Hecla Mining Company 31,000,000 Shares of Common Stock (par value $0.25 per share) Underwriting Agreement New York, New York September 8, 2008Underwriting Agreement • September 9th, 2008 • Hecla Mining Co/De/ • Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (no fuels) • New York
Hecla Mining Company, a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware (the “Company”), proposes to sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule I (the “Underwriters”) to this Underwriting Agreement (this “Agreement), for whom you are acting as representatives (the “Representatives”), 31,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.25 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company (said shares to be issued and sold by the Company being hereinafter called the “Underwritten Securities”). The Company also proposes to grant to the Underwriters an option to purchase up to 4,000,000 additional shares of Common Stock to cover over-allotments (the “Option Securities”; the Option Securities, together with the Underwritten Securities, being hereinafter called the “Securities”). Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein p
