UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 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): November
8, 2016
HECLA
MINING COMPANY
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware |
1-8491 |
77-0664171 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
of Incorporation) |
6500 North Mineral Drive, Suite 200 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83815-9408 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
(208)
769-4100
(Registrant's
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former
name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 8, 2016, Hecla Mining Company (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing the Company’s third quarter 2016 financial results. The news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 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 Company’s 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.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On November 8, 2016, the Company announced it would pay a dividend on its shares of common stock in the amount of $0.0025, to shareholders of record as of November 21, 2016, payable on or about December 2, 2016. The Company also announced it declared a dividend of $0.875 on its Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, to shareholders of record as of December 15, 2016, payable on or about January 2, 2017. A copy of the news release announcing the quarterly dividend is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits |
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Exhibit Number | Description | |
* Furnished herewith |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: |
November 8, 2016 |
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Hecla Mining Company |
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By: |
/s/ David C. Sienko |
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David C. Sienko |
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Vice President & General Counsel |
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