Company: HGBL
Filing Date: 2025-04-22
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-056713
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Company: Heritage Global Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-22
Form: DEF 14A
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 registered public accounting firm the matters required to be discussed under the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s (the “PCAOB”), the SEC and the Audit Committee’s charter. The Audit Committee has received from its independent registered public accounting firm the written disclosures and the letter required by applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding the independent registered public accounting firm’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence and has discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm the independent registered public accounting firm’s independence from the Company and its management. In addition, the Audit Committee has discussed and considered whether the provision of non-audit services by the Company’s principal auditor, as described above, is compatible with maintaining auditor independence. Based on the review and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board the inclusion of the audited financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, for filing with the SEC. The foregoing report has been approved by the Audit Committee.

| Kelly Sharpe (Chair) |
| Samuel Shimer        |
| William Burnham      |

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SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE 2026 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS</div>

How do I Submit a Proposal for Inclusion in Next Year’s Proxy Statement?

If you wish to submit a proposal to be considered for inclusion in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8, please send it to the Secretary, Heritage Global Inc., 12625 High Bluff Drive, Suite 305, San Diego, CA, 92130. Your proposal must comply with the requirements of the SEC to be eligible for inclusion. Under the rules of the SEC, proposals must be received no later than February 15, 2026, unless the date of the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders is more than 30 days before or after June 4, 2026, in which case the proposal must be received within a reasonable time before we begin to print and mail our proxy materials.

How do I Make a Proposal to be Considered at an Annual Meeting of Shareholders or Make a Nomination at an Annual Meeting of Shareholders?

Our Restated By-laws provide that if a shareholder desires to make a proposal to be considered at an annual meeting or nominate persons for election as directors, the shareholder must provide written notice of an intent to make such nomination, which the Secretary of the Company