Amendment: Sr. VP & CFO Lawlar Russell Douglas covered exercise/tax liability with 31,764 shares, was granted 24,640 shares and acquired 1,130 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 8% to 351,671 units (SEC Form 4)
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Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)
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| 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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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
| Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
(Country) | 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HECLA MINING CO/DE/ [ HL ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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| 2a. Foreign Trading Symbol
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 06/22/2026 | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) 06/24/2026 |
| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock | 06/22/2026 | F | 31,764(1) | D | $15.98 | 351,671(2) | D | |||
| Common Stock | 06/22/2026 | A | 24,640(3) | A | $15.98 | 351,671(4) | D | |||
| Common Stock | 06/22/2026 | J | 1,130(5) | A | $0 | 1,130 | I | Held in 401(k) Plan | ||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Common Stock | $0 | 06/22/2026 | A | 24,640(6) | 01/01/2029 | 01/01/2029 | Common Stock | 24,640 | $0 | 351,671(7) | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Mr. Lawlar was awarded 44,401 restricted stock units on June 21, 2023; 71,180 restricted stock units on June 21, 2024; and 65,399 restricted stock units on June 23, 2025. One-third of those restricted stock units vested on June 22, 2026. To cover his tax liability on those vested units, Hecla Mining Company withheld 31,764 |
| 2. Consists of 97,357 shares held directly, 1,130 shares held in 401(k) Plan, 161,219 performance-based units, and 91,965 unvested restricted stock units. |
| 3. Award of restricted stock units that vest as follows: 8,214 shares on June 21, 2027; 8,213 shares on June 21, 2028; and 8,213 shares on June 21, 2029. |
| 4. See footnote 2. |
| 5. Held as 94.472 units in Mr. Lawlar's 401(k) account under the Hecla Mining Company Capital Accumulation Plan and estimated to be 1,130 shares. |
| 6. Mr. Lawlar was awarded performance rights representing the contingent right to receive between $393,750 and $787,500 worth in Hecla Mining Company common stock based on Hecla Mining Company's Total Shareholder Return performance over the 3-year period (January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028) relative to our peers. Examples of the potential grant of shares to Mr. Lawlar under this plan are as follows: 100th percentile rank among peers = maximum award at 200% of target ($787,500 in stock); 50th percentile rank among peers = target award at grant value ($393,750 in stock), and 0 percentile rank among peers = threshold award below 25% of target. |
| 7. See footnote 2. |
| Tami D. Whitman, Attorney-in-Fact for Russell D. Lawlar | 06/24/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
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| * Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26) | ||