8-K 1 hson201906108-k.htm 8-K Document


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): June 10, 2019

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: (212) 351-7400

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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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
Preferred Share Purchase Rights
 
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).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨



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Item 5.03.
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On June 10, 2019, Hudson Global, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amendment”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in order to (a) effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock at a ratio of one-for-ten (the “Reverse Split”) and (b) reduce of the number of authorized shares of common stock to 20 million shares authorized (the “Share Reduction”). The Amendment does not affect the par value of the Company’s common stock.
The Amendment provides that the Reverse Split and the Share Reduction will become effective on June 10, 2019, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, at which time (a) every ten shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock will automatically be combined into one share of common stock and (b) the number of authorized shares of common stock under the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, will automatically be reduced to 20 million shares authorized. Beginning with the opening of trading on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, the Company’s common stock will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Global Select exchange under the symbol "HSON," but will trade on a split-adjusted basis under a new CUSIP number, 443787205.

The Amendment (effecting the Reverse Split and Share Reduction) was approved by the stockholders of the Company at the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 6, 2019. In connection with approving the Reverse Split, the Company’s stockholders granted authority to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) to determine, at its discretion, a ratio within the range of 1-for-5 to 1-for-10, at which to effectuate the Reverse Split. The Reverse Split was approved by the Board on February 25, 2019, and the ratio of 1-for-10 was approved by the Board on May 24, 2019.

Computershare, Inc. (“Computershare”) is acting as the exchange agent for the Reverse Split. Computershare will provide instructions to stockholders regarding the process for exchanging their pre-split stock certificates for post-split stock certificates.

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 8.01.
Other Events.
On June 10, 2019, the Company issued a press release regarding the Reverse Split and Share Reduction described above under Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit No.    Description

3.1


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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.
Date: June 10, 2019
HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ JEFFREY E. EBERWEIN
 
 
Name:
Jeffrey E. Eberwein
 
 
Title:
Chief Executive Officer

 

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