HireQuest, Inc. 8-K

What Happened

• HireQuest, Inc. filed an 8-K reporting the results of its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 18, 2026. The record date was April 28, 2026, when 13,940,285 shares of common stock were outstanding and eligible to vote; 12,532,086 shares were voted in person or by proxy.
• Stockholders elected all six director nominees (each to serve until the next annual meeting), ratified the selection of Forvis Mazars, LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm, and approved on a non-binding advisory basis the compensation of the company’s named executive officers.

Key Details

• Director election results (For / Withheld; broker non-votes: 1,594,866 for all nominees):
  • Richard F. Hermanns: 10,929,807 For; 7,413 Withheld
  • R. Rimmy Malhotra: 10,849,211 For; 88,009 Withheld
  • Lawrence Hagenbuch: 10,931,631 For; 5,589 Withheld
  • Kathleen Shanahan: 10,806,960 For; 130,260 Withheld
  • Edward Jackson: 10,931,256 For; 5,964 Withheld
  • Jack A. Olmstead: 10,920,829 For; 16,391 Withheld
• Auditor ratification: Forvis Mazars, LLP ratified as independent registered public accounting firm (12,529,693 For; 1,129 Against; 1,264 Abstain).
• Advisory "say-on-pay" vote: Approved (10,853,889 For; 3,686 Against; 79,645 Abstain; 1,594,866 broker non-votes).

Why It Matters

• Board continuity: Electing all six nominees maintains the current board composition and leadership continuity, which can be important for executing strategy and oversight.
• Auditor confirmation: Ratifying the independent auditor is a routine but necessary governance step that affects financial reporting oversight.
• Executive pay endorsed: The non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation was approved by a substantial majority, signaling shareholder support for the company’s pay practices as disclosed in the proxy.
• Note for investors: Broker non-votes (1,594,866 shares) were present across director and advisory votes; these can affect the total voting outcomes on non-routine items where brokers lack discretionary voting authority.