HireQuest, Inc.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. On June 18, 2026, HireQuest, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted to: (i) elect each of the six nominees for director to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, (ii) ratify the selection of Forvis Mazars, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026, and (iii) approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement. The number of shares of common stock outstanding and eligible to vote as of April 28, 2026, the record date for the Annual Meeting, was 13,940,285. Of these, a total of 12,532,086 shares were voted, either in person or by proxy. The final voting results were as follows: Proposal #1 Election of Directors Director Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Richard F. Hermanns 10,929,807 7,413 1,594,866 R. Rimmy Malhotra 10,849,211 88,009 1,594,866 Lawrence Hagenbuch 10,931,631 5,589 1,594,866 Kathleen Shanahan 10,806,960 130,260 1,594,866 Edward Jackson 10,931,256 5,964 1,594,866 Jack A. Olmstead 10,920,829 16,391 1,594,866 Proposal #2 For Against Abstain ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── The ratification of the selection of Forvis Mazars, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024 12,529,693 1,129 1,264 Proposal #3 For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Non-binding advisory vote on the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers 10,853,889 3,686 79,645 1,594,866 I (d) Exhibits 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).