Sec Form 4 Filing - Sienko David C @ HECLA MINING CO/DE/ - 2019-06-21

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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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Sienko David C 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HECLA MINING CO/DE/ [ HL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP & General Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) 6500 N. MINERAL DRIVE, SUITE 200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 06/21/2019 (Street) COEUR D'ALENE, ID83815 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 06/21/2019 F 11,148 ( 1 ) D $ 0 540,570 D Common Stock 06/21/2019 A 81,522 ( 2 ) A $ 1.84 120,729 ( 3 ) D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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 Performance Rights $ 0 06/21/2019 A 54,348 ( 4 ) 01/01/2022 01/01/2022 Common Stock 54,348 ( 5 ) $ 0 751,580 ( 6 ) D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Sienko David C 6500 N. MINERAL DRIVE, SUITE 200 COEUR D'ALENE, ID83815 VP & General Counsel Signatures Tami D. Whitman, Attorney-in-Fact for David C. Sienko 06/25/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Mr. Sienko was awarded (i)35,000 restricted stock units on June 7, 2016, (ii) 26,235 restricted stock units on June 7, 2017, and (iii) 45,692 restricted stock units on June 19, 2018. The restrictions lapsed on 1/3 of those vesting units (35,642 shares). Mr. Sienko elected to have Hecla Mining Company withhold 11,148 shares to cover his tax liability. ( 2 )Award of restricted stock units that vest as follows: 27,174 shares on June 21, 2020; 27,174 shares on June 21, 2021; and 27,174 shares on June 21, 2022. ( 3 )Total number of unvested restricted stock units held by Mr. Sienko. ( 4 )Mr. Sienko was awarded performance rights representing the contingent right to receive between $50,000 and $200,000 worth of Hecla Mining Company common stock based on Hecla Mining Company's Total Shareholder Return performance over the 3-year period (January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2021) relative to our peers. Examples of the potential grant of shares to Mr. Sienko under this plan are as follows: 100th percentile rank among peers = maximum award at 200% target ($200,000 in stock); 60th percentile rank among peers = target award at grant value ($100,000 in stock); and 50th percentile rank among peers = threshold award at 50% of target ($50,000 in stock). ( 5 )The number shown in Column 5 of Table II assumes a target payout (i.e., $100,000 worth of common stock), with the common stock valued at the closing price on the day of the award ($1.84). The actual number of shares received (if any) by Mr. Sienko will depend on the Total Shareholder Return performance over the 3-year period and will be determined following the termination of that period. ( 6 )Total consists of 540,570 shares held directly, 120,729 unvested restricted stock units, and 90,281 performance-based shares.

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