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): March 7, 2022

HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware	001-38704	59-3547281
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

53 Forest Avenue, Suite 102

Old Greenwich, CT 06870

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (203) 409-5628

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:

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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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.  ☐

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 11, 2022, Hudson Global, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2021. A copy of such press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 7, 2022, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of the Company approved an incentive compensation plan (the “2022 CEO/CFO Incentive Compensation Plan”) for the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Jeffrey E. Eberwein, and Chief Financial Officer, Matthew K. Diamond, for the year ending December 31, 2022. The 2022 CEO/CFO Incentive Compensation Plan is designed to award such officers for achieving certain corporate objectives and provides for both equity and cash incentive opportunities. Pursuant to the 2022 CEO/CFO Incentive Compensation Plan, the Committee set the target cash opportunity at $100,000 and $87,500, respectively, and the target restricted stock unit opportunity at $470,000 and $150,000, respectively. Payouts under the 2022 CEO/CFO Incentive Compensation Plan will be based upon whether the Company in 2022 achieves EBITDA exceeding certain specified amounts. The Committee also approved the 2022 Incentive Compensation Plan for other executives of the Company, which is designed to award such executives for achieving certain group and division objectives and provides for both equity and cash incentive opportunities.

The Compensation Committee also approved an increase of the annual base salary for Mr. Diamond from $225,000 to $250,000, effective April 1, 2022.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

The information set forth under Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated in Item 7.01 by reference.

The information furnished by the Company pursuant to Item 2.02 and this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any Company filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit is included with this Current Report on Form 8-K:

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1    Press Release of Hudson Global, Inc. issued on March 11, 2022.

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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:	March 11, 2022

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