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

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>S</b><b>ECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br />
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;"><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><b>Current Report</b></span></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): <ix:nonNumeric contextRef="d20198K" format="ixt:datemonthdayyearen" name="dei:DocumentPeriodEndDate"><b>December 10, 2019</b></ix:nonNumeric></p>

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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>(<ix:nonNumeric contextRef="d20198K" name="dei:CityAreaCode"><b>208</b></ix:nonNumeric>) <ix:nonNumeric contextRef="d20198K" name="dei:LocalPhoneNumber"><b>769-4100</b></ix:nonNumeric></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;"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="d20198K" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:WrittenCommunications"><b>&#9744;</b></ix:nonNumeric> Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)<br />
<ix:nonNumeric contextRef="d20198K" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:SolicitingMaterial"><b>&#9744;</b></ix:nonNumeric> Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)<br />
<ix:nonNumeric contextRef="d20198K" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:PreCommencementTenderOffer"><b>&#9744;</b></ix:nonNumeric> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act&#xa0;(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))<br />
<ix:nonNumeric contextRef="d20198K" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer"><b>&#9744;</b></ix:nonNumeric> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act&#xa0;(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</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 <ix:nonNumeric contextRef="d20198K" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:EntityEmergingGrowthCompany">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric></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>I</b><b>tem 5.0</b><b>3 &#8211; Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year</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;">On December 10, 2019, the Board of Directors of Hecla Mining Company (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) approved an amendment to the Company&#8217;s Bylaws, which amendment is effective immediately. The amendment approved by the Board amends Article VII of the prior Bylaws of the Company to provide that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is the exclusive forum for the adjudication of certain disputes. Previously the Bylaws provided for any &#8220;state or federal court located within the State of Delaware&#8221; as the exclusive forums for those disputes.</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;">The description of the amendment to the Company&#8217;s Bylaws contained herein is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read in conjunction with, the complete text of the Company&#8217;s Bylaws, as amended, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.</p>

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

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">SIGNATURE</span></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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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):
December 10, 2019
HECLA MINING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
1-8491
77-0664171
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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
, par value $0.25 per share
HL
New York Stock Exchange
Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock
, par value $0.25 per share
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
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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. ☐
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I
tem 5.0
3 – Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
On December 10, 2019, the Board of Directors of Hecla Mining Company (the "Company") approved an amendment to the Company's Bylaws, which amendment is effective immediately. The amendment approved by the Board amends Article VII of the prior Bylaws of the Company to provide that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is the exclusive forum for the adjudication of certain disputes. Previously the Bylaws provided for any "state or federal court located within the State of Delaware" as the exclusive forums for those disputes.
The description of the amendment to the Company's Bylaws contained herein is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read in conjunction with, the complete text of the Company's Bylaws, as amended, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.
Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
3.1
104
Bylaws of Hecla Mining Company, as amended as of December 10, 2019.*
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL)
* Filed herewith
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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.
HECLA MINING COMPANY
By:
/s/
David C. Sienko
David C. Sienko
Vice President and General Counsel
Dated: December 13, 2019
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