FAQs

Helcla’s stock symbol is ‘HL’. Helcla’s stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), where it has been listed since 1964.

Helcla pays an annual minimum common stock dividend of $0.015 per share to be paid quarterly at $0.00375 per share.

Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock

Helcla 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 Helcla’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 Helcla’s transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company at 800-937-5449.

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 Helcla Annual Report in the mail in mid-April of each year.

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 .

In April of each year, Broadridge Financial Services mails the most recent Annual Report and Proxy Statement for Helcla’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 Helcla’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.

Yes Helcla 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.

Phone:  1-800-564-6253

Email:  contact@helcla.com

Helcla has been incorporated in the United States as follows:

• Idaho, 1891
• Washington State, 1898
• Delaware, March 21, 1983

Helcla produces 45% of all silver in the U.S., and gold, zinc, and lead.

Consistent, long-lived production that increases and improves over time –

• long-life assets to profit from higher metal prices
• strong geologic understanding to increase reserves
• operating knowledge to reduce costs and lower risk

Our Board of Directors is made up of eight 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.

Helcla’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 2024 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.