---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001680873-26-000029"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HFFG"
cik: "0001680873"
company_name: "HF Foods Group Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-11T20:52:39+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T20:54:23.742831+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# HF Foods annual meeting: two directors fail to get majority support; board retains them; say-on-pay fails

## Summary
- Director Xi Lin and Jeffery Taylor each received more against than for votes (Lin 20,020,113 vs 19,629,099; Taylor 20,466,587 vs 19,194,335).
- Board retained Lin and Taylor citing a stockholder's administrative error that prevented ~1.4M votes intended for them.
- Say-on-pay proposal failed: 19.5M for, 20.1M against, rejecting 2025 executive compensation.
- Auditor ratification passed (42.7M for) and shareholders voted for annual say-on-pay frequency.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001680873-26-000029
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HFFG
- cik: 0001680873
- company_name: HF Foods Group Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-11T20:52:39+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680873/000168087326000029/0001680873-26-000029-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680873/000168087326000029/hffg-20260605.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001680873-26-000029
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001680873-26-000029.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001680873-26-000029.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  HF Foods Group Inc. shareholders approved Auditor Ratification Proposal at the 2026-06-05 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-05
  source text: The appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 was ratified by the stockholders. The final voting results for the Auditor Ratification Proposal were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 42,711,453 1,309,462 4,099 —
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680873/000168087326000029/0001680873-26-000029-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  HF Foods Group Inc. shareholders rejected Say-on-Pay Proposal at the 2026-06-05 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: failed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-05
  source text: By advisory vote of the stockholders, the Company’s executive compensation for the year ended December 31, 2025 was not approved. The final voting results for the Say-on-Pay Proposal were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 19,545,712 20,055,744 61,225 4,362,333
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680873/000168087326000029/0001680873-26-000029-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  HF Foods Group Inc. shareholders approved Advisory Vote on Say-on-Pay Frequency at the 2026-06-05 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-05
  source text: The stockholders approved, on a non-binding and advisory basis, holding the advisory vote on compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers every year. The final voting results for the Say-on-Pay Frequency Proposal were as follows: One Year Two Years Three Years Abstentions 26,643,323 56 13,017,869 1,433
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680873/000168087326000029/0001680873-26-000029-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  HF Foods Group Inc. shareholders approved Director Election Proposal at the 2026-06-05 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-05
  source text: The final voting results for the Director Election Proposal were as follows: Director Nominee Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Xi "Felix" Lin 19,629,099 20,020,113 13,469 4,362,333 Richard Diaz 19,913,312 19,687,949 61,420 4,362,333 Dennis Lam 21,792,225 17,280,472 589,984 4,362,333 Jeffery Taylor 19,194,335 20,466,587 1,759 4,362,333
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680873/000168087326000029/0001680873-26-000029-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.