Mr. George R. Nethercutt, Jr., a member of Board of Directors, reached the mandatory retirement age under the Hecla Mining Company’s Bylaws and Corporate Governance Guidelines and was not eligible to stand for re-election at the annual meeting of shareholders of Hecla Mining Company. As a result, effective as of the conclusion of annual meeting of shareholders held on May 19, 2021, Mr. Nethercutt is no longer a director of Hecla. At the time of his retirement, Mr. Nethercutt also served as a member and of the board’s compensation committee, Governance and Social Responsibility Committee, and the Health, Safety, Environmental and Technical Committee. Mr. Nethercutt had been a member of Hecla’s Board since 2005. On May 19, 2021, Board decreased the size of the Board from nine members to eight members due to the retirement of Mr. Nethercutt at its Annual Meeting.