UNITED STATES
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FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
At the Annual Meeting held on May 17, 2024, our shareholders were asked to consider and vote upon the following three proposals: (1) election of three nominees to our Board to hold office until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; (2) ratification of the Audit Committee’s appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as our independent registered public accounting firm for the calendar year 2024; and (3) approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers.
On the record date of March 18, 2024, there were 616,792,499 shares of Hecla common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The amount of shares present at the meeting, in person or by proxy, was 460,363,191 or 74.63% 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 to serve until the 2027 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 |
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Stephen F. Ralbovsky |
301,118,451 | 84,299,155 | 802,392 | 74,143,193 | ||||||||||||
Catherine J. Boggs |
378,689,112 | 6,789,528 | 741,358 | |||||||||||||
Mark P. Board |
356,869,514 | 28,610,433 | 740,051 |
Proposal 2. Ratification of the Appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Our shareholders ratified the appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain | ||
433,461,215 | 24,785,772 | 2,116,204 |
There were no broker non-votes with respect to Proposal 2.
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Proposal 3. Advisory Vote on Named 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 | |||
266,467,414 | 117,994,698 | 1,757,886 | 74,143,193 |
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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: May 21, 2024
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