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<P id=PARA12 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <B>December 12, 2014</B></FONT></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>HECLA MINING COMPANY</B></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B><BR></B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA32 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 5.0</B><B>3 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA34 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><I><U><B>Elimination of 6.5% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and 12% Convertible Preferred Stock</B></U></I></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA36 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">On December 9, 2014, the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors approved the elimination of the Company&#8217;s 6.5% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (&#8220;6.5% Preferred Stock&#8221;). No shares of the 6.5% Preferred Stock were then outstanding. On December 11, 2014, the Company filed a Certificate of Elimination with the Secretary of State of Delaware effecting the elimination of the Certificate of Designations with respect to the 6.5% Preferred Stock. As a result of the filing of the Certificate of Elimination, all references to the 6.5% Preferred Stock were eliminated from the Company&#8217;s Certificate of Incorporation. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA38 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Also on December 9, 2014, the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors approved the elimination of the Company&#8217;s 12% Convertible Preferred Stock (&#8220;12% Preferred Stock&#8221;). No shares of the 12% Preferred Stock were then outstanding. On December 11, 2014, the Company filed a Certificate of Elimination with the Secretary of State of Delaware effecting the elimination of the Certificate of Designations with respect to the 12% Preferred Stock. As a result of the filing of the Certificate of Elimination, all references to the 12% Preferred Stock were eliminated from the Company&#8217;s Certificate of Incorporation.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA40 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><I><U><B>Restated Certificate of Incorporation</B></U></I></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA60 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>SIGNATURE</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA63 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Dated:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; December 12, 2014</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA95 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">/s/ David C. Sienko&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA98 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">David C. Sienko&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES 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 12, 2014
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)
N/A
(Former name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.0
3 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
Elimination of 6.5% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and 12% Convertible Preferred Stock
On December 9, 2014, the Company's Board of Directors approved the elimination of the Company's 6.5% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock ("6.5% Preferred Stock"). No shares of the 6.5% Preferred Stock were then outstanding. On December 11, 2014, the Company filed a Certificate of Elimination with the Secretary of State of Delaware effecting the elimination of the Certificate of Designations with respect to the 6.5% Preferred Stock. As a result of the filing of the Certificate of Elimination, all references to the 6.5% Preferred Stock were eliminated from the Company's Certificate of Incorporation.
Also on December 9, 2014, the Company's Board of Directors approved the elimination of the Company's 12% Convertible Preferred Stock ("12% Preferred Stock"). No shares of the 12% Preferred Stock were then outstanding. On December 11, 2014, the Company filed a Certificate of Elimination with the Secretary of State of Delaware effecting the elimination of the Certificate of Designations with respect to the 12% Preferred Stock. As a result of the filing of the Certificate of Elimination, all references to the 12% Preferred Stock were eliminated from the Company's Certificate of Incorporation.
Restated Certificate of Incorporation
On December 11, 2014, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware a Restated Certificate of Incorporation which restates and integrates all amendments to date and does not further amend the provisions of the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation. A copy of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation is attached to this report as Exhibit 3.1, and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
3.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Hecla Mining Company. *
* Furnished 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.
Dated:      December 12, 2014
Hecla Mining Company
By:
/s/ David C. Sienko
David C. Sienko
Vice President & General Counsel
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