HGBL 8-K
Heritage Global Inc. (HGBL)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): June 14, 2022 (
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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 June 8, 2022, Heritage Global Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at which the shareholders of the Company approved the 2022 Heritage Global Inc. Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”), which, among other things, replaced the Heritage Global Inc. 2016 Stock Option Plan and authorized the issuance of an aggregate of 3,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share for all awards granted after the Annual Meeting.
For a description of the terms and conditions of the Equity Incentive Plan, see “Proposal Number 3: Approval of the 2022 Heritage Global Inc. Equity Incentive Plan” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the “Proxy Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2022, which description is incorporated herein by reference. Such description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Equity Incentive Plan attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
As of April 13, 2022, the record date for the Annual Meeting, a total of 36,677,837 shares of the Company’s common stock and 565 shares of Series N Preferred Stock were outstanding and entitled to vote on all matters presented to the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders considered the following proposals:
Ross Dove, Kelly Sharpe and Samuel L. Shimer were elected to serve as Class I directors. The results of the election were as follows:
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Ross Dove |
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19,671,416 |
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251,822 |
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6,744,649 |
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Kelly Sharpe |
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19,137,681 |
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0 |
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785,557 |
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6,744,649 |
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Samuel L. Shimer |
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18,934,736 |
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0 |
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988,502 |
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6,744,649 |
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Baker Tilly US, LLP was ratified as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The results of the vote were as follows:
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26,647,168 |
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13,608 |
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7,111 |
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The Equity Incentive Plan was approved by the shareholders. The results of the vote were as follows:
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19,025,245 |
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316,899 |
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581,094 |
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6,744,649 |
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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10.1 |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language) |
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.
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HERITAGE GLOBAL INC. |
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Date: June 14, 2022 |
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/s/ Ross Dove |
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Ross Dove |
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Chief Executive Officer |