Company: HCKT
Filing Date: 2025-03-21
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-043233
Chunk: 79

Company: HACKETT GROUP, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-21
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 79
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 before the meeting.

In addition to satisfying the foregoing requirements under the Company’s bylaws, to comply with the universal proxy rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), shareholders who intend

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to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other that the Company’s nominees must provide notice that sets for the information required by Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act no later than March 3, 2026.

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Upon written request, the Company will provide, without charge, a copy of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 27, 2024. For a copy of the Company’s Form 10-K, please contact Josie Estevez-Lugo at 1001 Brickell Bay Drive, 30th Floor, Miami, FL 33131, telephone (305) 375-8005, facsimile (786) 772-2048.

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OTHER BUSINESS TO BE TRANSACTED</div>

As of the date of this proxy statement, the Board knows of no other matters that may come before the annual meeting. However, if any other matters properly come before the meeting, it is the intention of the proxy holders to vote or act in accordance with their best judgment with respect to such matters.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

Frank A. Zomerfeld

Secretary

March 21, 2025

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APPENDIX A

RECONCILIATION OF REPORTED (GAAP) TO ADJUSTED (NON-GAAP) RESULTS</div>

The following table sets forth the GAAP income from continuing operations before income taxes reconciliation to Company adjusted net income per common share for the twelve months ended December 27, 2024, utilizing the GAAP income tax rate (in thousands, except per share amounts):

| GAAP net income                                                  |     | $ | 29,630 |
| Non-cash stock compensation expense                              |     |   | 11,782 |
| Stock price award compensation expense                           |     |   |  5,745 |
| Acquisition-related non-cash stock compensation expense          |     |   |  1,997 |
| Acquisition-related cash stock compensation expense              |     |   |    390 |
| Acquisition-related costs                                        |     |   |    125