UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

July 23, 2020 (July 22, 2020)

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

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Harte Hanks, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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Delaware

1-7120

74-1677284

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

     

2800 Wells Branch Parkway

Austin Texas 78728

(512) 434-1100

(Address of principal executive offices and Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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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:

 

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

 

[   ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

[   ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

[   ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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. [   ]

 

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

HRTH

OTCQX

 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Harte Hanks, Inc. (the “Company”) held the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on July 22, 2020, at which stockholders voted on the items below as indicated.

 

 

I.

Election of five (5) Board nominees, each to serve until our 2021 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified:

 

Nominees

For

Withhold

Broker Non-Votes

Andrew B. Benett

4,083,471

62,087

1,073,956

David L. Copeland

4,060,808

84,750

1,073,956

Evan Behrens

4,016,716

128,842

1,073,956

Jack Griffin, Jr.

4,016,726

128,832

1,073,956

Alfred V. Tobia, Jr.

4,016,168

129,390

1,073,956

 

 

 

II.

To consider and vote upon the approval (on a non-binding advisory basis) of the compensation of our named executive officers:

 

Number of Shares Voted

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

4,117,974

25,642

1,942

1,073,956

 

 

 

 

III.

To consider and vote upon the approval of the Company’s 2020 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

Number of Shares Voted

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

3,498,835

644,853

1,870

1,073,956

 

 

 

IV.

To consider and vote upon the ratification of the selection of Moody, Famiglietti & Andronico, LLP as Harte Hanks’ independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020:

 

Number of Shares Voted

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

5,205,680

11,705

2,129

0

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

                                                                     

 

 

 

  HARTE HANKS, INC.
     
     
     
  By: /s/ Lauri Kearnes
  Name: Lauri Kearnes
 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

     
Date: July 23, 2020