CUSIP No. 74164W106, including 74164W171
1. Names of Reporting Persons.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities
only).
Donald Smith & Co., Inc.
13-2807845
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See
Instructions)
(a)
(b) [X]
3. SEC Use Only
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4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
A Delaware Corporation
Number of 5. Sole Voting Power 12,527,131 shares
Shares
Beneficially 6. Shared Voting Power 0
Owned by
Each Reporting 7. Sole Dispositive Power 19,095,894 shares
Person With
8. Shared Dispositive Power 0
9.Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
19,095,894 shares
10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares (See Instructions)
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 9.85%
12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IA
1. Names of Reporting Persons.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities
only).
Donald and Paula Smith Family Foundation
22-3732524
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See
Instructions)
(a)
(b) [X]
3. SEC Use Only
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4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States of America
Number of 5. Sole Voting Power 202,000 shares
Shares
Beneficially 6. Shared Voting Power 0
Owned by
Each Reporting 7. Sole Dispositive Power 19,095,894 shares
Person With
8. Shared Dispositive Power 0
9.Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
19,095,894 shares and warrants
10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares (See Instructions)
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)9.85%
12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) OO
Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: Primero Mining Corp
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
79 Wellington Street West, Suite 2100
Toronto, Ontario A6 M5K 1H1
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing: Donald Smith & Co.,Inc.
(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
152 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
(c) Citizenship: A Delaware Corporation
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common
(e) CUSIP Number: 74164W106, including 74164W171
Item 3. This statement is filed pursuant to Section 240.13d-1(b),
and the person filing is an investment advisor registered
in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
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: 19,095,894
(b) Percent of class: 9.85%
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) SOLE POWER TO VOTE: 12,459,131
(ii) SHARED POWER TO VOTE: SEE ITEM 6 OF COVER PAGE
(iii) SOLE POWER TO DISPOSE: 19,095,894
(iv) SHARED POWER TO DISPOSE: SEE ITEM 8 OF COVER PAGE
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less is NOT APPLICABLE
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
1. Donald Smith & Co., Inc. does not serve as custodian of
the assets of any of its clients; accordingly, in each
instance only the client or the client?s custodian or
trustee bank has the right to receive dividends paid
with respect to, and proceeds from the sale of, such
securities.
The ultimate power to direct the receipt of dividends
paid with respect to, and the proceeds from the sale
of, such securities, is vested in the institutional
clients which Donald Smith & Co., Inc. serves as
investment advisor. Any and all discretionary
authority which has been delegated to Donald Smith &
Co., Inc. may be revoked in whole or in part at any
time.
To the knowledge of Donald Smith & Co., Inc., with
respect to all securities reported in this schedule
owned by advisory clients of Donald Smith & Co., Inc.,
not more than 5% of the class of such securities,
including warrants, is owned by any one client.
2. With respect to the remaining securities and warrants
owned, various persons have the right to receive or the
power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the
proceeds from the sale of, the Common Stock of Primero
Mining Corp. No one person?s interest in the Common
Stock and Warrants of Primero Mining Corp is more than
five percent of the total outstanding Common Stock,
including total warrants owned by Donald Smith & Co.,
Inc.
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
See EXHIBIT A
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
NOT APPLICABLE
Item 10. Certification
(a)
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities and warrants referred to above were acquired
and are held in the ordinary course of business and 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.
SIGNATURE
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.
February 8, 2018
Date
Donald G. Smith___________
Signature
President_________________
Title
SCHEDULE 13G - TO BE INCLUDED IN
STATEMENTS
FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b)
RULE 13d-1(f)(1) EXHIBIT A:
Donald Smith & Co., Inc. IA
Donald & Paula Smith Family Foundation OO
SCHEDULE 13G - TO BE INCLUDED IN
STATEMENTS
FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b)
RULE 13d-1(f)(1) AGREEMENT
The undersigned persons, on February 8, 2018,
agree and consent to the joint filing on their behalf of this
Schedule 13G in connection with their beneficial ownership
of the Common Stock and Warrants of Primero Mining Corp. at
December 31, 2017.
Donald Smith & Co., Inc.
By /s/ Donald G. Smith
Donald G.Smith
President
Duly authorized by and on behalf of Donald Smith & Co.,Inc.
Donald and Paula Smith Family Foundation
By /s/ Donald G. Smith
Donald G. Smith
President
Duly authorized by and on behalf of
Donald and Paula Smith Family Foundation
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