HECLA MINING CO/DE/ — Regulatory Filings 2020

Jan 7, 2020

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K****

Current Report

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 7, 2020

HECLA MINING COMPANY (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-8491	77-0664171
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

6500 North Mineral Drive, Suite 200

Coeur d'Alene , Idaho 83815-9408****

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

( 208 ) 769-4100****

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock , par value $0.25 per share	HL	New York Stock Exchange
Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock , par value $0.25 per share	HL-PB	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 7, 2020, Hecla Mining Company (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing preliminary production and financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2019. All measures of the Company's fourth quarter and full year 2019 operating and financial results and conditions contained in the news release are preliminary and reflect the Company’s expected results as of the date of the news release. Actual reported fourth quarter and full year 2019 results are subject to management's final review as well as review by the Company's independent registered accounting firm and may vary significantly from current expectations because of a number of factors, including, without limitation, additional or revised information and changes in accounting standards or policies or in how those standards are applied. A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 8.01 Other Events

As disclosed in Exhibit 99.1, the Company also announced the union ratified a new collective bargaining agreement at the Company’s Lucky Friday mine.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1 104	News Release, dated January 7, 2020.* Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). * Furnished herewith

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S IGNATURE

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: January 7, 2020

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