HireQuest, Inc.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure. On May 12, 2026, HireQuest, Inc. ("the Company") announced that it has submitted to the Board of Directors of TrueBlue, Inc. ("TrueBlue") a proposal to acquire certain assets of TrueBlue's People-Ready segment for $105 (the "Proposal"). The related press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed subject to the requirements of amended Item 10 of Regulation S-K, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. The furnishing of this information hereby shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of such information.