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WASHINGTON, DC 20549</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;font-variant:small-caps;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Current Report</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <b>May 23, 2019</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>HECLA MINING COMPANY</b><br>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</p>

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			<td style="width: 33%; text-align: center;"><b>Delaware</b></td>
			<td style="width: 33%; text-align: center;"><b>1-8491</b></td>
			<td style="width: 33%; text-align: center;"><b>77-0664171</b></td>
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			<td style="text-align: center;">(State or other jurisdiction</td>
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			<td style="text-align: center;">of incorporation)</td>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>6500 North Mineral Drive, Suite 200</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Coeur d&#39;Alene, Idaho 83815-9408</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>(208) 769-4100</b></p>

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Emerging growth company &#9744;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. &#9744;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Item 5.07 &ndash; Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Hecla Mining Company (&ldquo;our,&rdquo; &ldquo;we,&rdquo; or &ldquo;Hecla&rdquo;) held on May 23, 2019, our shareholders were asked to consider and vote upon the following seven proposals: (1)&nbsp; election of three nominees to our Board of Directors to hold office until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; (2)&nbsp;ratification of the Audit Committee&rsquo;s appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the calendar year 2019; (3) approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers; (4) amendments to our 2010 Stock Incentive Plan; (5) amendments to our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws to remove certain 80% supermajority voting provisions; (6) amendments to our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws to permit shareholders to call special meetings of shareholders under certain circumstances; and (7) amendments to our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws to declassify the Board of Directors.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">On the record date of March 25, 2019, there were 482,987,752 shares of Hecla common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The count of shares present at the meeting, in person or proxy, was 386,793,179 or 80.08% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Hecla. For each proposal, the results of shareholder voting were as follows:</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><u>Proposal 1</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>Election of </i><i>Three</i><i> Director Nominees</i>. The shareholders elected each of the director nominees proposed by our Board of Directors to serve until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until such nominee&rsquo;s successor is duly elected and qualified. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">248,827,711</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">12,931,781</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">8,287,330</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">116,746,357</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Terry V. Rogers</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">250,024,817</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">11,742,322</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">8,279,683</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">116,746,357</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Charles B. Stanley</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">250,664,175</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">11,108,810</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">8,273,837</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 16%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">116,746,357</p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><u>Proposal 2</u>. <i>Ratification of the Appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company&rsquo;s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. </i>Our shareholders ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Against</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>&nbsp;</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 31%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Abstain</b></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 32%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">360,053,569</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 31%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">17,739,242</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 31%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">9,000,368</p>
			</td>
		</tr>

</table>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">There were no broker non-votes with respect to Proposal 2.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><u>Proposal 3</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation</i>. Our shareholders approved the compensation of Hecla&rsquo;s named executive officers. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Votes </b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>For</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>&nbsp;</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Votes</b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Against</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>&nbsp;</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Abstain</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Broker</b></p>

			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Non-Votes</b></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:10pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10pt;">157,503,750</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">109,224,630</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">3,318,442</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1px rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">116,746,357</p>
			</td>
		</tr>

</table>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><u>Proposal 4</u>. <i>Approval of Amendments to our 2010 Stock Incentive Plan.</i></p>

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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Votes </b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>For</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>&nbsp;</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Votes</b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Against</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>&nbsp;</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Abstain</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Broker</b></p>

			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Non-Votes</b></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:10pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10pt;">237,182,203</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">31,626,024</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">1,238,595</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">116,746,357</p>
			</td>
		</tr>

</table>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><u>Proposal </u><u>5</u>. <i>Approval of Amendments to the Company&rsquo;s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws to Remove Certain 80% Supermajority Voting Provisions</i>. The following is a breakdown of the voting results on the amendments:</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Votes </b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>For</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>&nbsp;</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Votes</b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Against</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>&nbsp;</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Abstain</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Broker</b></p>

			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Non-Votes</b></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 22%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:10pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10pt;">257,063,199</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">11,886,930</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">1,096,693</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1px rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">116,746,357</p>
			</td>
		</tr>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">The affirmative vote by at least 80% of our outstanding shares of common stock eligible to vote was required for approval of Proposal 5. The proposal received the affirmative vote of only 53.22% of the outstanding shares, which was not enough for it to pass.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><u>Proposal </u><u>6</u>. <i>Approval of Amendments to the Company&rsquo;s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws to Permit Shareholders to Call Special Meetings of Shareholders under Certain Circumstances</i>. The following is a breakdown of the voting results on the amendments:</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Votes </b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>For</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>&nbsp;</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Votes</b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Against</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>&nbsp;</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Abstain</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Broker</b></p>

			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Non-Votes</b></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:10pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10pt;">260,305,285</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">8,984,083</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">757,454</p>
			</td>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">116,746,357</p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">The affirmative vote by at least 80% of our outstanding shares of common stock eligible to vote was required for approval of Proposal 6. The proposal received the affirmative vote of only 53.89% of the outstanding shares, which was not enough for it to pass.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><u>Proposal </u><u>7</u>. <i>Approval of Amendments to our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws to</i><i> Declassify the Board of Directors</i>. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:</p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Broker</b></p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:10pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10pt;">260,593,846</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">8,654,293</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">798,683</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1px rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 23%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">116,746,357</p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">The affirmative vote by at least 80% of our outstanding shares of common stock eligible to vote was required for approval of Proposal 7. The proposal received the affirmative vote of only 53.95% of the outstanding shares, which was not enough for it to pass.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>ITEM&nbsp;9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">(d) Exhibits.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">The following exhibits are filed herewith.</p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719413/000120677419001269/hl3483791-def14a.htm#appendix_a" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Hecla Mining Company 2010 Stock Incentive Plan&nbsp;(Amended and restated as of May 23, 2019). Filed as Appendix A to our Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 9, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference.</a></p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>SIGNATURE</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Dated:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;May 28, 2019</p>

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			<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 18pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/&nbsp;</font>David C. Sienko</p>
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hl20190528_8k.htm
UNITED STATES
S
ECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
May 23, 2019
HECLA MINING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
1-8491
77-0664171
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation)
6500 North Mineral Drive, Suite 200
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83815-9408
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(208) 769-4100
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock
HL
New York Stock Exchange
Preferred Stock
HL-PB
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Hecla Mining Company ("our," "we," or "Hecla") held on May 23, 2019, our shareholders were asked to consider and vote upon the following seven proposals: (1)  election of three nominees to our Board of Directors to hold office until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; (2) ratification of the Audit Committee's appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the calendar year 2019; (3) approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers; (4) amendments to our 2010 Stock Incentive Plan; (5) amendments to our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws to remove certain 80% supermajority voting provisions; (6) amendments to our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws to permit shareholders to call special meetings of shareholders under certain circumstances; and (7) amendments to our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws to declassify the Board of Directors.
On the record date of March 25, 2019, there were 482,987,752 shares of Hecla common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The count of shares present at the meeting, in person or proxy, was 386,793,179 or 80.08% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Hecla. For each proposal, the results of shareholder voting were as follows:
Proposal 1
.
Election of
Three
Director Nominees
. The shareholders elected each of the director nominees proposed by our Board of Directors to serve until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until such nominee's successor is duly elected and qualified. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
Ted Crumley
248,827,711
12,931,781
8,287,330
116,746,357
Terry V. Rogers
250,024,817
11,742,322
8,279,683
116,746,357
Charles B. Stanley
250,664,175
11,108,810
8,273,837
116,746,357
Proposal 2
.
Ratification of the Appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
Our shareholders ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Abstain
360,053,569
17,739,242
9,000,368
There were no broker non-votes with respect to Proposal 2.
Proposal 3
.
Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
. Our shareholders approved the compensation of Hecla's named executive officers. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
157,503,750
109,224,630
3,318,442
116,746,357
Proposal 4
.
Approval of Amendments to our 2010 Stock Incentive Plan.
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
237,182,203
31,626,024
1,238,595
116,746,357
Proposal
5
.
Approval of Amendments to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws to Remove Certain 80% Supermajority Voting Provisions
. The following is a breakdown of the voting results on the amendments:
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
257,063,199
11,886,930
1,096,693
116,746,357
The affirmative vote by at least 80% of our outstanding shares of common stock eligible to vote was required for approval of Proposal 5. The proposal received the affirmative vote of only 53.22% of the outstanding shares, which was not enough for it to pass.
Proposal
6
.
Approval of Amendments to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws to Permit Shareholders to Call Special Meetings of Shareholders under Certain Circumstances
. The following is a breakdown of the voting results on the amendments:
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
260,305,285
8,984,083
757,454
116,746,357
The affirmative vote by at least 80% of our outstanding shares of common stock eligible to vote was required for approval of Proposal 6. The proposal received the affirmative vote of only 53.89% of the outstanding shares, which was not enough for it to pass.
Proposal
7
.
Approval of Amendments to our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws to
Declassify the Board of Directors
. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
260,593,846
8,654,293
798,683
116,746,357
The affirmative vote by at least 80% of our outstanding shares of common stock eligible to vote was required for approval of Proposal 7. The proposal received the affirmative vote of only 53.95% of the outstanding shares, which was not enough for it to pass.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed herewith.
Exhibit
Number
Description
10.1
Hecla Mining Company 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (Amended and restated as of May 23, 2019). Filed as Appendix A to our Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 9, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated:    May 28, 2019
Hecla Mining
Company
By:
/s/
David C. Sienko
David C. Sienko
Vice President & General Counsel