# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000719413
**File Stem:** 0001437749-25-027446
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 4612
**Document Hash:** 1d4cd0ffe372e6446f51783b778460b6
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001437749-25-027446.hdr.sgml**: 20250820

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001437749-25-027446

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250820

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250820

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250820

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** HECLA MINING CO/DE/
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000719413
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** MINING, QUARRYING OF NONMETALLIC MINERALS (NO FUELS) [1400]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 770664171
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-08491
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251236758

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 6500 N MINERAL DRIVE SUITE 200
- **STREET 2:** NONE
- **CITY:** COEUR D'ALENE
- **STATE:** ID
- **ZIP:** 83815-9408
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 2087694100

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 6500 N MINERAL DRIVE SUITE 200
- **STREET 2:** NONE
- **CITY:** COEUR D'ALENE
- **STATE:** ID
- **ZIP:** 83815-9408

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

 **WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): **August 20, 2025**

**HECLA MINING COMPANY**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Delaware** | **1-8491** | **77-0664171** |
| (State or other jurisdiction<br> of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |

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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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | 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 |

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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. ☐

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**Item 2.04. Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement**

On August 18, 2025, Hecla Mining Company (the "Company") the Company funded the previously announced redemption of $212 million of its outstanding $475 million 7.25% Senior Notes due 2028 (the "Notes"), pursuant to a notice received from the trustee of the Notes. The total amount paid was $216,014,337.38, with $3,843,560 paid as call premium and $170,777.78 paid in accrued interest.

This Form 8-K does not constitute a notice of redemption of the Notes.

**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.

Dated:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; August 20, 2025

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|:---|:---|
| **Hecla Mining Company** | **Hecla Mining Company** |
| By:  | /s/ David C. Sienko |
|  | David C. Sienko |
|  | Sr. Vice President & General Counsel |

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