UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): September 14, 2020
| HUDSON GLOBAL, INC. | ||
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) | ||
| Delaware | 000-50129 | 59-3547281 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 53 Forest Avenue, Old Greenwich, CT | 06870 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (203) 409-5628
| (Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report) |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
| Common Stock, $0.001 par value | HSON | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
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).
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On September 14, 2020, Hudson Global, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the following matters were submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company:
Proposal 1 - The Company’s stockholders elected the following directors to hold office until the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The final votes with respect to the election of directors were as follows:
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Richard K. Coleman, Jr. | 2,486,501 | 70,891 | 34,203 | |||
| Jeffrey E. Eberwein | 2,500,880 | 56,512 | 34,203 | |||
| Mimi K. Drake | 2,498,610 | 58,782 | 34,203 | |||
| Ian V. Nash | 2,486,503 | 70,899 | 34,203 | |||
| Connia M. Nelson | 2,498,909 | 58,483 | 34,203 |
Proposal 2 - The Company’s stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement. The final vote with respect to this matter was as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 2,318,484 | 236,315 | 2,593 | 34,203 |
Proposal 3 - The Company’s stockholders approved amendments to the Company’s 2009 Incentive Stock and Awards Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock issuable under the Plan by 250,000 shares and make other clarifying and technical changes. The final vote with respect to this matter was as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 2,077,819 | 476,926 | 2,647 | 34,203 |
Proposal 4 - The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. The final vote with respect to this matter was as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 2,529,965 | 60,196 | 1,434 | - |
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.
| HUDSON GLOBAL, INC. | ||||
| Dated: September 16, 2020 | By: | /s/ Jeffrey E. Eberwein | ||
| Name: | Jeffrey E. Eberwein | |||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||