Hecla Mining Company 1,750,000 Shares of 6.50% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (par value $0.25 per share) Underwriting Agreement New York, New York December 12, 2007Underwriting Agreement • December 17th, 2007 • 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 to this Agreement (the “Underwriters”), for whom you are acting as representatives (the “Representatives”), 1,750,000 shares of 6.50% mandatory convertible preferred stock, par value $0.25 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), of the Company convertible into common shares, 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 262,500 additional shares of Preferred 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 Pro
