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Note 15 - Acquisitions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements |
Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block] | Note 15: Acquisitions Acquisition of Mines Management On September 13, 2016, we completed the acquisition of Mines Management and its subsidiaries through the merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of ours with and into Mines Management, pursuant to which we acquired all of the issued and outstanding common stock of Mines Management Inc. for total consideration of $52.1 million. The acquired entities hold 100% ownership of the Montanore project in northwestern Montana, a significant undeveloped silver and copper deposit which we believe provides long-term production growth potential if permitted and developed. Montanore is approximately 10 miles away from our Rock Creek project acquired through our acquisition of Revett Mining Company, Inc. in June 2015. The consideration was comprised of $4.0 million in cash used to fund Mines Management's operating activities prior to completion of the merger and for settlement of outstanding warrants to purchase shares of Mines Management's common stock, and $48.1 million in Hecla common stock. In the merger, each outstanding common share of Mines Management was exchanged for 0.2218 of a share of our common stock. Mines Management had 36,498,625 outstanding common shares and outstanding options to purchase 963,079 shares of Mines Management common stock, resulting in 8,309,006 new shares of Hecla stock issued as consideration. The value of Hecla stock issued as consideration was based upon the closing price at the time of consummation of $5.79 per share. The following summarizes the allocation of purchase price to the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition (in thousands):
Consideration: |  |  |  |
Cash |  | $ | 4,025 |
Hecla stock issued (8,309,006 shares at $5.79 per share) |  |  | 48,109 |
Total consideration |  | $ | 52,134 |
Fair value of net assets acquired: |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Cash |  | $ | 94 |
Property, plants, equipment and mineral interests |  |  | 74,320 |
Restricted cash |  |  | 1,185 |
Other assets |  |  | 329 |
Total assets |  |  | 75,928 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  |  | 2,357 |
Deferred tax liability |  |  | 20,313 |
Non-current reclamation liability |  |  | 1,124 |
Total liabilities |  |  | 23,794 |
Net assets |  | $ | 52,134 |
The $74.3 million fair value for "Property, plants, equipment, and mineral interests" is comprised of $0.8 million for plant and equipment, $0.1 million for land, and $73.4 million for mineral interests. In September 2016, we issued 181,048 shares of our common stock for payment of approximately $1.0 million in acquisition-related costs, which are included in Acquisition costs on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) . The unaudited pro forma financial information below represents the combined results of our operations as if the acquisition had occurred at the beginning of the periods presented. The unaudited pro forma financial information is presented for informational purposes only and is not indicative of the results of operations that would have occurred if the acquisition had taken place at the beginning of the periods presented, nor is it indicative of future operating results.
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
(in thousands, except per share amounts) |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
|  | (unaudited) |
Sales of products |  | $ | 645,957 |  |  | $ | 443,567 |
Net income (loss) |  |  | 68,778 |  |  |  | (89,806 | )
Income (loss) applicable to common shareholders |  |  | 68,226 |  |  |  | (90,357 | )
Basic and diluted income (loss) per common share |  |  | 0.17 |  |  |  | (0.24 | )
The unaudited pro forma financial information includes adjustments to 1 ) eliminate acquisition-related costs totaling $4.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 which are non-recurring and 2 ) reflect the issuance of Hecla stock as consideration in the acquisition and for payment of acquisition costs. A net loss by the acquired entities since the acquisition date of $32 thousand is included in our net income reported for the year ended December 31, 2016. Takeover Bid for Dolly Varden Silver Corporation On June 27, 2016, we announced a takeover bid for all of the outstanding shares of Dolly Varden Silver Corporation ("Dolly Varden") not owned by us and our affiliates for cash of CAD$0.69 per share. Dolly Varden owns 100% of the Dolly Varden historic silver property in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. Our wholly owned subsidiary owns 4,478,087 Dolly Varden shares and warrants to purchase 1,351,762 Dolly Varden shares, representing approximately 18.5% of Dolly Varden's shares outstanding on a partially diluted basis. Based on Dolly Varden's outstanding shares and options and warrants to acquire Dolly Varden shares, and excluding shares and warrants held by us and our affiliates, total consideration would have been approximately CAD$13.6 million. In late July 2016, we withdrew the bid due to the failure of a required condition precedent to its consummation. Acquisition of Revett Mining Company, Inc. On June 15, 2015, we completed the acquisition of Revett through the merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of ours with and into Revett, pursuant to which we acquired all of the issued and outstanding common stock of Revett for total consideration of $20.1 million. The acquired entities hold 100% ownership of two properties and other interests in northwestern Montana, including: the Troy Mine, which is on care-and-maintenance and which we intend to reclaim and close, and the Rock Creek project, a significant undeveloped silver and copper deposit which we believe provides long-term production growth potential if permitted and developed. The consideration was comprised of $0.9 million in cash used to fund Revett's operating activities prior to completion of the merger and $19.1 million in Hecla common stock. In the merger, each outstanding common share of Revett was exchanged for 0.1622 of a share of our common stock. Revett had 38,548,989 outstanding common shares, excluding 725,000 shares owned by our wholly-owned subsidiary which were canceled in the merger, resulting in 6,252,646 new shares of Hecla stock issued as consideration. The value of Hecla stock issued as consideration was based upon the closing price at the time of consummation of $3.06 per share. The following summarizes the allocation of purchase price to the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition (in thousands):
Consideration: |  |  |  |
Cash |  | $ | 949 |
Hecla stock issued (6,252,646 shares at $3.06 per share) |  |  | 19,133 |
Total consideration |  | $ | 20,082 |
Fair value of net assets acquired: |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Cash |  | $ | 140 |
Accounts receivable |  |  | 137 |
Inventory - supplies |  |  | 472 |
Deferred tax assets |  |  | 7,193 |
Property, plants, equipment and mineral interests |  |  | 17,609 |
Reclamation insurance |  |  | 16,800 |
Other assets |  |  | 280 |
Total assets |  |  | 42,631 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  |  | 975 |
Notes payable |  |  | 4,061 |
Non-current reclamation liability |  |  | 17,513 |
Total liabilities |  |  | 22,549 |
Net assets |  | $ | 20,082 |
The $17.6 million fair value for "Property, plants, equipment, and mineral interests" is comprised of $4.1 million for plant and equipment, $4.6 million for land, and $8.9 million for mineral interests. The $17.5 million value for "Non-current reclamation liability" represents the present value of estimated costs for reclamation and closure of the Troy mine. Revett held an environmental risk transfer program ("insurance policy") which would have funded costs incurred prior to the expiration date of March 29, 2020 for reclamation at the Troy mine up to a maximum limit of $16.8 million. We therefore included the $16.8 million "Reclamation insurance" asset above for the fair value of the insurance policy at the time of acquisition. However, in the third quarter of 2016, we reached a settlement on the insurance policy for cash proceeds to us of $16.0 million. The $0.7 million difference between the settlement amount and the asset balance prior to settlement was recorded to expense. The unaudited pro forma financial information below represents the combined results of our operations as if the acquisition had occurred at the beginning of the periods presented. The unaudited pro forma financial information is presented for informational purposes only and is not indicative of the results of operations that would have occurred if the acquisition had taken place at the beginning of the periods presented, nor is it indicative of future operating results.
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
(in thousands, except per share amounts) |  | 2015 |
|  | (unaudited) |
Sales of products |  | $ | 445,703 |
Net loss |  |  | (89,118 | )
Loss applicable to common stockholders |  |  | (89,670 | )
Basic and diluted loss per common share |  |  | (0.24 | )
The unaudited pro forma financial information includes adjustments to 1 ) eliminate acquisition-related costs totaling $2.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2015 which are non-recurring and 2 ) reflect the issuance of Hecla stock as consideration in the acquisition. A net loss by the acquired entities since the acquisition date of $1.7 million is included in our net loss reported for the year ended December 31, 2015.

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