Chemours to Supply Lower GWP Refrigerant to Three Ice Rink Venues in Beijing

OpteonTM XP40 use in these three venues enables ~65% reduction in GWP compared to previous ice games

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BEIJING, May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Chemours Company has achieved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Beijing National Aquatics Center, Beijing National Indoor Stadium and Wukesong Sports Centre for use of Opteon™ lower global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants at the three venues. Participating in the MoU signing ceremony were Ms. Gui Lin, Chief of General Planning Division, Venue Planning and Construction Department of Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Mr. Yang Qiyong, General Manager of Beijing National Aquatics Center, Mr. Wang Yue, General Manager of Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Mr. Ma Xin, Vice President of Wukesong Sports Centre, Mr. Alec Yan, Asia Pacific Senior Business Director of The Chemours Company. This agreement supports the adoption of more sustainable solutions for the ice rink venues to help reduce the overall carbon footprint. 

Chemours is a leader in the refrigeration industry with more than 85 years of experience in innovative thermal solutions. Chemours Opteon™ refrigerants offer low-GWP, non-ozone depleting, and high-performance solutions.  Since 2018, Chemours has supported the sports community with sustainable refrigerant solutions through their partnership with the National Hockey League (NHL®).

Beijing National Aquatics Center, Beijing National Indoor Stadium and Wukesong Sports Centre were main venues for 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games, and will be hosting hockey and curling ice games during the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. To support the mission of being “green, open, inclusive and clean” and to adopt more sustainable solutions, the venues in consultation with equipment suppliers, design engineers and service providers, selected Opteon™ XP40 (R-449A) refrigerant to provide reliable performance at the demanding low temperatures required for operating their facilities. Opteon™ XP40 provides a ~65% reduction in global warming potential (GWP) over hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants used previously, while cost-effectively enabling an energy efficient system design.

“Three ice making units of Ice Cube have been charged with Opteon™ XP40,” said Mr. Yang Qiyong, General Manager of Beijing National Aquatics Center. “This project saves 4% of the charge compared to other refrigerants and saves installation costs. During the test games in 2019 and in April 2021, the ice making units performed well and have guaranteed excellent ice surface temperature.

“We commend the efforts of the venues to adopt a refrigerant with significantly lower GWP,” said Alisha Bellezza, President of Thermal & Specialized Solutions at Chemours.  “This sets an example that positive steps can be made towards environmental sustainability, without sacrificing system performance or economic sustainability.” 

After redesign and retrofit, ice making units and systems that are charged with Opteon™ XP40 have been installed in Beijing National Aquatics Center and Beijing National Indoor Stadium. Wukesong Sports Centre, which was equipped with refrigeration pipes at construction in 2006, changed out their old ice making units. The new units have also adopted Opteon™ XP40 which brings more energy efficiency and lower environmental impact.

In a series of testing games that have been held, the ice surface of the three venues has been well received by the participating athletes, which has successfully ensured the operation of the games, and has effectively reduced the environmental impact.

Watch the latest video to learn more about the three ice venues and Opteon™ refrigerants.

About The Chemours Company
The Chemours Company (Chemours or the Company) (NYSE: CC) is a global leader in Titanium Technologies, Thermal & Specialized Solutions, Advanced Performance Materials, and Chemical Solutions providing its customers with solutions in a wide range of industries with market-defining products, application expertise and chemistry-based innovations. We deliver customized solutions with a wide range of industrial and specialty chemicals products for markets, including coatings, plastics, refrigeration, and air conditioning, transportation, semiconductor and consumer electronics, general industrial, mining and oil and gas.  Our flagship products include prominent brands such as Ti-Pure™, Opteon™, Freon™, Nafion™, Krytox™, Teflon™, and Viton™. In 2019, Chemours was named to Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies. The company has approximately 6,500 employees and 30 manufacturing sites serving approximately 3,300 customers in approximately 120 countries. Chemours is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware and is listed on the NYSE under the symbol CC.

For more information, we invite you to visit chemours.com or follow us on Twitter @Chemours or LinkedIn

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This press release contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations of future events based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to a historical or current fact. The words “believe,” “expect,” “will,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “estimate,” “target,” “project” and similar expressions, among others, generally identify “forward-looking statements,” which speak only as of the date such statements were made. These forward-looking statements may address, among other things, the outcome or resolution of any pending or future environmental liabilities, the commencement, outcome or resolution of any regulatory inquiry, investigation or proceeding, the initiation, outcome or settlement of any litigation, changes in environmental regulations in the U.S. or other jurisdictions that affect demand for or adoption of our products, anticipated future operating and financial performance for our segments individually and our company as a whole, business plans, prospects, targets, goals and commitments, capital investments and projects and target capital expenditures, plans for dividends or share repurchases, sufficiency or longevity of intellectual property protection, cost reductions or savings targets, plans to increase profitability and growth, our ability to make acquisitions, integrate acquired businesses or assets into our operations, and achieve anticipated synergies or cost savings, all of which are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and expectations of future events that may not be accurate or realized. These statements are not guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements also involve risks and uncertainties that are beyond Chemours’ control. In addition, the current COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the national and global economy and commodity and financial markets, which has had and we expect will continue to have a negative impact on our financial results. The full extent and impact of the pandemic is unknown and to date has included extreme volatility in financial and commodity markets, a significant slowdown in economic activity, and increased predictions of a global recession. The public and private sector response has led to significant restrictions on travel, temporary business closures, quarantines, stock market volatility, and a general reduction in consumer and commercial activity globally. Matters outside our control have affected our business and operations and may or may continue to limit travel of employees to our business units domestically and internationally, adversely affect the health and welfare of our personnel, significantly reduce the demand for our products, hinder our ability to provide goods and services to customers, cause disruptions in our supply chains, adversely affect our business partners or cause other unpredictable events. Additionally, there may be other risks and uncertainties that Chemours is unable to identify at this time or that Chemours does not currently expect to have a material impact on its business. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include the risks, uncertainties and other factors discussed in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. Chemours assumes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement for any reason, except as required by law.

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PermRock Royalty Trust Declares Monthly Cash Distribution

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FORT WORTH, Texas, May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — PermRock Royalty Trust (NYSE:PRT) (the “Trust”) today declared a monthly cash distribution to record holders of its trust units representing beneficial interests in the Trust (“Trust Units”) as of May 28, 2021 and payable on June 14, 2021 in the amount of $678,860.43 ($0.055801 per Trust Unit), based principally upon production during the month of March 2021.

The following table displays underlying oil and natural gas sales volumes and average received wellhead prices attributable to the current and prior month net profits interest calculations:


Underlying Sales Volumes


Average Price


Oil


Natural Gas


Oil
(per Bbl)


Natural Gas
(per Mcf)


Bbls


Bbls/D


Mcf


Mcf/D

Current Month

34,094

1,100

40,289

1,300

$61.23

$4.20

Prior Month

28,062

1,002

41,455

1,481

$57.44

$3.96

Oil cash receipts for the properties underlying the Trust totaled $2.09 million for the current month, an increase of $0.48 million from the prior month’s distribution period. This increase was due to an increase in sales volumes and oil prices.  

Natural gas cash receipts for the properties underlying the Trust totaled $0.17 million for the current month, an increase of $0.01 million from the prior month’s distribution period. This increase was due to an  increase in natural gas prices.

Total direct operating expenses, including marketing, lease operating expenses and workover expenses, were $0.72 million reflecting a $0.13 million increase from the prior month. Severance and ad valorem taxes were $0.15 million.

Capital expenditures were $0.33 million in the current month, an increase of $0.22 million from the prior month. Boaz Energy indicated the increase in capital expenditures was primarily related to prepayment by Boaz Energy for a new development well to be drilled in Glasscock County by a third-party operator.   

About PermRock Royalty Trust

PermRock Royalty Trust is a Delaware statutory trust formed by Boaz Energy II, LLC (“Boaz Energy”) to own a net profits interest representing the right to receive 80% of the net profits from the sale of oil and natural gas production from certain properties owned by Boaz Energy in the Permian Basin of West Texas. For more information on PermRock Royalty Trust, please visit our website at www.permrock.com.

Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this press release constitute “forward-looking statements.” These forward-looking statements represent the Trust’s and Boaz Energy’s expectations or beliefs concerning future events, and it is possible that the results described in this press release will not be achieved. These forward-looking statements include the amount and date of any anticipated distribution to unitholders, future cash retentions, advancements or recoupments from distributions, and statements regarding Boaz Energy’s operations and the resulting impact on the computation of the Trust’s net profits. The amount of cash received or expected to be received by the Trust (and its ability to pay distributions) has been and will continue to be directly affected by volatility in commodity prices, oversupply and the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, low oil and natural gas prices may result in no distributions to unitholders in certain periods. Other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements include expenses of the Trust and reserves for anticipated future expenses, uncertainties in estimating the cost of drilling activities and risks associated with drilling and operating oil and natural gas wells.

Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and, except as required by law, the Trust does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Trust to predict all such factors. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements in the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 31, 2021 and other public filings filed with the SEC. The risk factors and other factors noted in the Trust’s public filings with the SEC could cause its actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. The Trust’s filed reports are or will be available over the Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Contact:       

PermRock Royalty Trust

Simmons Bank, Trustee

Lee Ann Anderson, Senior Vice President

Toll-free: (855) 588-7839

Fax: (817) 298-5579

Website: www.permrock.com

e-mail: [email protected]

 

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Dave Holmes Joins Socket Mobile As Chief Business Officer

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NEWARK, Calif., May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Socket Mobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCKT), a leading innovator of data capture and delivery solutions for enhanced workplace productivity, today announced that Dave Holmes has joined the executive management team as Chief Business Officer.

Dave Holmes will be responsible for Socket Mobile’s worldwide business development and marketing activities. Dave is one of the pioneers in the NFC and mobile payments industry with over 20 years experience in the industry and is an ardent believer in the future of mobile and digital access, experience and payments. He has worked with NFC industry leader NXP and Identive and his more recent experience was with UL’s Cybersecurity division, where he had responsibility for their Global Strategic Accounts. Dave holds an MBA from Portland State University and a BS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Nebraska.

“We are delighted that Dave is joining Socket Mobile’s executive team as Chief Business Officer, as contactless technology is gaining greater acceptance in today’s contactless society. Like many technologies, NFC has been developed over many years and used successfully in many industries especially public transportation. However, its useability and effectiveness has been greatly increased in the past few quarters and is rapidly moving toward mass adoption in conjunction with phone-based mobile wallets. In addition to supporting payments, the Apple Pay and Google Pay systems also support loyalty, memberships, and other identification systems and are a likely mechanism for carrying of vaccination or travel passports. Dave has been involved in this industry for over 20 years and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience that will enable Socket Mobile to navigate the complexity of the ecosystems and become a key player in these emerging markets. We are excited to have Dave on our team,” said Kevin Mills, President and CEO.

About Socket Mobile, Inc. 
Socket Mobile is a leading provider of data capture and delivery solutions for enhanced productivity in workforce mobilization. Socket Mobile’s revenue is largely driven by the deployment of third-party barcode-enabled mobile applications that integrate Socket Mobile’s cordless barcode scanners and contactless reader/writers. Mobile Applications servicing the specialty retailer, field service, transportation, and manufacturing markets are the primary revenue drivers. Socket Mobile has a network of thousands of developers who use its software developer tools to add sophisticated data capture to their mobile applications. Socket Mobile is headquartered in Newark, Calif., and can be reached at +1-510-933-3000 or www.socketmobile.com.

Socket Mobile Investor Contact:

Lynn Zhao

Chief Financial Officer
510-933-3016
[email protected]

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VIAVI Expands the Industry’s Most Comprehensive Automated Testing Solutions for L3Harris Technologies P25 and Public Safety Two-Way Radios

Updates include automated test and alignment for the L3Harris XL-95P, XL-185M, XL-200M, and XG-100M radios on the VIAVI 3920B and 8800SX radio test systems

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Viavi Solutions Inc. (VIAVI) (NASDAQ: VIAV) today announced the release of Auto-Test for the L3Harris Technologies XL Connect™ 95P, single-band XL-185M, multi-band XL-200M, and Unity XG-100M radios on the VIAVI 3920B Radio Test Platform and 8800SX Digital Radio Test Set.

The VIAVI 3920B and 8800SX radio test systems enable automated test and alignment of these best-in-class L3Harris P25 and public safety two-way radios. The Auto-Test applications perform fast, repeatable, and accurate alignment and test matching the L3Harris maintenance specification.

With these latest Auto-Test additions, VIAVI radio test products provide the industry’s most comprehensive automated support for L3Harris P25 and public safety radios, including the L3Harris XL-200P, XL-200Pi, XL-185P, XL-185Pi, XL-150P, XL-95P, TP9100, TP9300, TP9400, TP9600, XG-15P, XG-25P, XG-75P, XG-75Pe, P7300, P5500, TM9400, XG-25M, XG-75M, XG-100M, XL-185M, XL-200M, TM9100, TM9300, M7300, and M5300 radio families.

“L3Harris and VIAVI are committed to improving the quality and performance of Land Mobile Radio solutions,” said Edward Latimer, Director of Product Management, Radio Test, VIAVI. “Our customers can rest assured they will be able to communicate with their teammates and partners in any mission critical situation.”

In public safety and professional communications, L3Harris is a leading supplier of assured communications systems and equipment for public safety, federal, utility, commercial and transportation markets — with products ranging from the most advanced IP voice and data networks, to next-generation, secure public safety-grade LTE (Long-Term Evolution) solutions for voice, video and data applications, to industry-leading multiband, multimode radios.

VIAVI is a global leader of test and measurement equipment for critical communications, offering a broad selection of integrated, portable testing equipment and solutions across a variety of industries, including public safety, homeland security, tactical military and paramilitary, private security, utilities, railroads, public transportation, and hospitals.

About VIAVI
VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) is a global provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions for communications service providers, enterprises, network equipment manufacturers, government and avionics. We help these customers harness the power of instruments, automation, intelligence and virtualization to Command the network. VIAVI is also a leader in light management solutions for 3D sensing, anti-counterfeiting, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, and defense applications. Learn more about VIAVI at www.viavisolutions.com. Follow us on VIAVI Perspectives, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook.


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Sea Limited Reports First Quarter 2021 Results

Sea Limited Reports First Quarter 2021 Results

SINGAPORE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) (“Sea” or the “Company”) today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021.

First Quarter 2021 Highlights

  • Group
    • Total GAAP revenue was US$1.8 billion, up 146.7% year-on-year.
    • Total gross profit was US$645.4 million, up 212.1% year-on-year.
    • Total adjusted EBITDA1 was US$88.1 million compared to US$(69.9) million for the first quarter of 2020.
  • Digital Entertainment
    • Bookings2 were US$1.1 billion, up 117.4% year-on-year.
    • Adjusted EBITDA1 was US$717.3 million, up 140.4% year-on-year.
    • Adjusted EBITDA represented 64.4% of bookings for the first quarter of 2021, compared to 58.2% for the first quarter of 2020.
    • GAAP revenue was US$781.3 million, up 111.4% year-on-year.
    • Quarterly active users (“QAUs”) reached 648.8 million, an increase of 61.4% year-on-year.
    • Quarterly paying users grew by 123.5% year-on-year to 79.8 million, and represented 12.3% of QAUs for the first quarter compared to 8.9% for the same period in 2020.
    • Average bookings per user were US$1.7, compared to US$1.3 for the first quarter of 2020.
    • Our self-developed global hit game, Free Fire, continued to be the highest grossing mobile game in Latin America, Southeast Asia and India for the first quarter of 2021, according to App Annie3. Free Fire has maintained this leading position for the past seven consecutive quarters in Latin America and Southeast Asia, and two consecutive quarters in India.
  • E-commerce
    • GAAP revenue was US$922.3 million, up 250.4% year-on-year.
    • GAAP revenue included US$715.9 million of GAAP marketplace revenue4, up 285.0% year-on-year, and US$206.4 million of GAAP product revenue5, up 167.1% year-on-year.
    • Gross orders totaled 1.1 billion, an increase of 153.0% year-on-year.
    • Gross merchandise value (“GMV”) was US$12.6 billion, an increase of 103.2% year-on-year.
    • Adjusted EBITDA1 was US$(412.9) million compared to US$(264.1) million for the first quarter of 2020. Adjusted EBITDA loss per order decreased by 37.7% year-on-year to US$0.38, compared to US$0.61 for the first quarter of 2020.
    • Both in Southeast Asia and in Taiwan, Shopee ranked first in the Shopping category by average monthly active users and total time spent in app on Android for the first quarter of 2021, according to App Annie3.
    • In Indonesia, where Shopee further accelerated its year-on-year growth in gross orders, it continued to rank first by average monthly active users and total time spent in app on Android in the Shopping category for the first quarter of 2021, according to App Annie3.

Digital Financial Services Update

We continued to see strong growth in the adoption of SeaMoney’s offerings. Our mobile wallet total payment volume exceeded US$3.4 billion for the first quarter of 2021, more than tripled that of the first quarter of 2020. Moreover, quarterly paying users for our mobile wallet services surpassed 26.1 million in the first quarter.

Conversions of Convertible Notes

Between March 5, 2021 (the date we last disclosed the outstanding principal amount of our convertible notes) and May 10, 2021, we issued an aggregate of approximately 4.8 million shares to settle conversions of our outstanding convertible notes, namely our 2.25% convertible senior notes due 2023 (the “2023 notes”) and our 1.00% convertible senior notes due 2024 (the “2024 notes”). In aggregate, such conversions are estimated to result in more than US$8.3 million of saving to us in future interest payments.

As of May 10, 2021, we had 524,433,502 ordinary shares issued and outstanding and approximately US$33.5 million, US$825.1 million and US$1.15 billion principal amount of the 2023 notes, 2024 notes and 2.375% convertible senior notes due 2025 remaining outstanding, respectively.


1 For definitions of total adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA for digital entertainment and e-commerce segments, please refer to the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section.

2 GAAP revenue for the digital entertainment segment plus change in digital entertainment deferred revenue. This operating metric is used as an approximation of cash spent by our users in the applicable period that is attributable to our digital entertainment segment.

3 Rankings data for App Annie is based on combined data from the Google Play and iOS App Stores, unless otherwise stated. Southeast Asia rankings are based on Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Latin America rankings are based on Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Uruguay.

4 GAAP marketplace revenue mainly consists of transaction-based fees and advertising income and revenue generated from other value-added services.

5 GAAP product revenue mainly consists of revenue generated from direct sales.

Unaudited Summary of Financial Results

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars “$” except for per share data)

 

For the Three Months

ended March 31,

 

 

2020

2021

 

 

$

$

YOY%

Revenue

 

 

 

Service revenue

 

 

 

Digital Entertainment

369,683

 

781,335

 

111.4%

E-commerce and other services

266,545

 

772,382

 

189.8%

Sales of goods

78,692

 

209,927

 

166.8%

 

714,920

 

1,763,644

 

146.7%

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue

 

 

 

Cost of service

 

 

 

Digital Entertainment

(142,692

)

(248,240

)

74.0%

E-commerce and other services

(285,524

)

(674,538

)

136.2%

Cost of goods sold

(79,904

)

(195,457

)

144.6%

 

(508,120

)

(1,118,235

)

120.1%

Gross profit

206,800

 

645,409

 

212.1%

Other operating income

25,316

 

75,088

 

196.6%

Sales and marketing expenses

(308,316

)

(678,922

)

120.2%

General and administrative expenses

(126,933

)

(248,858)(3

)

96.1%

Research and development expenses

(64,586

)

(141,130

)

118.5%

Total operating expenses

(474,519

)

(993,822

)

109.4%

Operating loss

(267,719

)

(348,413

)

30.1%

Non-operating income (loss), net

11,235

 

(23,252

)

(307.0)%

Income tax expense

(23,237

)

(51,025

)

119.6%

Share of results of equity investees

(1,070

)

599

 

(156.0)%

Net loss

(280,791

)

(422,091

)

50.3%

Net loss excluding share-basedcompensation (1)

(239,475

)

(320,016

)

33.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted loss per share based on

net loss excluding share-based compensation attributable

to Sea Limited’s ordinary shareholders (1)

(0.52

)

(0.62

)

19.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Change in deferred revenue of Digital Entertainment

142,741

 

332,483

 

132.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA for Digital Entertainment (1)

298,435

 

717,309

 

140.4%

Adjusted EBITDA for E-commerce (1)

(264,116

)

(412,897

)

56.3%

Adjusted EBITDA for Digital Financial Services (1)

(93,069

)

(153,088

)

64.5%

Adjusted EBITDA for Other Services (1)

(6,999

)

(58,157)(3

)

730.9%

Unallocated expenses (2)

(4,117

)

(5,057

)

22.8%

Total adjusted EBITDA (1)

(69,866

)

88,110

(226.1)%

(1) For a discussion of the use of non-GAAP financial measures, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

(2) Unallocated expenses are mainly related to share-based compensation and general and corporate administrative costs such as professional fees and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to segments. These expenses are excluded from segment results as they are not reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) as part of segment performance.

(3) Includes a one-time corporate donation of S$50 million (US$37.9 million) to the National University of Singapore (“NUS”).

Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2020

Revenue

Our total GAAP revenue increased by 146.7% to US$1.8 billion in the first quarter of 2021 from US$714.9 million in the first quarter of 2020. The increase was mainly driven by the growth in each of the segments detailed as follows:

  • Digital Entertainment: GAAP revenue increased by 111.4% to US$781.3 million in the first quarter of 2021 from US$369.7 million in the first quarter of 2020. This increase was primarily due to the increase in our active user base as well as the deepened paying user penetration, and in particular, the continued success of our self-developed game Free Fire.
  • E-commerce and other services: GAAP revenue increased by 189.8% to US$772.4 million in the first quarter of 2021 from US$266.5 million in the first quarter of 2020. This increase was primarily driven by the growth in the scale of our e-commerce marketplace, and increase in each of its revenue streams, including transaction-based fees, value-added services, and advertising. It benefited from our commitment to continuously enhance our service offerings as we strive to create greater value for our platform users.
  • Sales of goods: GAAP revenue increased by 166.8% to US$209.9 million in the first quarter of 2021 from US$78.7 million in the first quarter of 2020, primarily due to the increase in our product offerings.

Cost of Revenue

Our total cost of revenue increased by 120.1% to US$1.1 billion in the first quarter of 2021 from US$508.1 million in the first quarter of 2020.

  • Digital Entertainment: Cost of revenue increased by 74.0% to US$248.2 million in the first quarter of 2021 from US$142.7 million in the first quarter of 2020. The increase was largely in line with the increase in our digital entertainment revenue. Improvement in gross profit margins was largely due to higher revenue contribution from our self-developed game.
  • E-commerce and other services: Cost of revenue for our e-commerce and other services segment combined increased by 136.2% to US$674.5 million in the first quarter of 2021 from US$285.5 million in the first quarter of 2020. The increase was primarily due to higher costs of the logistics and other value-added services that we provide to our users, and other costs incurred in line with the growth of our e-commerce marketplace. Improvement in gross profit margins was mainly due to improvement in our marketplace take-rate as we continue to enhance our service offerings.
  • Cost of goods sold: Cost of goods sold increased by 144.6% to US$195.5 million in the first quarter of 2021 from US$79.9 million in the first quarter of 2020. The increase was largely in line with the increase in our revenue from sales of goods.

Other Operating Income

Our other operating income increased by 196.6% to US$75.1 million in the first quarter of 2021 from US$25.3 million in the first quarter of 2020. The increase was mainly attributable to the rebates from e-commerce related logistics services providers.

Sales and Marketing Expenses

Our total sales and marketing expenses increased by 120.2% to US$678.9 million in the first quarter of 2021 from US$308.3 million in the first quarter of 2020. The table below sets forth breakdown of the sales and marketing expenses of our major reporting segments. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”).

 

For the Three Months

ended March 31,

 

 

2020

 

2021

YOY%

Sales and Marketing Expenses

$

 

$

 

Digital Entertainment

26,815

 

56,812

111.9%

E-commerce

206,044

 

451,554

119.2%

Digital Financial Services

71,331

 

151,909

113.0%

  • Digital Entertainment: Sales and marketing expenses increased by 111.9% to US$56.8 million in the first quarter of 2021 from US$26.8 million in the first quarter of 2020. The increase was primarily due to higher online marketing costs as we continue to deepen the engagement with our gamers’ community.
  • E-commerce: Sales and marketing expenses increased by 119.2% to US$451.6 million in the first quarter of 2021 from US$206.0 million in the first quarter of 2020. The increase was primarily attributable to the ramping up of marketing incentives and online marketing efforts as we continue investing in capturing market opportunities in full.
  • Digital Financial Services: Sales and marketing expenses increased by 113.0% to US$151.9 million in the first quarter of 2021 from US$71.3 million in the first quarter of 2020. The increase was mainly due to our efforts to promote adoption of our mobile wallet services.

General and Administrative Expenses

Our general and administrative expenses increased by 96.1% to US$248.9 million in the first quarter of 2021 from US$126.9 million in the first quarter of 2020. This increase was primarily due to higher staff compensation-related expenses and benefit costs as well as a one-time corporate donation of S$50 million (US$37.9 million) to the National University of Singapore (“NUS”) to support research and education in the field of computing.

Research and Development Expenses

Our research and development expenses increased by 118.5% to US$141.1 million in the first quarter of 2021 from US$64.6 million in the first quarter of 2020, primarily due to the increase in research and development staff force.

Non-operating Income or Losses, Net

Non-operating income or losses mainly consist of interest income, interest expense, investment gain (loss) and foreign exchange gain (loss). We recorded a net non-operating loss of US$23.3 million in the first quarter of 2021, compared to a net non-operating income of US$11.2 million in the first quarter of 2020. Our non-operating loss in the first quarter of 2021 was primarily due to interest expenses on our outstanding convertible notes.

Income Tax Expense

We had a net income tax expense of US$51.0 million and US$23.2 million in the first quarter of 2021 and 2020, respectively. The income tax expense in the first quarter of 2021 was primarily due to corporate income tax and withholding tax expenses incurred by our digital entertainment segment.

Net Loss

As a result of the foregoing, we had net losses of US$422.1 million and US$280.8 million in the first quarter of 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Net Loss Excluding Share-based Compensation

Net loss excluding share-based compensation, was US$320.0 million and US$239.5 million in the first quarter of 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share Based on Net Loss Excluding Share-based Compensation Attributable to Sea Limited’s Ordinary Shareholders

Basic and diluted loss per share based on net loss excluding share-based compensation, was US$0.62 and US$0.52 in the first quarter of 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Webcast and Conference Call Information

The Company’s management will host a conference call today to review Sea’s business and financial performance.

Details of the conference call and webcast are as follows:

Date and time:

7:30 AM U.S. Eastern Time on May 18, 2021

 

7:30 PM Singapore / Hong Kong Time on May 18, 2021

 

 

Webcast link:

https://services.choruscall.com/links/se210518.html

 

 

Dial in numbers:

US Toll Free: 1-888-317-6003 Hong Kong: 800-963-976

 

International: 1-412-317-6061 Singapore: 800-120-5863

 

United Kingdom: 08-082-389-063

 

 

Passcode for Participants:

3605660

A replay of the conference call will be available at the Company’s investor relations website (www.sea.com/investor/home). An archived webcast will be available at the same link above.

About Sea Limited

Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) is a leading global consumer internet company founded in Singapore in 2009. Our mission is to better the lives of consumers and small businesses with technology. We operate three core businesses across digital entertainment, e-commerce, as well as digital payments and financial services, known as Garena, Shopee, and SeaMoney, respectively. Garena is a leading global online games developer and publisher. Shopee is the largest pan-regional e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. SeaMoney is a leading digital payments and financial services provider in Southeast Asia.

Forward-Looking Statements

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may,” “could,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “aim,” “future,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “estimate,” “likely to,” “potential,” “confident,” “guidance,” and similar statements. Among other things, statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Sea’s beliefs and expectations, the business, financial and market outlook, and projections from its management in this announcement, as well as Sea’s strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Sea may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases, and other written materials, and in oral statements made by its officers, directors, or employees to third parties. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: Sea’s goals and strategies; its future business development, financial condition, financial results, and results of operations; the growth in, and market size of, the digital entertainment, e-commerce and digital financial services industries in the markets where it operates, including segments within those industries; expected changes in its revenue, costs or expenditures; its ability to continue to source, develop and offer new and attractive online games and to offer other engaging digital entertainment content; the growth of its digital entertainment, e-commerce and digital financial services businesses; its expectations regarding growth in its user base, level of engagement, and monetization; its ability to continue to develop new technologies and/or upgrade its existing technologies; its expectations regarding the use of proceeds from its financing activities, including its follow-on offerings and convertible notes offerings; growth and trends of its markets and competition in its industries; government policies and regulations relating to its industries; general economic and business conditions in its markets; and the impact of widespread health developments, including the COVID-19 pandemic, and the responses thereto (such as voluntary and in some cases, mandatory quarantines as well as shut downs and other restrictions on travel and commercial, social and other activities, and the availability of effective vaccines and treatments) which could, among other things, impact the business and manufacturing activities of its ecosystem participants, disrupt the global supply chain including those of its sellers on its platforms and merchant partners, and negatively affect consumer discretionary spending. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Sea’s filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and Sea undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we use the following non-GAAP financial measures to help evaluate our operating performance:

  • “Net loss excluding share-based compensation” represents net loss before share-based compensation. This financial measure helps to identify underlying trends in our business that could otherwise be distorted by the effect of certain expenses that are included in net loss. The use of this measure has its limitations in that it does not include all items that impact the net loss or income for the period, and share-based compensation are significant expenses.
  • “Net loss excluding share-based compensation attributable to Sea Limited’s ordinary shareholders” represents net loss attributable to Sea Limited’s ordinary shareholders before share-based compensation. This financial measure helps to identify underlying trends in our business that could otherwise be distorted by the effect of certain expenses that are included in net loss. The use of this measure has its limitations in that it does not include all items that impact the net loss or income for the period, and share-based compensation are significant expenses.
  • “Basic and diluted loss per share based on net loss excluding share-based compensation attributable to Sea Limited’s ordinary shareholders” represents net loss excluding share-based compensation attributable to Sea Limited’s ordinary shareholders divided by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period.
  • “Adjusted EBITDA” for our digital entertainment segment represents operating income (loss) before share-based compensation plus (a) depreciation and amortization expenses, and (b) the net effect of changes in deferred revenue and its related cost for our digital entertainment segment. We believe that the segment adjusted EBITDA helps to identify underlying trends in our operating results, enhancing their understanding of the past performance and future prospects.
  • “Adjusted EBITDA” for our e-commerce segment, digital financial services segment and other services segment represents operating income (loss) before share-based compensation plus depreciation and amortization expenses. We believe that the segment adjusted EBITDA helps to identify underlying trends in our operating results, enhancing their understanding of the past performance and future prospects.
  • “Total adjusted EBITDA” represents the sum of adjusted EBITDA of all our segments combined, plus unallocated expenses. We believe that the total adjusted EBITDA helps to identify underlying trends in our operating results, enhancing their understanding of the past performance and future prospects.

These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools. None of the above financial measures should be considered in isolation or construed as an alternative to revenue, net loss/income, or any other measure of performance or as an indicator of our operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures presented here may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. Other companies may calculate similarly titled measures differently, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures to Sea’s data. We compensate for these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measures to their nearest U.S. GAAP financial measures, all of which should be considered when evaluating our performance. We encourage you to review our financial information in its entirety and not rely on any single financial measure.

The tables below present selected financial information of our reporting segments, the non-GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to GAAP financial measures, and the related reconciliations between the financial measures. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”) except for number of shares & per share data.

 

   

For the Three Months ended March 31, 2021

 

Digital

Entertainment

 

 

E-

commerce

Digital

Financial

Services

Other

Services(1)

Unallocated

expenses(2)

Consolidated

 

$

 

 

$

$

$

$

$

Operating income (loss)

431,864

 

 

(456,630

)

(156,827

)

(59,688)(4

)

(107,132

)

(348,413

)

Net effect of changes in deferred

revenue and its related cost

277,539

 

 

 

 

 

277,539

 

Depreciation and Amortization

7,906

 

43,733

 

3,739

 

1,531

 

 

56,909

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

 

 

102,075

 

102,075

 

Adjusted EBITDA(3)

717,309

 

 

(412,897

)

(153,088

)

(58,157)(4

)

(5,057

)

88,110

 

 

   

For the Three Months ended March 31, 2020

 

Digital

Entertainment

 

 

E-

commerce

Digital

Financial

Services

Other

Services(1)

Unallocated

expenses(2)

Consolidated

 

 

$

 

 

$

$

$

$

$

Operating income (loss)

174,037

 

(291,699

)

(94,385

)

(10,239

)

(45,433

)

(267,719

)

Net effect of changes in deferred

revenue and its related cost

118,543

 

 

 

 

 

118,543

 

Depreciation and Amortization

5,855

 

27,583

 

1,316

 

3,240

 

 

37,994

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

 

 

41,316

 

41,316

 

Adjusted EBITDA(3)

298,435

 

(264,116

)

(93,069

)

(6,999

)

(4,117

)

(69,866

)

(1) A combination of multiple business activities that does not meet the quantitative thresholds to qualify as reportable segments are grouped together as “Other Services”.

(2) Unallocated expenses are mainly related to share-based compensation and general and corporate administrative costs such as professional fees and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to segments. These expenses are excluded from segment results as they are not reviewed by the CODM as part of segment performance.

(3) Intersegment sales incentives are not included in the adjusted EBITDA calculation for e-commerce, digital financial services and other services segments.

(4) Includes a one-time corporate donation of S$50 million (US$37.9 million) to NUS.

 

 

For the Three Months

ended March 31,

 

 

2020

 

2021

 

 

 

$

$

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

(280,791

)

(422,091

)

Share-based compensation

 

41,316

 

102,075

 

Net loss excluding share-based compensation

 

(239,475

)

(320,016

)

 

 

 

 

Net profit attributable to non-controlling interests

 

(722

)

(599

)

Net loss excluding share-based compensation attributable

to Sea Limited’s ordinary shareholders

 

(240,197

)

(320,615

)

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares used in loss per share computation:

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

462,194,052

 

514,780,897

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted loss per share based on net loss excluding

share-based compensation attributable to Sea Limited’s

ordinary shareholders

 

(0.52

)

(0.62

)

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”) except for number of shares & per share data

 

For the Three Months

ended March 31,

 

2020

2021

 

$

$

Revenue

 

 

Service revenue

 

 

Digital Entertainment

369,683

 

781,335

 

E-commerce and other services

266,545

 

772,382

 

Sales of goods

78,692

 

209,927

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

714,920

 

1,763,644

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue

 

 

Cost of service

 

 

Digital Entertainment

(142,692

)

(248,240

)

E-commerce and other services

(285,524

)

(674,538

)

Cost of goods sold

(79,904

)

(195,457

)

 

 

 

Total cost of revenue

(508,120

)

(1,118,235

)

 

 

 

Gross profit

206,800

 

645,409

 

 

 

 

Operating income (expenses):

 

 

Other operating income

25,316

 

75,088

 

Sales and marketing expenses

(308,316

)

(678,922

)

General and administrative expenses

(126,933

)

(248,858

)

Research and development expenses

(64,586

)

(141,130

)

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

(474,519

)

(993,822

)

 

 

 

Operating loss

(267,719

)

(348,413

)

Interest income

9,291

 

7,518

 

Interest expense

(24,609

)

(26,939

)

Investment gain (loss), net

5,111

 

(9,462

)

Changes in fair value of convertible notes

(87

)

 

Foreign exchange gain

21,529

 

5,631

 

Loss before income tax and share of results of equity investees

(256,484

)

(371,665

)

Income tax expense

(23,237

)

(51,025

)

Share of results of equity investees

(1,070

)

599

 

 

 

 

Net loss

(280,791

)

(422,091

)

 

 

 

Net profit attributable to non-controlling interests

(722

)

(599

)

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to Sea Limited’s ordinary shareholders

(281,513

)

(422,690

)

 

 

 

Loss per share:

 

 

Basic and diluted

(0.61

)

(0.82

)

 

 

 

Weighted average shares used in loss per share computation:

 

 

Basic and diluted

462,194,052

 

514,780,897

 

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”)

 

 

As of

December 31,

As of

March 31,

 

 

2020

2021

 

 

$

$

ASSETS

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

6,166,880

5,752,585

Restricted cash

 

859,192

1,084,807

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of

$7,978 and $6,605, as of December 31, 2020 and March

31, 2021 respectively

 

362,999

331,009

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

1,054,229

990,776

Loans receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of

$20,872 and $31,782, as of December 31, 2020 and March

31, 2021 respectively

 

285,937

453,297

Inventories, net

 

64,219

92,659

Short-term investments

 

126,099

309,687

Amounts due from related parties

 

19,449

11,052

Total current assets

 

8,939,004

9,025,872

 

 

 

 

Non-current assets

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

386,401

391,968

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

 

234,555

236,632

Intangible assets, net

 

39,773

41,406

Long-term investments

 

190,482

243,666

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

204,804

269,318

Loans receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of

$19,612 and $17,689, as of December 31, 2020 and March

31, 2021 respectively

 

117,149

109,811

Restricted cash

 

27,321

25,240

Deferred tax assets

 

99,904

110,777

Goodwill

 

216,278

467,905

Total non-current assets

 

1,516,667

1,896,723

Total assets

 

10,455,671

10,922,595

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”)

 

 

As of

December 31,

As of

March 31,

 

 

2020

2021

 

 

$

$

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

121,637

152,875

Accrued expenses and other payables

 

2,033,461

2,158,788

Advances from customers

 

161,379

169,996

Amounts due to related parties

 

42,613

45,325

Operating lease liabilities

 

74,506

81,661

Deferred revenue

 

2,150,165

2,364,698

Income tax payable

 

52,306

104,260

Total current liabilities

 

4,636,067

5,077,603

 

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

Accrued expenses and other payables

 

36,159

60,198

Operating lease liabilities

 

177,870

174,731

Deferred revenue

 

343,297

410,440

Convertible notes

 

1,840,406

1,757,583

Deferred tax liabilities

 

1,526

1,476

Unrecognized tax benefits

 

107

107

Total non-current liabilities

 

2,399,365

2,404,535

Total liabilities

 

7,035,432

7,482,138

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”)

 

 

As of

December 31,

As of

March 31,

 

 

2020

2021

 

 

$

$

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

Class A Ordinary shares

 

179

 

183

 

Class B Ordinary shares

 

76

 

76

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

8,526,571

 

8,987,042

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

4,681

 

(12,313

)

Statutory reserves

 

2,363

 

2,363

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(5,150,958

)

(5,573,648

)

 

 

 

 

Total Sea Limited shareholders’ equity

 

3,382,912

 

3,403,703

 

Non-controlling interests

 

37,327

 

36,754

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

3,420,239

 

3,440,457

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

10,455,671

 

10,922,595

 

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”)

 

For the Three Months ended

March 31,

 

2020

2021

 

$

$

Net cash (used in) generated from operating activities

(63,350

)

318,279

 

Net cash used in investing activities

(238,069

)

(504,313

)

Net cash (used in) generated from financing activities

(94,083

)

41,562

 

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash

equivalents and restricted cash

(51,771

)

(46,289

)

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

(447,273

)

(190,761

)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of the

period

3,570,578

 

7,053,393

 

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of the period

3,123,305

 

6,862,632

 

 

 

 

As previously disclosed in our earnings release for the second quarter of 2020, we made a reallocation of certain items that were reported in net cash used in operating activities for the first quarter of 2020 to net cash used in investing and financing activities for that period. The cash flow numbers for the first quarter of 2020 as shown in the above table have reflected such reallocation.

UNAUDITED SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company has three reportable segments, namely digital entertainment, e-commerce and digital financial services. The Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) reviews the performance of each segment based on revenue and certain key operating metrics of the operations and uses these results for the purposes of allocating resources to and evaluating the financial performance of each segment. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”).

 

For the Three Months ended March 31, 2021

 

Digital

Entertainment

E-

commerce

Digital

Financial

Services

Other

Services(1)

Unallocated

expenses(2)

Consolidated

 

$

$

$

$

$

$

Revenue

781,335

922,294

 

51,302

 

8,713

 

 

1,763,644

 

Operating income (loss)

431,864

(456,630

)

(156,827

)

(59,688)(3

)

(107,132

)

(348,413

)

Non-operating loss, net

 

 

 

 

 

(23,252

)

Income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 

(51,025

)

Share of results of equity investees

 

 

 

 

 

599

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

(422,091

)

 

 

For the Three Months ended March 31, 2020

 

Digital

Entertainment

E-

commerce

Digital

Financial

Services

Other

Services(1)

Unallocated

expenses(2)

Consolidated

 

$

$

$

$

$

$

Revenue

369,683

263,195

 

10,345

 

71,697

 

 

714,920

 

Operating income (loss)

174,037

(291,699

)

(94,385

)

(10,239

)

(45,433

)

(267,719

)

Non-operating income, net

 

 

 

 

 

11,235

 

Income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 

(23,237

)

Share of results of equity investees

 

 

 

 

 

(1,070

)

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

(280,791

)

(1) A combination of multiple business activities that does not meet the quantitative thresholds to qualify as reportable segments are grouped together as “Other Services”.

(2) Unallocated expenses are mainly related to share-based compensation and general and corporate administrative costs such as professional fees and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to segments. These expenses are excluded from segment results as they are not reviewed by the CODM as part of segment performance.

(3) Includes a one-time corporate donation of S$50 million (US$37.9 million) to NUS.

For enquiries:

Investors / analysts: [email protected]

Media: Martin Reidy, [email protected]

KEYWORDS: Asia Pacific Singapore

INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Technology Electronic Games Finance Entertainment Banking Online Professional Services Internet Retail Online Retail

MEDIA:

Hecla Releases First Quarter Exploration Report

Hecla Releases First Quarter Exploration Report

Exploration expenditure guidance increased $10 million

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) today released its Q1 2021 exploration results.

Highlights

  • Midas exploration at Green Racer Sinter intercepted high-grade gold and silver mineralization over a 1,000-foot strike length and a 1,250-foot dip extent in the Sinter Vein, as well as two new mineralized footwall structures. Significant intercepts include more than 5 oz/ton gold over 13 feet estimated true width (see Table A for full results). All are open for expansion.
  • Midas’ plan of operations amendment expands to allow greater access to multiple targets on the Green Racer Sinter and East Graben Corridor.
  • San Sebastian exploration drilling on the El Bronco Vein expanded mineralization over a strike length of 1,500 feet. While at the El Tigre Vein, vein textures indicate drilling was high in the epithermal system, warranting further deeper drilling.

“Our early exploration results, just two miles from the mine portal, validates our thesis that despite its long high-grade production history, there remains significant untouched potential at Midas,” said Phillips S. Baker, Jr., President and CEO. “The recent high-grade intercept grading 5.52 oz/ton gold and 8.9 oz/ton silver over 20.3 feet drilled (13.1 feet estimated true width) is one of the best exploration drillholes in North America in the past year.”

Baker continued, “But maybe more important than the grade and width of the discovery are the two additional mineralized structures in the footwall of the main structure and that significant mineralization continues over a strike of 1,000 feet and a dip length of 1,250 feet. All structures are open along strike and at depth.”

“At the end of April, we received the amended plan of operation allowing further access to drill not only at this new high-grade discovery but also to drill test targets on previously unpermitted ground. While it is very early days in our exploration at Midas, these successful results warrant expanding the number of drill rigs from two to possibly four by the end of the year,” Baker concluded.

Exploration expenditures were $6.0 million for the first quarter, an increase of $3.4 million compared to the first quarter of 2020 primarily due to increased activity and focus on the Green Racer Sinter discovery at Midas and the El Bronco and El Tigre vein discoveries at San Sebastian.

Exploration expenditures for 2021 are now expected to increase $10 million to about $40 million to reflect the increased drilling at Hecla’s properties.

Midas

At Midas, two core rigs focused on offsetting and expanding high-grade mineralization along strike and up and down dip at the Green Racer Sinter discovery made in the fourth Quarter of 2020. It is anticipated that a third core rig will arrive at Midas in July, and all three core rigs will focus on the Green Racer Sinter and other East Graben Corridor targets. (Figure 1).

A detailed surface mapping program identified an outcrop of spicular geyserite sinter, anomalous in gold, at the Green Racer Sinter target, 2 miles east of the main Midas Mine. Previously undrilled, Hecla’s drill program began in late 2020 and successfully hit significant mineralization in multiple intercepts, including 3.26 oz/ton over 3.9 feet estimated true thickness (see release dated 2/18/21 and previous drill results included in Table A below). The 2021 drill program is highlighted to date by 5.52 oz/ton gold and 8.9 oz/ton silver over 20.3 feet drilled (13.1 feet estimated true width) including 8.89 oz/ton gold and 14.5 oz/ton silver over 12.3 feet drilled (7.9 feet estimated true width) (Figure 2). Mineralization is hosted in quartz and carbonate veining within the Sinter structure which is locally fractured due to post-mineral fault movement. Although early in the exploration program, high-grade mineralization is defined over 1,000 feet of strike length and 1,250 feet of dip extent and is open along strike and down dip. Two additional mineralized structures (FW1 and FW2) have also been intersected in the footwall of the Sinter structure and both are open for expansion (Figure 2). Mineralization in these footwall structures is like the Sinter structure with results that include 0.71 oz/ton gold and 1.5 oz/ton silver over 2.0 feet drilled (1.7 feet estimated true width) in the FW1 structure and 2.93 oz/ton gold and 1.6 oz/ton silver over 2.5 feet drilled (1.8 feet estimated true width) in the FW2 structure.

Also at Midas, the amended exploration plan of operations was approved by the BLM in late April. This expanded exploration plan of operations allows exploration of the strike extensions of the Sinter and footwall structures as well as previously untested targets (Figure 3).

More complete drill assay highlights from Midas can be found in Table A at the end of this release and a presentation showing drill intersection locations is available at the following https://ir.hecla-mining.com/files/doc_presentations/2021/Hecla-Q12021-Exploration-Update.pdf.

San Sebastian

At San Sebastian, two core rigs focused on exploration drilling in the El Bronco and El Tigre veins (Figure 4) that were discovered in 2020 through our Short Vertical Reverse Circulation (SVRC) drilling program. The 2021 SVRC drilling program was completed in the first quarter within the Saladillo Valley using one reverse circulation drill rig. Core drilling in the El Bronco vein defines a wide zone of veining with 1,500 feet of strike length. Intercepts during the quarter include 0.12 oz/ton gold and 16.2 oz/ton silver over 28.7 feet true width and 0.10 oz/ton gold and 10.4 oz/ton silver over 17.6 feet true width including 0.15 oz/ton gold and 15.5 oz/ton silver over 11.0 feet true width (Figure 5). The El Bronco vein is a wide vein averaging 9.5 feet in true width with a maximum width of up to 37.7 feet true width which occurs at depth and to the west along strike. At the El Tigre vein, the most recent offset drilling of the high-grade intercepts has been low grade including 0.01 oz/ton gold and 2.0 oz/ton silver over 16.5 feet true width, but the drilling appears to be high in the epithermal system so deeper drilling is planned.

The San Sebastian SVRC drilling program over the last few years has been instrumental in discovering mineralized veins under cover of up to 60 feet of alluvial fill within the Saladillo Valley. Numerous anomalies have been identified with SVRC drilling that are untested with core drilling.

More complete drill assay highlights from San Sebastian can be found in Table A at the end of this release and a presentation showing drill intersection locations is available at the following https://ir.hecla-mining.com/files/doc_presentations/2021/Hecla-Q12021-Exploration-Update.pdf.

Greens Creek

At Greens Creek, two underground core rigs focused on definition drilling at the East Ore, Upper Plate, and 9A zones while exploration drilling began testing the southern extensions to the Gallagher Zone (Figure 6). Highlights from the East Ore Zone drilling include intercepts containing 28.5 oz/ton silver, 0.33 oz/ton gold, 10.5% zinc and 3.7% lead over 19.9 feet and 8.9 oz/ton silver, 0.18 oz/ton gold, 11.1% zinc and 2.9% lead over 34.5 feet, both located at the hinge zone between the sub-vertical and sub-horizontal portions of the East Zone. Highlights from the Upper Plate Zone include intercepts containing 34.4 oz/ton silver, 0.12 oz/ton gold, 9.5 % zinc and 4.4% lead over 23.1 feet and 37.9 oz/ton silver, 0.13 oz/ton gold, 6.2 % zinc and 3.1% lead over 25.8 feet. Highlights from the 9A results include 24.50 oz/ton silver, 0.17 oz/ton gold, 14.34 % zinc and 9.32% lead over 21.0 feet and 30.37 oz/ton silver, 0.27 oz/ton gold, 8.22 % zinc and 4.01% lead over 19.8 feet.

More complete drill assay highlights from Greens Creek can be found in Table A at the end of this release and a presentation showing drill intersection locations is available at the following https://ir.hecla-mining.com/files/doc_presentations/2021/Hecla-Q12021-Exploration-Update.pdf.

Casa Berardi

At Casa Berardi, five underground and two surface core rigs were focused on definition drilling in the proposed WMCP and Principal Pit areas as well as in the 118, 119, 123 zones and metallurgical and in-stope drilling (Figure 7). Drilling in the WMCP Pit targeted zones for metallurgical sampling and extensions above the current resource to expand mineralization higher in elevation to the bedrock-overburden contact. Highlights from this drilling include 0.03 oz/ton gold over 124.6 feet, 0.06 oz/ton gold over 92.2 feet and 0.05 oz/ton gold over 78.1 feet. Assay results from drilling in and near the 160 Pit from the 4th Quarter 2020 have been received confirming continuity of mineralization within the 160 Pit. Highlights from this drilling include 0.04 oz/ton gold over 38.7 feet, 0.08 oz/ton gold over 28.9 feet and 0.21 oz/ton gold over 16.1 feet including 0.90 oz/ton gold over 3.0 feet.

More complete drill assay highlights from Casa Berardi can be found in Table A at the end of this release and a presentation showing drill intersection locations is available at the following https://ir.hecla-mining.com/files/doc_presentations/2021/Hecla-Q12021-Exploration-Update.pdf.

Annual Meeting of Shareholders

For health and safety reasons due to COVID-19, Hecla’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be a virtual meeting and conducted via live webcast on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. ET. Shareholders, guests and interested parties may access the webcast on Hecla’s website at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HL2021. During the meeting, Mr. Baker will highlight the Company’s Sustainability report and answer questions.

One-on-One Calls

Hecla will be holding a Virtual Investor Event on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET.

Hecla invites shareholders, investors, and other interested parties to schedule a personal, 30-minute virtual meeting (video or telephone) with a member of senior management. Click on the link below to schedule a call (You can also copy and paste the link into your web browser.). If you are unable to book a time, either due to high demand or for other reasons, please reach out to Russell Lawlar, Sr. Vice President – CFO and Treasurer at [email protected] or 208-769-4130.

  1. Exploration: calendly.com/2021-may-vie
  2. ESG: calendly.com/2021-may-vie
  3. General: calendly.com/2021-may-vie

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Qualified Person (QP) Pursuant to Canadian National Instrument 43-101

Kurt D. Allen, MSc., CPG, Director – Exploration of Hecla Limited and Keith Blair, MSc., CPG, Chief Geologist of Hecla Limited, who serve as a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101(“NI 43-101”), supervised the preparation of the scientific and technical information concerning Hecla’s mineral projects in this news release. Information regarding data verification, surveys and investigations, quality assurance program and quality control measures and a summary of analytical or testing procedures for the Greens Creek Mine are contained in a technical report titled “Technical Report for the Greens Creek Mine” effective date December 31, 2018, and for the Lucky Friday Mine are contained in a technical report titled “Technical Report for the Lucky Friday Mine Shoshone County, Idaho, USA” effective date April 2, 2014, for Casa Berardi are contained in a technical report titled “Technical Report on the mineral resource and mineral reserve estimate for Casa Berardi Mine, Northwestern Quebec, Canada” effective date December 31, 2018 (the “Casa Berardi Technical Report”), and for the San Sebastian Mine, Mexico, are contained in a technical report prepared for Hecla titled “Technical Report for the San Sebastian Ag-Au Property, Durango, Mexico” effective date September 8, 2015 . Also included in these four technical reports is a description of the key assumptions, parameters and methods used to estimate mineral reserves and resources and a general discussion of the extent to which the estimates may be affected by any known environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-political, marketing, or other relevant factors. Information regarding data verification, surveys and investigations, quality assurance program and quality control measures and a summary of sample, analytical or testing procedures for the Fire Creek Mine are contained in a technical report prepared for Klondex Mines, dated March 31, 2018; the Hollister Mine dated May 31, 2017, amended August 9, 2017; and the Midas Mine dated August 31, 2014, amended April 2, 2015. Copies of these technical reports are available under Hecla’s and Klondex’s profiles on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Mr. Allen and Mr. Blair reviewed and verified information regarding drill sampling, data verification of all digitally collected data, drill surveys and specific gravity determinations relating to all the mines. The review encompassed quality assurance programs and quality control measures including analytical or testing practice, chain-of-custody procedures, sample storage procedures and included independent sample collection and analysis. This review found the information and procedures meet industry standards and are adequate for Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve estimation and mine planning purposes.

ABOUT HECLA

Founded in 1891, Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) is the largest silver producer in the United States. In addition to operating mines in Alaska, Idaho and Quebec, Canada, the Company owns a number of exploration properties and pre-development projects in world-class silver and gold mining districts throughout North America.

Table A – Assay Results – Q1 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Midas (Nevada)

Zone

Drill Hole

Number

Drill Hole

Azm/Dip

Sample

From

(feet)

Sample

To

(feet)

Drilled

Width

(feet)

Est. True

Width

(feet)

Gold

(oz/ton)

Silver

(oz/ton)

Depth From

Surface

(feet)

Green Racer Sinter

DMC-00371

249/-45

735.0

736.6

1.6

1.2

1.12

16.9

-520

Sinter

DMC-00374

242/-59

1051.0

1055.3

4.3

3.3

0.34

7.8

-903

Sinter

DMC-00387

260/-45

858.0

859.0

1.0

0.4

0.21

20.7

-607

Sinter

DMC-00389

245/53

894.0

897.0

3.0

2.3

0.05

2.0

-714

Sinter

Including

894.0

894.8

0.8

0.6

0.05

4.2

-714

Sinter

DMC-00390

250/-50

1662.0

1666.5

4.5

3.9

3.26

14.3

-1267

Sinter

Including

1662.0

1663.0

1.0

0.9

1.38

16.7

-1267

Sinter

Including

1663.9

1664.9

1.0

0.9

10.68

37.6

-1267

Sinter

Including

1665.7

1666.5

0.8

0.7

3.16

4.0

-1267

Sinter

DMC-00395

265/-55

1756.5

1760.3

3.8

1.6

0.06

38.3

-1468

Sinter

Including

1756.5

1759.5

3.0

1.3

0.06

36.2

-1468

Sinter

Including

1759.5

1760.3

0.8

0.3

0.07

46.2

-1468

Sinter

DMC-00396

242/-49

1465.8

1466.6

0.8

0.8

0.22

20.0

-1090

Sinter

DMC-00399

213/-47

1689.3

1709.6

20.3

13.1

5.52

8.9

-1213

Sinter

Including

1694.0

1706.3

12.3

7.9

8.89

14.5

-1213

Sinter

DMC-00400

226/-47

1788.0

1788.5

0.5

0.4

0.00

0.6

-1267

Sinter

DMC-00401

241/-45

817.3

818.0

0.7

0.6

0.02

0.1

-578

Green Racer FW1

DMC-00390

250/-50

1083.2

1092.6

9.4

6.7

0.04

0.1

-838

FW1

DMC-00393

250/-54

1249.0

1251.0

2.0

1.7

0.71

1.5

-1015

Green Racer FW2

DMC-00398

225/-47

704.3

705.8

1.5

0.8

0.20

0.9

-505

FW2

DMC-00402

208/-52

490.0

492.5

2.5

1.8

2.93

1.6

-378

FW2

Including

490.0

490.8

0.8

0.6

2.30

2.2

-378

FW2

Including

490.8

491.5

0.7

0.5

6.30

2.5

-378

FW2

Including

491.5

492.5

1.0

0.7

1.07

0.6

-378

San Sebastian (Mexico)

Zone

Drill Hole

Number

Drill Hole

Azm/Dip

Sample

From (feet)

Sample

To (feet)

True Width

(feet)

Silver

(oz/ton)

Gold

(oz/ton)

Depth From

Surface (feet)

El Bronco Vein

SS-2087

35/-60

892.4

913.5

13.5

3.4

0.02

759

El Bronco Vein

SS-2089

35/-57

855.5

896.9

28.7

16.2

0.12

713

El Bronco Vein

SS-2094

35/-60

786.4

840.7

37.7

0.5

0.00

680

El Bronco Vein

SS-2096

35/-60

807.8

836.4

17.6

10.4

0.10

697

El Bronco Vein

Including

809.6

827.5

11.0

15.5

0.15

694

El Bronco Vein

SS-2098

35/-60

1461.1

1486.0

18.2

0.7

0.00

1261

El Bronco Vein

SS-2099

35/-60

1024.1

1055.2

21.6

0.8

0.00

877

El Bronco Vein

SS-2101

35/-63

983.1

1027.1

26.5

0.8

0.00

874

El Tigre Vein

SS-2083

45/-60

1610.6

1616.7

4.3

1.0

0.01

1377

El Tigre Vein

SS-2092

45/-55

703.7

722.1

16.5

2.0

0.01

565

El Tigre Vein

SS-2093

45/-60

1446.4

1475.6

20.3

0.4

0.01

1253

Greens Creek (Alaska)

Zone

Drill Hole

Number

Drill Hole

Azm/Dip

Sample

From (feet)

Sample

To (feet)

True

Width

(feet)

Silver

(oz/ton)

Gold

(oz/ton)

Zinc

(%)

Lead

(%)

Depth From

Mine Portal

(feet)

East Ore

GC5470

63/-77

476.0

511.5

34.3

20.5

0.19

17.8

3.0

182

East Ore

GC5471

243/-85

468.0

473.2

5.2

14.2

0.41

23.2

6.6

206

East Ore

GC5473

243/-67

449.1

456.5

6.8

14.6

0.24

21.5

5.8

240

East Ore

GC5478

63/-13

277.0

282.0

4.7

9.5

0.09

5.6

2.2

588

East Ore

GC5480

243/-67

432.0

435.0

3.0

5.8

0.05

22.4

6.9

250

East Ore

GC5482

243/-61

380.5

385.8

5.3

10.3

0.09

17.6

4.6

320

East Ore

GC5482

243/-61

420.8

422.2

1.4

28.0

0.02

15.7

4.0

286

East Ore

GC5486

231/-56

398.5

402.0

3.0

6.0

0.04

20.3

6.6

319

East Ore

GC5489

70/7

423.0

425.9

2.2

9.2

0.04

10.3

4.4

694

East Ore

GC5491

63/-79

434.0

454.0

19.9

28.5

0.33

10.5

3.7

212

East Ore

GC5493

63/-8

374.0

380.0

5.3

8.6

0.06

16.8

4.1

591

East Ore

GC5508

52/-80

459.0

493.5

34.5

8.9

0.18

11.1

2.9

186

East Ore

GC5510

64/-63

403.8

408.0

3.7

17.9

0.14

17.1

6.0

296

Upper Plate

GC5469

243/84

98.2

101.2

3.0

54.7

0.15

11.3

5.4

114

Upper Plate

GC5469

243/84

123.8

147.0

23.1

34.4

0.12

9.5

4.4

147

Upper Plate

GC5469

243/84

254.0

266.5

12.0

9.0

0.03

9.2

3.1

274

Upper Plate

GC5472

243/59

95.0

102.0

5.5

52.8

0.35

5.7

3.2

93

Upper Plate

GC5472

243/59

125.0

143.5

14.6

55.5

0.05

15.5

6.9

130

Upper Plate

GC5472

243/59

156.7

162.0

4.2

23.1

0.02

16.3

7.7

146

Upper Plate

GC5474

243/46

164.0

175.4

8.3

48.2

1.05

8.3

3.2

129

Upper Plate

GC5477

63/63

143.0

154.0

10.8

29.5

0.04

7.3

3.8

140

Upper Plate

GC5483

63/59

104.5

130.5

25.8

37.9

0.13

6.2

3.1

111

Upper Plate

GC5487

243/88

74.0

89.3

15.2

16.7

0.06

15.9

7.7

91

Upper Plate

GC5487

243/88

213.0

221.0

8.0

16.5

0.05

5.5

1.7

228

Upper Plate

GC5487

243/88

228.0

232.5

4.5

10.7

0.03

13.6

3.7

241

Upper Plate

GC5492

63/74

94.7

98.0

3.3

13.8

0.11

4.4

2.6

100

Upper Plate

GC5492

63/74

164.0

167.0

3.0

7.4

0.03

9.6

4.0

167

Upper Plate

GC5492

63/74

175.0

177.0

2.0

18.9

0.04

5.1

2.1

178

Upper Plate

GC5492

63/74

189.5

198.0

8.4

39.7

0.02

13.1

3.9

193

Upper Plate

GC5496

63/89

115.5

119.6

4.1

60.6

0.15

2.1

0.9

135

Upper Plate

GC5496

63/89

146.7

149.0

2.3

12.0

0.02

15.3

6.4

166

Upper Plate

GC5499

243/70

142.7

146.8

4.0

23.5

0.02

6.7

4.0

155

9A

GC5495

79/-15

340.2

344.8

4.6

6.4

0.02

13.4

5.0

-5

9A

GC5495

79/-15

378.5

381.5

2.9

9.4

0.12

15.3

5.0

-18

9A

GC5495

79/-15

416.1

419.0

2.9

22.7

0.02

8.7

0.5

-33

9A

GC5495

79/-15

480.0

483.5

3.3

9.6

0.04

7.2

4.6

-50

9A

GC5498

79/-22

3322.0

335.5

13.5

8.8

0.19

8.8

3.9

-37

9A

GC5498

79/-22

356.7

380.2

15.4

2.7

0.01

9.5

8.2

-52

9A

GC5502

63/-50

318.0

354.0

32.6

7.0

0.05

9.2

4.7

-171

9A

GC5505

63/-49

284.6

306.8

21.0

24.5

0.17

14.3

9.3

-138

9A

GC5505

63/-49

292.5

306.8

10.5

19.4

0.02

13.0

7.2

-147

9A

GC5507

64/-44

345.0

365.2

19.8

30.4

0.27

8.2

4.0

-152

9A

GC5509

63/-58

341.0

350.0

9.0

19.9

0.13

2.3

1.3

-197 

Casa Berardi (Quebec)

Zone

Drill Hole

Number

Drill

Hole

Section

Drill Hole

Azm/Dip

Sample

From

(feet)

Sample

To

(feet)

True

Width

(feet)

Gold

(oz/ton)

Depth

From Mine

Surface

(feet)

Surface WMCP 105 Zone

CBF-105-036

10680

360/-50

707.8

777.4

55.1

0.08

-601

105

Including

360/-50

742.6

762.6

16.1

0.17

-609

105

CBF-105-043

10470

360/-48

516.6

693.7

124.6

0.03

-471

105

CBF-105-045

10625

20/-67

617.0

662.2

15.4

0.03

-613

105

CBF-105-045

10625

20/-67

703.2

744.6

14.1

0.05

-691

105

CBF-105-048

10785

8/-45

396.9

414.3

10.2

0.05

-311

105

CBF-105-048

10785

8/-45

511.7

531.4

13.4

0.03

-394

105

CBF-105-049

10525

180/-57

254.9

270.6

9.2

0.06

-238

105

CBF-105-049

10525

180/-57

664.2

702.6

22.3

0.04

-575

105

CBF-105-050

10525

180/-55

321.4

392.9

54.4

0.01

-313

105

CBF-105-055

10860

182/-45

326.0

381.8

40.0

0.06

-257

105

Including

182/-45

334.6

354.2

14.1

0.13

-250

105

CBF-105-055

10860

182/-45

708.5

757.7

35.1

0.03

-522

105

CBF-105-057

10770

182/-49

693.7

826.6

92.2

0.06

-553

105

Including

182/-49

705.9

723.2

11.8

0.36

-520

105

CBF-105-058

10860

182/-47

422.5

516.6

78.1

0.05

-349

105

CBF-105-061

10890

182/-45

283.7

342.8

47.4

0.04

-226

105

CBF-105-067

10890

182/-63

349.3

437.9

44.0

0.07

-355

UG Lower 123 Zone

CBP-0887

12362

354/-39

267.3

284.0

16.1

0.17

-3661

123

Including

354/-39

280.8

284.0

3.1

0.36

-3665

UG Upper 123 Zone

CBP-0932

12255

197/50

311.6

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12255

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436.2

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12278

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179.1

196.8

11.3

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191.2

193.8

1.7

0.40

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12240

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250.9

264.7

11.8

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123

CBP-0937

12270

186.5/36.5

275.5

288.6

10.8

0.10

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123

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12225

216/55

439.5

518.2

62.0

0.12

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CBF-124-001

12300

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255.8

324.7

46.7

0.10

-201

124

CBF-124-001

12300

3/-45

462.5

496.9

23.6

0.13

-336

124

CBF-124-003

12420

360/-46

411.6

477.2

42.4

0.09

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CBF-160-114

15855

360/-47

831.5

872.5

28.9

0.08

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15840

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213.2

246.0

27.9

0.08

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225.2

227.3

1.5

0.56

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160

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15660

360/-45

168.9

196.8

19.7

0.27

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179.4

191.9

8.9

0.48

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CBF-160-139

16050

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88.6

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11.5

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674.0

695.4

21.3

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CBF-160-148

15810

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216.5

241.1

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226.3

231.2

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0.90

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CBF-160-152

15795

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792.1

851.2

45.3

0.04

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CBF-160-152

15795

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910.2

960.1

38.7

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CBF-160-152

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994.8

1008.3

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1006.0

1008.3

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0.44

-715

Category: Press Release

Russell Lawlar

Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer

Jeanne DuPont

Senior Communications Coordinator

800-HECLA91 (800-432-5291)

Investor Relations

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.hecla-mining.com

KEYWORDS: United States North America Idaho

INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Mining/Minerals Natural Resources

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Transphorm to Begin Trading on OTCQX

Transphorm to Begin Trading on OTCQX

GOLETA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Transphorm, Inc. (“Transphorm” or the “Company”) (OTCQX: TGAN)— a pioneer in and global supplier of high reliability, high performance gallium nitride (GaN) power conversion products, announced that the Company’s common stock has been approved to begin trading today on the OTCQX® Best Market. Transphorm upgraded to OTCQX from the OTCQB® Venture Market.

Transphorm’s Chief Financial Officer, Cameron McAulay, commented, “We are extremely pleased to announce the upgrade to the OTCQX Best Market, a designation that aligns with Transphorm’s commitment to meet the highest financial standards for compliance, disclosure and corporate governance. Further, trading our stock on OTCQX expands our reach to a broader set of prospective investors, while also providing shareholders with increased liquidity and accessibility. This achievement is another important milestone in our growth and development toward our ultimate goal of trading on a national exchange.”

The OTCQX Market provides investors with a premium U.S. public market to research and trade the shares of investor-focused companies. Graduating to the OTCQX Market marks an important milestone for companies, enabling them to demonstrate their qualifications and build visibility among U.S. investors. To qualify for OTCQX, companies must meet high financial standards, follow best practice corporate governance, and demonstrate compliance with applicable securities laws.

U.S. investors can find current financial disclosures and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the Company at www.otcmarkets.com.

About Transphorm, Inc.

Transphorm, Inc., a global leader in the GaN revolution, designs and manufactures high performance and high reliability GaN semiconductors for high voltage power conversion applications. Having one of the largest Power GaN IP portfolios of more than 1,000 owned or licensed patents, Transphorm produces the industry’s first JEDEC and AEC-Q101 qualified high voltage GaN semiconductor devices. The Company’s vertically integrated device business model allows for innovation at every development stage: design, fabrication, device, and application support. Transphorm’s innovations are moving power electronics beyond the limitations of silicon to achieve over 99% efficiency, 40% more power density and 20% lower system cost. Transphorm is headquartered in Goleta, California and has manufacturing operations in Goleta and Aizu, Japan. For more information, please visit www.transphormusa.com. Follow us on Twitter @transphormusa and WeChat ID: TransphormGaN.

 

Investor Contacts:

Shelton Group

Brett Perry | Leanne Sievers

1-214-272-0070 | 1-949-224-3874

[email protected]

Company Contact:

Cameron McAulay

Chief Financial Officer

1-805-456-1300 ext. 140

[email protected]

KEYWORDS: California United States North America

INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Technology Networks Hardware Semiconductor

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Hasbro Named to 100 Best Corporate Citizens List for 10th Consecutive Year

Hasbro Named to 100 Best Corporate Citizens List for 10th Consecutive Year

PAWTUCKET, R.I.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
3BL Media has named Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS), a global play and entertainment company, to its annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking, recognizing outstanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency and performance among the 1,000 largest, U.S. public companies.

This is the tenth consecutive year Hasbro has been named to the list, ranking 4th this year in the Consumer Durables and Apparel industry.

“Hasbro has a proud legacy as a responsible corporate citizen and we’re honored to be named to the 100 Best Corporate Citizens List for the tenth straight year,” said Kathrin Belliveau, Hasbro’s SVP and Chief Purpose Officer. “We understand that doing well includes doing good in the world and our new Global Purpose Organization was created to further extend our commitment to leading through our values to make a difference in the world.”

The 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking is based on 146 ESG transparency and performance factors in eight pillars: climate change, employee relations, environment, finance, governance, human rights, stakeholders and society, and ESG performance.

Using a methodology developed by 3BL Media, all Russell 1000 Index companies are researched by ISS ESG, the responsible investment research arm of Institutional Shareholder Services. There is no fee for companies to be included in 100 Best Corporate Citizens.

To compile the ranking, corporate data and information is obtained from publicly available sources only, rather than questionnaires or company submissions. Companies have the option to verify data collected for the ranking at no cost. Data and information used in the 2021 edition of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking is from March 13, 2020 to March 19, 2021.

“Achieving the transformational targets in the Paris Agreement and UN Sustainable Development Goals in this decade requires all companies truly embed ESG issues into the core of their business,” said Dave Armon, CEO of 3BL Media. “The best corporate citizens of 2021 are answering the call by demonstrating the societal and bottom-line value of leadership and transparency around ESG topics. They are setting ambitious goals, outlining robust strategies for achieving them, disclosing data to measure progress, and accounting for all stakeholders in business decisions.”

For access to the complete 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2021 ranking and methodology visit: https://100best.3blmedia.com/

About Hasbro

Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) is a global play and entertainment company committed to making the world a better place for all children, fans and families. Hasbro delivers immersive brand experiences for global audiences through consumer products, including toys and games; entertainment through eOne, its independent studio; and gaming, led by the team at Wizards of the Coast, an award-winning developer of tabletop and digital games best known for fantasy franchises MAGIC: THE GATHERING and DUNGEONS & DRAGONS.

The company’s unparalleled portfolio of approximately 1,500 brands includes MAGIC: THE GATHERING, NERF, MY LITTLE PONY, TRANSFORMERS, PLAY-DOH, MONOPOLY, BABY ALIVE, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, POWER RANGERS, PEPPA PIG and PJ MASKS, as well as premier partner brands. For the past decade, Hasbro has been consistently recognized for its corporate citizenship, including being named one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens by 3BL Media and one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute. Important business and brand updates are routinely shared on our Investor Relations website, Newsroom and social channels (@Hasbro on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.)

© 2021 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

About the 100 Best Corporate Citizens Ranking

The 100 Best Corporate Citizens debuted in 1999 in Business Ethics Magazine and appeared annually in Corporate Responsibility Magazine for many years. 3BL Media has managed the ranking since 2018. To compile the ranking, each company in the Russell 1000 Index is ranked according to its transparency and performance on 146 environmental, social and governance factors.

About 3BL Media

3BL Media delivers purpose-driven communications for the world’s leading companies. Our unrivaled distribution, leadership and editorial platforms inspire and support global sustainable business. Learn more here.

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MEDIA CONTACT:

Erin Pensa | Hasbro, Inc. | (401) 440-7627 | [email protected]

KEYWORDS: Rhode Island United States North America

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Stem Appoints New Chief Legal Officer

Stem Appoints New Chief Legal Officer

MILLBRAE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Stem, Inc. (“Stem” or the “Company”) (NYSE: STEM), a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI)-driven clean energy storage services, today announced the appointment of Saul Laureles as its Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary. In this role, Laureles will lead the Company’s global legal function, including corporate governance, securities and mergers & acquisitions (M&A), as well as environmental, social, and governance compliance.

Laureles brings more than 20 years of legal and strategic business experience including handling complex legal and financial matters and advising executives and board members on corporate governance, securities and M&A, and other general corporate matters. Before joining Stem, Laureles served as Director, Corporate Legal Affairs and Assistant Corporate Secretary at Schlumberger Limited, the world’s leading oilfield services company, which he joined in 2007. At Schlumberger, Laureles oversaw the global corporate legal department, where he was responsible for legal matters involving corporate governance, securities law compliance, M&A, corporate finance, executive compensation, benefits employment matters, and risk issues affecting the parent company and its subsidiaries around the world. Prior to Schlumberger, Laureles was a corporate and finance lawyer at Mayer Brown LLP. Laureles earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and B.A. from the University of Chicago.

“We are pleased to welcome Saul to Stem’s executive management team,” said John Carrington, Stem’s CEO. “Saul is a proven leader who combines extensive legal, financial, and business expertise with a demonstrated ability to effectively meet legal and compliance objectives. We look forward to his perspective and insights as we continue to guide Stem forward through this critical period.”

“I’m excited to join Stem as its Chief Legal Officer in the Company’s pivotal next chapter as a newly-public company. I look forward to helping the Company navigate the future as it executes its growth plan,” added Laureles.

About Stem, Inc.

Stem, Inc. (NYSE: STEM) provides solutions that address the challenges of today’s dynamic energy market. By combining advanced energy storage solutions with Athena™, a world-class AI-powered analytics platform, Stem enables customers and partners to optimize energy use by automatically switching between battery power, onsite generation and grid power. Stem’s solutions help enterprise customers benefit from a clean, adaptive energy infrastructure and achieve a wide variety of goals, including expense reduction, resilience, sustainability, environmental and corporate responsibility and innovation. Stem also offers full support for solar partners interested in adding storage to standalone, community or commercial solar projects – both behind and in front of the meter. For more information, visit www.stem.com.

Source: Stem, Inc.

Investor Contacts – Stem

Ted Durbin, Stem, Inc.

Marc Silverberg, ICR, Inc.

[email protected]

Media Contact – Stem

Cory Ziskind, ICR, Inc.

[email protected]

KEYWORDS: United States North America California

INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Other Energy Legal Software Utilities Alternative Energy Energy Professional Services Technology

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BiomX to Host First Quarter 2021 Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast on May 24, 2021

BiomX to Host First Quarter 2021 Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast on May 24, 2021

NESS ZIONA, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
BiomX Inc. (NYSE American: PHGE) (“BiomX” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage microbiome company advancing novel natural and engineered phage therapies that target specific pathogenic bacteria, today announced that the Company will host a conference call and a live audio webcast on Monday, May 24, 2021, at 8:00 a.m. EDT, to report first quarter 2021 financial results and provide business updates. To participate in the conference call, please dial 1-877-407-0724 (U.S.), 1-809-406-247 (Israel) or 1-201-389-0898 (International). The live and archived webcast will be available in the Investors section of the Company’s website at www.biomx.com.

About BiomX

BiomX is a clinical-stage microbiome company developing both natural and engineered phage cocktails designed to target and destroy bacteria that affect the appearance of skin, as well as target bacteria in the treatment of chronic diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease, primary sclerosing cholangitis, cystic fibrosis, atopic dermatitis and colorectal cancer. BiomX discovers and validates proprietary bacterial targets and customizes phage compositions against these targets.

Additional information is available at www.biomx.com, the content of which does not form a part of this press release.

Media:

Courtney Solberg, Solebury Trout

(917) 698-9253

[email protected]

KEYWORDS: Israel Middle East

INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Biotechnology Pharmaceutical Health Clinical Trials

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