sacristán	732,949,581	27,391,382	12,395,012
Jose Pedro Valenzuela Rionda	759,126,592	1,214,371	12,395,012

PROPOSAL 2 — APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPANY’S DIRECTORS’ STOCK AWARD PLAN AND TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE PLAN FOR THREE YEARS

The results of the vote were as follows:

Number of Votes (1 vote per share)
In Favor	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
759,455,993	686,232	198,738	12,395,012

PROPOSAL 3 — APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE CORPORATION’S INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

The results of the vote were as follows:

Number of Votes (1 vote per share)
In Favor	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
771,897,274	714,954	123,747	0

~~PROPOSAL~~INDEX 4TO ~~— APPROVAL, BY NON-BINDING VOTE, OF SCC’s EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION~~EXHIBITS


Exhibits

99.1		Press release of Southern Copper Corporation dated July 28, 2025, furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K.

104.1		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document)

The results of the vote were as follows:


Number of Votes (1 vote per share)
In Favor of Adoption	Against Adoption	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
755,607,019	4,452,948	280,996	12,395,012

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


	SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION


	By:	/s/ Andres Carlos Ferrero
	Name:	Andres Carlos Ferrero
	Title:	General Counsel

Date: July 29, 2025

~~ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits~~4

(d)Exhibits:


Exhibits

104.		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION By: /s/ Andres C. Ferrero Name: Andres C. Ferrero Title: General Counsel

Date: May 29, 2025

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