Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): May 21, 2020

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

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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 ☐

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 21, 2020, our shareholders were asked to consider and vote upon the following three proposals: (1) election of two nominees to our Board of Directors to hold office until the 2023 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 2020; and (3) approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers.

On the record date of March 24, 2020, there were 523,247,297 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 399,585,804 or 76.36% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Hecla. For each proposal, the results of shareholder voting were as follows:

Proposal 1. Election of Two Director Nominees. The shareholders elected each of the director nominees proposed by our Board of Directors to serve until the 2023 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
Phillips S. Baker, Jr.		278,912,212		9,125,966		919,172		110,628,454
George R. Johnson		273,628,158		14,249,190		1,080,002		110,628,454

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, 2020. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstain
384,064,839		10,225,828		5,295,137

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
205,159,553		79,912,187		3,885,610		110,628,454

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.