UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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): June 15,
2020
HIREQUEST, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
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000-53088
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91-2079472
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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111 Springhall Drive, Goose Creek, SC
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29445
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(843) 723-7400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area
code)
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed
since last report)
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 (see General Instruction A.2.
below):
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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
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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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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
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Trading
Symbol(s)
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Name of
Each Exchange on Which Registered
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Common
Stock, $0.001 par value
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HQI
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The
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
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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. ☐
Item
5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders.
On June 15, 2020, HireQuest, Inc. (the “Company”) held
its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual
Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s
stockholders voted to: (i) elect each of the seven nominees for
director to serve until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or
until their successors are duly elected and qualified, (ii) approve
and adopt the HireQuest, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, (iii)
ratify the selection of Plante & Moran, PLLC as the
Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for
the year ending December 31, 2020, and (iv) approve, on a
non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s
named executive officers. The number of shares of common stock
outstanding and eligible to vote as of April 24, 2020, the record
date for the Annual Meeting, was 13,544,853. Of these shares, the
holders 12,199,667 shares were either present or represented by
proxy at the Annual Meeting.
The final voting results were as follows:
Proposal #1
Election of Directors
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Director Nominee
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For
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Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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Richard
F. Hermanns
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10,441,843
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525
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1,757,299
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R.
Rimmy Malhotra
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10,335,001
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107,367
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1,757,299
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Edward
Jackson
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10,397,855
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44,513
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1,757,299
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Payne
Brown
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10,441,843
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525
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1,757,299
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Kathleen
Shanahan
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10,441,843
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525
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1,757,299
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Lawrence
F. Hagenbuch
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10,418,926
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23,442
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1,757,299
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Jack
A. Olmstead
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10,418,926
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23,442
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1,757,299
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Proposal #2
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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The
adoption and approval of the HireQuest, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive
Plan
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10,365,660
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48,257
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28,451
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1,757,299
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Proposal #3
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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The
ratification of the selection of Plante & Moran, PLLC as the
Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the
year ending December 31, 2020
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11,986,882
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82,573
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130,212
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Proposal #4
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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Non-binding
advisory vote on the compensation paid to the Company's named
executive officers
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10,321,921
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26,725
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93,722
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1,757,299
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SIGNATURES
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.
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HIREQUEST,
INC.
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(Registrant)
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Date:
June 16, 2020
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/s/
John McAnnar
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John McAnnar
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Executive
Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary
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