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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-143901"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HL"
cik: "0000719413"
company_name: "HECLA MINING CO/DE/"
filed_at: "2024-05-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T11:41:47.341357+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hecla shareholders elect all three director nominees, ratify auditor, approve say-on-pay

## Summary
- Stephen F. Ralbovsky, Catherine J. Boggs, Mark P. Board elected as directors with 74.63% of shares present.
- Ratification of BDO USA as 2024 independent auditor: 433.5M for, 24.8M against.
- Advisory say-on-pay approved: 266.5M for, 118.0M against, 1.8M abstain.
- Broker non-votes: 74.1M on director elections and say-on-pay.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-143901
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HL
- cik: 0000719413
- company_name: HECLA MINING CO/DE/
- filed_at: 2024-05-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719413/000119312524143901/0001193125-24-143901-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719413/000119312524143901/d816615d8k.htm

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