Sec Form 4 Filing - Roberts Lauren M @ HECLA MINING CO/DE/ - 2021-12-31

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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 Roberts Lauren M 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) Sr. VP & COO (Last) (First) (Middle) 6500 N MINERAL DR, SUITE 200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/31/2021 (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

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 Phantom Stock ( 1 ) 12/31/2021 A 14,386 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) Common Stock 14,386( 2 ) $ 5.5935( 3 ) 703,256( 4 ) D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Roberts Lauren M 6500 N MINERAL DR SUITE 200 COEUR D ALENE, ID83815 Sr. VP & COO Signatures Tami D. Whitman, Attorney-in-Fact for Lauren M. Roberts 01/04/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock. The shares become payable in common stock at the election of the reporting person, upon the reporting person's termination of services as an officer, or upon a specified future date as previously elected by the reporting person. ( 2 )Mr. Roberts deferred part of his salary into the Hecla Mining Company Key Employee Deferred Compensation Plan during the period of October 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021. At the end of the fourth quarter, Mr. Roberts was then credited with a number of phantom stock units that were deferred under the plan. ( 3 )The share price is based on the average closing price of Hecla's common stock for each day during the fourth quarter. ( 4 )Consists of 105,598 shares held directly 143,168 unvested performance-based units, 115,317 unvested restricted stock units, and 339,119 shares of phantom stock held under the Key Employee Deferred Compensation Plan.

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