HECLA MINING COMPANY (NYSE:HL) Files An 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure
Item7.01
| Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On June28, 2017, Hecla Mining Company (the Company) issued a news
release announcing certain estimated preliminary production and
financial results for the second quarter ending June30, 2017.All
measures of the Companys second quarter 2017 operating and
financial results and conditions contained in the news release
are preliminary and reflect only the Companys estimated second
quarter 2017 results as of the date of the news release and
should not be regarded as a representation by the Company as to
its actual results for such quarter. Actual reported second
quarter 2017 results are subject to the Companys financial
closing procedures, completion of the financial statements, and
managements final review as well as review by the Companys
independent registered public accounting firm and may vary
significantly from the preliminary estimates included in the news
release. A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1
to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein
by reference.
In accordance with
General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this
Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall
not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act),
or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall
not be incorporated by reference into any of the Companys filings
or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set
forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item8.01. |
Other Events. |
Tender Offer for
6.875% Senior Notes due 2021
On June28, 2017, the Company
issued a press release announcing that it has commenced a cash
tender offer to purchase any and all of the outstanding
$506.5million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.875% Senior
Notes due 2021 (the Existing Notes). A copy of the news release
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by
reference. Neither this Current Report on Form8-K nor any of the
exhibits attached hereto shall be deemed to constitute a (i)
notice of redemption for purposes of the indenture governing the
Existing Notes or (ii) an offer to purchase the Existing
Notes.
Offering of Senior
Notes
On June28, 2017, the Company
issued a press release announcing its intention to offer, subject
to market and other conditions, $500million of senior unsecured
notes due 2025 through a private placement to certain eligible
purchasers. A copy of the news release is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.3 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item9.01. |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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Exhibits |
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| 99.2 | News Release (Tender Offer) dated June28, 2017. | |
| 99.2 | News Release (Notes Offering) dated June28, 2017. |
HECLA MINING CO/DE/ ExhibitEX-99.1 2 d404467dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1 Exhibit 99.1 NEWS RELEASE HECLA REPORTS ESTIMATED SECOND QUARTER RESULTS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 28,…To view the full exhibit click here About HECLA MINING COMPANY (NYSE:HL)
Hecla Mining Company is engaged in discovering, acquiring, developing and producing silver, gold, lead and zinc. The Company and its subsidiaries provide precious and base metals to the United States and around the world. The Company produces lead, zinc and bulk concentrates, which it markets to custom smelters and brokers, and unrefined bullion bars (dore) containing gold and silver at Greens Creek and Casa Berardi. The Company’s segments include the Greens Creek, Lucky Friday, Casa Berardi units and San Sebastian. It is focused on its San Sebastian project; North Idaho’s Silver Valley; Greens Creek unit on Alaska’s Admiralty Island; the silver-producing district near Durango; the Abitibi region of north-western Quebec, and the Creede district of Southwestern Colorado. The concentrates produced at its Greens Creek and Lucky Friday units contain payable silver, zinc and lead, and the concentrates produced at Greens Creek contain payable gold.