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| EX-99 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | ex99-1.htm |
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): January 6, 2014
HECLA MINING COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware |
1-8491 |
77-0664171 |
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(State or Other Jurisdictionof Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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:
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On January 6, 2014, the Company issued a news release announcing the extension of the expiration date of the Company’s previously announced offer to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) up to $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its new 6.875% Senior Notes due 2021 for a like principal amount of its outstanding 6.875% Senior Notes due 2021. The expiration date for the Exchange Offer has been extended to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, on Monday, January 6, 2014, unless further extended. All other terms, provisions and conditions of the Exchange Offer will remain in full force and effect.
A copy of the news release 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 |
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Description |
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99.1
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News Release, dated January 6, 2014.*
* Filed 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: January 6, 2014
| Hecla Mining Company | |||
| By: | /s/ David C. Sienko | ||
| David C. Sienko | |||
| Vice President & General Counsel | |||
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