---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-25-020812"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HQI"
cik: "0001140102"
company_name: "HireQuest, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-06-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T00:51:32.516303+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# HireQuest stockholders elect all director nominees, approve say-on-pay and auditor ratification

## Summary
- All six director nominees elected with strong support; highest vote count for Edward Jackson (10.7M).
- Ratified Forvis Mazars as auditor for FY2025 (12.6M for, 151K against).
- Say-on-pay advisory vote approved (10.7M for, 8.8K against, 2.0M broker non-votes).
- Advisory vote on say-on-pay frequency: one-year option selected (10.3M votes for one year).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-25-020812
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HQI
- cik: 0001140102
- company_name: HireQuest, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-06-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140102/000143774925020812/0001437749-25-020812-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140102/000143774925020812/hqi20250619_8k.htm

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