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): June 18, 2010
HECLA MINING COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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1-8491 |
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77-0664171 |
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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)
N/A
(Former name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
At our Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 21, 2010, we adjourned a portion of the meeting until June 18, 2010 because under New York Stock Exchange rules there were not enough votes cast on Proposal 3 (adoption of the Hecla Mining Company 2010 Stock Incentive Plan).
The adjourned portion of the meeting was held at our corporate headquarters at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 18, 2010, and sufficient votes were received to approve Proposal 3. The count of shares present at the meeting for Proposal 3, in person or proxy, was 121,669,814, or 50.22% of the 242,175,828 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting as of the record date (March 23, 2010). The results for Proposal 3 are as follows:
Proposal 3. Approval for the adoption of our 2010 Stock Incentive Plan and to reserve up to 20,000,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the 2010 Stock Incentive Plan:
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstain
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Broker
Non-Votes
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85,478,904
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28,421,074 |
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7,769,836 |
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51,487,718 |
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SIGNATURE
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.
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HECLA MINING COMPANY |
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By:
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/s/ David C. Sienko |
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David C. Sienko |
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Dated: June 18, 2010
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Vice President and General Counsel |
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