Hecla Mining shareholders elect two directors and extend director stock plan to 2036
At the May 21, 2026 Annual Meeting, shareholders elected Rob Krcmarov and Dean R. Gehring to the Board, ratified BDO USA, P.C. as auditor for 2026, and approved an advisory vote on executive pay. They also approved an amendment extending the Director Stock Plan's expiration from May 15, 2027 to May 15, 2036. The filing describes routine governance outcomes and does not report any change to Hecla's financial results.
Key points
- Director Stock Plan expiration extended from May 15, 2027 to May 15, 2036 under the First Amendment, filed as Exhibit 10.1.
- 524,590,027 shares, or 78.23% of 670,565,891 outstanding shares, were present at the meeting; record date was March 25, 2026.
- Auditor ratification: 480,303,792 votes for BDO USA, P.C. and 42,376,233 against.
- Advisory executive pay vote: 421,646,575 votes for and 19,785,285 against.
The filing
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