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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-23-025059"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HQI"
cik: "0001140102"
company_name: "HireQuest, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-09-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T00:21:50.823266+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# HireQuest enters employment agreement with CLO McAnnar; $240k base salary, 10k restricted shares

## Summary
- Effective Sept 1, 2023, term through Aug 31, 2025; McAnnar continues as CLO, VP, and Corporate Secretary.
- Base salary of $240,000; eligible for discretionary bonus and performance bonus up to 50% of base salary.
- Granted 10,000 restricted shares vesting 50% at 2nd anniversary and 6.25% per quarter thereafter.
- Severance for without-cause/good-reason termination includes pro-rata bonus, 1 month salary per year served up to 6 months, and pro-rata vesting.
- Change-of-control termination triggers lump sum of 150% of base salary and full vesting of equity awards.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-23-025059
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HQI
- cik: 0001140102
- company_name: HireQuest, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-09-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140102/000143774923025059/0001437749-23-025059-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140102/000143774923025059/hqi20230831_8k.htm

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