Company: HFFG
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001680873-25-000022
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Company: HF Foods Group Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
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 presentation and integrity of our financial statements for the appropriateness of the accounting principles and reporting policies that we use, and for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. BDO, our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2024, was responsible for performing an independent audit of our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the “Form 10-K”), and expressing an opinion on the conformity of those financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles.

In connection with the preparation of our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, the Audit Committee hereby reports as follows:

• The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements with management;

• The Audit Committee has discussed with BDO, our independent registered public accounting firm, the matters required to be discussed under applicable standards of the of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”); and

• The Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from BDO, our independent registered public accounting firm, required by the applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding BDO’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, discussed with BDO its independence, and satisfied itself as to their independence.

Based upon the review and discussions described above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited financial statements be included in the Form 10-K for filing with the SEC.

#### Audit Committee of HF Foods Group Inc.
Lisa Lim, Chair

Charlotte Westfall

Maria Ross

Dr. Yujie Wang

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PROPOSAL 3: ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION</div>

#### General
In accordance with Section 14A of the Exchange Act and Rule 14a-21(a) promulgated thereunder, our stockholders are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting to approve the compensation of our named executive officers, commonly known as a “Say-on-Pay”, as disclosed in this proxy statement in accordance with the standards established under Item 402 of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act. However, the stockholder vote on executive compensation is an advisory vote only, and it is not binding on us, our Board of Directors, or any of our board committees.

Although the vote is non-binding, our Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee value the opinions of our stockholders and will consider the outcome of the vote when making future compensation decisions