Item 8.01. Other Events.

On January 30, 2013, Molycorp, Inc. (the "Company") closed the previously announced public offerings of 37,500,000 shares (the "Primary Shares") of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a price per share of $6.00 and $150 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2018 (the "Notes"). On February 5, 2013, the Company also sold 5,625,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a price per share of $6.00 in connection with the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares in the Primary Shares offering. In the aggregate, the Company received net proceeds, after underwriters' discounts and commissions but before expenses, of approximately $392.6 million from the offerings.

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