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Form of Secuities Purchase Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 
 SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT 
 This Securities Purchase Agreement (this
“Agreement”) is dated as of December 10, 2008, between Hecla Mining Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its successors
and assigns, a “Purchaser” and collectively the “Purchasers”). 
 WHEREAS, subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Company desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each
Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agree as follows:

 ARTICLE I. 
 DEFINITIONS

 1.1 Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following
terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1: 
 “Acquiring Person” shall have the meaning
ascribed to such in Section 4.5. 
 “Action” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(j). 
 “Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act. 
 “Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company. 
 “Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or
any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close. 
 “Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.1. 
 “Closing Date” means the Trading Day when all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the
Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Securities have been satisfied or waived. 
 “Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. 
  

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 “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.25
per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed into. 
 “Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock,
rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock. 
 “Company Counsel” means Michael B. White, General Counsel of the Company and/or Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP.

 “Discussion Time” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.2(e). 
 “Effective Date” shall mean each date and time that the Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment or
amendments thereto and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement became or becomes effective. 
 “Evaluation
Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(r). 
 “Exchange Act” means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. 
 “Exempt
Issuance” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to former or current employees, officers, directors or other eligible recipients of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted for such purpose,
by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose, (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any
Securities issued hereunder and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date
of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise, exchange or conversion price of such securities, (c) securities issued as dividends on shares of the Company’s 6.5% Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, and (d) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, provided that any such issuance shall
only be to a Person which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company in a business synergistic with the business of the Company or the owner or lessee of real property or mineral rights which the Company believes are usable in or
related to the Company’s existing lines of business, and in which the Company receives benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of
raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities. 
  

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 “Final Prospectus” means the prospectus supplement relating to the
Securities that was first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) after the execution of this Agreement, together with the Base Prospectus and all Commission-filed documents incorporated by reference therein. 
 “Free Writing Prospectus” means a free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405. 
 “FWS” means Feldman Weinstein & Smith LLP with offices located at 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2620, New York,
New York 10170-0002. 
 “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined
in Rule 433. 
 “knowledge of the Company” means the actual knowledge of an executive officer of the
Company. 
 “Material Adverse Effect” means any event that (i) would reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on the performance of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or (ii) would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise),
business prospects, earnings, business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business. 
 “Material Permits” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m). 
 “Per Share Purchase Price” equals $2.05, subject to appropriate adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock
dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement. 
 “Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or
other entity of any kind. 
 “Placement Agent” means Rodman & Renshaw, LLC. 
 “Preliminary Prospectus” means any preliminary prospectus supplement to the Base Prospectus, which is used prior to the
filing of the Final Prospectus, together with the Base Prospectus. 
 “Proceeding” means an action, claim,
suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or overtly threatened. 
 “Prospectus” means the final prospectus filed for the Registration Statement. 
  

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 “Prospectus Supplement” means the supplement to the Prospectus complying
with Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act that is filed with the Commission and delivered by the Company to each Purchaser at the Closing. 
 “Purchaser Party” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.8. 
 “Registration Statement” means the effective registration statement with Commission file No. 333-145919 which registers the sale of the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares by the Purchasers. 
 “Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from
time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule. 
 “SEC Reports” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h). 
 “Securities” means the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares. 
 “Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. 
 “Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to each Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement. 
 “Short Sales” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common
Stock).
 “Significant Subsidiary” means each significant subsidiary of the Company as defined by
Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X. 
 “Subscription Amount” means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount
to be paid for Shares and Warrants purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” in United States dollars and in immediately
available funds. 
 “Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth in the Registration
Statement and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof. 
 “Trading Day” means a day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading. 
 “Trading Market” means the New York Stock Exchange. 
  

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 “Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Warrants and any other
documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder. 
 “Transfer Agent” means American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 6201 15th Avenue, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11219 and a facsimile number of 718-921-8327,
and any successor transfer agent of the Company. 
 “Variable Rate Transaction” shall have the meaning
ascribed to such term in Section 4.11(b). 
 “Warrants” means, collectively, the Series 1 Common Stock purchase warrants (the “Series 1 Warrants”) delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a) hereof, which Warrants
shall be exercisable on the 181st day following the date of issuance and have a term of exercise equal to 5 years, in the form of Exhibit A-1
attached hereto, and the Series 2 Common Stock purchase warrants (the “Series 2 Warrants”) delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a) hereof, which Warrants shall be exercisable on the date of
issuance and have a term of exercise expiring February 28, 2009, in the form of Exhibit A-2 attached hereto. 
 “Warrant Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. 
 ARTICLE II. 

 PURCHASE AND SALE 
 2.1
Closing. On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, substantially concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchasers,
severally and not jointly, agree to purchase, up to an aggregate of 10,243,902 of Shares and 7,682,927 Series 1 Warrants and 7,682,927 Series 2 Warrants; provided, however, that such securities shall not be issued until the earlier of
(i) compliance with the covenant set forth in Section 4.9 and (ii) December 15, 2008. Each Purchaser shall deliver to the Company, via wire transfer, immediately available funds equal to its Subscription Amount and the Company
shall deliver to each Purchaser its respective Shares and Warrants as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a), and the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the Closing. Upon
satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at the offices of FWS or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree. 
 2.2 Deliveries. 
 (a)
On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser the following: 
 (i)
this Agreement duly executed by the Company; 
  

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 (ii) a legal opinion of Company Counsel, substantially in the form of Exhibit B
attached hereto; 
 (iii) a copy of the irrevocable instructions to the Company’s transfer agent instructing the transfer
agent to deliver via the Depository Trust Company Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission System (“DWAC”) the Shares registered in the name of such Purchaser; 
 (iv) a Series 1 Warrant registered in the name of such Purchaser to purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 75% of the
number of Shares purchased by such Purchaser, with an exercise price equal to $2.45, subject to adjustment therein (such Warrant certificate may be delivered within three Trading Days of the Closing Date); 
 (v) a Series 2 Warrant registered in the name of such Purchaser to purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 75% of the
number of Shares purchased by such Purchaser, with an exercise price equal to $2.35, subject to adjustment therein (such Warrant certificate may be delivered within three Trading Days of the Closing Date); and 
 (vi) the Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement (which may be delivered in accordance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act). 

(b) On or prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following: 
 (i) this Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser; and 
 (ii) such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the account as specified in writing by the Company. 
 2.3 Closing Conditions. 
 (a) The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met: 
 (i) the accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein); 
 (ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of each Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been
performed; and 
 (iii) the delivery by each Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.

  

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 (b) The respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the Closing
are subject to the following conditions being met: 
 (i) the accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the
representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein); 
 (ii) all
obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed; 
 (iii) the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement; 
 (iv) the approval of the Listing of Additional Shares application by The New York Stock Exchange upon notice of issuance 
 (v) there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof; and 
 (vi)
from the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or the Company’s principal Trading Market (except for any suspension of trading of limited duration agreed to by the Company,
which suspension shall be terminated prior to the Closing), and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been
established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material
outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of each Purchaser, makes it
impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Securities at the Closing. 
 ARTICLE III. 
 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 
 3.1
Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth in the Final Prospectus, which Final Prospectus shall qualify any representation or otherwise made herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the Final Prospectus,
the Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each Purchaser: 
 (a) SEC Reports; Financial
Statements. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the
two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, 

  

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together with the Final Prospectus, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”) on a timely basis or has received a valid
extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. 
 (b) Registration. The Company meets the
requirements for use of Form S-3ASR under the Act and has prepared and filed with the Commission an automatic shelf registration statement (file number 333-145919) on Form S-3ASR, including a related base prospectus, for registration under
the Act of the offering and sale of the Securities. Such Registration Statement, including any amendments thereto filed prior to the date hereof has become effective. The Company may have filed with the Commission, with the Registration Statement or
pursuant to Rule 424(b), one or more preliminary prospectus supplements relating to the Securities, each of which has previously been furnished to you. The Company will file with the Commission a final prospectus supplement relating to the
Securities in accordance with Rule 424(b). As filed, such final prospectus supplement shall contain all information required by the Act and the rules thereunder, and, except to the extent the Placement Agent shall agree in writing to a
modification, shall be in all substantive respects in the form furnished to you prior to the execution hereof or, to the extent not completed prior to the execution hereof, shall contain only such specific additional information and other changes
(beyond that contained in the Base Prospectus and any Preliminary Prospectus) as the Company has advised you, prior to the execution hereof, will be included or made therein. The Registration Statement, as of the date hereof, meets the requirements
set forth in Rule 415(a)(1)(x). 
 (c) Accuracy of Registration Statement. On the Effective Date, the Registration
Statement did, and when the Final Prospectus is first filed in accordance with Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date (as defined herein), the Final Prospectus (and any supplement thereto) will, comply in all material respects with the
applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the respective rules thereunder; on the Effective Date and at the date hereof, the Registration Statement did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; and on the date of any filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date, the Final Prospectus
(together with any supplement thereto) will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; provided, however, that the Company makes no representations or warranties as to the information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus (or any supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in
conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of the Placement Agent specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus (or any supplement thereto), it being understood and agreed that
the only such information furnished by or on behalf of the Placement Agent consists of the information in the “Plan of Distribution” of the Prospectus Supplement. 
  

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 (d) Intentionally Omitted. 
 (e) WKSI Eligibility. (a) At the time of filing the Registration Statement, and (b) at the time of the most recent
amendment thereto for the purposes of complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the Act (whether such amendment was by post-effective amendment, incorporated report filed pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or form of prospectus), the
Company was a “well known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405, including not having been an “ineligible issuer” as defined in Rule 405. At the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement that the
Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) of the Act) of any Securities and at the time that this Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto, the Company was not an
“ineligible issuer” (as defined in Rule 405) as of the eligibility determination date for purpose of Rule 164 and 433 under the Act with respect to the offering of the Securities contemplated hereby. 
 (f) Free Writing Prospectuses. No Issuer Free Writing Prospectus includes any information that conflicts with the information
contained in the Registration Statement, including any document incorporated by reference therein and any prospectus supplement deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or modified. The foregoing sentence does not apply to statements
in or omissions from any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Placement Agent specifically for use therein, it being understood that the only such information furnished
by or on behalf of the Placement Agent is contained in the “Plan of Distribution” section of the Prospectus Supplement. 
 (g) Due Incorporation. Each of the Company and its material domestic Subsidiaries has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is chartered or
organized with full corporate power and authority to own or lease, as the case may be, and to operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the Final Prospectus, and is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is
in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction which requires such qualification, except where the failure to qualify would not have a Material Adverse Effect. 
 (h) Subsidiaries. All the outstanding shares of capital stock of each subsidiary of the Company have been duly and validly
authorized and issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, and all outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company’s Subsidiaries (other than qualifying shares for foreign Subsidiaries) are owned by the Company either directly or through
wholly owned subsidiaries free and clear of any security interests, claims, liens or encumbrances, except for the interests of Hecla Alaska LLC, Hecla Limited, Hecla Admiralty Company, Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company, Hecla Juneau Mining Company,
Burke Trading, Inc. and Hecla Mining Company of Canada Ltd. that have been pledged on a term facility and a bridge facility pursuant to an amended and restated credit agreement, dated as of April 16, 2008, among the Company, the various Lenders
named therein, The Bank of Nova Scotia and Scotia Capital (the “Credit Agreement”), as disclosed in the Final Prospectus. 
  

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 (i) Capitalization. The Company’s authorized equity capitalization is as set
forth in the Final Prospectus. The share capital of the Company conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Final Prospectus. The outstanding shares of capital stock have been duly and validly authorized and issued
and are fully paid and nonassessable. The holders of outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are not entitled to preemptive or other rights to subscribe for the Securities; and except as set forth in the Final Prospectus or subsequent
issuance, if any, pursuant to this Agreement, pursuant to reservations, agreements or employee benefit plans referred to in the Final Prospectus or pursuant to the exercise of convertible securities or options referred to in the Final Prospectus, no
options, warrants or other rights to purchase, agreements or other obligations to issue, or rights to convert any obligations into or exchange any securities for, shares of capital stock of or ownership interests in the Company are outstanding as of
the date of the information set forth in the Final Prospectus in respect of the capitalization of the Company. 
 (j) Due
Authorization. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company. 
 (k) Validity of
Securities. The Securities being sold hereunder by the Company have been duly and validly authorized, and, when issued and delivered to and paid for by the Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement, will be fully paid and nonassessable and conform
in all material respects with the description of the Securities set forth in the Final Prospectus. The certificates for the Securities are in valid and sufficient form. 
 (l) No Adverse Events. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained since the date of the latest audited financial
statements included or incorporated by reference in the Final Prospectus any material loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or
governmental action, order or decree, material to the Company taken as a whole, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Final Prospectus; and, since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Final Prospectus, there has
not been any change in the capital stock (other than employee benefit plan issuances or conversion of outstanding securities of the Company) or long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any material adverse change, in or affecting
the general affairs, management, financial position, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, except as set forth in the Final Prospectus. 
 (m) Material Contracts. There is no franchise, contract or other document of a character required to be described in the
Registration Statement, the SEC Reports or the Final Prospectus, or to be filed as an exhibit thereto, which is not described or filed as required. 
  

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 (n) Investment Company. The Company is not and, after giving effect to the
offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Final Prospectus, will not be an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. 
 (o) Regulatory Approvals. No consent, approval, authorization, filing with or order of any court or governmental agency or body is
required in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, except (1) such as have been obtained or may be required under the Act, (2) such as may be required by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the New York Stock
Exchange, and (3) such as may be required under the blue sky laws of any jurisdiction in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the Placement Agent in the manner contemplated herein and in the Final Prospectus and
such as may be required with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the Canadian Jurisdictions. 
 (p) No
Conflicts. Other than breaches, conflicts, violations and encumbrances which singly or in the aggregate are not reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect under clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) below, none of the issue and sale
of the Securities, the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation of any other of the transactions herein contemplated nor the fulfillment of the terms hereof will conflict with, result in a breach or violation of,
or result in the imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to: (i) the organizational documents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) the terms of
any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or bound or to which its or their
property is subject, (iii) any statute, law, rule, or regulation, or (iv) any judgment, writ, injunction, ruling, order or decree of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having
jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of its or their properties. 
 (q) Financial
Statements. The consolidated historical financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries and the Greens Creek Joint Venture included or incorporated by reference in the Final Prospectus present fairly in all material respects the
consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the dates and for the periods indicated, comply as to form with the applicable accounting requirements of the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act and have been prepared in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as otherwise noted therein). The summary financial information
included in the Final Prospectus present fairly in all material respects the information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements included in the Registration Statement. The pro forma
financial statements and the related notes thereto included or incorporated by reference in the Final Prospectus present fairly in all material respects the information shown therein, have been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules
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the preparation thereof are reasonable and the adjustments used therein are appropriate to give effect to the transactions and circumstances referred to
therein. All disclosures contained in the Final Prospectus regarding “non-GAAP financial measures” (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the Commission) comply with Regulation G under the Exchange Act and Item 10 of
Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act, to the extent applicable. 
 (r) No Litigation. No action, suit or
proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries or its or their property is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, overtly threatened that are
reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplements thereto). 
 (s) Title to Assets. Each of the Company and each of its Significant Subsidiaries owns or leases all such properties as are necessary to the conduct of its operations as presently conducted; the Company and its
Significant Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all real property owned by them, and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except as set forth
in the Final Prospectus or such as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries; and any real property and
buildings held under lease by the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of
such property and buildings by the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries. 
 (t) No Default. Neither the Company nor
any subsidiary of the Company is in violation or default of (1) any provision of its organizational documents, (2) the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement,
obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which it is a party or bound or to which its property is subject, or (3) any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency,
governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or such subsidiary or any of its properties, as applicable, any of which defaults or violations described in clauses (2) through (3) will have, or after
any required notice and passage of any applicable grace period, is reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 
 (u) Accountants. Each of BDO Seidman, LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, who have audited certain financial statements of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries and delivered their report with respect to the audited
consolidated financial statements and schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Final Prospectus, is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act and the applicable published rules and regulations thereunder. 
 (v) Taxes. Except as described in the Final
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the Company has filed all foreign, federal, state and local tax returns that are required to be filed or has requested extensions thereof, and has paid all
taxes required to be paid by it and any other assessment, fine or penalty levied against it, to the extent that any of the foregoing is due and payable, except for any such assessment, fine or penalty that is currently being contested in good faith.

 (w) Labor Relations. Except as described in the SEC Reports and the Registration Statement, no labor problem or
dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries exists or to the knowledge of the Company is overtly threatened or imminent, and the Company is not aware of any existing or imminent labor disturbance by the employees
of any of its or its Significant Subsidiaries’ principal suppliers, contractors or customers, that is reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. 
 (x) Insurance. The Company and each of its Significant Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility
against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which they are engaged; all policies of insurance and fidelity or surety bonds insuring the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or their
respective businesses, assets, employees, officers and directors are in full force and effect, except where the failure to be in full force and effect would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect; the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of such policies and instruments in all material respects; and except as described in the Final Prospectus and except as would not, singly or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, there are no claims by the Company or any of its subsidiaries under any such policy or instrument as to which any insurance company is denying liability or defending under a reservation
of rights clause; neither the Company nor any such Significant Subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for; and neither the Company nor any such Significant Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able
to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that is not reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 (y) Rights in Subsidiaries. No subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, from
paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other distribution on such subsidiary’s capital stock, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such subsidiary from the Company or, except as prohibited by the Credit Agreement
and as disclosed in the Final Prospectus, from transferring any of such subsidiary’s property or assets to the Company or any other subsidiary of the Company. 
 (z) Permits etc. The Company and its subsidiaries possess all licenses, concessions, certificates, permits and other authorizations
issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses (“Permits”); the Company and its subsidiaries have fulfilled and performed in all material respects all of their
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relating to the revocation or modification of any such Permit which, singly or in the aggregate, is reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect,
except as set forth in the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto). 
 (aa) Internal Controls. The
Company and each of its subsidiaries maintains and will maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (1) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific
authorizations; (2) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability; (3) access to assets
is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (4) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect
to any differences. The Company and its subsidiaries’ internal controls over financial reporting are effective and the Company and its subsidiaries are not aware of any material weakness in their internal controls over financial reporting. The
Company maintains and will maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined as Rule 13a-15 and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act); such disclosure controls and procedures are effective. 
 (bb) Regulation M Compliance. The Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would constitute or
that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities. 
 (cc) Compliance with Laws. Except as described in the Final Prospectus and except as is not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (A) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any federal, state, local or foreign statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, policy or rule of common law or any
judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent, decree or judgment, relating to pollution or protection of human health, the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface
water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or wildlife, including, without limitation, laws and regulations relating to the release or threatened release of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous
substances, petroleum or petroleum products (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) or to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials (collectively,
“Environmental Laws”), (B) the Company and its subsidiaries have all permits, authorizations and approvals required under any applicable Environmental Laws and are each in compliance with their requirements, (C) there are no
pending or threatened administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigation or proceedings relating to any Environmental Law against the Company or any of
its subsidiaries and (D) there are no events or circumstances that are reasonably expected to form the basis of an order for clean-up or remediation, or an action, suit or proceeding by any private party or governmental body or agency, against
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 (dd) ERISA. The minimum funding standard under Section 302 of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (“ERISA”), has been satisfied by each “pension plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) which has been
established or maintained by the Company and/or one or more of its subsidiaries, and the trust forming part of each such plan which is intended to be qualified under Section 401 of the Code is so qualified except in any case in which the
failure to maintain such minimum funding standard or such qualification is not reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; each of the Company and its subsidiaries has fulfilled its obligations, if any, under Section 515 of ERISA;
neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries maintains or is required to contribute to a “welfare plan” (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) which provides for retiree or other post-employment welfare benefits or insurance
coverage as to which the Company has not reserved its right to amend or terminate the plan in its discretion (other than “continuation coverage” (as defined in Section 602 of ERISA)); each pension plan and welfare plan established or
maintained by the Company and/or one or more of its subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with the currently applicable provisions of ERISA; and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has incurred or is reasonably expected
to incur any withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA, any liability under Section 4062, 4063, or 4064 of ERISA, or any other liability under Title IV of ERISA. 
 (ee) Sarbanes Oxley Compliance. There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company and any of the Company’s directors
or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply with any provision of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the “Sarbanes Oxley Act”), including Section 402 related to
loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications. 
 (ff) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Neither the Company
nor any of its Significant Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that
would result in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (“FCPA”), including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality
of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign
official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA and the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries have conducted their
businesses in compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith. 
  

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 (gg) AML Compliance. The operations of the Company and its Significant
Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance in all material respects with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money
laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering
Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to
the knowledge of the Company, overtly threatened. 
 (hh) OFAC. Neither the Company nor any of its Significant
Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent or employee of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the
U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or
entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC. 
 (ii) Intellectual Property. The Company and its subsidiaries own, possess, license or have other rights to use or can acquire, on reasonable terms, all patents, patent applications, trade and service marks, trade and service mark
registrations, trade names, copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade secrets, technology, know-how and other intellectual property (collectively, the “Intellectual Property”) necessary for the conduct of the Company’s business as now
conducted or as proposed in the Final Prospectus to be conducted. (1) To the Company’s knowledge, there are no rights of third parties to any such Intellectual Property (other than licensors of such Intellectual Property and their
affiliates); (2) to the Company’s knowledge, there is no material infringement by third parties of any such Intellectual Property; (3) there is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or
claim by others challenging the Company’s rights in or to any such Intellectual Property, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim; (4) there is no pending or, to the Company’s
knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity or scope of any such Intellectual Property, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim; (5) there is
no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that the Company infringes or otherwise violates any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary rights of others. 

(jj) Registration Rights. No Person has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of
any securities of the Company. 
 (kk) Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to
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registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such
registration. The Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from the Trading Market to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. Other
than with respect to the trading price of the Common Stock, the Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements. 
 (ll) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the
Purchasers is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or
fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with
the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Purchasers’ purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to each Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives. 
 (mm) Acknowledgement Regarding Purchaser’s Trading Activity. Anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary
notwithstanding (except for Sections 3.2(e) and 4.13 hereof), it is understood and acknowledged by the Company that: (i) none of the Purchasers have been asked by the Company to agree, nor has any Purchaser agreed, to desist from purchasing or
selling, long and/or short, securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term; (ii) that past or future open market or other transactions
by any Purchaser, specifically including, without limitation, Short Sales or “derivative” transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the
Company’s publicly-traded securities; (iii) that any Purchaser, and counter-parties in “derivative” transactions to which any such Purchaser is a party, directly or indirectly, presently may have a “short” position in
the Common Stock, and (iv) that each Purchaser shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction. The Company further understands and acknowledges that
(y) one or more Purchasers may engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding, including, without limitation, during the periods that the value of the Warrant Shares deliverable with respect
to Securities are being determined, and (z) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value of the existing stockholders’ equity interests in the Company at and after the time that the hedging activities are being
conducted. The Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute a breach of any of the Transaction Documents. 
  

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 3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser, for itself and for no other
Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a specific date therein): 
 (a) Organization; Authority. Such Purchaser is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the jurisdiction of its organization with full right, corporate or partnership power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder.
The execution and delivery of this Agreement and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or similar action on the part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction
Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in
accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally,
(ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law. 
 (b) Own Account. Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and not with a view to or for
distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any
applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities (this representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s
right to sell the Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws) in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law. Such Purchaser is acquiring
the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. 
 (c) Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser
was offered the Securities, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, and on each date on which it exercises any Warrants, it will be either: (i) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8)
under the Securities Act or (ii) a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act. Such Purchaser is not required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.

 (d) Experience of Such Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such
knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such
Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment. 
  

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 (e) Short Sales and Confidentiality Prior To The Execution Hereof. Other than
consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, such Purchaser has not, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Purchaser, directly or indirectly executed any purchases or sales, including Short
Sales, of the securities of the Company during the period commencing from the time that such Purchaser first received a term sheet (written or oral) from the Company or any other Person representing the Company setting forth the material terms
of the transactions contemplated hereunder and ending immediately prior to the execution hereof (“Discussion Time”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby
separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s
assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement. Other than to other Persons
party to this Agreement, such Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for avoidance of
doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to the identification of the availability of, or securing of, available shares to borrow in order to effect short sales or similar
transactions in the future. 
 ARTICLE IV. 
 OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES 
 4.1 Warrant Shares. If all or any portion of a Warrant is exercised
at a time when there is an effective registration statement to cover the issuance or resale of the Warrant Shares or if the Warrant is exercised via cashless exercise, the Warrant Shares issued pursuant to any such exercise shall be issued free of
all legends. If at any time following the date hereof the Registration Statement (or any subsequent registration statement registering the Warrant Shares) is not effective or is not otherwise available for the sale or resale of the Warrant Shares,
the Company shall immediately notify the holders of the Warrants in writing that such registration statement is not then effective and thereafter shall promptly notify such holders when the registration statement is effective again and available for
the sale or resale of the Warrant Shares. The Company shall use best efforts to keep a registration statement (including the Registration Statement) registering the issuance or resale of the Warrant Shares effective during the term of the Series 2
Warrants. Upon a cashless exercise of the Warrants, the holding period for purposes of Rule 144 shall tack back to the original date of issuance of such Warrant. 
 4.2 Furnishing of Information. Until the earliest of the time that (i) no Purchaser owns Securities or (ii) the Warrant Shares may be sold without registration or the availability of current public
information under Rule 144, the Company covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act
even if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. As long as any Purchaser owns Securities, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to the Exchange Act, it will prepare and furnish to the
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144(c) such information as is required for the Purchasers to sell the Securities under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it will take such further
action as any holder of Securities may reasonably request, to the extent required from time to time to enable such Person to sell such Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the requirements of the exemption provided by Rule
144. 
 4.3 Integration. The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any
security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require shareholder approval prior to
the closing of such other transaction unless shareholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction. 
 4.4
Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall, by 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately following the date hereof, issue a press release disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby,
and within 4 Trading Days of the date hereof file a Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto. The Company and each Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to
the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor any Purchaser shall issue any such press release nor otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of any
Purchaser, or without the prior consent of each Purchaser, with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulation, in
which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name
of any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except (a) as required by federal securities law in connection with the filing of final
Transaction Documents (including signature pages thereto) with the Commission and (b) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior notice of
such disclosure permitted under this clause (b). 
 4.5 Non-Public Information. Except with respect to the material terms and
conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that the
Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have executed a written agreement regarding the confidentiality and use of such information. The Company understands and confirms that each
Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. 
 4.6 Use of Proceeds.
The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder as set forth in the Prospectus Supplement. 
 4.7
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members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of
such title or any other title), each Person who controls such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders, agents, members, partners or
employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each, a “Purchaser Party”) harmless from any
and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser
Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action
instituted against a Purchaser in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents (unless such action is based upon a breach of any Purchaser Party’s representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings such Purchaser may have with any such stockholder or any
violations by any Purchaser Party of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by any Purchaser Party which constitutes fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance). If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in
respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably
acceptable to the Purchaser Party. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser
Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or
(iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of such separate counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which case the Company shall be
responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel. The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (y) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the
Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (z) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of any of the
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents. 
 4.8 Reservation of Common Stock. As of the date hereof, the Company has reserved and the Company shall continue to reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for
the purpose of enabling the Company to issue Shares pursuant to this Agreement and Warrant Shares pursuant to any exercise of the Warrants. 
 4.9 Listing of Common Stock. The Company hereby agrees to use its best efforts to cause the Shares and Warrant Shares to be approved for listing upon notice of issuance by The New York Stock Exchange as promptly as practicable, but
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December 15, 2009 and shall use best efforts to maintain the listing and quotation of the Common Stock on a Trading Market, and as soon as reasonably
practicable following the execution of this Agreement (but not later than the Closing Date) to list or quote all of the Shares and Warrant Shares on such Trading Market. The Company further agrees, if the Company applies to have the Common Stock
traded on any other Trading Market, it will then include in such application all of the Shares and Warrant Shares, and will take such other action as is necessary to cause all of the Shares and Warrant Shares to be listed or quoted on such other
Trading Market as promptly as possible. The Company will then take all action reasonably necessary to continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing
and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market. 
 4.10 Equal Treatment of Purchasers. No consideration shall
be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents. For clarification
purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Purchaser by the Company and negotiated separately by each Purchaser, and is intended for the Company to treat the Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be construed as
the Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of Securities or otherwise. 
 4.11
Participation in Future Financing. 
 (a) From the date hereof until the date that is the 6 month anniversary of the
Closing Date, upon any issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents for cash consideration (or a combination of units hereof) (a “Subsequent Financing”), each Purchaser shall have
the right to participate in up to an amount of the Subsequent Financing equal to 100% of the Subsequent Financing up to an aggregate maximum for all Purchasers of $20,000,000 (the “Participation Maximum”) on the same terms,
conditions and price provided for in the Subsequent Financing; provided, that the Participation Maximum shall be reduced to the extent required, if any, by the principal Trading Market in order for the Company to comply with the listing agreement
for such Trading Market.
 (b) At least two (2) Trading Days prior to the closing of the Subsequent Financing, the
Company shall deliver to each Purchaser a written notice of its intention to effect a Subsequent Financing (“Pre-Notice”), which Pre-Notice shall ask such Purchaser if it wants to review the details of such financing (such
additional notice, a “Subsequent Financing Notice”). Upon the request of a Purchaser, and only upon a request by such Purchaser, for a Subsequent Financing Notice, the Company shall promptly, but no later than 1 Trading Day
after such request, deliver a Subsequent Financing Notice to such Purchaser. The Subsequent Financing Notice shall describe in reasonable detail the proposed terms of such Subsequent Financing, the amount of proceeds intended to be raised
thereunder and the Person or Persons through or with whom such Subsequent Financing is proposed to be effected and shall include a term sheet or similar document relating thereto as an attachment.
  

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 (c) Any Purchaser desiring to participate in such Subsequent Financing must provide
written notice to the Company by not later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the second (2nd) Trading Day after such Purchaser has received the Pre-Notice that the Purchaser is willing to participate in the Subsequent Financing, the amount
of the Purchaser’s participation, and that the Purchaser has such funds ready, willing, and available for investment on the terms set forth in the Subsequent Financing Notice. If the Company receives no notice from a Purchaser as of such second
(2nd) Trading Day, such Purchaser shall be deemed to have notified the Company that it does not elect to participate.
 (d) If by 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the second (2nd) Trading Day after all of the Purchasers have received the Pre-Notice, notifications by the Purchasers of their willingness to participate in the Subsequent Financing (or to
cause their designees to participate) is, in the aggregate, less than the total amount of the Subsequent Financing, then the Company may effect the remaining portion of such Subsequent Financing on the terms and with the Persons set forth in the
Subsequent Financing Notice.
 (e) If by 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the second (2nd) Trading Day after all of the
Purchasers have received the Pre-Notice, the Company receives responses to a Subsequent Financing Notice from Purchasers seeking to purchase more than the aggregate amount of the Participation Maximum, each such Purchaser shall have the right to
purchase its Pro Rata Portion (as defined below) of the Participation Maximum. “Pro Rata Portion” means the ratio of (x) the Subscription Amount of Securities purchased on the Closing Date by a Purchaser participating
under this Section 4.12 and (y) the sum of the aggregate Subscription Amounts of Securities purchased on the Closing Date by all Purchasers participating under this Section 4.11 plus the aggregate subscription amounts of investors
party to securities purchase agreement(s) contemplated by clause (d) in the definition of Exempt Issuance that are participating in such Subsequent Financing pursuant to participation rights granted to such investors under such agreements that
are substantially similar to this Section 4.11. 
 (f) The Company must provide the Purchasers with a second Subsequent
Financing Notice, and the Purchasers will again have the right of participation set forth above in this Section 4.11, if the Subsequent Financing subject to the initial Subsequent Financing Notice is not consummated for any reason on
substantially the terms set forth in such Subsequent Financing Notice within 30 Trading Days after the date of the initial Subsequent Financing Notice. 
 (g) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.11 shall not apply in respect of (i) an Exempt Issuance, or (ii) any underwritten public offering of securities. 
 4.12 Subsequent Equity Sales. 
 (a) From the date hereof until 30 days after the Closing Date, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall issue, enter into any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock
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 (b) From the date hereof until the earlier of the first anniversary of the date of this
Agreement or such time as no Purchaser holds any of the Warrants, the Company shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to effect any Subsequent Financing involving a Variable Rate Transaction. “Variable Rate
Transaction” means a transaction in which the Company issues or sells any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive additional shares of Common Stock either
(A) at a conversion price, exercise price or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity
securities (but not including adjustments pursuant to standard price-based antidilution adjustments), or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such
debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock (but not including adjustments pursuant to standard price-based
antidilution adjustments). For clarity, an “at the market” offering as defined in Rule 415, if such an offering does not contain any provisions (other than the “at the market” nature of the offering) that would constitute a
Variable Rate Transaction, shall not be deemed to be a Variable Rate Transaction. Any Purchaser shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the Company to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right to
collect damages. 
 (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.12 shall not apply in respect of an Exempt
Issuance, except that no Variable Rate Transaction shall be an Exempt Issuance. For further clarity, declaration and payment of regular quarterly dividends (whether when scheduled or in arrears) on the Company’s outstanding 6.5% Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock in shares of Common Stock in accordance with the Certificate of Designation for such preferred stock shall not be a Variable Rate Transaction provided that the terms of such dividends or the Company’s right to issue
Common Stock in connection therewith shall not have been amended since the date of this Agreement. 
 4.13 Short Sales and Confidentiality
After The Date Hereof. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that neither it nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any Short Sales during the period
commencing with the Discussion Time and ending at such time the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced as described in Section 4.4. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers,
covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company as described in Section 4.4, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction
and any other non-public information received in connection therewith. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in Short Sales in the securities of the Company
after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced as described in Section 4.4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby
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decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect
to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement. 
 4.14 Delivery of Securities After Closing. The Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, the respective Securities purchased by each Purchaser to such Purchaser within 3 Trading Days of the Closing Date. 
 ARTICLE V. 
 MISCELLANEOUS 

5.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s obligations hereunder only and without any
effect whatsoever on the obligations between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before December 15, 2008; provided, however, that no such termination will
affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by the other party (or parties). 
 5.2 Fees and Expenses. Except as expressly set
forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation,
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Purchasers. 
 5.3 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement,
contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such
documents, exhibits and schedules. 
 5.4 Notices. Any and all notices or other
communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile
at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via
facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the 2nd Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is
required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto. 
 5.5
Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and the Purchasers holding at least 67% of the Shares then outstanding or, in the
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party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of
this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right
hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right. 
 5.6 Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not
constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. 
 5.7 Successors and
Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent
of each Purchaser (other than by merger). Any Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Warrants, upon notice to the Company, provided such transferee agrees in
writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Warrants, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the “Purchasers.” 
 5.8 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision
hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.8. 
 5.9 Governing Law. All questions
concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of
conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party
hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including
with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that
such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a
copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service
of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the
Transaction Documents, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of
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 5.10 Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and
the delivery of the Securities for the applicable statute of limitations under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act. 
 5.11
Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered
to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall
create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof. 
 5.12 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use
their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the
intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable. 
 5.13 Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company
shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction. The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary bond or indemnity) associated with the
issuance of such replacement Securities. 
 5.14 Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or
granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss
incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 5.15 Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction
Document or a Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be 

  

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fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee,
receiver or any other person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally
intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred. 
 5.16 Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no
Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any
Purchaser pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with
respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or
out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in their
review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents. For reasons of administrative convenience only, Purchasers and their respective counsel have chosen to communicate with the Company through FWS. FWS does not represent all of the Purchasers but
only Rodman & Renshaw, LLC, the placement agent for the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it
was required or requested to do so by the Purchasers. 
 5.17 Liquidated Damages. The Company’s obligations to pay any partial
liquidated damages or other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents is a continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid partial liquidated damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the fact that
the instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated damages or other amounts are due and payable shall have been canceled. 
 5.18 Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may
be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day. 
 5.19 Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective
counsel has reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the
interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock
combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement. 
  

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 5.20 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY
ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY JURY. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed
by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above. 
  

							
	 HECLA MINING COMPANY
	 		 	 Address for Notice:

				
	 By:
	 	  
	 		 	Fax:
	 Name:
	 		 		 	
	 Title:
	 		 		 	
	 With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
	 		 	

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 [PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO HL SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT] 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of
the date first indicated above. 
  

			
	 Name of Purchaser:
	  	 RCG PB, Ltd.

			
		
	 Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser:
	  	  

			
		
	 Name of Authorized Signatory:
	  	  

			
		
	 Title of Authorized Signatory:
	  	  

			
		
	 Email Address of Authorized Signatory:
	  	  

			
		
	 Fax Number of Authorized Signatory:
	  	  

			
		
	 Address for Notice of Purchaser:
	  	

 Address for Delivery of Securities for Purchaser (if not same as address for notice): 
  

	
	 Subscription Amount: $ 4,800,000

	
	 Shares: 2,341,463

	
	 Series 1 Warrant Shares: 1,756,097

	
	 Series 2 Warrant Shares: 1,756,097

 EIN Number: [PROVIDE THIS UNDER SEPARATE COVER] 
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 [PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO HL SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT] 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of
the date first indicated above. 
  

			
	 Name of Purchaser:
	  	 Ramius Enterprise Master Fund Ltd

			
		
	 Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser:
	  	  

			
		
	 Name of Authorized Signatory:
	  	  

			
		
	 Title of Authorized Signatory:
	  	  

			
		
	 Email Address of Authorized Signatory:
	  	  

			
		
	 Fax Number of Authorized Signatory:
	  	  

			
		
	 Address for Notice of Purchaser:
	  	

 Address for Delivery of Securities for Purchaser (if not same as address for notice): 
  

	
	 Subscription Amount: $ 1,200,000

	
	 Shares: 585,366

	
	 Series 1 Warrant Shares: 439,025

	
	 Series 2 Warrant Shares: 439,025

 EIN Number: [PROVIDE THIS UNDER SEPARATE COVER] 
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 [PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO HL SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT] 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of
the date first indicated above. 
  

			
	 Name of Purchaser:
	  	 Cranshire Capital LP

			
		
	 Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser:
	  	  

			
		
	 Name of Authorized Signatory:
	  	  

			
		
	 Title of Authorized Signatory:
	  	  

			
		
	 Email Address of Authorized Signatory:
	  	  

			
		
	 Fax Number of Authorized Signatory:
	  	  

			
		
	 Address for Notice of Purchaser:
	  	

 Address for Delivery of Securities for Purchaser (if not same as address for notice): 
  

	
	 Subscription Amount: $ 5,000,000

	
	 Shares: 2,439,024

	
	 Series 1 Warrant Shares: 1,829,268

	
	 Series 2 Warrant Shares: 1,829,268

 EIN Number: [PROVIDE THIS UNDER SEPARATE COVER] 
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 [PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO HL SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT] 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of
the date first indicated above. 
  

			
	 Name of Purchaser:
	  	 Hudson Bay Fund LP

			
		
	 Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser:
	  	  

			
		
	 Name of Authorized Signatory:
	  	  

			
		
	 Title of Authorized Signatory:
	  	  

			
		
	 Email Address of Authorized Signatory:
	  	  

			
		
	 Fax Number of Authorized Signatory:
	  	  

			
		
	 Address for Notice of Purchaser:
	  	

 Address for Delivery of Securities for Purchaser (if not same as address for notice): 
  

	
	 Subscription Amount: $ 1,650,000

	
	 Shares: 804,878

	
	 Series 1 Warrant Shares: 603,659

	
	 Series 2 Warrant Shares: 603,659

 EIN Number: [PROVIDE THIS UNDER SEPARATE COVER] 
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 [PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO HL SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT] 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of
the date first indicated above. 
  

			
	 Name of Purchaser:
	  	 Hudson Bay Overseas Fund LTD

			
		
	 Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser:
	  	  

			
		
	 Name of Authorized Signatory:
	  	  

			
		
	 Title of Authorized Signatory:
	  	  

			
		
	 Email Address of Authorized Signatory:
	  	  

			
		
	 Fax Number of Authorized Signatory:
	  	  

			
		
	 Address for Notice of Purchaser:
	  	

 Address for Delivery of Securities for Purchaser (if not same as address for notice): 
  

	
	 Subscription Amount: $ 3,350,000

	
	 Shares: 1,634,146

	
	 Series 1 Warrant Shares: 1,225,610

	
	 Series 2 Warrant Shares: 1,225,610

 EIN Number: [PROVIDE THIS UNDER SEPARATE COVER] 
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 [PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO HL SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT] 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of
the date first indicated above. 
  

			
	 Name of Purchaser:
	  	 Hartz Capital Investments, LLC

			
		
	 Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser:
	  	  

			
		
	 Name of Authorized Signatory:
	  	  

			
		
	 Title of Authorized Signatory:
	  	  

			
		
	 Email Address of Authorized Signatory:
	  	  

			
		
	 Fax Number of Authorized Signatory:
	  	  

			
		
	 Address for Notice of Purchaser:
	  	

 Address for Delivery of Securities for Purchaser (if not same as address for notice): 
  

	
	 Subscription Amount: $ 4,200,000

	
	 Shares: 2,048,780

	
	 Series 1 Warrant Shares: 1,536,585

	
	 Series 2 Warrant Shares: 1,536,585

 EIN Number: [PROVIDE THIS UNDER SEPARATE COVER] 
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 [PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO HL SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT] 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of
the date first indicated above. 
  

			
	 Name of Purchaser:
	  	 Empery Asset Master Ltd.

			
		
	 Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser:
	  	  

			
		
	 Name of Authorized Signatory:
	  	  

			
		
	 Title of Authorized Signatory:
	  	  

			
		
	 Email Address of Authorized Signatory:
	  	  

			
		
	 Fax Number of Authorized Signatory:
	  	  

			
		
	 Address for Notice of Purchaser:
	  	

 Address for Delivery of Securities for Purchaser (if not same as address for notice): 
  

	
	 Subscription Amount: $ 800,000

	
	 Shares: 390,244

	
	 Series 1 Warrant Shares: 292,683

	
	 Series 2 Warrant Shares: 292,683

 EIN Number: [PROVIDE THIS UNDER SEPARATE COVER] 
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 37Second Amendment to Credit Agreement

 Exhibit 10.4 
 [EXECUTION COPY] 
 SECOND AMENDMENT TO 
 AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT 
 THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND
RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Second Amendment”), dated as of December 9, 2008, is by and among HECLA MINING COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”) and each of the banks and other financial
institutions identified as Lenders on the signature pages hereto (the “Lenders”). 
 WITNESSETH: 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2008 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to
the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement” and, as amended by this Second Amendment and as the same may be further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among
the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto, and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), the Lenders have made commitments to extend certain credit facilities to
the Borrower; and 
 WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders agree to amend certain provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement
as more specifically set forth herein, in each case upon the terms and conditions contained in this Second Amendment; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, for
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and in consideration of the agreements herein contained, the parties hereby agree as follows: 
 PART I 
 DEFINITIONS 
 SUBPART 1.1 Certain Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, the following terms used in this Second
Amendment, including its preamble and recitals, have the following meanings: 
 “Administrative Agent” are defined in the
recitals. 
 “Borrower” is defined in the preamble. 
 “Credit Agreement” is defined in the recitals. 
 “Existing Credit Agreement” is defined in the recitals. 
 “Lenders”
is defined in the preamble. 
 “Second Amendment Effective Date” is defined in Subpart 4.1. 
 Hecla Second Amendment to 
 Credit Agreement

 SUBPART 1.2 Other Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires,
terms used in this Second Amendment, including its preamble and recitals, have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement. 
 PART II

 AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT 
 Effective on (and subject to the occurrence of) the Second Amendment Effective Date, the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended in accordance with this Part II. Except as so amended, the Existing Credit
Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall continue in full force and effect. 
 SUBPART 2.1 Amendment to Section 1.1.
Section 1.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows: 
 (i) by inserting the following defined
terms in the appropriate alphabetical sequence: 
 “Second Amendment” means the Second Amendment to Credit
Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2008, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto. 
 “Second Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in the Second Amendment. 
 SUBPART 2.2 Amendment to
Section 3.1.1(c). Section 3.1.1(c) of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating such section in its entirety as follows: 
 (c) Concurrently with the receipt by the Borrower of any Net Equity/Subordinated Debt Proceeds, the Borrower shall (i) with respect
to any Net Equity/Subordinated Debt Proceeds received during the period from (and including) December 8, 2008 to (and including) December 31, 2008, from the issuance of common equity, make a mandatory prepayment of the Loans in an amount
equal to 100% of any and all such Net Equity/Subordinated Debt Proceeds in excess of $20,000,000 and (ii) with respect to any Net Equity/Subordinated Debt Proceeds received at all other times, (A) so long as any Term II Loans remain
outstanding, make a mandatory prepayment of the Term II Loans in an amount equal to 100% of such Net Equity/Subordinated Debt Proceeds, and (B) thereafter, make a mandatory prepayment of the Term I Loans in an amount equal to 50% of such Net
Equity/Subordinated Debt Proceeds. 
 PART III 
 CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS 
 SUBPART 3.1 Amendment Effective Date. This Second Amendment shall be
and become effective as of the date hereof (the “Second Amendment Effective Date”) when all of the conditions set forth in this Part III shall have been satisfied. 
 Hecla Second Amendment to 
 Credit Agreement 

 SUBPART 3.2 Execution of Counterparts of Second Amendment. The Administrative Agent shall have
received counterparts satisfactory to the Administrative Agent of this Second Amendment, which collectively shall have been duly executed on behalf of the Borrower and the Required Lenders. 
 SUBPART 3.3 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties contained in Subpart 5.4 are true and correct in all
material respects on and as of the date hereof. 
 SUBPART 3.4 Costs and Expenses, etc. The Administrative Agent shall have received
for its account and the account of each Lender, all fees, costs and expenses due and payable pursuant to Section 10.3 of the Credit Agreement, if then invoiced, and any and all other Loan Documents. 
 PART IV 
 MISCELLANEOUS 
 SUBPART 4.1 Cross-References. References in this Second Amendment to any Part or Subpart are, unless otherwise specified, to such Part or Subpart
of this Second Amendment. 
 SUBPART 4.2 Instrument Pursuant to Existing Credit Agreement. This Second Amendment is a Loan Document
executed pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated therein) be construed, administered and applied in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement. 
 SUBPART 4.3 References in Other Loan Documents. At such time as this Second Amendment shall become effective pursuant to the terms of Part
III, all references in the Loan Documents to the “Credit Agreement” shall be deemed to refer to the Existing Credit Agreement as amended by this Second Amendment. 
 SUBPART 4.4 Representations and Warranties of the Borrower. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that (a) it has the requisite power
and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Second Amendment, (b) it is duly authorized to, and has been authorized by all necessary action, to execute, deliver and perform this Second Amendment, (c) the representations and
warranties contained in Article VI of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of such date (except for those which expressly relate to an earlier date) and after giving
effect to the amendments contained herein and (d) no Default or Event of Default exists under the Credit Agreement on and as of the date hereof after giving effect to the amendments contained herein. 
 SUBPART 4.5 Counterparts. This Second Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be
an original and all of which shall constitute together but one and the same agreement. Delivery of executed counterparts of this Second Amendment by telecopy or other electronic transmission shall be effective as an original and shall constitute a
representation that an original will be delivered. 
 SUBPART 4.6 Full Force and Effect; Limited Amendment. Except as expressly
amended hereby, all of the representations, warranties, terms, covenants, conditions and other provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents shall remain unchanged and shall continue to be, and shall remain, in full force and
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 Credit Agreement 

 
respective terms. The amendments set forth herein shall be limited precisely as provided for herein to the provisions expressly amended herein and shall not
be deemed to be an amendment to, waiver of, consent to or modification of any other term or provision of the Existing Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or of any transaction or further or future action on the part of any Obligor which
would require the consent of the Lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement or any of the Loan Documents. 
 SUBPART 4.7 First Amendment
Hecla Mine Plan. Each Lender that has executed this Second Amendment acknowledges, solely for purposes of the definition of “Stated Maturity Date”, that the First Amendment Hecla Mine Plan is satisfactory. 
 SUBPART 4.8 Waiver. The Borrower acknowledges (for itself and its Subsidiaries and the successors, assigns, heirs and representatives of each of
the foregoing) that the Secured Parties have complied with all of their obligations and duties under the Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents through the date hereof and that, accordingly, neither the Borrower (nor any of its Subsidiaries and
the successors, assigns, heirs and representatives of each of the foregoing) has no claims or causes of action against the Secured Parties in any manner relating thereto. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Borrower desires (and the Secured Parties
agree) to eliminate any possibility that any past conditions, acts, omissions, events or circumstances would impair or otherwise adversely affect the Secured Parties’ rights, interests, security and/or remedies under the Credit Agreement and
the other Loan Documents. Accordingly, for and in consideration of the agreements contained in this Second Amendment and other good and valuable consideration, the Borrower (for itself and its Subsidiaries and the successors, assigns, heirs and
representatives of each of the foregoing) (collectively, the “Releasors”) does hereby fully, finally, unconditionally and irrevocably release and forever discharge the Secured Parties and each of their respective Affiliates,
officers, directors, employees, attorneys, consultants and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from any and all debts, claims, obligations, damages, costs, attorneys’ fees, suits, demands, liabilities, actions,
proceedings and causes of action, in each case, whether known or unknown, contingent or fixed, direct or indirect, and of whatever nature or description, and whether in law or in equity, under contract, tort, statute or otherwise, which any Releasor
has heretofore had or now or hereafter can, shall or may have against any Released Party by reason of any act, omission or thing whatsoever done or omitted to be done, arising out of, connected with or related in any way to the Credit Agreement or
any other Loan Document, or any act, event or transaction related or attendant thereto, or the agreements of the Secured Parties contained therein, or the possession, use, operation or control of any of the assets of the Borrower, or the making of
any Loans or other advances, or the management of such Loans or advances or the Collateral (as defined in the Pledge Agreement and the Security Agreement, as applicable). 
 SUBPART 4.9 Governing Law. THIS SECOND AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 
 SUBPART 4.10 Successors and Assigns. This Second Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and assigns. 
  

 Hecla Second Amendment to 
 Credit Agreement 

 [SIGNATURES FOLLOW] 
  

 Hecla Second Amendment to 
 Credit Agreement 

 [EXECUTION COPY] 
 Each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Second Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written. 
  

					
	BORROWER:	 	 HECLA MINING COMPANY, a
 Delaware corporation

			
		 	By:	 	 /s/ J.A. Sabala

		 	Name:	 	J.A. Sabala
		 	Title:	 	Sr. VP and CFO

			
	THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, Houston Branch
		 	as a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ J. F. Todd

	Name:	 	J. F. Todd
	Title:	 	Managing Director
		
	By:	 	 /s/ R. Blackwood

	Name:	 	R. Blackwood
	Title:	 	Director

  

 Hecla Second Amendment to 
 Credit Agreement 

			
	MERRILL LYNCH BANK USA,
	as a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Derek Befus

	Name:	 	Derek Befus
	Title:	 	Vice President

  

 Hecla Second Amendment to 
 Credit Agreement 

			
	ING Capital LLC,
	as a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Richard Ennis

	Name:	 	Richard Ennis
	Title:	 	Managing Director

  

 Hecla Second Amendment to 
 Credit Agreement 

			
	BNP Paribas,
	as a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Amy Kirschner

	Name:	 	Amy Kirschner
	Title:	 	Managing Director
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Gina Clemente

	Name:	 	Gina Clemente
	Title:	 	Managing Director

  

 Hecla Second Amendment to 
 Credit Agreement 

			
	WestLB AG Toronto Branch,
	as a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Robert L. Dyck

	Name:	 	Robert L. Dyck
	Title:	 	Executive Director
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Neal Megannety

	Name:	 	Neal Megannety
	Title:	 	Director

  

 Hecla Second Amendment to 
 Credit Agreement

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