Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 24, 2021, the Board of Directors (the "Board") appointed Mr. Brian
Linscott as a director on its Board to fill the vacancy left by Mr. Andrew
Benett's decision not to stand for re-election at the Harte Hanks (the
"Company") annual meeting as discussed in more detail below.
Mr. Linscott was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company on June 23,
2021, and prior to that had served as Chief Operating Officer of the Company
since January 2020. From 2015 to 2019, he served as a Partner at BR Advisors
where he led the operational improvement of radio and printing companies,
developed new partnerships, and facilitated asset transactions. He also serves
as Operating Partner at Traverse Pointe Partners since 2014, where he advises a
private equity fund on financial and operational assessment of equity
investments and developed post-acquisition operational strategies to create
stockholder value. From 2013 to 2015, Mr. Linscott served as a Managing Director
at Huron Consulting Group where he managed client relationships, oversaw
consulting teams, and developed new business opportunities in Huron's Business
Advisory practice. From 2009 to 2012, Mr. Linscott served as Chief Financial
Officer / Senior Vice President at Sun Times Media, LLC where he created and
executed a restructuring plan that led to substantial EBITDA growth, cash flow
improvement, and a successful sale of the company. Mr. Linscott received his
B.S. in Finance from the University of Illinois, Urbana.
Mr. Linscott does not have any transactions reportable under
Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Harte Hanks, Inc. (the "Company") held the Company's 2021 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") on June 23, 2021, at which stockholders
voted on the items below as indicated.
I. Election of five (5)* Board nominees, each to serve until our 2022 annual
meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and
qualified:
Nominees For Withhold Broker Non-Votes
Genni Combes 4,097,926 3,294 655,154
David L. Copeland 4,022,181 79,039 655,154
John H. Griffin, Jr. 4,021,393 79,827 655,154
Bradley Radoff 4,097,879 3,341 655,154
Alfred V. Tobia, Jr. 3,865,816 235,404 655,154
* As disclosed in the 8-K filed on June 23, 2021, Andrew Benett, our former
. Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors, informed the
Board prior to the Annual Meeting that he would not stand for re-election to
the Board at the Annual Meeting and asked that the Company withdraw his name
as a nominee for re-election.
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
3,919,493 26,739 154,988 655,154
III. 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, 2021:
Number of Shares Voted
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
4,754,039 1,139 1,196 0
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