Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
On August 5, 2022, Bradley G. Garner resigned as Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer; Secretary of HG Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"). Mr. Garner
will be focusing his efforts on his role as the Chief Financial Officer at Hale
Partnership Capital Management, LLC and board member at National Consumer Title
Insurance Company ("NCTIC"), Monarch National Insurance Company, and HC
Government Realty Trust Inc. Mr. Garner's resignation was not due to any
disagreement with the Company relating to the Company's operations, policies or
practices.
In connection with Mr. Garner's resignation, the board of directors of the
Company (the "Board") has elected Justin H. Edenfield to serve as Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer; Secretary of the Company effective as of
August 5, 2022.
Mr. Edenfield has served as Chief Financial Officer of HG Managing Agency, LLC
("HGMA"), a managing service company, since 2021 and Omega National Title
Agency, LLC ("Omega"), a title & escrow agency, since February 2017. He has
also served as Director, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of NCTIC, an
insurance company, since February 2017. HGMA, Omega and NCTIC all became
wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company in 2021. He has also served as
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Capital Preferred Insurance Company,
Inc., CPIC Holding Company, LLC, SFPC Holding Company, LLC, all insurance
companies, since February 2017. He served as Director, Treasurer and Chief
Financial Officer of Southern Fidelity Insurance Company, Inc. and affiliates,
all insurance companies, from February 2017 through October 2021, and of
Preferred Managing Agency, Inc., also an insurance company, from May 2016
through October 2021.
Mr. Edenfield, age 42, has no family relationships with any other director or
executive officer of the Company and has no direct or indirect material interest
in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of
Regulation S-K. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr.
Edenfield and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed to serve as an
officer of the Company. The compensation arrangements for Mr. Edenfield's new
position have not yet been determined.
In connection with Mr. Garner's resignation, the Company and Mr. Garner have
entered into a consulting agreement dated August 5, 2022 (the "Consulting
Agreement) under which Mr. Garner agrees to provide certain transition and
consulting services to the Company through December 31, 2022. The Consulting
Agreement also contains customary provisions relating to intellectual property
and work product rights being assigned to the Company as well as customary
confidentiality provisions owed from Mr. Garner to the Company. Under the
Consulting Agreement, the Company has agreed to pay Mr. Garner $10,416 per month
and Mr. Garner is entitled to a cash payment of $125,000, payable in two equal
installments on August 31, 2022 and January 1, 2023.
The foregoing description of the Consulting Agreement does not purport to be
complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Consulting
Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On August 5, 2022, the Board authorized the repurchase of up to $1.5 million of
shares of the Company's common stock. The authorization does not obligate the
Company to acquire a specific number of shares during any period and does not
have an expiration date, but it may be modified, suspended, or discontinued at
any time at the discretion of the Board. Repurchases may be made from time to
time in the open market, or through privately negotiated transactions or
otherwise, in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, and
subject to the Company's cash requirements for other purposes, and other factors
it deems relevant.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
10.1 Consulting Agreement, dated August 5, 2022, by and between HG Holdings,
Inc. and Bradley G. Garner (filed herewith).
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