Hecla Mining Company

07/31/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/31/2024 15:41

Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership - Form 4

Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16, Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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 *
Boggs Catherine J
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HECLA MINING CO/DE/ [HL]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Interim President & CEO /
(Last) (First) (Middle)
6500 N MINERAL DR., SUITE 200
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
(Street)
COEUR D'ALENE ID 83815
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Join/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security 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 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security 8. Price of Derivative Security 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expriation Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Boggs Catherine J
6500 N MINERAL DR., SUITE 200

COEUR D'ALENE, ID83815
X
Interim President & CEO

Signatures

Tami D. Whitman, Attorney-in-Fact for Catherine J. Boggs 2024-07-31
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

(*) If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
(**) Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Ms. Boggs entered into an Interim CEO Agreement ("ICEO Agreement") with Hecla Mining Company ("Company") and accepted the position of Interim President and CEO ("ICEO") of the Company. She receives a monthly management fee in the amount of $106,000, comprised of $63,600 in cash, prorated for each partial month of service, and $42,400 of value in the form of common stock of the Company, from the Hecla Mining Company 2010 Stock Incentive Plan ("2010 Stock Plan"). The stock component is determined by dividing the applicable stock fee by the closing price of a share of the Company's common stock on the NYSE on the last trading day of the applicable month, or on the last trading day prior to the termination of the ICEO Agreement. The shares granted to Ms. Boggs under the ICEO Agreement will be delivered to Ms. Boggs in aggregate within ten business days after the termination of the ICEO Agreement, but in all events before March 15, 2025.
(2) The closing stock price on the NYSE on July 31, 2024 (last trading day for the month of July 2024).
(3) Consists of 156,396 shares held directly and 147,519 shares deferred into trust under (i) the Hecla Mining Company Stock Plan for Nonemployee Directors (123,284 shares); and (ii) the 2010 Stock Plan (24,235 shares).
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