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Hecla’s stock symbol is ‘HL’. Hecla’s stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), where it has been listed since 1964.
Hecla pays an annual minimum common stock dividend of $0.015 per share to be paid quarterly at $0.00375 per share.
Hecla also pays a silver price-linked common stock dividend based on Hecla’s average realized silver price for the preceding quarter (starting with a minimum average realized silver price of $20.00). Realized prices are calculated by dividing gross revenues for each metal by the payable quantities of each metal included in concentrate and doré sold during the period.
Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock
Hecla pays a $0.875 per share dividend on its Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (HL-PB) each quarter. Dividends are typically paid to shareholders of the Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock on January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1.
The declaration and payment of dividends remains at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend on Hecla’s financial results, cash requirements (including for preferred dividends, operations, capital projects, exploration and development, litigation and settlements, acquisitions, and other items), future prospects and other factors deemed relevant by the Board.
***If you are a Common Stock shareholder or a Preferred B shareholder who has moved and you have not received your dividend payments, please contact Hecla’s transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company at 800-937-5449.
Hecla does not administer a direct purchase plan or a direct reinvestment plan. Shares can be purchased through a direct or online brokerage firm.
Yes, but not for many years. Hecla’s stock split one-for-one in May 1968 and three-for-two in February 1981. Details of each stock split are as follows:
Record Date | Payable Date | Factor |
5/10/68 | 6/10/68 | 1 for 1 |
2/10/81 | 3/24/81 | 3 for 2 |
Hecla has sold its interest in the companies below. If you hold shares in any of these companies, please contact the designated individuals for information on your shares.
Name | Date Sold | Contact |
Silver Mountain Lead Mines, Inc. | 3/25/99 | William L. Campbell, Jr. Phone: (509) 922-3035 |
Nine Corporation | 3/25/99 | William L. Campbell, Jr. Phone: (509) 922-3035 |
Moonlight Mining Company | 3/25/99 | William L. Campbell, Jr. Phone: (509) 922-3035 |
Wall Street Mining Company | 5/25/99 | William L. Campbell, Jr. Phone: (509) 922-3035 |
Abot Mining Company | 6/30/00 | Greg Lipsker Phone: (509) 455-9077 (or) Columbia Stock Transfer Phone: (208) 664-3544 |
Consolidated Silver Corporation (ConSil Corp.) | 7/10/01 | Nathan Drage Phone: (801) 273-9300 (or) Computershare Phone: (604) 661-9400 |
The state of incorporation should be on the front of the stock certificate. Contact the Secretary of State (Corporation’s Division) for that state for information on that company. You can also search the Secretary of State’s website.
Equiniti Trust Company, LLC
48 Wall Street, Floor 23
New York NY 10005
T: 800.468.9716
If you are a registered Common Stock or Preferred shareholder who has moved and you have not received your dividend payments, please contact Hecla’s transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company at 800-937-5449.
If you are a shareholder with an account through a direct or online brokerage firm, you will need to contact the respective firm.
If your shares are held in a brokerage account, simply contact your broker and make your intent known. The broker will sell the shares for you and place the proceeds, less commission, in your brokerage account. To sell shares in certificate form, you must have an account with a broker. You then physically sign the shares over to your broker.
If you are a beneficial owner or a registered shareholder of Hecla Common stock, you should receive the most current Hecla Annual Report in the mail in mid-April of each year.
You may also access our most current Annual Report and Proxy Statement.
If you receive a Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Matters (the “Notice”) by mail, you will not receive a printed copy of the proxy materials or our Annual Report by mail. Instead, the Notice will instruct you as to how you may access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials and the Annual Report. The Notice will also instruct you as to how you may submit your proxy electronically. If you receive a Notice by mail and would like to receive a printed copy of our proxy materials and the Annual Report, not including a proxy card, you should follow the instructions for requesting such materials included in the Notice.
If your shares are held in an account with a broker or bank participating in the Broadridge program you may sign up for electronic delivery here.
In 2023, the Annual Meeting was conducted in person and virtually via live webcast on May 17 at 10:00 AM Pacific time. The in-person meeting was held at Hecla’s corporate office in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
In April of each year, Broadridge Financial Services mails the most recent Annual Report and Proxy Statement for Hecla’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders to shareholders who are not receiving a notice to access electronic versions. Those with shares in brokerage accounts will receive proxy materials directly from their broker.
Broadridge also provides electronic versions of the Annual Report and Proxy Statement, and it grants proxies to vote electronically. Those with shares in brokerage accounts or banks may participate in the electronic program by signing up here.
If you are a registered Common Stock or Preferred shareholder, please contact Hecla’s transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company at 800-937-5449.
If you are a shareholder with an account through a direct or online brokerage firm, you will need to contact the respective firm.
If shareholders no longer wish to receive printed materials, please request electronic versions here.
If you are a registered shareholder, please contact Hecla’s transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company at 800-937-5449. They can send you the appropriate instructions and paperwork needed to transfer the shares. In the alternative, you can click this link and read through the information and paperwork needed.
Hecla does not have a Dividend Reinvestment Program or a Share Buyback Plan.
ATAC shareholders should contact Computershare (transfer agent for ATAC Resources) and ask for a letter of transmittal.
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Hecla has been incorporated in the United States as follows:
Hecla produces 45% of all silver in the U.S., and gold, zinc, and lead.
Consistent, long-lived production that increases and improves over time –
Our Board of Directors is made up of seven members that bring a broad range of diversity, expertise, skills, professional experience, and industry background. The Board oversees the Company’s business strategy with the goal of delivering long-term value to shareholders and stakeholders and monitors and assesses risk exposure.
Hecla’s business units identify and manage business risks, and our management provides updates via business reports at meetings of the Board and its committees throughout the year.
Hecla’s responsibility to the safety and health of our people, the communities we call home, and the environment we operate in can be found here and in our 2023 Sustainability Report.
Silver is a useful and versatile metal used in renewable energy, technology, medicine, and transportation. The Silver Institute has useful information about the uses of silver and the worldwide silver market. Learn Why Our Metals Are Essential here.