BVN Compania De Minas Buenaventura SA

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

(Amendment No. 1)

 

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.

(Name of Issuer)

 

COMMON SHARES

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

204448104

(CUSIP Number)

 

Mercedes Juliana Benavides Ganoza de Vizquerra; Av. Paseo de la República N° 5812, Of. 601,

Miraflores, Lima 18, Peru; 511-4444965

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

November 1, 2017

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

¨   Rule 13d-1(b)

x   Rule 13d-1(c)

¨   Rule 13d-1(d)

 

^* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)   Mercedes Juliana Benavides Ganoza de Vizquerra
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions) (a)     ¨ (b)     x
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Peruvian

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	5.	SOLE VOTING POWER   12,871,577 (including common shares underlying American Depositary Receipts)
	6.	SHARED VOTING POWER   NONE
	7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   12,871,577
	8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   NONE

9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   12,871,577
10.	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions)     ¨
11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)   4.68%
12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)   IN

 

  

Item 1.

 

	(a)	Name of Issuer Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.
	(b)	Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices LAS BEGONIAS 415 FLOOR 19. SAN ISIDRO, LIMA 27, PERU

 

Item 2.

 

	(a)	Name of Person Filing Mercedes Juliana Benavides Ganoza de Vizquerra
	(b)	Address of the Principal Office or, if none, residence Av. Paseo de la República N° 5812, Of. 601, Miraflores, Lima 18, Peru
	(c)	Citizenship PERUVIAN
	(d)	Title of Class of Securities COMMON SHARES AND ADSs
	(e)	CUSIP Number 204448104

 

Item 3.  If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

 

	(a)	¨	Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
	(b)	¨	Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
	(c)	¨	Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
	(d)	¨	Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
	(e)	¨	An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
	(f)	¨	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
	(g)	¨	A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
	(h)	¨	A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
	(i)	¨	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
	(j)	¨	Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

 

 

Item 4.  Ownership.

 

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

 

	(a)		Amount beneficially owned:  12,871,577
	(b)		Percent of class:  4.68%
	(c)		Number of shares as to which the person has:
			(i)	Sole power to vote or to direct the vote  12,871,577
			(ii)	Shared power to vote or to direct the vote  NONE
			(iii)	Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of  12,871,577
			(iv)	Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of  NONE

 

Instruction . For computations regarding securities which represent a right to acquire an underlying security see §240.13d-3(d)(1).

 

Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

 

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following     x .

 

Instruction . Dissolution of a group requires a response to this item.

 

Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

 

 NOT APPLICABLE.

 

Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

 

 NOT APPLICABLE.

 

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

 

 NOT APPLICABLE.

 

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group.

 

 NOT APPLICABLE.

 

 

Item 10.  Certification.

 

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

 

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

	January 24, 2018
	Date
	/s/ Mercedes Juliana Benavides Ganoza de Vizquerra
	Signature
	Mercedes Juliana Benavides Ganoza de Vizquerra
	Name/Title