Hecla Mining Company

Item 5.02 - Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On May 21, 2026, our shareholders approved an amendment (the “First Amendment”) to our Amended and Restated Hecla Mining Company Stock Plan for Nonemployee Directors (the “Director Stock Plan”) to extend the expiration date of the Director Stock Plan from May 15, 2027 to May 15, 2036. The First Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. At the Annual Meeting held on May 21, 2026, our shareholders were asked to consider and vote upon the following four proposals: (1) election of two nominees to our Board to hold office until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; (2) ratification of the Audit Committee’s appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as our independent registered public accounting firm for the calendar year 2026; (3) approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers; and (4) approval of an amendment to our Amended and Restated Hecla Mining Company Stock Plan for Nonemployee Directors. On the record date of March 25, 2026, there were 670,565,891 shares of Hecla common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The number of shares present at the meeting, in person or by proxy, was 524,590,027 or 78.23% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Hecla. For each proposal, the results of shareholder voting were as follows: Proposal 1. Election of Two Director Nominees. The shareholders elected each of the director nominees proposed by our Board to serve until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until such nominee’s successor is duly elected and qualified. The following is a breakdown of the voting results: Votes Votes Abstain Broker For Against Non-Votes ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Rob Krcmarov 440,846,142 1,433,000 1,044,213 81,266,672 Dean R. Gehring 425,707,863 16,558,850 1,056,642 81,266,672 Proposal 2. Ratification of the Appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Our shareholders ratified the appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The following is a breakdown of the voting results: Votes Votes Abstain For Against ────────────────────────────────────────────── 480,303,792 42,376,233 1,910,002 There were no broker non-votes with respect to Proposal 2. 2 Proposal 3. Advisory Vote on Named Executive Compensation. Our shareholders approved the compensation of Hecla’s named executive officers. The following is a breakdown of the voting results: Votes Votes Abstain Broker For Against Non-Votes ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 421,646,575 19,785,285 1,891,495 81,266,672 Proposal 4. Approve an amendment to our Amended and Restated Hecla Mining Company Stock Plan for Nonemployee Directors. Our shareholders approved the amendment to our Amended and Restated Hecla Mining Company Stock Plan for Nonemployee Directors. The following is a breakdown of the voting results: Votes Votes Abstain Broker For Against Non-Votes ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 437,723,033 4,700,693 899,629 81,266,672