SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Sienko David C

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

6500 N. MINERAL DRIVE, SUITE 200

(Street)

COEUR D'ALENE

83815

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HECLA MINING CO/DE/ [ HL ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	VP - General Counsel

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/21/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	06/25/2024		S		14,559⁽¹⁾	D	$4.905	996,123⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock	06/21/2024		A		60,479⁽³⁾	A	$5.17	996,123⁽⁴⁾	D
Common Stock	06/21/2024		J		12,390⁽⁵⁾	A	$0	12,390	I	Held in 401(k) Plan Account

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Performance rights	$0	06/21/2024		A		60,479⁽⁶⁾		01/01/2027	01/01/2027	Common Stock	60,479	$0	996,123⁽⁷⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Mr. Sienko was awarded (i) 19,036 restricted stock units on June 21, 2021, (ii) 38,374 restricted stock units on June 21, 2022, and (iii) 35,350 restricted stock units on June 21, 2023. The restrictions lapsed on 1/3 of those vesting units (30,920 shares). To cover his tax liability, Hecla Mining Company sold 14,559 shares.

2. Consists of 788,968 shares held directly, 110,319 performance-based shares, and 96,836 unvested restricted stock units.

3. Award of restricted stock units that vest as follows: 20,159 shares on June 21, 2025; 20,160 shares on June 21, 2026; and 20,160 shares on June 21, 2027.

4. See footnote 2.

5. Held as 1,032.647 units in Mr. Sienko's 401(k) account under the Hecla Mining Company Capital Accumulation Plan, and estimated to be 12,390 shares.

6. Mr. Sienko was awarded performance rights representing the contingent right to receive between $78,169 and $625,350 worth of Hecla Mining Company common stock based on Hecla Mining Company's Total Shareholder Return performance over the 3-year period (January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026) relative to our peers. Examples of the potential grant of shares to Mr. Sienko under this plan are as follows: 100th percentile rank among peers = maximum award at 200% of target ($625,350 in stock); 50th percentile rank among peers = target award at grant value ($312,675 in stock), and 25th percentile rank among peers = threshold award at 25% of target ($78,169 in stock).

7. See footnote 2.

	Tami D. Whitman, Attorney-in-Fact for David C. Sienko	06/25/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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