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): May 29, 2024
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. | ||||
On May 29, 2024 (the “Grant Date”), the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Hudson Global, Inc. (the “Company”), based on the recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board, approved the following discretionary awards to Matthew Diamond, Chief Financial Officer of the Company: (i) a cash bonus payment in the amount of $50,000 in recognition of Mr. Diamond’s recent strategic value contributions to the Company (the “Cash Bonus”); and (ii) a grant of 6,290 restricted stock units (the “RSU Grant”).
The RSU Grant is subject to the terms and conditions of the Hudson Global, Inc. 2009 Incentive Stock and Awards Plan (as amended, the “Plan”). The RSU Grant shall vest over a three-year period beginning on the Grant Date. Each restricted stock unit underlying the RSU Grant represents a right to receive a share of common stock. The restricted stock units underlying the RSU Grant may also be settled in cash in accordance with the Plan.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is included with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
EXHIBIT INDEX
104* Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
*Filed herewith
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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. (Registrant) | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ JEFFREY E. EBERWEIN | |||||||
| Jeffrey E. Eberwein | ||||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Dated: | May 31, 2024 | |||||||
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