Board Mark P 4

What Happened
Mark P. Board, a director of Hecla Mining Co. (HL), was allocated 14,422 shares on June 22, 2026. The filing values the allocation at $8.67 per share (average NYSE closing price for 2025), totaling $125,003. This was an allocation under Hecla’s Stock Plan for Nonemployee Directors (administrative award/compensation), not an open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-06-22
• Transaction type/code: Other acquisition (code J) — allocation to a trust/account under the nonemployee directors' stock plan (see footnote F1)
• Shares: 14,422; Price used for valuation: $8.67 per share (footnote F2: 2025 average NYSE close)
• Reported value: $125,003
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the Form 4 filing
• Filing timeliness: Form 4 filed 2026-06-23 (next-day filing) — appears timely
• No 10b5-1 plan, option exercise, or sale reported in this transaction

Context
This was an award/allocation tied to director compensation and is generally routine administrative compensation rather than a directional market signal. The valuation uses the prior-year average closing price for administrative purposes. For retail investors, purchases or open-market buys can be more informative about insider sentiment; director plan allocations are common and do not by themselves imply a change in insider outlook.