hecla_defr14a-042911.htm
 
SCHEDULE 14A
 
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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
 
This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 14A (“Amendment No. 1”) is being filed to amend Hecla Mining Company’s definitive proxy statement for its 2011 annual meeting of stockholders (“Proxy Statement”), which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2011, in order to correct the statement on page 5 under “Votes Required for the Proposals – Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation” regarding the effect of broker non-votes will have on the proposal.  The treatment of broker non-votes for Proposal 2 was incorrectly stated as having the effect of a vote against the proposal.  Under Delaware law, broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of Proposal 2.
 
This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 14A amends only the item of the Proxy Statement as specified above and amends that item solely to reflect the changes described above.  There are no other changes to the Proxy Statement.
 

 
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 3, 2011:
 
This Amendment No. 1, the Proxy Statement, a sample of the form of proxy card sent or given to shareholders by Hecla Mining Company, and the 2010 Annual Report to Shareholders
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