# EDGAR Filing Document

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**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001474903-26-000030

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 10-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 107

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251228

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260330

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260330

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** BGSF, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001474903
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-HELP SUPPLY SERVICES [7363]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 07 Trade & Services
- **EIN:** 260656684
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1228

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 10-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-36704
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26813909

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 14901 QUORUM DR
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 800
- **CITY:** DALLAS
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 75254
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 972-692-2400

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 14901 QUORUM DR
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 800
- **CITY:** DALLAS
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 75254

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** BG Staffing, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20131030

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** LTN Staffing, LLC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20091020

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, DC 20549**

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**FORM 10-K** 

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(Mark One)

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| ☑ | **ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934** |

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**For the fiscal year ended December 28, 2025** 

☐ **TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

**For the transition period from&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; to**

**Commission File Number: 001-36704**![bgstaffingicon2019a03.jpg](bgsf-20251228_g1.jpg)

**BGSF, INC.** 

*(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)*

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| **Delaware** | **Delaware** | **Delaware** | **26-0656684** |
| *(State of Incorporation)* | *(State of Incorporation)* | *(State of Incorporation)* | *(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)* |
| **14901 Quorum Drive, Suite 800** | **Dallas** | **Texas** | **75254** |
| *(Address of Principal Executive Offices)* | *(Address of Principal Executive Offices)* | *(Address of Principal Executive Offices)* | *(Zip Code)* |

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**Registrant's telephone number, including area code:**

**(972) 692-2400** 

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**Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:**

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| **<u>Title of Each Class</u>** | **<u>Trading Symbol(s)</u>** | **<u>Name of Exchange on Which Registered</u>** |
| **Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share** | **BGSF** | **NYSE** |

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**Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:**

**None**

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Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes □&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No 🗹

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes □&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No 🗹

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes 🗹&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No □

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes 🗹 No □

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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

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| Large accelerated filer | ◻ | | Accelerated filer | 🗹 |
| Non-accelerated filer | ◻ | (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | ☑ |
| | | | Emerging growth company | ☐ |

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ◻

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☑

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ◻

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant's executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ◻

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No 🗹

The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant as of June 27, 2025 (the last business day of the Registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter) was $65,490,985 (based on the closing sale price of the Registrant's common stock on June 27, 2025 as reported on the NYSE).

As of March 30, 2026, there were 11,243,967 shares of the Registrant's common stock outstanding.

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**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

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| Forward-Looking Statements | Forward-Looking Statements |  |
| **PART I** | **PART I** |  |
| [Item 1](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_13) | [Business](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_13) | [5](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_13) |
| [Item 1A](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_16) | [Risk Factors](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_16) | [10](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_16) |
| [Item 1B](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_19) | [Unresolved Staff Comments](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_19) | [19](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_19) |
| [Item](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_19)1C | Cybersecurity | [19](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_22) |
| [Item 2](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_25) | [Properties](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_25) | [20](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_25) |
| [Item 3](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_28) | [Legal Proceedings](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_28) | [20](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_28) |
| [Item 4](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_31) | [Mine Safety Disclosures](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_31) | [20](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_31) |
| **PART II** | **PART II** |  |
| [Item 5](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_37) | Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities | [21](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_37) |
| [Item 6](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_40) | Selected Financial Data | [24](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_40) |
| [Item 7](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_43) | [Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_43) | [28](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_43) |
| [Item 7A](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_55) | [Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_55) | [35](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_55) |
| [Item 8](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_58) | [Financial Statements and Supplementary Data](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_58) | [36](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_58) |
| [Item 9](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_154) | [Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_154) | [68](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_154) |
| [Item 9A](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_157) | [Controls and Procedures](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_157) | [68](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_157) |
| [Item 9B](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_163) | [Other Information](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_163) | [71](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_163) |
| Item 9C | Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections | [71](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_166) |
| **PART III** | **PART III** |  |
| [Item 10](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_172) | [Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_172) | [71](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_172) |
| Item 11 | [Executive Compensatio](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_1702)n | [77](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_1702) |
| [Item 12](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_178) | [Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_178) | [82](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_178) |
| [Item 13](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_181) | [Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_181) | [83](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_181) |
| [Item 14](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_184) | [Principal Accountant Fees and Services](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_184) | [83](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_184) |
| **PART IV** | **PART IV** |  |
| [Item 15](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_190) | [Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_190) | [84](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_190) |
| Item 16 | Form 10-K Summary | [84](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_193) |

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**FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS**

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to our future financial or operating performance, future plans and objectives, competitive positioning, requirements for additional capital, government regulation of operations and the timing and possible outcome of litigation and regulatory matters. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included or incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including statements that address activities, events or developments that we, or our subsidiaries, expect or anticipate may occur in the future, are forward-looking statements. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by use of forward-looking words such as "aim," "potential," "may," "could," "can," "would," "might," "likely," "will," "expect," "intend," "plan," "predict," "ongoing," "project," "budget," "scheduled," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "forecast," "committed," "future" or "continue" or the negative thereof or similar variations. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by us, in light of our experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors we believe are appropriate in the circumstances. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are not a guarantee of performance and are subject to a number of uncertainties and known and unknown risks, many of which are outside our control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, among other things, general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties, the actual results of current operations, industry conditions, intellectual property and other proprietary rights, liabilities inherent in our industry, pandemics, accidents, labor disputes, delays in obtaining regulatory approvals or financing and general market factors, including interest rates, equity markets, business competition, changes in government regulations. Additional risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those listed under "Item 1A. Risk Factors."

Although we have attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results to differ from those anticipated. Forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are made as of the date of the Annual Report on Form 10-K and we disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, results or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws.

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**Part I**

**ITEM 1. BUSINESS.**

**Overview and History** 

BGSF, Inc. ("BGSF," "we," or the "Company") is a leading national provider of staffing and workforce solutions for the Property Management industry. We operate primarily within the U.S. through our Property Management segment, which provides maintenance and office field talent across 44 of the states and D.C. to property management companies responsible for the apartment communities and commercial buildings day to day operations.

We provide field talent to a variety of client partners that are seeking to match their workforce requirements to their business needs. We employ a diverse operating model, both from a skill set and a geographic standpoint, which we believe mitigates downside revenue risk.

Our workforce services consist of on-demand or short-term assignments and direct hire placements in the Property Management industry. Short-term workforce solutions assist employers in dealing with field talent demands caused by such factors as seasonality, fluctuations in client partner demand, vacations, illnesses, parental leave, and special projects without incurring the ongoing expense and administrative responsibilities associated with recruiting, hiring and retaining permanent field talent. As more and more companies focus on effectively managing variable costs and reducing fixed overhead, the use of short-term workforce solutions allows companies to utilize a contingent approach for their personnel needs, thereby converting a portion of their fixed personnel costs to a variable expense.

The field talent we assign to our Property Management client partners are our employees, although our client partners generally provide on-the-job direction, control and supervision.

Management believes that our workforce solutions and the field talent performing these workforce solutions are, and will remain, an integral part of the labor market in local, regional and national economies in which we operate.

BGSF, Inc. is the successor by conversion to LTN Staffing, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company that was formed on August 27, 2007. In 2011, we began doing business as BG Staffing. LTN Staffing, LLC converted into a Delaware corporation, BG Staffing, Inc., following the merger of LTN Acquisition, LLC (the former parent of LTN Staffing, LLC) with and into LTN Staffing, LLC. The conversion was completed on November 3, 2013. In 2021, we changed our name to BGSF, Inc.

We commenced operations on October 17, 2007, primarily focused on the light industrial staffing industry. In June 2010, we purchased the interests of BG Personnel Services, LP and BG Personnel, LP and purchased the common stock of B G Staff Services, Inc. This acquisition laid the foundation for our entrance into the Property Management ("PM") staffing industry. The PM business revenue at time of acquisition was $23.0 million and grew over time to $93.3 million in 2025 strictly through organic growth. During the same time period through, a series of acquisitions, we diversified into the professional services markets, which included consulting and staffing solutions for both information technology and finance and accounting as well as managed solutions services, which included both workforce solutions and fixed fee arrangements. In 2024, we engaged with an advisory firm to develop a long-term strategy for the business. This effort resulted in the sale of the Professional segment in September 2025 to INSPYR Solutions. The Professional segment's financial results have been reflected in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as discontinued operations. See "Note 4 - Discontinued Operations" in our Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this report for additional information.

On March 21, 2022, we completed the sale to Sentech Engineering Services, Inc. of substantially all of the assets pertaining to our Light Industrial segment providing field talent primarily to manufacturing, distribution, logistics, and call center client partners which operated under the "InStaff" trade name.

**Our Industry**

The property management workforce solution industry supplies field talent to client partners, helping them minimize the cost and effort of workforce planning. These workforce solutions also enable the client partner to rapidly respond to changes in business conditions, and in some cases to convert fixed labor costs to variable costs. Workforce solution companies act as intermediaries in matching available field talent to client partner assignments.

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The property management workforce solution market is subject to volatility based on overall economic conditions. Historically, in periods of economic growth, the number of companies providing workforce solutions has increased due to low barriers to entry. During recessionary periods, the number of companies has decreased through consolidation, bankruptcies, or other events.

The property management workforce solution industry is large and highly fragmented having only 3 firms with national scale. While the size of the temporary staffing market is not defined in industry data, a recent market study commission by the Company estimated that our core market and near term adjacency market to be approximately $1.5 billion. Workforce solution providers compete both to recruit and retain a supply of field talent and to attract and retain client partners to use these workers. Client partner demand for workforce solutions is dependent on the overall strength of the labor market and trends toward greater workforce flexibility.

**Our Operations**

With the sale of the Professional segment in September 2025, we have focused our operations on the Property Management segment.

We also review the Company's performance on a regional and strategic account level as well. Managers are held accountable for the performance within the respective areas of responsibility. We believe this level of review provides managers the appropriate information on how the performance of their areas of responsibility compares to other areas within the company. This also allows managers and team members to focus on market development while relying on centralized services for support in back-office operations, such as risk management programs and unemployment insurance, credit, collections, accounting, advice on legal and regulatory matters, and quality standards.

**Financial Information about Geographic Areas**

Refer to Notes 1 and 2 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is incorporated by reference.

**Our Client Partners**

We currently provide property management workforce solutions to small and medium-sized property management companies and property owners in the multi-family and commercial markets.. As is common in the industry, our engagements to provide workforce solutions to our client partners are generally of a non-exclusive, short-term nature and subject to termination by the client partner with little or no notice. No client partner accounted for more than 10% of our revenues in fiscal years 2025, 2024, or 2023.

**Marketing and Recruiting**

We believe a key component of our success is the ability to recruit and maintain a pool of qualified field talent and regularly place them into desirable and appropriate positions. We use comprehensive methods to identify, assess, select and, when appropriate, measure the skills of our field talent and permanent placement candidates to meet the needs of our client partners.

We market our workforce solutions to client partners and field talent candidates via both national and local advertising activities. A significant portion of our total marketing efforts comes from direct marketing via email and telephone solicitation. Promotions consists of pay per click advertising, search engine marketing, social media, trade publications, job boards and events. As well, reputation management is a promotional utility that serves as the first impression; interactions on reviews, comments, posts, direct messages, etc. give our followers a cursory notion of our values and business practices. We market our hiring and career management advice through all digital platforms (websites, social media, and blogs) and have expanded our use of job boards and aggregators in all aspects of sales and recruitment. Joint marketing arrangements have been entered into with major software partners. We actively seek endorsements and affiliations with professional organizations in the , apartment community and commercial buildings.. To enhance public recognition of us and our workforce solutions, we conduct public relations activities and team members are encouraged to be active in civic organizations and industry trade groups in their local communities.

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**Growth Strategy**

We are committed to growing our operations. Our continuing operations has grown from $23.0 million in 2010 when we purchased BG Personnel Services and BG Staff Services, which provided entrance into the Property Management industry, to $93.3 million in 2025 strictly through organic growth.

While we have not used acquisitions in the past to grow the Property Management segment, we will evaluate acquisition opportunities as they present themselves. Additionally, we are committed to continue to grow our operations in our current markets, as well as expand into new markets within the industries that we currently serve.

We are organized to handle many of the administrative functions at our home office location so that our Property Management segment operations can focus on business development and the effective development of job placements and recruiting and assignment of field talent.

We continue to invest in technology and process improvements, as necessary, to ensure that we are operating at optimal productivity and performance. In 2025, we began to invest in AI tools to aid our efforts in recruiting and onboarding field talent. This investment will deepen our engagement with clients and elevate the experience of working with us as an innovative workforce. We believe these investments will help differentiate BGSF from our competitors. In 2022, the Company completed the three-year information technology improvement project authorized by the Board to enhance its processes. These workstreams included improvements to applications in front office, middle office, back office, modern workplace, IT infrastructure, and project management.

**Competition**

There are about 27,000 total staffing and recruiting companies, however data on the number of companies that participate in the property management market is not available because many companies operate across a wide spectrum of staffing markets. The workforce solutions market is highly competitive with limited barriers to entry. We compete in national, regional and local markets with full-service and specialized workforce solution companies. Some of our competitors have significantly more marketing and financial resources than we do. Price competition in the industry is intense. We expect that the level of competition will remain high, which could limit our ability to maintain or increase our market share or profitability.

The principal competitive factors in attracting qualified candidates for assignments are pay rates, availability of assignments, duration of assignments and responsiveness to requests for placement. We believe that many potential candidates seeking assignments through us may also be pursuing assignments through other means. Therefore, the speed at which we place prospective field talent and the availability of appropriate assignments are important factors in our ability to complete assignments of qualified field talent. In addition to having high quality field talent to assign in a timely manner, the principal competitive factors in obtaining and retaining client partners in the workforce solution industry are properly assessing the client partners' specific job requirements, the appropriateness of the field talent assigned to the client partner, the price of services and the monitoring of client partner satisfaction. Although we believe we compete favorably with respect to these factors, we expect competition to continue to increase.

**Seasonality and Other Fluctuations**

Our business experiences seasonal fluctuations. Our quarterly operating results are affected by the number of billing days in a quarter, as well as the seasonality of our client partners' business. Demand for our Property Management workforce solutions typically increases in the second quarter and is highest during the third quarter of the year due to the increased turns in multifamily units during the summer months when schools are not in session. Overall, first quarter demand can be affected by adverse weather conditions in the winter months.

The industry has historically been cyclical, often acting as an indicator of both economic downturns and upswings. Client partners tend to use contingent workforce solutions to supplement their existing workforce and generally hire direct workers when long-term demand is expected to increase. As a consequence, our revenues tend to increase quickly when the economy begins to grow and, conversely, our revenues can also decrease quickly when the economy begins to weaken. Historically, demand for permanent placement workforce solutions is even more sensitive to economic and labor market conditions than demand for workforce and consultant solutions and this is expected to continue.

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**Human Capital**

We are a workforce solutions company dedicated to connecting people to work in ways that enrich their lives. At BGSF, we define our purpose by championing the future of people, transforming lives, and positively impacting entire communities. We are more than a transactional business. Our focus is on the big picture. We believe we can be a powerful force for good by connecting people to opportunities that enrich their lives and support their personal and professional development. Embedded in our character is the positive energy we embrace that drives a happy work environment, that shapes a happy home, which cascades into happier communities. We believe small actions can turn into big impacts, creating a ripple that becomes a wave powerful enough to change the world around us. This is what we call The BG Ripple Effect. In order to compete and succeed in our highly competitive and rapidly evolving markets, it is crucial that we attract and retain experienced internal team members, as well as talent to work for our client partners. As part of these efforts, we strive to offer competitive total rewards programs, foster an inclusive and diverse environment, and give team members the opportunity to give back to their communities and make a social impact.

**Team Members**

As of January 29, 2026, we employed approximately 189 team members working remotely or in our various market locations in the United States.

**Field Talent**

In addition to our team members, BGSF matches talent with our client partners. In 2025, we placed approximately 9,600 individuals in positions with our client partners. In significantly all of these instances, we remain the employer of record for substantially all of our talent working at our client partner locations. This means that we retain responsibility for all assignments, wages, benefits, workers' compensation insurance, and the employers' share of applicable payroll taxes as well as the administration of the team members' share of these taxes. Also, working with us gives our talent access to competitive health and benefit programs. Eligible talent can participate in a defined contribution plan and the 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("2020 ESPP").

**Compensation and Benefits**

BGSF is committed to providing competitive, equitable and fiscally responsible total rewards programs to our team members. Our compensation programs are designed to attract, retain and reward talented individuals who possess the skills necessary to achieve our strategic goals and create long-term value for our shareholders. We provide team members with competitive compensation opportunities, with pay for performance opportunities that include a mix of base salary, commissions, short-term incentives and, in the case of our more senior team members, long-term equity awards. We believe that our programs provide fair and competitive opportunities that align team member and shareholder interests. In addition to cash and equity compensation, we also offer team members competitive benefits such as life and health (medical, dental and vision) insurance, paid time off including volunteer time off, wellness benefits, education/tuition reimbursement, a defined contribution retirement plan with BGSF matching contributions, and our 2020 ESPP. In the first quarter of 2025, our 2020 ESPP expended all of the available shares approved by shareholders and the plan was suspended. We subsequently received approval for additional shares to allocate to the plan at BGSF's annual shareholder meeting. BGSF is currently evaluating the restarting of this plan.

**Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Belonging**

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workforce. Our responsibility commitment is overseen by executive leadership, along with board-level oversight led by our Nominating and Governance Committee. In September 2020, we formed a diversity, equity and inclusion council called Voices Inspiring Inclusion, Belonging, and Equity ("VIIBE"), which represents broad perspectives across our organization. In August 2022, we launched our first two team member resource groups: African American/Black Employees & Allies and Working Parents and Allies. During 2023, we launched our third team member resource group, Pride and Allies. Our team member resource groups focus on creating a strong sense of belonging within our work culture, raising awareness about obstacles standing in the way of team member success, gaining collaborative support from allies, and driving equitable opportunities throughout the organization for all. The essential work of VIIBE has continued to align its work with the development of foundational pillars of excellence that promote this philosophy. We are focused on how we source, recruit, develop, appreciate, and leverage perspectives and experiences of underrepresented talent. This focus will extend to our collaboration with client partners, selection of vendor partners, engagement in our communities and prioritization of overall work-life harmony. Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion does not sit with a singular

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individual, but with every BGSF team member. BGSF leaders will continue to be provided additional inclusive-leadership growth opportunities, understanding the importance of mitigating biases, as an ongoing effort to shape our future talent pool selections, onboard new talent, and support future career trajectories.

As of December 5, 2025, we employed approximately 2,243 people, of which 8% were internal team members and 92% were field talent supporting our client partners across the country.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Women represented 36% of all team members, and underrepresented minorities ("URMs", defined as those who identify as Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Native American/Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and/or two or more races) represented 71% of our all of our reporting team members (8% of team members in contingent roles chose not to disclose this information);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Women represented 77% of our internal team members and 74% of internal team members in managerial and leadership roles; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• URMs represent 52% of our internal team members and 30% of internal team members in managerial and leadership roles identified as URMs.

Our focus is to ensure BGSF is cultivating equality and equity, while recognizing and celebrating our differences at work, in our homes, and out in the communities.

**Community Involvement**

In 2025, we were committed to sustainability initiatives which guided our interactions with our workforce, vendor partners, and client partners. Through our volunteering time off program, we had 144 individuals volunteer over 1,400 hours and donated over $60,000 for philanthropic purposes, including volunteer hours from our first Service Week, which was spearheaded by our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). Our ongoing dedication to community service was also emphasized by adding an "S" for Service to our GIIFTS (Growth Integrity Innovation Fun Teamwork Service). Focusing on impactful community events, we continued sponsorship of the State Fair of Texas's Youth Agricultural Job Interview Contest, the Heart Walk with the American Heart Association and the Steps of Success 5K for the Transformation Life Center. We also continued to be involved with student development through the Junior Achievement organization. Our global investment in professional development initiatives delivered over 10,000 educational hours to 2,200 individuals. During 2026, we will remain dedicated to sustainability, employee development, and community impact.

**Team Engagement**

As part of BGSF's continued initiative to provide its team members with feedback opportunities, in 2025, we conducted several pulse surveys to understand team member needs and provide support. Survey results were analyzed and reviewed by our senior leadership, as well as shared with individual managers, who were then tasked with taking action based on their team members' confidential feedback (both quantitative and qualitative). By paying close attention to the results, both at an aggregate enterprise level as well as at a department/business/workgroup level, we have been able to continue the enhancement of our culture of rewards and recognition, drive efforts to promote inclusion and diversity, increase communication in support of team member well-being and modernize our approach to foster a culture of continuous learning and feedback. In 2025, team members recognized our BGSF values through our "BIG Deal" platform by sending over 3,300 awards to their fellow team members.

**Learning and Development**

We emphasize team member development and learning as a priority for the organization. We believe learning and development are key elements to overall retention, engagement, and team member experience strategy. Our strategy is designed to empower team members to reach their full potential, and we provide a wide range of development programs, opportunities, and resources needed to be successful. As we continue to develop the BGSF University, our goal is to provide a variety of learning channels including instructor-led, facilitated custom workshops, leader-led, cohort and mentorships, self-paced, e-learning and a catalog of vendor-provided courses, videos, resources, and books. We are committed to the organization's overall health and providing career progression by providing individual development, readiness, and transition plans as a part of our talent review and succession planning process. In 2025, we had over 10,000 hours spent in upskilling the workforce, with over 3,200 going through our training programs.

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**Intellectual Property**

We own or have rights to various copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names and domain names used in our business, including, but not limited to, BGSF, BG Staffing, BG Staffing Group, BG Personnel Services, BG Temporary Staffing, BG Multifamily, BG Talent, bgsf.com, and bgstaffing.com. In 2023, the Board of Directors ("Board") approved, and we completed, management's plan to rebrand as BGSF, eliminating various current trade names.

**Regulation**

We are subject to regulation by numerous foreign, federal, state and local regulatory agencies, including but not limited to the U.S. Department of Labor, which sets employment practice standards for workers, and similar state and local agencies. We are subject to the laws and regulations of the jurisdictions within which we operate. While the specific laws and regulations vary among these jurisdictions, some require some form of licensing and often have statutory requirements for workplace safety and notice of change in obligation of workers' compensation coverage in the event of contract termination. Although compliance with these requirements imposes some additional financial risk on us, particularly with respect to those client partners who breach their payment obligation to us, such compliance has not had a material adverse effect on our business to date. Increased government regulation of the workplace or of the employer-employee relationship, or judicial or administrative proceedings related to such regulation, could also materially harm our business.

**Available Information**

We file electronically with the SEC our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Our website address is www.bgsf.com. The information included on our website is not included as a part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We will make available free of charge through our website our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after we have filed or furnished such material to the SEC. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC at www.sec.gov. Furthermore, we will provide electronic or paper copies of filings free of charge upon written request to our Corporate Secretary.

**ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.**

There are numerous and varied risks that may prevent us from achieving our goals, including those described below. You should carefully consider the risks described below and the other information included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including our consolidated financial statements and related notes. If any of the events or circumstances described below were to occur, our business, the financial condition and the results of operations could be materially adversely affected. As a result, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and investors could lose part or all of their investment. The risks below are not the only risks we face. Additional risks not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial may also adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. Past financial performance should not be considered to be a reliable indicator of future financial performance, and investors or prospects should not use historical trends to anticipate results or trends in future periods.

**Risks Related to Our Company and Our Business**

***We operate in a highly competitive industry with low barriers to entry, and may be unable to compete successfully against existing or new competitors.***

The workforce solution market is highly competitive with limited barriers to entry. We compete in national, regional and local markets with approximately 27,000 full service and specialized workforce solution companies. Market data is not available on the number of firms involved in property management because many companies operate across a wide spectrum of staffing markets. The number of firms involved in property management services is very large.

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Several of our existing or potential competitors have substantially greater financial, technical and marketing resources than we do, which may enable them to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Develop and expand their infrastructure and service offerings more quickly and achieve greater cost savings;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Invest in new technologies;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Expand operations into new markets more rapidly;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Devote greater resources to marketing;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Compete for acquisitions more effectively and complete acquisitions more easily; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Aggressively price products and services and increase benefits in ways that we may not be able to match.

In order to compete effectively in our markets, we must target our potential client partners carefully, continue to improve our efficiencies and the scope and quality of our workforce solutions, and rely on our service quality, innovation, education and program clarity. If our competitive advantages are not compelling or sustainable, then we are unlikely to increase or sustain profits and our stock price could significantly decline.

In addition, heightened competition among our existing competitors, especially on a price basis, or by new entrants into the market, could create additional competitive pressures that may reduce our margins and adversely affect our business. If we fail to successfully respond to these competitive pressures or to implement our strategies effectively, our revenues or gross margins could be significantly reduced.

***Our business is subject to risks associated with geographic market concentration.***

Geographic revenue in excess of 10% of our consolidated revenue from continuing operations in fiscal year 2025 and the related percentage for fiscal years 2024 and 2023 was generated in the following areas:

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| Texas | 28% | 25% | 26% |

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Consequently, weakness in economic conditions in these regions could have a material adverse effect on our financial position and results of future operations.

***A downturn of the U.S. or global economy could result in our client partners using fewer workforce solutions or becoming unable to pay us for our services on a timely basis or at all, which would materially adversely affect our business.***

Because demand for workforce solutions is sensitive to changes in the level of economic activity, our business may suffer during economic downturns. During periods of weak economic growth or economic contraction, the demand for such workforce solutions typically declines. When demand drops, our operating profit is typically impacted unfavorably as we experience a deleveraging of our selling, general, and administrative expense base as expenses may not decline as quickly as revenues. In periods of decline, we can only reduce selling, general, and administrative expenses to a certain level without negatively impacting the long-term potential of our brand. Additionally, during economic downturns companies may slow the rate at which they pay their vendors, or they may become unable to pay their obligations. If our client partners become unable to pay amounts owed to us, or pay us more slowly, then our cash flow and profitability may materially suffer.

***Our business depends on a strong reputation and anything that harms our reputation will likely harm our results.***

As a provider of workforce solutions, as well as consultant services, our reputation is dependent upon the performance of the field talent we place with our client partners and the services rendered by our consultants. We depend on our reputation and name recognition to secure engagements and to hire qualified field talent and consultants. If our client partners become dissatisfied with the performance of those field talent or consultants or if any of those field talent or consultants engage in or are believed to have engaged in conduct that is harmful to our client partners, our ability to maintain or expand our client base may be significantly harmed. Moreover, use of our copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, domain names, or other intellectual property by third parties, including but not limited to unauthorized use by third parties for criminal purposes or otherwise, even if such use is outside our reasonable control, may significantly harm our reputation or the value of our copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, domain names, or other intellectual property, or subject us to legal proceedings, and therefore have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, or financial condition.

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***We would be adversely affected by the loss of key personnel.***

Our operations and financial success depend significantly on our leadership management team and team members. The loss of any key members of this group could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

***We depend on our ability to attract and retain qualified field talent.***

We depend on our ability to attract and retain qualified field talent who possess the skills and experience necessary to meet the workforce solution requirements of our client partners. We must continually evaluate our base of available qualified personnel to keep pace with changing client partner needs. Competition for individuals with proven relevant professional skills is intense, and demand for these individuals is expected to remain strong for the foreseeable future. There can be no assurance that qualified personnel will continue to be available. Our success is substantially dependent on our ability to recruit and retain qualified field talent.

***Our workforce solution agreements may be terminated on short notice, leaving us vulnerable to loss of a significant amount of client partners in a short period of time.***

Our workforce solution agreements with our client partners are generally cancellable by the client partners with little or no notice to us. As a result, a significant number of our client partners can terminate their agreements with us at any time, making us particularly vulnerable to a significant decrease in revenue within a short period of time that could be difficult to quickly replace.

***If we are unable to retain existing client partners or attract new client partners, our results of operations could suffer.***

Increasing the growth and profitability of our business is particularly dependent upon our ability to retain existing client partners and capture additional client partners. Our ability to do so is dependent upon our ability to provide high quality workforce solutions and offer competitive prices. If we are unable to execute these tasks effectively, we may not be able to attract a significant number of new client partners and our existing client partners base could decrease, either or both of which could have a materially adverse impact on our revenues.

***Acquisitions and new business initiatives may not be successful.***

We may make acquisitions and enter into new business initiatives, including, but not limited to, dispositions, joint ventures, and strategic investments, as part of our long-term business strategy. These acquisitions and new business initiatives may involve significant challenges and risks, including that they may not advance our business strategy, that we may not realize a satisfactory return on our investment, that we may experience difficulty in integrating operations, or diversion of management's attention. We may be unable to identify suitable acquisition candidates in the future. Moreover, acquisitions may require substantial capital needs and the incurrence of additional indebtedness which may change significantly our capitalization and results of operations. Further, these acquisitions could result in post-closing discovery of material undisclosed liabilities of the acquired business or assets, title or other defects with respect to acquired assets, discrepancies or errors in furnished financial statements or other information or breaches of representations made by the sellers, or the unexpected loss of key team members or client partners from acquired businesses. These events could cause material harm to our operating results or financial condition.

***We may incur debt that could adversely affect our financial health and prevent us from fulfilling our obligations or put us at a competitive disadvantage.***

We have utilized and may utilize, debt for acquisitions. Our level of debt and any limitations imposed on us by our lenders could have a material impact on investors, including the requirement to use a portion of our cash flow from operations for debt service rather than for our operations and the need to comply with the various covenants associated with any such debt. Additionally, we may not be able to obtain debt financing for future working capital, capital expenditures or other home office purposes or may have to pay more for such financing. We could also be less able to take advantage of significant business opportunities, such as acquisition opportunities, and to react to changes in market or industry conditions, or we may be disadvantaged compared to competitors with less leverage.

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***We have significant working capital needs and if we are unable to satisfy those needs from cash generated from our operations, we may not be able to meet payroll requirements.***

We require significant amounts of working capital to operate our business. If we experience a significant and sustained drop in operating profits, or if there are unanticipated reductions in cash inflows or increases in cash outlays, we may be subject to cash shortfalls. If such a shortfall were to occur for even a brief period of time, it may have a significant adverse effect on our business. In particular, we use working capital to pay expenses relating to our team members and field talent and to satisfy our workers' compensation and tax liabilities. Generally, we pay our field talent on a weekly basis while we receive payments from our client partners 30 to 90 days after billing. As a result, we must maintain sufficient cash availability to pay team members and field talent and fund related payroll liabilities prior to receiving payment from client partners.

We derive working capital for our operations through cash generated by our operating activities. Our available sources of capital are limited and we do not currently have access to a revolving credit facility. We may be forced to seek additional sources of capital, which may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, or at all.

We typically experience significant seasonal and other fluctuations, and we aggressively manage our cash flow to ensure adequate funds to meet working capital needs. Such management steps include working to improve collections, adjusting the timing of cash expenditures and managing operating expenses. However, such steps may not always be successful.

***We could be required to write-off goodwill or intangible assets in future periods if our future operating results suffer.***

In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, we are required to review our goodwill and intangible assets for impairment at least annually. Our goodwill and intangibles assets were $1.1 million and $3.0 million, respectively, at the end of fiscal year 2025. An unfavorable evaluation could cause us to write-off these assets in future periods. Any future write-offs could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations. For example, in 2023, the Board approved management's plan to rebrand as BGSF, eliminating various current trade names.

***The amount of collateral that we are required to maintain to support our workers' compensation obligations could increase, reducing the amount of capital we have available to support and grow our field operations.***

We are contractually obligated to collateralize our workers' compensation obligations under our workers' compensation program through irrevocable letters of credit, surety bonds or cash. Our workers' compensation program renews annually on January 1 of each year, and as part of the renewal, collateral is adjusted to reflect current operating levels. These collateral requirements are significant and place pressure on our liquidity and working capital capacity. We believe that our current sources of liquidity are adequate to satisfy our immediate needs for these obligations; however, our available sources of capital are limited. Depending on future changes in collateral requirements, we could be required to seek additional sources of capital in the future, which may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, or at all.

***We are dependent on workers' compensation insurance coverage at commercially reasonable terms.***

We provide workers' compensation insurance for our team members and field talent. Our workers' compensation insurance policies are renewed annually. We cannot be certain we will be able to obtain appropriate types or levels of insurance in the future or that adequate replacement policies will be available on commercially reasonable terms. The loss of our workers' compensation insurance coverage would prevent us from doing business in the majority of our markets. Further, we cannot be certain that our current and former insurance carriers will be able to pay claims we make under such policies. The loss of workers' compensation insurance could have a material adverse effect on our financial position and results of operations.

***Because we assume the obligation to make wage, tax and regulatory payments in respect of our team members and field talent, we are exposed to client partner credit risks.***

We generally assume responsibility for and manage the risks associated with our team members and field talent payroll obligations, including liability for payment of salaries and wages (including payroll taxes), as well as group health and retirement benefits. These obligations are fixed, whether or not the client partner makes payments required by our workforce solutions agreement, which exposes us to credit risks. We attempt to mitigate this risk by generally invoicing our client partners weekly and having a high number of client partners who are geographically and industry diverse. We also carefully monitor the timeliness of our client partners' payments and impose strict credit standards on our client partners. If we fail to successfully manage our credit risk, we may suffer significant losses which would decrease our profitability.

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***Our business is subject to foreign, federal, state and local labor and employment laws and a failure to comply could materially harm our business.***

We are subject to regulation by numerous foreign, federal, state and local regulatory agencies, including but not limited to the U.S. Department of Labor, which sets employment practice standards for workers, and similar state and local agencies. We are subject to the laws and regulations of the jurisdictions within which we operate. While the specific laws and regulations vary among these jurisdictions, some require some form of licensing and often have statutory requirements for workplace safety and notice of change in obligation of workers' compensation coverage in the event of contract termination. Compliance with these requirements imposes some additional financial risk on us, particularly with respect to those client partners who breach their payment obligation to us. Any inability or failure to comply with government regulation could materially harm our business. Increased government regulation of the workplace or of the employer-employee relationship, or judicial or administrative proceedings related to such regulation, could also materially harm our business.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively, the "Health Care Reform Laws") include various health-related provisions that took effect during 2014 and established new regulations on health plans. Although the Health Care Reform Laws do not mandate that employers offer health insurance, beginning in 2015 tax penalties were assessed on employers who do not offer health insurance that meets certain affordability or benefit requirements. A portion of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act became effective in 2019 reducing the penalty to zero that requires most individuals to have health insurance, which effectively repealed the Health Care Reform Laws requirement. However, some states have begun proceedings to keep these mandates intact through state legislation. Unless modified by regulations or subsequent legislation, the payment of tax penalties if such coverage is not adequate, may increase our costs. Without the individual mandate, more individuals might decline coverage, which could have an impact on employer premiums. If we are unable to raise the rates we charge our client partners to cover these costs, such increases in costs could materially harm our business.

In addition, certain of our client partners may require that we indemnify them against losses in the event that the client partner is determined to be non-compliant with the Health Care Reform Laws with respect to one or more of our field talent assigned to such client partner. While we have not received notice from any client partner that acts or omissions by us may have resulted in losses to the client partner relating to non-compliance with the Health Care Reform Laws, any future liabilities that may be incurred by us pursuant to any such indemnification provisions could materially and adversely affect our results of operations.

It is likely that the U.S. Congress will continue to seek to modify, repeal, or otherwise invalidate all, or certain provisions of, the Health Care Reform Laws. It is unclear at this point what the scope of any future such legislation will be and when it will become effective. Because of the uncertainty surrounding this replacement health care reform legislation, we cannot predict with any certainty the likely impact of the Health Care Reform Laws' repeal or the adoption of any other health care reform legislation on our financial condition or operating results. Whether or not there is alternative health care legislation enacted in the U.S., there is likely to be significant disruption to the health care market in the coming months and years and the costs of our health care expenditures may increase.

***We may be exposed to employment-related claims and losses, including class action lawsuits, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.***

Workforce solution providers typically assign personnel in the workplaces of other businesses. The risks of these activities include possible claims relating to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• discrimination and harassment;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• wrongful termination or denial of employment;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• violations of employment rights related to employment screening or privacy issues;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• classification of field talent;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• assignment of illegal aliens;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• violations of wage and hour requirements;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• retroactive entitlement to field talent benefits;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• errors and omissions by our field talent;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• misuse of client partners proprietary information;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• misappropriation of funds;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• damage to client partners facilities due to negligence of field talent; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• criminal activity.

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We may incur fines and other losses or negative publicity with respect to these claims. In addition, these claims may give rise to litigation, which could be time-consuming and expensive. New employment and labor laws and regulations may be proposed or adopted that may increase the potential exposure of employers to employment-related claims and litigation. There can be no assurance that the policies we have in place to help reduce our exposure to these risks will be effective or that we will not experience losses as a result of these risks. There can also be no assurance that the insurance policies we have purchased to insure against certain risks will be adequate or that insurance coverage will remain available on commercially reasonable terms or be sufficient in amount or scope of coverage.

***We are subject to changes in tax rates, the adoption of new tax legislation, and exposure to additional tax liabilities.***

We are subject to taxes in numerous jurisdictions. Due to economic and political conditions, tax laws and tax rates for income taxes and other non-income taxes in various jurisdictions may be subject to significant change. The application of tax laws may be uncertain, require significant judgment, and be subject to differing interpretations. We are also subject to the examination of its tax returns and other tax matters by tax authorities and governmental bodies. We regularly assess the likelihood of an adverse outcome resulting from these examinations to determine the adequacy of its provision for taxes. The outcome of such examinations is inherently uncertain. If our effective tax rates were to increase, or if the ultimate determination of our taxes owed is for an amount in excess of amounts previously accrued, our business, results of operations, financial condition, and stock price may be materially adversely affected.

***Natural disasters and unusual weather conditions, pandemic outbreaks, terrorist acts, global political events and other serious catastrophic events could disrupt business and otherwise materially adversely affect our business and financial condition.***

With operations in many states, we are subject to numerous risks outside of our control, including risks arising from natural disasters, such as fires, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, unusual weather conditions, pandemic outbreaks and other health emergencies, terrorist acts or disruptive political events, or similar disruptions that could materially adversely affect our business and financial performance. Our operations are often dependent on the ability of team members, field talent and consultants to travel from business to business and from location to location. Any public health emergencies, including a real or potential pandemic such as those caused by the avian flu, SARS, Ebola, COVID-19, or even a particularly virulent flu, could decrease demand for our workforce solutions and our ability to offer them. Uncharacteristic or significant weather conditions can affect travel and the ability of businesses to remain open, which could lead to decreased ability to offer our workforce solutions and materially adversely affect our short-term results of operations. Although we cannot predict such events or their consequences, these events could materially adversely affect our stock price, reputation, business and financial condition.

**Risks Related to Our Information Technology, Cybersecurity and Data Protection**

***Our results of operations and ability to grow could be materially negatively affected if we cannot successfully keep pace with technological changes impacting the development and implementation of our workforce solutions and the evolving needs of our client partners.***

Our success depends on our ability to keep pace with rapid technological changes affecting both the development and implementation of our workforce solutions and the needs of our client partners. Technological advances such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation are impacting industries served by all our lines of business. In addition, our business relies on a variety of technologies, including those that support hiring and tracking, order management, billing, and client data analytics. If we do not sufficiently invest in new technology and industry developments, appropriately implement new technologies, or evolve our business at sufficient speed and scale in response to such developments, or if we do not make the right strategic investments to respond to these developments, our workforce solutions, results of operations, and ability to develop and maintain our business could be negatively affected.

***We are dependent upon technology services, and if we experience damage, service interruptions or failures in our computer and telecommunications systems, or if our security measures are breached, our client partner and field talent relationships and our ability to attract new client partners may be adversely affected.***

Our business could be interrupted by damage to or disruption of our computer, telecommunications equipment, or software systems, some of which are managed by third-party vendors, and we may lose data. Our client partners' businesses may be adversely affected by any system or equipment failure we experience. As a result of any of the foregoing, our relationships with our client partners may be impaired, we may lose client partners, our ability to attract new client partners may be adversely affected and we could be exposed to contractual liability. Precautions in place to protect us from, or minimize the effect of, such

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events may not be adequate. In addition, our business involves the storage and transmission of field talent or client partners' proprietary information, and security breaches, computer viruses or cyber-attacks, including attacks motivated by grievances against the business industry in general or against us in particular, could expose us to a risk of loss of this information, litigation and possible liability. If our security measures are breached as a result of third-party action, field talent error, malfeasance or otherwise, and, as a result, someone obtains unauthorized access to client partner data, our reputation may be damaged, we may be subject to government sanctions, our business may suffer and we could incur significant liability. Techniques used to obtain unauthorized access or to sabotage systems change frequently and are growing increasingly sophisticated. As a result, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate preventative measures. If an actual or perceived breach of our security occurs, we could be liable and the market perception of our workforce solutions could be harmed or result in increased costs or loss of revenue. The potential risk of security breaches and cyber-attacks may increase as we introduce new workforce solution offerings.

We maintain insurance with respect to many of such claims; however, there can be no assurance that we will continue to be able to obtain insurance at a cost that does not have a material adverse effect upon us or that such claims (whether by reason of us not having sufficient insurance or by reason of such claims being outside the scope of our insurance) will not have a material adverse effect upon us.

***Changes in data privacy and protection laws and regulations in respect of control of personal information could increase our costs or otherwise adversely impact our operations.*** 

In the ordinary course of business, we collect, use, and retain personal information from our team members, field talent candidates, and contractors, including, without limitation, full names, government-issued identification numbers, addresses, birth dates, and payroll-related information. The possession and use of personal information in conducting our business subjects us to a variety of complex and evolving laws and regulations regarding data privacy, protection and security, which, in many cases, apply not only to third-party transactions, but also to transfers of information among us and our subsidiaries. Complying with the enhanced obligations and future laws and regulations relating to data transfer, residency, privacy and protection has increased and may continue to increase our operating costs and require significant management time and attention, while any failure by us or our subsidiaries to comply with applicable laws could result in governmental enforcement actions, fines, and other penalties that could potentially have a material adverse effect on our operations and reputation.

**Risks Related to the Ownership of Our Securities**

***An investment in our common stock should be considered high risk.***

An investment in our common stock requires a long-term commitment, with no certainty of return. Investment banks may not agree to underwrite primary or secondary offerings on behalf of our company or its stockholders in the future. If all or any of the foregoing risks occur, it would have a material adverse effect on our company.

***We cannot predict whether an active trading market for our common stock will continue. Even if an active trading market continues, the market price of our common stock may remain volatile.***

In the absence of an active trading market:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• you may have difficulty buying and selling our common stock at all or at the price you consider reasonable;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• market visibility for shares of our common stock may be limited, which may have a depressive effect on the market price for shares of our common stock and on our ability to raise capital or make acquisitions by issuing our common stock.

Even if an active market for our common stock continues, of which no assurances can be given, the market price for our common stock may be volatile and subject to wide fluctuations in response to factors including the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• actual or anticipated fluctuations in our quarterly or annual operating results;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• changes in financial or operational estimates or projections;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• changes in the economic performance or market valuations of companies similar to ours;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• conditions in markets generally;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• sales of significant amounts of our common stock; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• general economic or political conditions in the United States or elsewhere.

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The securities market has from time to time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that are not related to the operating performance of particular companies. These market fluctuations may also materially and adversely affect the market price of shares of our common stock.

***Because we have fewer revenues and assets following the sale of the Professional segment, there is a possibility that such reduced revenues and assets may affect our ability to satisfy NYSE's continued listing standards, which could result in the delisting of our common stock.***

The continued listing standards of NYSE include, among other things, requirements that we maintain certain levels of stockholders' equity, total assets, total revenue, market capitalization, and/or minimum trading price. Even though we currently satisfy these requirements, following the sale of the Professional segment, our business is currently smaller, which may cause us to fail to satisfy NYSE's continued listing standards. In the event that we are unable to satisfy such continued listing standards, our common stock may be delisted from NYSE. Any delisting of our common stock from such market could adversely affect our ability to attract new investors, decrease the liquidity of our outstanding shares of common stock, reduce our flexibility to raise additional capital, reduce the price at which our common stock trades and increase the transaction costs inherent in trading such shares with overall negative effects for our stockholders. In addition, delisting of our common stock could deter broker-dealers from making a market in or otherwise seeking or generating interest in our common stock, and might deter certain institutions and persons from investing in our securities at all. For these reasons and others, delisting could adversely affect the price of our common stock and our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

***We will likely issue additional common stock in the future, which would dilute the holdings of our existing stockholders.***

In the future we may issue additional securities up to our total authorized and unissued amounts, including shares of our common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for our common stock, resulting in the dilution of the ownership interests of our stockholders. We may issue additional shares of our common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for our common stock in connection with hiring or retaining personnel, option exercises, restricted stock awards, purchases under our 2020 Employee Stock Repurchase Plan, grants under our 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan, future acquisitions or future placements of our securities for capital-raising or other business purposes. Moreover, the exercise of our existing outstanding stock options, which are exercisable for or convertible into shares of our common stock, would dilute our existing common stockholders.

***Our compliance with complicated regulations concerning corporate governance and public disclosure has resulted and may in the future result in additional expenses.***

We are faced with expensive, complicated and evolving disclosure, governance and compliance laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which we refer to as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. New or changing laws, regulations and standards are subject to varying interpretations in many cases due to their lack of specificity, and, as a result, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and governing bodies, which could result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and higher costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance practices. As a result, our efforts to comply with evolving laws, regulations and standards of a public company are likely to continue to result in increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance activities.

Our failure to comply with all laws, rules and regulations applicable to U.S. public companies could subject us or our management to regulatory scrutiny or sanction, which could harm our reputation and stock price.

***There may be limitations on the effectiveness of our internal controls, and a failure of our control systems to prevent error or fraud may materially harm our company.***

Proper systems of internal controls over financial reporting and disclosure are critical to the operation of a public company. Should such systems fail to detect or prevent error or fraud, it would leave us without the ability to reliably compile financial information about our company and significantly impair our ability to prevent or detect errors and fraud, all of which would have a negative impact on our company from many perspectives.

Moreover, we do not expect that disclosure controls or internal control over financial reporting, even if established, will prevent all errors and fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system's objectives will be met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent

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limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. Failure of our control systems to prevent and detect errors or fraud could materially adversely impact us.

***We may not pay dividends in the future, and consequently, your ability to achieve a return on your investment will depend on appreciation in the price of our common stock.***

We do not currently pay a regular dividend and have no plans to do so in the future. We may not pay any cash dividends to holders of our common stock in the future. Any future determination with respect to the payment of dividends will be at the discretion of our Board and will be dependent upon, among other things, our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, the terms of our then existing indebtedness, contractual restrictions, future prospects, general economic conditions and other factors considered relevant by our Board. Consequently, investors must rely on sales of their common stock after price appreciation, which may never occur, as the only way to realize any future gains on their investments. There is no guarantee that shares of our common stock will appreciate in value or even maintain the price at which our stockholders have purchased their shares.

***Upon dissolution of our company, you may not recoup all or any portion of your investment.***

In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of our company, whether voluntary or involuntary, the proceeds and/or assets of our company remaining after giving effect to such transaction, and the payment of all of our debts and liabilities will be distributed to the stockholders of common stock on a pro rata basis. There can be no assurance that we will have available assets to pay to the holders of common stock, or any amounts, upon such a liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of our company. In this event, you could lose some or all of your investment.

***Certain provisions of our organizational documents may make it difficult for stockholders to change the composition of our Board and may discourage hostile takeover attempts that some of our stockholders may consider to be beneficial.***

Certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws may have the effect of delaying or preventing changes in control if our Board determines that such changes in control are not in the best interests of us and our stockholders.

The provisions in such certificate of incorporation and bylaws include, among other things, the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• a classified Board with three-year staggered terms;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the ability of our Board to issue shares of preferred stock and to determine the price and other terms, including preferences and voting rights, of those shares without stockholder approval;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• stockholder action can only be taken at a special or regular meeting and not by written consent except in limited circumstances;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• advance notice procedures for nominating candidates to our Board or presenting matters at stockholder meetings;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• removal of directors only for cause;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• allowing only our Board to fill vacancies on our Board or increase the size of our Board; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• super-majority voting requirements to amend certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation.

We have elected in our certificate of incorporation not to be subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL"), a statutory provision that may have the effect of delaying, hindering or preventing some takeovers of our company. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a business combination, such as a merger, with a person or group owning 15% or more of the corporation's voting stock for a period of three years following the date the person became an "interested stockholder," unless (with certain exceptions) the business combination or the transaction in which the person became an "interested stockholder" is approved in a prescribed manner. Accordingly, we will not be subject to any anti-takeover effects of Section 203. Our certificate of incorporation contains provisions that have the same effect as Section 203, except that they generally provide that Taglich Private Equity LLC, Taglich Brothers, Inc. or any of their respective affiliates or associates, including any investment funds or portfolio companies managed by any of the foregoing, or any other person with whom any of the foregoing act as a group for the purpose of acquiring, voting or disposing of our shares, or any person that becomes an interested stockholder as a result of a transfer of 5% or more of our voting stock by the forgoing persons to such person, will be excluded from the "interested stockholder" definition in our certificate of incorporation and will therefore not be subject to the restrictions set forth therein that have the same effect as Section 203 of the DGCL.

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While these provisions have the effect of encouraging persons seeking to acquire control of our company to negotiate with our Board, they could enable the Board to hinder or frustrate a transaction that some, or a majority, of the stockholders might believe to be in their best interests and, in that case, may prevent or discourage attempts to remove and replace incumbent directors.

These provisions may frustrate or prevent any attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management by making it more difficult for stockholders to replace members of our Board, which is responsible for appointing the members of our management.

***We have continuing operations through one segment, Property Management, and have substantially eliminated our debt obligations. Any potential transaction or strategic alternatives review process may not be successful, may be costly, may be timing consuming, may be complex, and may be distracting to management's ability to focus on the Company's operations.***

On May 8, 2024, we announced that our Board had initiated a process to evaluate potential strategic alternatives and had engaged Houlihan Lokey as its financial advisors. On September 8, 2025, we completed the closing of the sale of our Professional segment. As a result of the sale, we paid off substantially all of our outstanding debt obligations, our company size (by revenue) was reduced by over 50%, and we became a staffing solutions company solely focused on the property management market. If potential buyers, investors, or other counterparties demonstrate interest in engaging in a material transaction with us, we may decide to initiate a more fulsome strategic alternatives review process to evaluate any potential interest. Any such process may be costly, time-consuming, and complex, and may distract management's attention from the operation of our business. There is no assurance any potential interest or process may result in us pursuing any transaction or that any transaction, if pursued, will be completed on attractive terms, or at all. No timetable or definitive course of action has been set. Speculation regarding any developments related to any potential transaction and perceived uncertainties related to the future of the Company could cause our stock price to significantly fluctuate or otherwise materially affect our stockholders, employees, customers, and other business relationships. Even if any transaction is ultimately completed, we may fail to realize all of the anticipated benefits of any transaction, those benefits may take longer to realize than expected, or we may encounter integration or other significant difficulties.

***Cost restructuring plans may be costly, time-consuming, and complex, and may not yield the desired results.***

We implement or modify cost restructuring plans designed to reduce costs, improve operating performance, and position the Company for profitable growth. Any such cost restructuring plans may be costly, time-consuming, and complex. Speculation and uncertainties regarding any developments related to any cost restructuring plans may cause our stock price to fluctuate significantly or otherwise materially impact our stockholder, employee, customer, supplier, and other business relationships. Even if we successfully implement or modify any cost restructuring plan, we may fail to realize all of the anticipated benefits of any cost restructuring plan, those benefits may take longer to realize than expected, or we may encounter implementation or other difficulties.

**ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.**

None.

**ITEM 1C. CYBERSECURITY.**

Our broader information security program aims to secure our systems, keep our business running, and protect our client partners, field talent, team members, and shareholders from vulnerabilities and threats by protecting against, detecting, and recovering from cybersecurity incidents. With oversight from our Board, the Audit Committee, and management, we have put proactive measures and systems in place in an effort to protect our information assets from unauthorized use or access. Our cybersecurity framework is based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST").

***Management Oversight***

Key members of senior management, including our Chief Information Officer ("CIO"), are accountable for our cybersecurity and data privacy programs and is supported by the Board. Under the guidance of the Board, our IT department, under the direction of our CIO, manages day-to-day operations of the security and data privacy functions and proposes changes to our cybersecurity strategy, which is part of our overall information technology strategy. The senior management, including our CIO, and the Board meet frequently to discuss cyber and data operations, privacy programs and risks. Our CIO has

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extensive information technology and program management experience and has served many years in our corporate information security organization.

Our IT department monitors and manages system infrastructure in an effort to protect us against threats. Our cybersecurity process considers risks from many sources including, but not limited to, alerts, threat intelligence sources, risk assessments, and vulnerability management. Our cybersecurity process includes a risk assessment procedure, a risk evaluation procedure, and a third-party partner to strengthen our cybersecurity controls. These controls are designed to block and/or provide alerts on suspicious activities. Our security team responds as appropriate to risks identified. We maintain an Incident Response Playbook that outlines clear and flexible processes for analyzing and responding to security incidents, including predefined procedures for response and escalation. To ensure preparedness and effectiveness, we conduct periodic tabletop exercises to test incident response capabilities, evaluate the Incident Response Playbook, and maintain coordination among relevant teams.

***Board Oversight***

The Board is actively engaged in the oversight of cybersecurity and data privacy. On a quarterly basis, the Board receives updates on (a) our progress on security improvement objectives, (b) relevant reported cybersecurity internal incidents and the global evolving risks, and (c) results of work performed by our third-party information security partner. We engage subject matter experts in conducting independent assessments of our cybersecurity program maturity, penetration tests, and other tests and assessments.

***Third-Party Vendor Management***

Many of our information technology systems and networks are cloud-based or managed by third parties, whose future performance and reliability we cannot control. The risk of a cyberattack or security breach on a third party carries the same risks to us as those associated with our internal systems. We seek to reduce these risks by performing significant vendor due diligence procedures prior to engaging with any third-party vendor who will have access to sensitive data. Additionally, we require annual audits of certain third parties' information technology processes.

We face risks from cybersecurity threats that could have a material adverse effect on our business strategy. See "Risks Related to Our Information Technology, Cybersecurity and Data Protection" in Part 1, Item 1A. Risk Factors of this report for a discussion of these risks. With respect to our cybersecurity process, we are not aware of any material breach to date.

**ITEM 2. PROPERTIES.**

Our home office is located at 14901 Quorum Drive, Suite 800, Dallas, Texas 75254, and our telephone number is 972-692-2400. We lease our home office, which is approximately 14,124 square feet of space. In the U.S., we operate across 44 states and D.C. We lease all of our offices, which are primarily located throughout in the U.S., through operating leases with terms that range from six months to five years. We also have month to month leases. We believe that our facilities are adequate for our current needs.

**ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.**

From time to time we have been threatened with, or named as a defendant in, litigation, administrative claims and lawsuits. We carry insurance to mitigate potential liabilities associated therewith. The principal risks that we insure against, subject to and upon the terms and conditions of our various insurance policies, are workers' compensation, general liability, automobile liability, property damage, professional liability, employment practices, crime and cyber risk, directors and officer liability, umbrella and excess, fiduciary liability, and fidelity losses. As of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, management believes that the resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial statements.

**ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE.**

Not applicable.

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**PART II**

**Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.**

**Stock Performance Graph**

The following graph compares, through December 28, 2025, the cumulative total return of the Company's common stock, a peer group index of certain publicly traded workforce solutions companies, and the Russell 3000. The graph assumes the investment of $100 at the beginning of the period depicted in the chart and reinvestment of all dividends. Note that historic stock price performance is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance. The following graph and related information shall not be deemed "soliciting material" or to be "filed" with the SEC, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate it by reference into such filing.

![part2-stockperformgraph.jpg](bgsf-20251228_g2.jpg)

Periodically, we review companies within our peer group and decide if we need to make any changes. The peer group index represents the cumulative total return of BGSF and similar corporations providing field talent or permanent employment workforce solutions. Our peer group includes: GEE Group, Mastech Digital, and Resources Connection, Inc.

**Market Information and Holders**

Our common stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol "BGSF." The table below contains the market range of high and low prices for our common stock for the fiscal quarters indicated.

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| **Quarter Ended:** | **<u>High</u>** | **<u>Low</u>** |
| December 28, 2025 | $4.79 | $4.68 |
| September 28, 2025 | $7.06 | $6.83 |
| June 29, 2025 | $6.75 | $5.80 |
| March 30, 2025 | $3.76 | $3.59 |
| December 29, 2024 | $6.18 | $6.07 |
| September 27, 2024 | $7.25 | $7.06 |
| June 28, 2024 | $8.67 | $8.35 |
| March 28, 2024 | $10.50 | $10.18 |

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As of January 29, 2026, our common stock closing price was $5.66 per share.

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As of January 29, 2026, there were approximately 2,381 holders of record of our common stock.

**Dividends**

The board of directors ("Board") has declared and we have paid the following cash dividends during the fiscal years ended 2025, 2024, and 2023:

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| Declared Date | Record Date | Distribution Date | Dividend per Share | Amount Paid |
| September 11, 2025 | September 23, 2025 | September 30, 2025 | $2.00 | $22399574 |
| Total |  |  |  | $22399574 |
| February 8, 2024 | February 20, 2024 | February 27, 2024 | $0.15 | $1639315 |
| Total |  |  |  | $1639315 |
| February 13, 2023 | February 23, 2023 | March 2, 2023 | $0.15 | $1618485 |
| May 4, 2023 | May 15, 2023 | May 22, 2023 | $0.15 | 1625816 |
| August 9, 2023 | August 21, 2023 | August 28, 2023 | $0.15 | 1629676 |
| November 8, 2023 | November 20, 2023 | November 28, 2023 | $0.15 | 1633272 |
| Total |  |  |  | $6507249 |

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We do not currently pay a regular dividend and have no plans to do so in the future. Any future determination with respect to the payment of dividends, including whether to declare a dividend, and, if so, the amount thereof, will be at the discretion of our Board and will be dependent upon, among other things, our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, the terms of our then existing indebtedness, contractual restrictions, future prospects, general economic conditions and other factors considered relevant by our Board.

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**Equity Compensation Plans**

The following equity compensation plan information is provided as of December 28, 2025:

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| **Plan Category** | Number of Securities to be<br>Issued upon Exercise of<br>Outstanding Options,<br>Warrants and Rights (a) | Weighted-average<br>Exercise Price of<br>Outstanding Options,<br>Warrants and Rights | Number of Securities<br>Remaining Available for<br>Future Issuance Under<br>Equity Compensation<br>Plans (Excluding<br>Securities Reflected<br>in Column (a)) |
| Equity Compensation Plans Approved by Security Holders |  |  |  |
| 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan | 797731 | $12.30 | 475284 |
| 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan |  |  | 250032 |
| Total | 797731 | 12.3 | 725316 |

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A description of the equity compensation plan is incorporated by reference to Note 15 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

**Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities**

In December 2022, we issued 254,455 shares of common stock in a private placement for a value of $3.3 million, and a convertible two-year promissory note of $4.4 million with an annual interest rate of 6% that was convertible into common shares at any time after one year at a conversion price of $17.12 per share at the closing of an acquisition related to BGSF Professional. On January 30, 2025, the convertible note was amended to increase the interest rate to 7% and extended the maturity date to December 12, 2025. The security was subsequently paid off in conjunction with the sale of BGSF Professional and is no longer outstanding.

The foregoing issuance of securities was exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

**Share Repurchases**

On November 5, 2025, the Company's Board approved a stock repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to $5.0 million of its common stock. The repurchases may take place in the open market, in private transactions, or otherwise, and pursuant to any trading plan that may be adopted in accordance with applicable securities laws and regulations, including Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act. The timing and amount of common stock purchased will depend on a variety of factors, including the availability of common stock, general market conditions, the trading price of the common stock, alternative uses for capital, and the Company's financial performance. Open market purchases will be conducted in accordance with Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act and applicable legal requirements. The repurchase program does not have an expiration date and may be suspended, terminated, or modified at any time for any reason. The repurchase program does not obligate the Company to purchase any particular number of shares.

During 2025, we repurchased 351,200 shares of the Company's common stock at a cost of $1,520,863 and a weighted average price of $4.33 per share.

A summary of the repurchase activity during 2025, is as follows:

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| Stock Class | Period | Total number <br>of shares repurchased | Average price paid per share | Maximum value of common stock that may yet be repurchased under current authorization |
| Common Stock | November 5 through November 30 | 161804 | $4.12 | $4337341 |
| Common Stock | December 1 through December 28 | 189396 | $4.53 | $3479137 |
|  |  | 351200 |  |  |

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**Item 6. Selected Financial Data**

The following tables set forth our summary consolidated historical financial data from continuing operations. You should read the information set forth below in conjunction with "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and our consolidated historical financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The statement of operations data for the fiscal years ended 2025, 2024, and 2023 and the balance sheet data as of December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024 set forth below are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The statement of operations data for the fiscal years ended 2022 and 2021 and the balance sheet data as of December 31, 2023, January 1, 2023, and December 26, 2021 set forth below were derived from our audited financial statements not included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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| | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** |
| | December 28,<br>2025 | December 29,<br>2024 | December 31,<br>2023 | January 1,<br>2023 | December 26,<br>2021 |
| | **(dollars in thousands, except per share data)** | **(dollars in thousands, except per share data)** | **(dollars in thousands, except per share data)** | **(dollars in thousands, except per share data)** | **(dollars in thousands, except per share data)** |
| **Statement of Operations Data:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Revenues | $93310 | $104402 | $125077 | $121093 | $92018 |
| Gross profit | $33333 | $38369 | $49785 | $47695 | $34969 |
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | $41136 | $42902 | $45402 | $45660 | $33226 |
| Contingent consideration adjustment | $(450) | $— | $— | $— | $— |
| Depreciation and amortization | $1550 | $1334 | $1313 | $1361 | $878 |
| Operating (loss) income | $(8903) | $(5867) | $3070 | $674 | $865 |
| Interest expense, net | $(4511) | $(4921) | $(5976) | $(1363) | $(1433) |
| Loss before income taxes from continuing operations | $(13414) | $(10788) | $(2906) | $(689) | $(568) |
| Income tax benefit (expense) from continuing operations | $1881 | $2084 | $831 | $(4261) | $(460) |
| Loss from continuing operations | $(11533) | $(8704) | $(2075) | $(4950) | $(1028) |
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | $3826 | $5366 | $(8148) | $12636 | $15137 |
| (Loss) gain on sale | $(3723) | $— | $— | $17675 | $— |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net (loss) income | $(11430) | $(3338) | $(10223) | $25361 | $14109 |
| Net (loss) income per share - basic: |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Continuing operations | $(1.05) | $(0.80) | $(0.20) | $(0.47) | $(0.10) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Income (loss) from discontinued<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;operations: |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Income (loss) | 0.40 | 0.65 | (0.95) | 1.21 | 1.46 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Loss) gain on sale | (0.34) |  |  | 1.69 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Income tax (expense) benefit | (0.05) | (0.16) | 0.20 | (0.41) | (0.04) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net (loss) income per share – basic | $(1.04) | $(0.31) | $(0.95) | $2.02 | $1.32 |
| Net (loss) income per share - diluted: |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Continuing operations | $(1.05) | $(0.80) | $(0.20) | $(0.47) | $(0.10) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Income (loss) from discontinued <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;operations: |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Income (loss) | 0.40 | 0.65 | (0.95) | 1.21 | 1.45 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Loss) gain on sale | (0.34) |  |  | 1.69 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Income tax (expense) benefit | (0.05) | (0.16) | 0.20 | (0.41) | (0.04) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net (loss) income per share – diluted | $(1.04) | $(0.31) | $(0.95) | $2.02 | $1.31 |
| Weighted average shares outstanding – basic | 11025 | 10896 | 10766 | 10427 | 10367 |
| Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted | 11025 | 10896 | 10766 | 10473 | 10417 |

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| **Non-GAAP Measures** | **Non-GAAP Measures** | **Non-GAAP Measures** | **Non-GAAP Measures** | **Non-GAAP Measures** | **Non-GAAP Measures** |
| | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** |
|  | December 28,<br>2025 | December 29,<br>2024 | December 31,<br>2023 | January 1,<br>2023 | December 26,<br>2021 |
|  | **(dollars in thousands, except per share data)** | **(dollars in thousands, except per share data)** | **(dollars in thousands, except per share data)** | **(dollars in thousands, except per share data)** | **(dollars in thousands, except per share data)** |
| **Other Financial Data:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations<sup>(1)</sup> | $(2135) | $(1545) | $6508 | $3955 | $3208 |
| Cash dividends declared per common share | $2.00 | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.60 | $0.44 |
| **Balance Sheet Data from Continuing Operations:** | **Balance Sheet Data from Continuing Operations:** | **Balance Sheet Data from Continuing Operations:** |  |  |  |
| Working capital<sup>(2)</sup> | $29116 | $6897 | $(38156) | $22162 | $22815 |
| Total assets | $57837 | $42063 | $55766 | $53655 | $40939 |
| Total outstanding borrowings, net | $— | $46321 | $63114 | $66671 | $39450 |
| Total other long-term liabilities | $398 | $698 | $866 | $586 | $2529 |
| Stockholders' equity | $48105 | $82269 | $85536 | $100736 | $76592 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<sup>(1)</sup>We present Adjusted EBITDA and Same Day EBITDA (defined below), measure that are not in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("non-GAAP"), in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to provide investors with a supplemental measure of our operating performance. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA and Same Day EBITDA are useful performance measures and are used by us to facilitate comparisons of our operating performance on a consistent basis from period-to-period and to provide for a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business than measures under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") can provide alone. Our Board and management also use Adjusted EBITDA and Same Day EBITDA as one of the primary methods for planning and forecasting overall expected performance and for evaluating on a quarterly and annual basis actual results against such expectations, and as a performance evaluation metric in determining achievement of certain compensation programs and plans for our management.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<sup>(2)</sup>The 2023 working capital amount includes the movement of the balances from long-term to current liabilities related to the amended credit agreement with BMO Harris Bank, N.A. ("BMO"), which had a maturity date of July 16, 2024.

We define "Adjusted EBITDA" as earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, costs associated with the evaluation of potential strategic alternatives ("Strategic alternatives review"), transaction fees, software as a service costs, and certain non-cash expenses such as share-based compensation expense. Omitting interest, taxes and the other items provides a financial measure that facilitates comparisons of our results of operations with those of companies having different capital structures. Since the levels of indebtedness and tax structures that other companies have are different from ours, we omit these amounts to facilitate investors' ability to make these comparisons. Similarly, we omit depreciation and amortization because other companies may employ a greater or lesser amount of property and intangible assets. We also believe that investors, analysts, and other interested parties view our ability to generate Adjusted EBITDA as an important measure of our operating performance and that of other companies in our industry. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income for the periods indicated as a measure of our performance. Other companies in our industry may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.

We define "Same Day EBITDA" as Adjusted EBITDA on a fifty-two week fiscal year basis. Omitting the additional revenue days in a fifty-three week fiscal year ended provides a financial measure that facilitates comparisons of our results of operations with those of our fifty-two week fiscal year and comparisons of our results with those companies having same number of days. Same Day EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income for the periods indicated as a measure of our performance. Other companies in our industry may calculate Adjusted EBITDA or Same Day EBITDA differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.

The use of Adjusted EBITDA and Same Day EBITDA have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider these performance measure in isolation from, or as an alternative to, GAAP measures such as net income. Adjusted EBITDA and Same Day EBITDA are not measures of liquidity under GAAP or otherwise, and are not alternatives to cash flow from continuing operating activities. Our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA and Same Day EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by the expenses that are excluded from that term or by unusual or non-recurring items. The limitations of Adjusted EBITDA and Same Day EBITDA include: (i) they do not reflect our cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments; (ii) they do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; (iii) they do not reflect income tax payments we may be required to make; and (iv) they do not reflect the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments associated with indebtedness.

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To properly and prudently evaluate our business, we encourage you to review our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and the reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations and Same Day EBITDA from continuing operations loss, the most directly comparable financial measure presented in accordance with GAAP, set forth in the following table. All of the items included in the reconciliation from net income to Adjusted EBITDA are either (i) non-cash items or (ii) items that management does not consider in assessing our on-going operating performance. In the case of the non-cash items, management believes that investors may find it useful to assess our comparative operating performance because the measures without such items are less susceptible to variances in actual performance resulting from depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges and more reflective of other factors that affect operating performance. In the case of the other items that management does not consider in assessing our on-going operating performance, management believes that investors may find it useful to assess our operating performance if the measures are presented without these items because their financial impact may not reflect ongoing operating performance.

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| **Non-GAAP Measures** | **Non-GAAP Measures** | **Non-GAAP Measures** | **Non-GAAP Measures** | **Non-GAAP Measures** | **Non-GAAP Measures** |
| | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** |
|  | December 28,<br>2025 | December 29,<br>2024 | December 31,<br>2023 | January 1,<br>2023 | December 26,<br>2021 |
|  | **(dollars in thousands)** | **(dollars in thousands)** | **(dollars in thousands)** | **(dollars in thousands)** | **(dollars in thousands)** |
| Loss from continuing operations | $(11533) | $(8704) | $(2075) | $(4950) | $(1028) |
| Income tax (benefit) expense from continuing operations | (1881) | (2084) | (831) | 4261 | 460 |
| Interest expense, net | 4511 | 4921 | 5976 | 1363 | 1433 |
| Operating (loss) income | (8903) | (5867) | 3070 | 674 | 865 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 1550 | 1334 | 1313 | 1361 | 878 |
| Contingent consideration adjustment | (450) |  |  |  |  |
| Share-based compensation | 1006 | 908 | 957 | 989 | 976 |
| Strategic alternatives review | 2519 | 962 |  |  |  |
| Software as a service<sup>(1)</sup> | 1073 | 669 | 193 | 660 | 319 |
| Transaction fees |  | 48 | 975 | 271 | 170 |
| Adjusted receivable adjustment | 1070 | 401 |  |  |  |
| Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations | (2135) | (1545) | 6508 | 3955 | 3208 |
| Same day adjustment |  |  |  | (169) |  |
| Same day EBITDA from continuing operations | $(2135) | $(1545) | $6508 | $3786 | $3208 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)We capitalize direct costs incurred in cloud computing implementation costs from hosting arrangements, which are reported as a Software as a service and are expensed as incurred in selling, general and administrative expenses.

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**Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.**

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations from continuing operations, our expectations regarding the future performance of our business and the other non-historical statements in the discussion and analysis are forward-looking statements. See "Forward-Looking Statements" in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors including those described in "Item 1A. Risk Factors" of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our actual results of operations may differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. You should read the following discussion together with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto and other financial information included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Financial information provided is based on the results of our continuing operations. Please refer to "Note 4 — Discontinued Operations" in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Our historical financial information may not be indicative of our future performance.

**Company Overview** 

We provide workforce solutions through the Property Management (apartment communities and commercial buildings) segment that operates primarily within the United States of America ("U.S."). With the acquisitions of BG Personnel, LP and B G Staff Services Inc., we laid the foundation for our entrance into the Property Management ("PM") staffing industry. Through a series of acquisitions, we diversified into the professional services markets, which included consulting and staffing solutions for both information technology and finance and accounting as well as managed solutions services, which included both workforce solutions and fixed fee arrangements. We have continuing operations in one industry segment, Property Management, and have discontinued operations the Light Industrial and Professional segments.

On May 8, 2024, the Company announced that our Board had initiated a process to evaluate potential strategic alternatives and engaged financial advisors in an endeavor to maximize shareholder value ("Strategic alternatives review"). During December 2024, the Company announced a cost restructuring plan as part of the strategic review process. On June 14, 2025, the Company entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement with INSPYR Solutions Intermediate, LLC, pursuant to which the Company sold substantially all of the outstanding equity and net assets pertaining to the Professional segment ("BGSF Professional") on September 8, 2025. The BGSF Professional financial results for periods prior to the sale have been reflected as discontinued operations in the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, see "Note 4 - Discontinued Operations."

The Property Management segment provides office and maintenance talent in 44 states and D.C., to property management companies responsible for the apartment communities' and commercial buildings' day-to-day operations.

The Company normally experiences seasonal fluctuations. The quarterly operating results are affected by the number of billing days in a quarter, as well as the seasonality of client partners' business. Demand for the Property Management workforce solutions has typically increased in the second quarter and is highest during the third quarter of the year due to the increased turns in multifamily units during the summer months when schools are not in session. Overall first quarter demand can be affected by adverse weather conditions in the winter months.

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**Results of Operations**

The following tables summarize key components of our results from continuing operations for the periods indicated, both in dollars and as a percentage of revenues, and have been derived from our consolidated financial statements.

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| | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** |
| | December 28,<br>2025 | December 29,<br>2024 | December 31,<br>2023 |
| | (dollars in thousands) | (dollars in thousands) | (dollars in thousands) |
| Revenues | $93310 | $104402 | $125077 |
| Cost of services | 59977 | 66033 | 75292 |
| Gross profit | 33333 | 38369 | 49785 |
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 41136 | 42902 | 45402 |
| Contingent consideration adjustment | (450) |  |  |
| Depreciation and amortization | 1550 | 1334 | 1313 |
| Operating (loss) income | (8903) | (5867) | 3070 |
| Interest expense, net | (4511) | (4921) | (5976) |
| Loss before income taxes from continuing operations | (13414) | (10788) | (2906) |
| Income tax benefit from continuing operations | 1881 | 2084 | 831 |
| Net loss from continuing operations | $(11533) | $(8704) | $(2075) |
|  | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** |
|  | December 28,<br>2025 | December 29,<br>2024 | December 31,<br>2023 |
| Revenues | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Cost of services | 64.3 | 63.2 | 60.2 |
| Gross profit | 35.7 | 36.8 | 39.8 |
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 44.1 | 41.1 | 36.3 |
| Contingent consideration adjustment | (0.5) |  |  |
| Depreciation and amortization | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Operating (loss) income | (9.6) | (5.6) | 2.5 |
| Interest expense, net | (4.8) | (4.7) | (4.8) |
| Loss before income taxes from continuing operations | (14.4) | (10.3) | (2.3) |
| Income tax benefit from continuing operations | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.7 |
| Net loss from continuing operations | (12.3)% | (8.3)% | (1.6)% |

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***Fifty-two Week Fiscal Year Ended December 28, 2025 (Fiscal 2025) Compared with Fifty-two Week Fiscal Year Ended December 29, 2024 (Fiscal 2024)***

***Revenues:***

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| | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** |
| | December 28,<br>2025 | December 29,<br>2024 |
| | (dollars in thousands) | (dollars in thousands) |
| Revenues | $93310 | $104402 |
| Gross profit | $33333 | $38369 |
| Gross profit percentage | 35.7% | 36.8% |

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***Revenues*:** Revenues decreased approximately $11.1 million (10.6%). The decrease was primarily due to a 12.1% reduction in billed hours, which was driven by a combination of lower demand from cost pressures on property owners and property management companies and increased competition in certain markets with partial offsets by higher permanent placement business, average bill rate, and multi-family property owners.

***Gross Profit:*** Gross profit decreased approximately $5.1 million (13.1%) which is in line with revenues with a partial offset by higher permanent placement business that have no cost of service.

***Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses:*** Selling, general and administrative ("SGA") expenses decreased $1.8 million (4.1%) primarily due to reduced compensation costs on less headcount offset by an increase in strategic alternatives review. The components of SGA expense are detailed in the following table:

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| | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** |
| | December 28,<br>2025 | December 28,<br>2025 | December 29,<br>2024 | December 29,<br>2024 | | |
| | Amount | % of Revenue | Amount | % of Revenue |<br>$Change |%<br>Change |
| | (dollars in thousands) | (dollars in thousands) | (dollars in thousands) | (dollars in thousands) | (dollars in thousands) | (dollars in thousands) |
| Selling | $22961 | 24.6% | $24631 | 23.6% | $(1670) | (6.8)% |
| General and administrative: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Compensation and related | 8290 | 8.9 | 9394 | 9.0 | (1104) | (11.8)% |
| Software | 2875 | 3.1 | 2862 | 2.7 | 13 | 0.5% |
| Liability insurance | 1149 | 1.2 | 999 | 1.0 | 150 | 15.0% |
| Professional fees | 1938 | 2.1 | 1899 | 1.8 | 39 | 2.1% |
| Share-based compensation | 1006 | 1.1 | 908 | 0.9 | 98 | 10.8% |
| Strategic alternatives review | 2519 | 2.7 | 962 | 0.9 | 1557 | 161.9% |
| Other | 398 | 0.4 | 1247 | 1.2 | (849) | (68.1)% |
| Total | $41136 | 44.1% | $42902 | 41.1% | $(1766) | (4.1)% |

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***Contingent consideration adjustment:*** As a result of the certain business developments in Fiscal 2025, the Company recognized a $0.5 million contingent consideration adjustment related to the sale of BGSF Professional, see "Note 4 - Discontinued Operations."

***Depreciation and Amortization:*** Depreciation and amortization charges increased approximately $0.2 million (16.2%) primarily due to higher amortization of intangible assets for computer software depreciation.

***Interest Expense, net:*** Interest expense, net decreased $0.4 million (8.3%) primarily from paying the balance on the amended and restated credit agreement with BMO, using the proceeds from the sale of BGSF Professional, which was partially offset by the write off of amortization of debt issuance costs from the BMO May 2025 Waiver and Amendment.

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***Income Tax Benefit:*** Income tax benefit decreased $0.2 million (9.7%) primarily due to an increased net loss before taxes and a lower effective tax rate in Fiscal 2025, which was partially offset by a $1.5 million valuation allowance recorded during Fiscal 2025 against certain net deferred tax assets generated in the sale of BGSF Professional and lower state tax expense.

***Fifty-two Week Fiscal Year Ended December 29, 2024 (Fiscal 2024) Compared with Fifty-three Week Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023 (Fiscal 2023)***

***Revenues:***

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| | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** |
| | December 29,<br>2024 | December 31,<br>2023 |
| | (dollars in thousands) | (dollars in thousands) |
| Revenues | $104402 | $125077 |
| Gross profit | $38369 | $49785 |
| Gross profit percentage | 36.8% | 39.8% |

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***Revenues*:** Revenues decreased approximately $20.7 million (16.5%). The decrease was primarily due to a reduction in billed hours, which was driven by a combination of increased competition in certain markets and lower demand from cost pressures at the property management companies.

***Gross Profit:*** Gross profit decreased approximately $11.4 million (22.9%). The decrease was primarily due to to a reduction in revenue, which was driven by a combination of increased competition in certain markets, lower demand from cost pressures at the property management companies and lower permanent placement business, which has no cost of service.

***Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses:*** SGA expenses decreased $2.5 million (5.5%) versus prior year, primarily due to expense reduction and cost control efforts in response to the decline in revenues. The components of SGA expense are detailed in the following table:

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| | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** |
| | December 29,<br>2024 | December 29,<br>2024 | December 31,<br>2023 | December 31,<br>2023 | | |
| | Amount | % of Revenue | Amount | % of Revenue |<br>$Change |%<br>Change |
| | (dollars in thousands) | (dollars in thousands) | (dollars in thousands) | (dollars in thousands) | (dollars in thousands) | (dollars in thousands) |
| Selling | $24631 | 23.6% | $26427 | 21.1% | $(1796) | (6.8)% |
| General and administrative: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Compensation and related | 9394 | 9.0 | 10215 | 8.2 | (821) | (8.0)% |
| Software | 2862 | 2.7 | 2720 | 2.2 | 142 | 5.2% |
| Liability insurance | 999 | 1.0 | 980 | 0.8 | 19 | 1.9% |
| Professional fees | 1899 | 1.8 | 2066 | 1.7 | (167) | (8.1)% |
| Share-based compensation | 908 | 0.9 | 957 | 0.8 | (49) | (5.1)% |
| Strategic alternatives review | 962 | 0.9 |  |  | 962 | —% |
| Other | 1247 | 1.2 | 2037 | 1.6 | (790) | (38.8)% |
| Total | $42902 | 41.1% | $45402 | 36.4% | $(2500) | (5.5)% |

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***Depreciation and Amortization:*** Depreciation and amortization charges were flat due to the increase in software amortization that was partially offset by the decrease in computer equipment.

***Interest Expense, net:*** Interest expense, net decreased $1.1 million (17.7%) primarily due to reduced accretion in Fiscal 2024 on contingent consideration associated with Arroyo Consulting and the lower average balance on the Revolving Facility, which was partially offset by the increase in debt issuance costs.

***Income Tax Benefit:*** Income tax benefit increased $1.3 million (150.8%) primarily due to a lower taxable loss in Fiscal 2023.

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**Liquidity and Capital Resources**

Our working capital requirements are primarily driven by field talent payments, tax payments, and client partner accounts receivable receipts. Since receipts from client partners lag payments to field talent, working capital requirements increase substantially in periods of growth.

Our primary sources of liquidity were cash generated from operations and borrowings under our amended and restated credit agreement with BMO, that provided for a revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Facility"). On September 8, 2025, we paid the balance on the existing Term Loan and Revolving Facility using the proceeds from the sale of BGSF Professional. We do not currently have access to a revolving credit facility. On September 30, 2025, we paid a $2.00 per share special cash dividend. Our primary uses of cash are payments to field talent, team members, related payroll liabilities, operating expenses, capital expenditures, cash interest, cash taxes, contingent consideration, and debt payments. We believe that the cash generated from operations will be sufficient to meet our normal working capital needs for at least the next twelve months, including investments made, and expenses incurred, in connection with opening new markets throughout the next year. Our ability to continue to fund these items may be affected by general economic, competitive and other factors, many of which are outside of our control. If our future cash flow from operations and other capital resources are insufficient to fund our liquidity needs, we may be forced to obtain new debt or equity capital.

While we believe we have sufficient liquidity and capital resources to meet our current operating requirements and expansion plans, we may elect to pursue additional growth opportunities within the next year that could require new debt or equity financing. If we are unable to secure new financing at favorable terms in order to pursue such additional growth opportunities, our ability to pursue such opportunities could be materially and adversely affected.

A summary of our working capital, operating, investing, and financing activities are shown in the following table:

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| | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** |
| | December 28,<br>2025 | December 29,<br>2024 | December 31,<br>2023 |
| | **(dollars in thousands)** | **(dollars in thousands)** | **(dollars in thousands)** |
| Working capital from continuing operations<sup>(1)</sup> | $29116 | $6897 | $(38156) |
| Net cash (used in) provided by continuing operations: |  |  |  |
| Operating activities | $117 | $19385 | $12922 |
| Investing activities | 91390 | (1217) | (2152) |
| Financing activities | (72521) | (18136) | (10770) |
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year | 32 |  |  |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents, continuing operations | $19018 | $32 | $— |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<sup>(1)</sup>The 2023 working capital amount includes the movement of the balances from long-term to current liabilities related to the amended credit agreement with BMO Harris Bank, N.A. ("BMO") which would have matured on July 16, 2024.

*Operating Activities*

Cash provided by operating activities consists of net loss adjusted for non-cash items, including depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation expense, interest expense, and provision for credit losses. The primary drivers of cash inflows and outflows are accounts receivable, transition services payable, other current assets, and accrued payroll and expenses.

During Fiscal 2025, net cash provided by continuing operating activities was $0.1 million, a decrease of $19.3 million compared with $19.4 million net cash provided by continuing operating activities for Fiscal 2024. This decrease is primarily attributable to decreased receipts on accounts receivable, increased payments on accrued payroll and expenses, increased payments on transition services payable, the recording of an escrow receivable related to the sale of BGSF Professional, and decreased payments on other current assets.

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During Fiscal 2024, net cash provided by continuing operating activities was $19.4 million, an increase of $6.5 million compared with $12.9 million net cash provided by continuing operating activities for Fiscal 2023. This increase is primarily attributable to increased receipts on accounts receivable and decreased payments on accrued payroll and expenses.

During Fiscal 2023, net cash provided by continuing operating activities was $12.9 million, an increase of $16.2 million compared with $3.3 million net cash used in continuing operating activities for Fiscal 2022. This increase is primarily attributable to receipts on accounts receivable, payments on accrued payroll and expenses, and payments of deferred employer FICA for the CARES Act in other current liabilities in Fiscal 2022.

*Investing Activities*

Cash provided by investing activities consists primarily of cash received for business sold and capital expenditures.

In Fiscal 2025, cash provided by investing activities from continuing operations consists primarily of net proceeds from the sale of BGSF Professional of approximately for $91.4 million, which was partially offset by minimal capital expenditures.

In Fiscal 2024, we made capital expenditures of $1.2 million from continuing operations mainly related to continued IT improvements.

In Fiscal 2023, we made capital expenditures of $2.1 million from continuing operations mainly related to continued IT improvements and for software and computer equipment purchased in the ordinary course of business.

*Financing Activities*

Cash flows from financing activities consisted principally of borrowings and repayments under our credit agreement, special cash dividends, repurchases of our common stock, and contingent consideration paid.

For Fiscal 2025, we paid off our credit agreement of $42.9 million and the convertible unsecured promissory note of $4.4 million. We paid $1.4 million of contingent consideration related to Arroyo Consulting, we paid $22.4 million in cash dividends on our common stock, and repurchased $1.5 million of our common stock.

For Fiscal 2024, we reduced our credit agreement by $15.9 million, we disbursed $1.6 million in cash dividends on our common stock, and we paid $1.3 million in debt issuance costs.

For Fiscal 2023, we disbursed $6.5 million in cash dividends on our common stock and we reduced our Credit Agreement by $4.7 million.

*Credit Agreements*

On September 8, 2025, we paid the balance on the existing Term Loan and Revolving Facility using the proceeds from the sale of BGSF Professional.

On July 16, 2019, we entered into a Credit Agreement. We entered into four amendments from August 18, 2022 through May 19, 2023, which changed the interest rate component from LIBOR ("London Interbank Offered Rate") to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR"), exercised the option to borrow $40 million, required 2.5% of the original principal balance of the new term loan, permitted a foreign entity acquisition, modified the distributions terms, and increased a revolving credit facility by $6.0 million.

On March 12, 2024, the Credit Agreement was amended and restated (the "Restated Agreement"), which provided for a Revolving Facility which permitted us to borrow funds in an aggregate amount up to $40 million. The Restated Agreement also provided for a term loan commitment, which permitted us to borrow funds from time to time (the "Term Loan"). In July 2024, we exercised the option to borrow on a delayed draw term loan of $4.3 million related to payments on the Arroyo Consulting Acquisition's working capital "true up", hold backs, and year one contingent consideration. On November 6, 2024, we entered into the First Amendment to Restated Agreement, which reduced the availability on the Revolving Facility an aggregate amount up to $20 million.

On March 13, 2025, we entered into a Waiver and Second Amendment to Restated Agreement in which the lenders unanimously waived noncompliance with the covenants as of December 29, 2024 and March 30, 2025 and a new definition of

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Applicable Margin, a reduction of the swing line sublimit to zero, and limiting the aggregate revolving credit borrowings to $8.0 million. On May 7, 2025, we entered into a Waiver and Amendment in which the lenders unanimously waived noncompliance on the requirement of least $2.0 million in cash equity contributions by extending the deadline and adding the option of subordinated debt. On August 4, 2025, we entered into a Waiver and Amendment in which the lenders unanimously waived noncompliance with the foregoing covenants as of June 29, 2025 and that provided that we would finalize and close the sale BGSF Professional no later than September 30, 2025.

We were required to repay the Term Loan in quarterly principal installments equal to 2.5% of the aggregate principal balance. We paid an unused commitment fee on the daily average unused amount of Revolving Facility. Our obligations were secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all our tangible and intangible property. We obtained the waivers described above for the non compliance with the foregoing financial covenants and certain affirmative covenants as of the quarters ended December 29, 2024, March 30, 2025, and June 29, 2025.

**Contractual Obligations**

The following table summarizes our cash contractual obligations as of December 28, 2025.

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| | **Payments due by period** | **Payments due by period** | **Payments due by period** | **Payments due by period** |
| | **Total** | **Less than 1<br> year** | **1–3 years** | **3–5 years** |
| | **(dollars in thousands)** | **(dollars in thousands)** | **(dollars in thousands)** | **(dollars in thousands)** |
| Note payable | $449 | $449 | $— | $— |
| Operating lease obligations | 786 | 450 | 216 | 120 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Contractual cash obligations | $1235 | $899 | $216 | $120 |

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**Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements**

*Letter of Credit*

In conjunction with a previous acquisition, we entered into a standby letter of credit arrangement, which expired, for purposes of protecting a lessor against default on lease payments. As of December 29, 2024, we had a maximum financial exposure from this standby letter of credit totaling $0.1 million and no liability had been recorded, all of which was considered usage against our Revolving Facility. On September 8, 2025, we assigned the related lease in the sale of BGSF Professional.

**Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates**

We have identified the policies listed below as critical to our business and the understanding of our results of operations. For a detailed discussion of the application of these and other accounting policies, see Note 2 in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

<u>Revenue Recognition</u>

We derive our revenues from continuing operations by providing workforce solutions and placement services. Revenues are recognized when promised solutions are delivered to client partners, in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those services. We recognize revenue through the following types of services: workforce solutions and contingent placements.

<u>Intangible Assets</u>

We hold intangible assets with finite lives. Intangible assets with finite useful lives are amortized over their respective estimated useful lives, ranging from three to ten years, based on a pattern in which the economic benefit of the respective intangible asset is realized. We develop and implement software modifications to our information technology infrastructure with direct internal payroll costs and external costs capitalized. Minor upgrades and enhancements to software systems are are expensed in the period incurred as software maintenance and training costs.

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<u>Goodwill</u>

Goodwill represents the difference between the enterprise value or consideration exchanged less the fair value of all recognized net asset fair values including identifiable intangible asset values in a business combination. We review goodwill for impairment annually during the fourth quarter or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of goodwill may not be recoverable.

<u>Income Taxes</u>

The current provision for income taxes represents estimated amounts payable or refundable on tax returns filed or to be filed for the year. We recognizes any penalties when necessary as part of selling, general and administrative expenses. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded for the estimated future tax effects of temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and amounts are classified net as noncurrent in the consolidated balance sheets. Deferred tax assets are also recognized for net operating loss and tax credit carryovers. When appropriate, we will record a valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets to offset future tax benefits that may not be realized. We follow the guidance of Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 740, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.

**Recent Accounting Pronouncements**

For a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements and their potential effect on our results of operations and financial condition, refer to Note 2 in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

**Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.**

We are exposed to certain market risks from transactions we enter into in the normal course of business. Our primary market risk exposure relates to interest rate risk and inflation risks. Through the current period, we have been able to moderate the negative impacts of an inflationary market by adjusting our pricing model.

<u>Interest Rates</u>

At December 28, 2025, we had paid the balance on the existing credit agreement led by BMO using the proceeds from the sale of BGSF Professional. See "Note 11 - Debt" in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. An increase in interest rates would have no impact on our annual interest expense.

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**Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.**

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| **Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024** | <u>[39](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_64)</u> |
| **Consolidated Statements of Operations for each of the three fiscal years ended December 28, 2025** | <u>[40](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_70)</u> |
| **Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for each of the three fiscal years ended December 28, 2025** | <u>[41](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_73)</u> |
| **Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three fiscal years ended December 28, 2025** | <u>[43](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_79)</u> |
| **[Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_82)** | <u>[45](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_82)</u> |

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**REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM**

To the Board of Directors and

Stockholders of BGSF, Inc.

**Opinion on the Financial Statements**

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of BGSF, Inc., and its subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 28, 2025, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "consolidated financial statements"). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024, and the results of their operations and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 28, 2025, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB"), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 28, 2025, based on criteria established in *2013 Internal Control Integrated Framework* issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated March 30, 2026 expressed an adverse opinion.

**Basis for Opinion**

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

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**Critical Audit Matter**

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the account or disclosures to which it relates.

***Assessment of Realizability of Deferred Tax Assets***

*Critical Audit Matter Description*

As disclosed in Note 2 and Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company recognizes deferred income taxes for tax attributes and for differences between the financial statement and tax carrying amounts of assets and liabilities at enacted statutory tax rates in effect for the years in which the deferred tax liability or asset are expected to be settled or realized. The Company continually reviews the realizability of its deferred tax assets, including an analysis of factors such as future taxable income, reversal of existing taxable temporary differences, and tax planning strategies. In assessing the need for the valuation allowance, the Company considers both positive and negative evidence related to the likelihood of realization of deferred tax assets. Future sources of taxable income are also considered in determining the amount of the recorded valuation allowance. As of December 28, 2025, the Company has deferred tax assets of approximately $9.5 million. Auditing management's assessment of recoverability of deferred tax assets involved subjective estimation and complex auditor judgment in determining whether sufficient future taxable income, including projected pre-tax income, will be generated to support the realization of the existing deferred tax assets before expiration.

*How We Addressed the Matter*

We evaluated the assumptions used by the Company to develop projections of future taxable income, including the pre-tax income, by income tax jurisdiction and tested the completeness and accuracy of the underlying data used in the projections. For example, we compared the projections of, and inputs used to calculate pre-tax income with the actual results of prior periods, as well as management's consideration of current industry and economic trends. We also compared the projections of future pre-tax income with other forecasted financial information prepared by the Company. We also performed a sensitivity analysis on the significant assumption to evaluate how changes in those assumptions would impact the utilization of the deferred tax assets.

We evaluated the methodology and models used in management's forecasting of the reversal of deferred income tax assets and liabilities in order to determine whether such methodologies were consistent with GAAP, including management's consideration of definite-lived deferred income tax balances and indefinite-lived deferred income tax balances.

/s/ Whitley Penn LLP

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2013.

Plano, Texas

March 30, 2026

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**BGSF, Inc. and Subsidiaries** 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share amounts)

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| | December 28, 2025 | December 29, 2024 |
| **ASSETS** |  |  |
| Current assets |  |  |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $19018 | $32 |
| Accounts receivable (net of allowance for credit losses of $1,156 and $910, respectively) | 11898 | 17148 |
| Escrow receivable | 4950 |  |
| Prepaid expenses | 1126 | 1600 |
| Other current assets | 1458 | 2213 |
| Current assets of discontinued operations |  | 24354 |
| Total current assets | 38450 | 45347 |
| Property and equipment, net | 244 | 608 |
| Other assets |  |  |
| Deposits | 1938 | 2003 |
| Software as a service, net | 3002 | 4068 |
| Deferred income taxes, net | 9496 | 7849 |
| Right-of-use asset - operating leases, net | 630 | 1083 |
| Intangible assets, net | 3003 | 4385 |
| Goodwill | 1074 | 1074 |
| Noncurrent assets of discontinued operations |  | 83694 |
| Total other assets | 19143 | 104156 |
| Total assets | $57837 | $150111 |
| **LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY** |  |  |
| Current liabilities |  |  |
| Accounts payable | $503 | $80 |
| Accrued payroll and expenses | 4441 | 4868 |
| Transition services payable | 3064 |  |
| Long-term debt, current portion (net of debt issuance costs of $0 and $24, respectively) |  | 3801 |
| Accrued interest |  | 223 |
| Income taxes payable | 76 | 212 |
| Note payable | 449 |  |
| Convertible note |  | 4368 |
| Severance payable, current portion | 392 |  |
| Lease liabilities, current portion | 409 | 544 |
| Current liabilities of discontinued operations |  | 11824 |
| Total current liabilities | 9334 | 25920 |
| Line of credit (net of debt issuance costs of $0 and $770, respectively) |  | 5625 |
| Long-term debt, less current portion (net of debt issuance costs of $0 and $198, respectively) |  | 32527 |
| Severance payable, less current portion | 100 |  |
| Lease liabilities, less current portion | 298 | 698 |
| Noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations |  | 3072 |
| Total liabilities | 9732 | 67842 |
| Commitments and contingencies |  |  |
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, 500,000 shares authorized, -0- shares issued and outstanding |  |  |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; 19,500,000 shares authorized, 11,227,197 and 11,038,623 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | 112 | 110 |
| Additional paid in capital | 71445 | 70260 |
| (Accumulated deficit) retained earnings | (21874) | 11956 |
| Treasury stock of 355,150 and 3,930 shares, respectively | (1578) | (57) |
| Total stockholders' equity | 48105 | 82269 |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $57837 | $150111 |

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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**BGSF, Inc. and Subsidiaries**

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share and dividend amounts)

Years ended December 28, 2025, December 29, 2024, and December 31, 2023

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Revenues, net | $93310 | $104402 | $125077 |
| Cost of services | 59977 | 66033 | 75292 |
| Gross profit | 33333 | 38369 | 49785 |
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 41136 | 42902 | 45402 |
| Contingent consideration adjustment | (450) |  |  |
| Depreciation and amortization | 1550 | 1334 | 1313 |
| Operating (loss) income | (8903) | (5867) | 3070 |
| Interest expense, net | (4511) | (4921) | (5976) |
| Loss before income taxes from continuing operations | (13414) | (10788) | (2906) |
| Income tax benefit from continuing operations | 1881 | 2084 | 831 |
| Loss from continuing operations | (11533) | (8704) | (2075) |
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations: |  |  |  |
| Income (loss) | 4423 | 7080 | (10253) |
| Loss on sale | (3723) |  |  |
| Income tax (expense) benefit | (597) | (1714) | 2105 |
| Net loss | $(11430) | $(3338) | $(10223) |
| Net (loss) income per share - basic and diluted: |  |  |  |
| Net loss from continuing operations | $(1.05) | $(0.80) | $(0.20) |
| Net income (loss) from discontinued operations: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Income (loss) | 0.40 | 0.65 | (0.95) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Loss on sale | (0.34) |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Income tax (expense) benefit | (0.05) | (0.16) | 0.20 |
| Net loss per share - basic and diluted | $(1.04) | $(0.31) | $(0.95) |
| Weighted average shares outstanding: |  |  |  |
| Basic and Diluted | 11025 | 10896 | 10766 |
| Cash dividends declared per common share | $2.00 | $0.15 | $0.60 |

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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**BGSF, Inc. and Subsidiaries** 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

(in thousands)

Years ended December 28, 2025, December 29, 2024, and December 31, 2023

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | | Common Stock | Common Stock | | | | |
| |<br>Preferred<br>Stock | Shares | Par <br>Value |<br>Treasury Stock Amount |<br>Additional Paid in Capital |<br>(Accumulated Deficit) Retained<br>Earnings |<br>Total |
| Stockholders' equity, January 01, 2023 |  | 10772 | $108 | $(38) | $67003 | $33663 | $100736 |
| Share-based compensation from continuing operations |  |  |  |  | 957 |  | 957 |
| Share-based compensation from discontinued operations |  |  |  |  | 72 |  | 72 |
| Issuance of restricted shares, net of 2,085 shares of treasury stock |  | 57 | 1 | (19) | (23) |  | (41) |
| Issuance of ESPP shares |  | 54 |  |  | 512 |  | 512 |
| Exercise of common stock options |  | 5 |  |  | 30 |  | 30 |
| Cash dividends declared |  |  |  |  |  | (6507) | (6507) |
| Net loss from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  | (10223) | (10223) |
| Stockholders' equity, December 31, 2023 |  | 10888 | 109 | (57) | 68551 | 16933 | 85536 |
| Share-based compensation from continuing operations |  |  |  |  | 908 |  | 908 |
| Share-based compensation from discontinued operations |  |  |  |  | 81 |  | 81 |
| Issuance (cancellation) of restricted shares |  | 51 | 1 |  | (1) |  |  |
| Issuance of ESPP shares |  | 61 |  |  | 459 |  | 459 |
| Exercise of common stock options |  | 39 |  |  | 262 |  | 262 |
| Cash dividends declared |  |  |  |  |  | (1639) | (1639) |
| Net loss from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  | (3338) | (3338) |
| Stockholders' equity, December 29, 2024 |  | 11039 | $110 | $(57) | $70260 | $11956 | $82269 |

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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**BGSF, Inc. and Subsidiaries** 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (CONTINUED)

(in thousands)

Years ended December 28, 2025, December 29, 2024, and December 31, 2023

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| | | | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | | Common Stock | Common Stock | | | | |
| |<br>Preferred<br>Stock | Shares | Par <br>Value |<br>Treasury Stock Amount |<br>Additional Paid in Capital |<br>(Accumulated Deficit) Retained<br>Earnings |<br>Total |
| Stockholders' equity, December 29, 2024 |  | 11039 | $110 | $(57) | $70260 | $11956 | $82269 |
| Share-based compensation from continuing operations |  |  |  |  | 1006 |  | 1006 |
| Share-based compensation from discontinued operations |  |  |  |  | 47 |  | 47 |
| Issuance (cancellation) of restricted shares |  | 157 | 2 |  | (2) |  |  |
| Repurchase of common stock, 351,200 shares |  |  |  | (1521) |  |  | (1521) |
| Issuance of ESPP shares |  | 31 |  |  | 134 |  | 134 |
| Cash dividends declared |  |  |  |  |  | (22400) | (22400) |
| Net loss |  |  |  |  |  | (11430) | (11430) |
| Stockholders' equity, December 28, 2025 |  | 11227 | $112 | $(1578) | $71445 | $(21874) | $48105 |

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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**BGSF, Inc. and Subsidiaries**

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

Years ended December 28, 2025, December 29, 2024, and December 31, 2023

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Cash flows from operating activities |  |  |  |
| Net loss | $(11430) | $(3338) | $(10223) |
| Net (income) loss from discontinued operations | (3826) | (5366) | 8148 |
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |
| Depreciation | 113 | 152 | 183 |
| Amortization | 1437 | 1182 | 1130 |
| Loss on sale of discontinued operations | 3723 |  |  |
| Loss on disposal of property and equipment | 164 | 3 | 10 |
| Contingent consideration adjustment | (450) |  |  |
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 1022 | 425 | 199 |
| Interest expense on note payable | 136 |  |  |
| Provision for credit losses | 1857 | 1859 | 798 |
| Share-based compensation | 1006 | 908 | 957 |
| Deferred income taxes | (1647) | 378 | (4214) |
| Net changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions: |  |  |  |
| Accounts receivable | 3393 | 8188 | (815) |
| Escrow receivable | (4950) |  |  |
| Prepaid expenses | 563 | 928 | (333) |
| Other current assets | (346) | 794 | 2944 |
| Deposits | 66 | 593 | (27) |
| Software as a service | 1073 | 669 | 193 |
| Accounts payable | 423 | (14) | (492) |
| Accrued payroll and expenses | 618 | (1716) | (1000) |
| Transition services payable | 3064 |  |  |
| Accrued interest | (223) | (215) | 165 |
| Income taxes payable | (80) | 103 | (478) |
| Severance payable | 492 |  |  |
| Other current liabilities |  |  | (1000) |
| Operating leases | (82) | (85) | (23) |
| Other long-term liabilities | 4001 | 13937 | 16800 |
| Net cash (used in) provided by continuing operating activities | 117 | 19385 | 12922 |
| Net cash provided by discontinued operating activities | 25 | 4994 | 7464 |
| Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | 142 | 24379 | 20386 |
| Cash flows from investing activities |  |  |  |
| Proceeds from business sold | 91528 |  |  |
| Capital expenditures | (138) | (1217) | (2152) |
| Net cash provided by (used in) continuing investing activities | 91390 | (1217) | (2152) |
| Net cash used in discontinued investing activities | (193) | (423) | (7362) |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 91197 | (1640) | (9514) |

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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**BGSF, Inc. and Subsidiaries**

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)

(in thousands)

Years ended December 28, 2025, December 29, 2024, and December 31, 2023

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Cash flows from financing activities |  |  |  |
| Net payments under line of credit | (10220) | (18479) | 2312 |
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt |  | 4250 |  |
| Principal payments on long-term debt | (32725) | (1700) | (7008) |
| Payments of convertible note | (4368) |  |  |
| Payments of dividends | (22400) | (1639) | (6507) |
| Issuance of ESPP shares | 134 | 459 | 512 |
| Issuance of shares under the 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan |  | 262 | (10) |
| Note payable paid | (1392) |  |  |
| Payments of debt issuance costs | (29) | (1289) | (69) |
| Repurchase of common stock | (1521) |  |  |
| Net cash used in continuing financing activities | (72521) | (18136) | (10770) |
| Net cash used in discontinued financing activities |  | (4250) | (102) |
| Net cash used in financing activities | (72521) | (22386) | (10872) |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents, continuing operations | 18818 | 353 |  |
| Less: net change in cash and cash equivalents, discontinued operations | (168) | 321 |  |
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year, continuing operations | 32 |  |  |
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of year, continuing operations | $19018 | $32 | $— |
| Supplemental cash flow information: |  |  |  |
| Cash paid for interest, net - continuing operations | $3266 | $4475 | $4668 |
| Cash paid for taxes (federal), net of refunds - continuing operations | $— | $4 | $630 |
| Cash paid for taxes (state), net of refunds |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Continuing operations | 335 | 469 | 518 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Discontinued operations | 170 | 212 | 230 |
| Total cash paid for taxes (state), net of refunds | $505 | $685 | $1378 |

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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**BGSF, Inc. and Subsidiaries** 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

**NOTE 1 - NATURE OF OPERATIONS**

BGSF, Inc. (the "Company") provides workforce solutions through the Property Management segment that operates primarily within the United States of America ("U.S."). The Property Management segment provides office and maintenance talent in 44 states and D.C., to property management companies responsible for the apartment communities' and commercial buildings' day-to-day operations.

The Company normally experiences seasonal fluctuations. The quarterly operating results are affected by the number of billing days in a quarter, as well as the seasonality of client partners' business. Demand for the Property Management workforce solutions has typically increased in the second quarter and is highest during the third quarter of the year due to the increased turns in multifamily units during the summer months when schools are not in session. Overall first quarter demand can be affected by adverse weather conditions in the winter months.

On April 24, 2023, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed certain liabilities of Arroyo Consulting, LLC ("Arroyo Consulting"). See "Note 3 - Acquisitions."

On May 8, 2024, the Company announced that our board of directors ("Board") had initiated a process to evaluate potential strategic alternatives and engaged financial advisors in an endeavor to maximize shareholder value ("Strategic alternatives review"). During December 2024, the Company announced a cost restructuring plan as part of the strategic review process. On June 14, 2025, the Company entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement with INSPYR Solutions Intermediate, LLC, pursuant to which the Company sold substantially all of the outstanding equity and assets pertaining to the Professional segment ("BGSF Professional") on September 8, 2025. The BGSF Professional financial results for periods prior to the sale have been reflected as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Financial Statements, see "Note 4 - Discontinued Operations."

**NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES**

<u>Basis of Presentation</u>

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

<u>Fiscal Year</u>

The Company has a 52/53 week fiscal year. Fiscal years for the consolidated financial statements included herein are for the 52 weeks ended December 28, 2025, December 29, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively, referred as Fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.

<u>Reclassifications</u>

Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2024 and 2023 financial statements to conform with the 2025 presentation.

<u>Management Estimates</u>

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates affecting the consolidated financial statements include the allowance for credit losses, goodwill, intangible assets, lease liabilities, and income taxes. Additionally, the valuation of share-based compensation expense uses a model based upon interest rates, stock prices, maturity estimates, volatility and other factors. The Company believes these estimates and assumptions are reliable. However, these estimates and assumptions may change in the future based on actual experience as well as market conditions.

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**BGSF, Inc. and Subsidiaries** 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

<u>Financial Instruments</u>

The Company uses fair value measurements in areas that include, but are not limited to, the allocation of purchase price consideration to tangible and identifiable intangible assets and convertible debt. The carrying values of accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued payroll and expenses, and other current assets and liabilities approximate their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying value of bank debt approximates fair value due to the variable nature of the interest rates under the credit agreement with BMO Bank, N.A. ("BMO") that provided for a revolving credit facility and term loan and current rates available to the Company for debt with similar terms and risk. On September 8, 2025, the Company paid the balance on the existing Term Loan and Revolving Facility using the proceeds from the sale of BGSF Professional. See "Note 11 - Debt."

<u>Cash and Cash Equivalents</u>

Cash and cash equivalents include all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less.

<u>Concentration of Credit Risk</u>

Concentration of credit risk is limited due to the Company's diverse client partner base and their dispersion across many different industries and geographic locations nationwide. No single client partner accounted for more than 10% of the Company's accounts receivable as of December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024 or revenue from continuing operations in fiscal years 2025, 2024, and 2023. Geographic revenue from continuing operations in excess of 10% of the Company's consolidated revenue in fiscal year 2025 and the related percentage for fiscal years 2024 and 2023 was generated in the following area:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | December 28,<br>2025 | December 29,<br>2024 | December 31,<br>2023 |
| Texas | 28% | 25% | 26% |

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Consequently, weakness in economic conditions in these regions could have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position and results of future operations.

<u>Accounts Receivable</u>

The Company extends credit to its client partners in the normal course of business. Accounts receivable represents unpaid balances due from client partners. The Company maintains an allowance for credit losses for expected losses resulting from client partners' non-payment of balances due to the Company. The Company's determination of the allowance for uncollectible amounts is based on management's judgments and assumptions, including general economic conditions, portfolio composition, historical credit losses, evaluation of credit risk related to certain individual client partners and the Company's ongoing examination process. During Fiscal 2025 and Fiscal 2024, the Company identified additional risk pools related to the Property Management segment, which increased the estimate of expected credit losses. The additional risk pool and increased expected credit losses that were identified during 2024 have been resolved. Receivables are written off after they are deemed to be uncollectible after all reasonable means of collection have been exhausted. Recoveries of receivables previously written off are recorded as income when received. Changes in the allowance for credit losses from continuing operations are as follows (in thousands):

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | December 28,<br>2025 | December 29,<br>2024 |
| Beginning balance | $910 | $161 |
| Provision for credit losses | 1857 | 1859 |
| Amounts written off | (1694) | (1132) |
| Recoveries | 83 | 22 |
| Ending balance | $1156 | $910 |

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**BGSF, Inc. and Subsidiaries** 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

<u>Property and Equipment</u>

The Company depreciates the cost of property and equipment over the estimated useful lives of the assets using the straight-line method ranging from five to seven years. The costs of leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the estimated useful life or lease term. The cost of normal maintenance and repairs is charged to operating expenses as incurred. Material expenditures that increase the life of an asset are capitalized and depreciated over the estimated remaining useful life of the asset. The cost of properties sold, or otherwise disposed of, and the related accumulated depreciation or amortization, are removed from the accounts, and any gains or losses are reflected in current operations.

<u>Deposits</u>

The Company maintains guaranteed costs policies for workers' compensation coverage in monopolistic states and minimal loss retention coverage in all other states. Under these policies, the Company is required to maintain refundable deposits of $1.8 million, which are included in Deposits in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, as of December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024, respectively.

<u>Software as a Service</u>

The Company capitalizes direct costs incurred in cloud computing implementation costs from hosting arrangements, which are categorized as long-lived assets, and are reported as a Software as a service in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. All other internal-use software development costs are capitalized and reported as a component of computer software within Intangible assets. Capitalized costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the related software and the amortization is recorded within operating expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

The Company reviews its long-lived assets, primarily Property and equipment and Software as a service, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recovered. The Company looks primarily to the undiscounted future cash flows in its assessment of whether or not long-lived assets have been impaired. There were no impairment triggering events identified with respect to long-lived assets during Fiscal 2025, 2024, or 2023.

<u>Leases</u>

The Company leases all their office space through operating leases, which expire at various dates through 2030. Many of the lease agreements obligate the Company to pay real estate taxes, insurance and certain maintenance costs, which are accounted for separately. Certain of the Company's lease arrangements contain renewal provisions for 5 years, exercisable at the Company's option. The Company's lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. Contracts with lease and non-lease components are accounted for on a combined basis.

The Company determines if an arrangement is an operating lease at inception. Leases and subleases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. All other leases and subleases are recorded on the balance sheet as right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for the lease term.

Right-of-use lease assets and lease liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term and include options to extend or terminate the lease when they are reasonably certain to be exercised. The present value of lease payments is determined using the incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at lease commencement date, unless the implicit rate in the lease is readily determinable. The Company's operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is recorded in selling, general, and administrative expenses.

<u>Intangible Assets</u>

The Company holds intangible assets with finite lives. Intangible assets with finite useful lives are amortized over their respective estimated useful lives, ranging from three to ten years, based on a pattern in which the economic benefit of the respective Intangible asset is realized.

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Identifiable Intangible assets recognized in conjunction with acquisitions are recorded at fair value. Significant unobservable inputs are used to determine the fair value of the identifiable Intangible assets based on the income approach valuation model whereby the present worth and anticipated future benefits of the identifiable Intangible assets are discounted back to their net present value.

The Company develops and implements software to enhance the performance and capabilities of the information technology infrastructure. Direct internal payroll costs and external costs for the development of software are capitalized from the time internal-use software is considered probable until the software is deployed. All other preliminary and planning stage costs are expensed as incurred. Minor upgrades and enhancements to software systems are are expensed in the period incurred as software maintenance and training costs.

The Company evaluates the recoverability of Intangible assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that an Intangible asset's carrying amount may not be recoverable. The Company considered the current and expected future economic and market conditions and its impact on each of the reporting units. The Company annually evaluates the remaining useful lives of all Intangible assets to determine whether events and circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining period of amortization. In Fiscal 2023, management decided to eliminate the use of various trade names and go to market under the BGSF brand. Management's rebranding created an impairment charge of $22.5 million included in discontinued operations. There were no impairment indicators identified during Fiscal 2025 or 2024.

<u>Goodwill</u>

Goodwill represents the difference between the total consideration paid less the fair value of all recognized net asset fair values including identifiable intangible asset values in a business combination. The Company reviews goodwill for impairment annually during the fourth quarter or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of goodwill may not be recoverable. Based on annual testing, the Company has determined there was no impairment indicators for goodwill assets during Fiscal 2025, 2024, or 2023.

The Company first evaluates qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not (that is, a likelihood of more than 50 percent) that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, including goodwill. If after qualitatively assessing the totality of events or circumstances, the Company determines that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then further testing is unnecessary. If after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, the Company determines that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the Company then estimates the fair value of the reporting unit and compares the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill, as discussed below.

In assessing whether it is more likely than not that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired, the Company assesses relevant events and circumstances that could affect the significant inputs used to determine the fair value.

The quantitative impairment test for an indefinite-lived intangible asset consists of a comparison of the fair value of the asset with its carrying amount. If the carrying amount of an intangible asset exceeds its fair value, a reporting unit shall recognize an impairment loss in an amount equal to that excess.

The quantitative goodwill impairment test involves a two-step process. In the first step, the Company compares the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying value. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, goodwill is not impaired and no further testing is required. If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than the carrying value, the Company must perform the second step of the impairment test to measure the amount of impairment loss. In the second step, the reporting unit's fair value is allocated to all of the assets and liabilities of the reporting unit, including any unrecognized intangible assets, in a hypothetical analysis that calculates the implied fair value of goodwill in the same manner as if the reporting unit was being acquired in a business combination. If the implied fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill is less than the carrying value, the difference is recorded as an impairment loss.

<u>Debt Issuance Costs</u>

Debt issuance costs are amortized into interest expense using the effective interest method over the term of the respective loans. Debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability are presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability.

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<u>Contingent Consideration</u>

The Company has obligations, to be paid in cash, related to its acquisitions if certain operating and financial goals are met. The fair value of this contingent consideration is determined using expected cash flows and present value technique. The fair value calculation of the expected future payments uses a discount rate commensurate with the risks of the expected cash flow. The resulting discount is amortized as interest expense over the outstanding period using the effective interest method.

<u>Revenue Recognition</u>

The Company derives its revenues from continuing operations by providing workforce solutions and placement services through the Property Management segment. Revenues are recognized when promised services are delivered to client partners, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those services. Revenues from continuing operations as presented on the consolidated statements of operations represent services rendered to client partners less sales adjustments and allowances. Reimbursements, including those related to out-of-pocket expenses, are also included in revenues, and the related amounts of reimbursable expenses are included in cost of services.

The Company records revenue on a gross basis as a principal versus on a net basis as an agent in the presentation of revenues and expenses. The Company has concluded that gross reporting is appropriate because the Company (i) has the risk of identifying and hiring qualified field talent, (ii) has the discretion to select the field talent and establish their price and duties and (iii) bears the risk for services that are not fully paid for by client partners.

Contract field talent revenues - Field talent revenues from contracts with client partners are recognized over time in the amount to which the Company has a right to invoice, as the services are rendered by the Company's field talent.

Contingent placement revenues - Any revenues associated with workforce solutions that are provided on a contingent basis are recognized at a point in time once the contingency is resolved, as this is when control is transferred to the client partner, usually when employment candidates start their employment.

The Company estimates the effect of placement candidates who do not remain with its client partners through the guarantee period (generally 90 days) based on historical experience. Allowances, recorded as a liability, are established to estimate these losses. Fees to client partners are generally calculated as a percentage of the new worker's annual compensation. No fees for placement workforce solutions are charged to employment candidates. These assumptions determine the timing of revenue recognition for the reported period.

Refer to Note 18 for disaggregated revenues by functional specialization and segment.

Payment terms in the Company's contracts vary by the type and location of its client partner and the workforce solutions offered. The term between invoicing and when payment is due is not significant. There were no unsatisfied performance obligations as of December 28, 2025 or December 29, 2024. There were no revenues recognized during Fiscal 2025 related to performance obligations satisfied or partially satisfied in previous periods. There are no contract costs capitalized. The Company did not recognize any contract impairments during Fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023. The opening balance of accounts receivable at December 31, 2023, was $29.6 million.

<u>Advertising</u>

The Company recognizes advertising expense in selling, general, and administrative expenses as the services are incurred. Total advertising expense from continuing operations was $0.7 million for Fiscal 2025 and Fiscal 2024, respectively, and $0.8 million for Fiscal 2023.

<u>Share-Based Compensation</u>

The Company recognizes compensation expense in selling, general, and administrative expenses over the service period for common stock options or restricted stock that are expected to vest and records adjustments to compensation expense at the end of the service period if actual forfeitures differ from original estimates.

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<u>Earnings Per Share</u>

Basic earnings per common share are computed by dividing net (loss) income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period adjusted to reflect potentially dilutive securities. Antidilutive shares are excluded from the calculation of earnings per share. The following is a reconciliation of the number of shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the respective periods (in thousands):

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| | December 28,<br>2025 | December 29,<br>2024 | December 31,<br>2023 |
| Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding: | 11025 | 10896 | 10766 |
| Weighted-average number of diluted common shares outstanding | 11025 | 10896 | 10766 |

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | Stock options and restricted stock | | 902 | 812 |
| | Convertible note | 668<br>— | 255 | 255 |
| Antidilutive shares | Antidilutive shares | 668 | 1,157 | 1,067 |

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<u>Income Taxes</u>

The current provision for income taxes represents estimated amounts payable or refundable on tax returns filed or to be filed for the year. The Company recognizes any penalties when necessary as part of selling, general, and administrative expenses. As a matter of operation, the Company first calculated the effective tax on continuing operations, and then allocated the remaining taxes to our discontinued operations, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 740.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded for the estimated future tax effects of temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and amounts are classified as noncurrent in the consolidated balance sheets. Deferred tax assets are also recognized for net operating loss and tax credit carryovers. The overall change in deferred tax assets and liabilities for the period measures the deferred tax expense or benefit for the period. Effects of changes in enacted tax laws on deferred tax assets and liabilities are reflected as adjustments to tax expense in the period of enactment. As of December 28, 2025, the Company's deferred tax assets are primarily composed of $6.8 million relating to net operating loss carryforwards and $2.2 million relating to interest expense carryovers. To the extent there is an ownership change in the Company of 50 percent or greater, as defined by Section 392 of the Internal Revenue Code, the ability to utilize these tax attributes, as well as others, against taxable income may be limited. The Company does not anticipate this limitation to apply.

When appropriate, the Company will record a valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets to offset future tax benefits that may not be realized. In determining whether a valuation allowance is appropriate, the Company considers whether it is more likely than not that all or some portion of our deferred tax assets will not be realized, based in part upon management's judgments regarding future events and past operating results. During Fiscal 2025, the Company recorded a $1.5 million valuation allowance recorded against the certain net deferred tax assets related specifically to the sale of BGSF Professional to offset future tax benefits that may not be realized. The valuation allowances recorded relate to capital losses and stock-based compensation. If these items are ultimately utilized, the Company will recognize a tax benefit up to the full amount of the valuation allowance.

The Company follows the guidance of ASC Topic 740, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. ASC Topic 740 prescribes a more-likely-than-not measurement methodology to reflect the financial statement impact of uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.

<u>Recent Accounting Pronouncements</u>

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09 - Income Taxes (Topic ASC 740) Income Taxes. The ASU improves the transparency of income tax disclosures by requiring (1) consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and (2) income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. It also includes certain other amendments to improve the effectiveness of income tax disclosures. ASU 2023-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024 with early adoption permitted. As of December 28, 2025, we adopted this standard and it has been applied prospectively. This change did not have a significant impact on the Company's financial statements and disclosures. The Company's income tax disclosures have been updated to comply with the new requirements, including enhanced disaggregation in the rate reconciliation and additional information regarding income taxes paid by jurisdiction. See "Note 10 - Income Taxes," for further discussion.

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In November 2024, FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures, which will require the Company to disclose the amounts of purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation and intangible asset amortization, as applicable, included in certain expense captions in the Consolidated Statements of Operations The new guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses: Measurements of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets. Under this practical expedient, an entity is allowed to assume that the current conditions it has applied in determining credit loss allowances for current accounts receivable and current contract assets remain unchanged for the remaining life of those assets. The new guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim reporting periods in those years. Entities that elect the practical expedient and, if applicable, make the accounting policy election are required to apply the amendments prospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software, which amends the guidance in ASC 350-40, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software. The amendments modernize the recognition and disclosure framework for internal-use software costs, removing the previous "development stage" model and introducing a more judgment-based approach. The new guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027 and for interim periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements, which clarifies the guidance in Topic 270 to improve the consistency of interim financial reporting. The ASU provides a comprehensive list of required interim disclosures and introduces a disclosure principle requiring entities to disclose events since the end of the last annual reporting period that have a material impact on the entity. ASU 2025-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2025-11.

**NOTE 3 - ACQUISITIONS**

<u>Arroyo Consulting</u>

On April 24, 2023, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets, and assumed certain of the liabilities, of Arroyo Consulting for cash consideration of $6.8 million. Certain post-closing liabilities were held back of $0.4 million and a partial security for any indemnification obligation was held back for one year of $0.9 million. The purchase agreement further provided for contingent consideration of up to $8.5 million based on the performance of the acquired business for the two years following the date of acquisition. The purchase price at closing was paid out of funds under the Company's credit agreement led by BMO, see "Note 11 - Debt". The purchase agreement contained a provision for a "true up" of acquired working capital, which was paid on July 1, 2024, out of the delayed draw funds under the Company's credit agreement along with the hold backs and the year one payment of $4.3 million for contingent consideration.

The acquired business was assigned to the Professional segment. The acquisition of Arroyo Consulting allowed the Company to provide clients a cost effective alternative offering nearshore and offshore IT resources specializing in IT and software development with operations in the United States, Colombia, and India.

The Fiscal 2023 consolidated statement of operations included thirty-six weeks for approximately $14.8 million of revenue and $4.0 million of discontinued operations income, which included $0.7 million in discontinued amortization expense on acquisition intangibles.

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The final purchase price was allocated to the discontinued assets acquired and discontinued liabilities as follows (in thousands):

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | Preliminary | Adjustments | Final |
| Accounts receivable | $3452 | $24 | $3476 |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets |  | 72 | 72 |
| Property and equipment, net |  | 145 | 145 |
| Right-of-use asset - operating leases | 141 |  | 141 |
| Intangible assets | 11468 | 293 | 11761 |
| Goodwill (no deductible tax basis) | 3836 | (437) | 3399 |
| Current liabilities assumed | (2471) | (150) | (2621) |
| Lease liability - operating leases | (140) | 55 | (85) |
| Total net assets acquired | $16286 | $2 | $16288 |
| Cash |  |  | $6800 |
| Hold back, working capital\* |  |  | 350 |
| Hold back, indemnities\* |  |  | 850 |
| Working capital adjustment\* |  |  | 679 |
| Fair value of contingent consideration |  |  | 7609 |
| Total fair value of consideration transferred for acquired business |  |  | $16288 |

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\*Included in Other current liabilities

The allocation of the discontinued intangible assets was as follows (in thousands):

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | Estimated Fair<br>Value | Estimated <br>Useful Lives |
| Covenants not to compete | $356 | 5 years |
| Client partner list | 11235 | 10 years |
| Computer software | 170 | 5 years |
| Total | $11761 |  |

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The Company incurred costs of $0.6 million in Fiscal 2024 and 2023 related to the Arroyo Consulting acquisition. These costs were expensed as incurred in discontinued selling, general, and administrative expenses.

<u>Supplemental Unaudited Pro Forma Information</u>

The Company estimates what would have been reported if the revenues and net loss from discontinued operations had taken place on the first day of the Company's Fiscal 2023 (in thousands, except income per share):

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| | December 31,<br>2023 |
| Revenues | $195 |
| Gross profit | $64 |
| Net loss | $11 |
| Net loss per share - basic and diluted | $1.01 |

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Pro forma discontinued net loss includes amortization of primarily client partner lists, interest expense on additional borrowings on the new term loan and the revolving facility (the "Revolving Facility") (see "Note 11 - Debt") at a rate of 7.1%. The tax benefit of the pro forma adjustments at an effective tax rate of 22.3%. The pro forma operating results include adjustments to Arroyo Consulting related to synergy adjustments for expenses that would be duplicative and other non-recurring, non-operating and out of period expense items once integrated with the Company. There were no material nonrecurring adjustments.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Amounts set forth above are not necessarily indicative of the results that would have been attained had the Arroyo Consulting acquisition taken place on the first day of Fiscal 2023 or of the results that may be achieved by the combined enterprise in the future.

**NOTE 4 – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS**

On June 14, 2025, the Company entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement ("EPA") with INSPYR Solutions Intermediate, LLC ("INSPYR"), pursuant to which the Company sold to INSPYR substantially all of the outstanding equity and assets pertaining to BGSF Professional. The sale closed on September 8, 2025, for cash proceeds of $91.5 million (which includes a $2.3 million working capital adjustment as provided in the EPA) plus $5.2 million in holdback escrow accounts. Under the terms of the EPA, INSPYR acquired certain assets and equity interests, and assumed certain liabilities and obligations of the Company pertaining to BGSF Professional. In March 2026, the Company received one holdback escrow payment and the working capital adjustment totaling approximately $4.4 million.

The EPA contained customary representations and warranties, covenants (including certain non-competition and non-solicitation covenants restricting the Company with respect to the professional staffing business), closing conditions, and indemnification provisions. The EPA also included a payment obligation related to the June 10, 2025 letter agreement with Arroyo Consulting, LLC related to the payout of $2.5 million in contingent consideration where by the Company assumed a portion of this obligation and paid $1.2 million at closing and the remaining $0.6 million in monthly installments ("Note payable"). After the close of the transaction, the Company began providing certain back-office services to INSPYR for a limited period of time.

The BGSF Professional financial results for periods prior to the sale have been reflected in our Consolidated Balance Sheet, Consolidated Statements of Operations, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as discontinued operations. The financial results of BGSF Professional are as follows (in thousands):

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Years Ended** | **Years Ended** | **Years Ended** |
| | December 28, 2025 | December 29, 2024 | December 31, 2023 |
| Revenue | $112856 | $168098 | $188090 |
| Cost of services | 77340 | 113603 | 126091 |
| Gross profit | 35516 | 54495 | 61999 |
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 27516 | 42433 | 43246 |
| Gain on contingent consideration |  | (1452) |  |
| Depreciation and amortization | 3577 | 6434 | 6461 |
| Impairment loss |  |  | 22545 |
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations before taxes | $4423 | $7080 | $(10253) |

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The preliminary carrying amount of assets, liabilities, and equity included as part of discontinued operations (in thousands):

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|:---|:---|
| | December 29, 2024 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $321 |
| Accounts receivable (net of allowance for credit losses of $223) | 23046 |
| Prepaid expenses | 885 |
| Other current assets | 102 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total current assets | 24354 |
| Property and equipment, net | 529 |
| Deposits | 88 |
| Software as a service, net | 370 |
| Deferred income taxes, net | 607 |
| Right of-use-assets-operating leases, net | 3891 |
| Intangible assets, net | 20131 |
| Goodwill | 58078 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total other assets | 83694 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total assets classified as discontinued operations | $108048 |
| Accrued payroll and expenses | $8133 |
| Contingent consideration, current portion | 2662 |
| Lease liabilities, current portions | 1029 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total current liabilities | 11824 |
| Lease liabilities, less current portion | 3072 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total noncurrent liabilities | 3072 |
| Other long-term liabilities (intercompany) | 32195 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total liabilities classified as discontinued operations | 47091 |
| Retained earnings | 60957 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total liabilities and equity classified as discontinued operations | $108048 |

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**NOTE 5 - OTHER CURRENT ASSETS**

Other current assets consist of the following at (in thousands):

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| | December 28,<br>2025 | December 29,<br>2024 |
| CARES Act receivable | $280 | $1661 |
| Income tax receivable | 457 | 513 |
| State payroll tax receivable | 322 |  |
| Federal payroll tax receivable | 399 |  |
| Other |  | 39 |
|  | $1458 | $2213 |

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<u>CARES Act Receivable</u>

The Employee Retention Credit ("ERC") was established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act"). The CARES Act allows relief to businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic, by providing payment to employers for qualified wages and health insurance benefits for team members. The CARES Act applies to taxes incurred from March 27, 2020, through the second quarter of 2021. ERC claims are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"). The Company's claims may be audited by the IRS until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which may extend for several years from the date the original or amended payroll tax returns were filed. As of Fiscal 2025, the Company has not received notice of examination related to its ERC claims and received $1.4 million.

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**NOTE 6 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET**

Property and equipment consist of the following at (in thousands):

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| | December 28,<br>2025 | December 29,<br>2024 |
| Leasehold improvements | $351 | $349 |
| Furniture and fixtures | 273 | 270 |
| Computer systems | 948 | 1296 |
|  | 1572 | 1915 |
| Accumulated depreciation | (1328) | (1307) |
| Property and equipment, net | $244 | $608 |

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Total depreciation expense from continuing operations in Fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023 was $0.1 million, $0.2 million, and $0.2 million, respectively.

**NOTE 7 - LEASES**

The Company's future continuing operating lease obligations that have not yet commenced are immaterial. Short-term leases and subleases were immaterial. The supplemental balance sheet and cash flow information related to the Company's operating leases were as follows at (dollars in thousands):

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | December 28,<br>2025 | December 29,<br>2024 | December 31,<br>2023 |
| Weighted average remaining lease term of continuing operating leases | 2.6 years | 2.8 years | 2.8 years |
| Weighted average discount rate for continuing operating leases | 8.3% | 7.8% | 7.5% |
| Cash paid for continuing operating leases | $610 | $726 | $485 |
| Continuing operating lease expense | $528 | $641 | $462 |
| Right-of - use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities | $— | $366 | $910 |

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The undiscounted annual future minimum lease payments of continuing operations consist of the following at (in thousands):

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|:---|:---|
| | December 28, 2025 |
| 2026 | $450 |
| 2027 | 122 |
| 2028 | 94 |
| 2029 | 96 |
| 2030 | 24 |
| Total lease payment | 786 |
| Imputed interest | (79) |
| Present value of lease liabilities | $707 |

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**NOTE 8 - GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS**

Goodwill and intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | December 28, 2025 | December 28, 2025 | December 28, 2025 |
| | Gross Value | Accumulated<br>Amortization | Net<br>Carrying<br>Value |
| Indefinite lives: |  |  |  |
| Goodwill | $1074 | $— | $1074 |
| Finite lives: |  |  |  |
| Client partner lists | $905 | $905 | $— |
| Computer software | 7746 | 4743 | 3003 |
| Total | $8651 | $5648 | $3003 |

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| | December 29, 2024 | December 29, 2024 | December 29, 2024 |
| | Gross Value | Accumulated<br>Amortization | Net<br>Carrying<br>Value |
| Indefinite lives: |  |  |  |
| Goodwill | $1074 | $— | $1074 |
| Finite lives: |  |  |  |
| Client partner lists | $905 | $905 | $— |
| Computer software | 8570 | 4185 | 4385 |
| Total | $9475 | $5090 | $4385 |

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Estimated future amortization expense for the next five years and thereafter is as follows (in thousands):

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|:---|:---|
| Fiscal Years Ending: |  |
| 2026 | $531 |
| 2027 | 499 |
| 2028 | 435 |
| 2029 | 435 |
| 2030 | 427 |
| Thereafter | 676 |
| Total | $3003 |

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Total amortization expense from continuing operations for Fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023 was $1.4 million, $1.2 million and $1.1 million, respectively. In Fiscal 2025, the Company reclassified $0.1 million from property and equipment related to the new features on the IT infrastructure.

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**NOTE 9 - ACCRUED PAYROLL AND EXPENSES AND TRANSITION SERVICES PAYABLE**

Accrued payroll and expenses consist of the following at (in thousands):

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| | December 28,<br>2025 | December 29,<br>2024 |
| Payroll | $1047 | $1339 |
| Payroll related | 1218 | 991 |
| Bonuses and commissions | 664 | 375 |
| Vendor services | 763 | 569 |
| Other | 749 | 1594 |
| Accrued payroll and expenses | $4441 | $4868 |

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Transition services payable consists of the following:

Subsequent to the closing of the sale of BGSF Professional (See "Note 4 - Discontinued Operations"), the Company provided certain transitional back-office services to INSPYR for a limited period. These services included processing and paying accounts payable and payroll, and collecting trade accounts receivable through the Company's bank accounts. The transition service payable account balance represents the amount either due to or due from INSPYR. Due to changing cash inflows and outflows, the balance swings between a receivable and a payable. As of December 28, 2025, the account balance of $3.1 million represented a payable to INSPYR. The account will only be settled when both parties agreed the expected cash flows were representative of a long term trend.

**NOTE 10 - INCOME TAXES**

The Company derives its revenue from operations in the United States and any foreign activity from discontinued operations is immaterial. For the fiscal years ended, December 28, 2025, December 29, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the Company incurred a loss before income tax provision from continuing operations of $13.4 million, $10.8 million, and $2.9 million, respectively. The Company's income tax benefit (expense) for the fiscal years are comprised of the following at (in thousands):

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | December 28, 2025 | December 29,<br>2024 | December 31, 2023 |
| Current: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Federal | $219 | $766 | $776 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State | (6) | 2 | (76) |
| Total current provision for taxes | 213 | 768 | 700 |
| Deferred: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Federal | 1319 | 1045 | 97 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State | 349 | 271 | 34 |
| Total deferred provision for taxes | 1668 | 1316 | 131 |
| Federal from discontinued operations | (494) | (895) | 1857 |
| State from discontinued operations | (103) | (819) | 248 |
| Income tax benefit | $1284 | $370 | $2936 |

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes to the tax computed at statutory federal rate after the adoption of ASU 2023-09 is as follows (in thousands):

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| | December 28,<br>2025 | December 28,<br>2025 |
| U.S. federal statutory tax rate | $2817 | 21% |
| State and local income taxes, net of federal | 388 | 3 |
| Work Opportunity Tax Credit, net | 396 | 3 |
| Changes in valuation allowance |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unrealized capital loss carryforward | (1029) | (8) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unrealized share based compensation | (491) | (3) |
| Nontaxable and nondeductible items | (200) | (1) |
| Income tax benefit from continuing operations | 1881 | 15 |
| Income tax expense from discontinued operations | (597) | (5) |
| Income tax benefit | $1284 | 10% |

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A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes to the tax computed at statutory federal rate before the adoption of ASU 2023-09 is as follows (in thousands):

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| | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | December 29,<br>2024 | December 29,<br>2024 | December 31,<br>2023 | December 31,<br>2023 |
| U.S. federal statutory tax rate | $2265 | 21% | $610 | 21% |
| State and local income taxes, net of federal | 216 | 2 | (29) | (1) |
| Work Opportunity Tax Credit, net |  |  | 299 | 10 |
| Nontaxable or nondeductible items | (397) | (3) | (49) | (2) |
| Income tax benefit from continuing operations | 2084 | 20 | 831 | 28 |
| Income tax (expense) benefit from discontinued operations | (1714) | (10) | 2105 | (5) |
| Income tax benefit | $370 | 10% | $2936 | 23% |

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Significant components of the Company's deferred income taxes are as follows at (in thousands):

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| | December 28,<br>2025 | December 29,<br>2024 |
| Deferred tax assets from continuing operations: |  |  |
| Allowance for credit losses | $290 | $239 |
| Goodwill and intangible assets | 249 | 7130 |
| Accrued payroll and expenses | 714 | 564 |
| Operating lease liabilities | 132 | 160 |
| Business interest expense carryforward | 2215 | 1385 |
| Share-based compensation | 581 | 514 |
| Net operating loss carry forward | 6768 | 767 |
| Deferred tax liabilities from continuing operations: |  |  |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (282) | (610) |
| Property and equipment | (527) | (2119) |
| Operating lease assets | (153) | (181) |
| Valuation allowance | (491) |  |
| Net deferred income taxes from continuing operations | 9496 | 7849 |
| Net deferred income taxes from discontinued operations |  | 606 |
| Net deferred income taxes | $9496 | $8455 |

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**NOTE 11 - DEBT**

On September 8, 2025, the Company paid the balance on the existing Term Loan and Revolving Facility using the proceeds from the sale of BGSF Professional. See "Note 4 - Discontinued Operations."

On July 16, 2019, the Company entered into a credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement"), which would have matured on July 16, 2024 and subsequently canceled, led by BMO, as lead administrative agent, lender, letters of credit issuer, and swing line lender. The Company entered into four amendments from August 18, 2022 through May 19, 2023, which changed the interest rate component from LIBOR to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR"), exercised the option to borrow $40 million, required 2.5% of the original principal balance of the new term loan, permitted a foreign entity acquisition, modified the distributions terms, and increased a revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Facility") by $6.0 million.

On March 12, 2024, the Credit Agreement was amended and restated (the "Restated Agreement") with a maturity, which provided for a Revolving Facility which permitted the Company to borrow funds in an aggregate amount up to $40 million. The Restated Agreement also provided for a term loan commitment, which permitted the Company to borrow funds from time to time (the "Term Loan"). In July 2024, the Company exercised the option to borrow on a delayed draw term loan of $4.3 million related to payments on the Arroyo Consulting Acquisition's working capital "true up", hold backs, and year one contingent consideration. On November 6, 2024, the Company entered into the First Amendment to Restated Agreement, which reduced the availability on the Revolving Facility an aggregate amount up to $20 million.

On March 13, 2025, the Company entered into a Waiver and Second Amendment to Restated Agreement in which the lenders unanimously waived noncompliance with the covenants as of December 29, 2024 and March 30, 2025 and established a new definition of Applicable Margin, a reduction of the swing line sublimit to zero, and limiting the aggregate revolving credit borrowings to $8.0 million. On May 7, 2025, the Company entered into a Waiver and Amendment which provided that the lenders unanimously waived noncompliance on the requirement of at least $2.0 million in cash equity contributions by extending the deadline and adding the option of issuing subordinated debt in the amount of $2.0 million. On August 4, 2025, the Company entered into a Waiver and Amendment in which the lenders unanimously waived noncompliance with the foregoing covenants as of June 29, 2025 and the Company would finalize and close the sale BGSF Professional no later than September 30, 2025. During Fiscal 2025, the Company recognized into interest expense approximately $0.8 million related to the amendments on unamortized debt issuances costs.

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The Company was required to repay the Term Loan in quarterly principal installments equal to 2.5% of the aggregate principal balance. The Company paid an unused commitment fee on the daily average unused amount of Revolving Facility. The Company's obligations were secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all tangible and intangible property of the Company's and its subsidiaries. The Company obtained the waivers described above for the non compliance with the foregoing financial covenants and certain affirmative covenants as of the quarters ended December 29, 2024, March 30, 2025, and June 29, 2025.

<u>Letter of Credit</u>

In conjunction with a previous acquisition, the Company entered into a standby letter of credit arrangement, which expired, for purposes of protecting a lessor against default on lease payments. As of December 29, 2024, the Company had a maximum financial exposure from this standby letter of credit totaling $0.1 million and no liability had been recorded, all of which was considered usage against the Revolving Facility. On September 8, 2025, the Company assigned the related lease in the sale of BGSF Professional.

<u>Line of Credit</u>

On September 8, 2025, the Company paid the balance on the facility using the proceeds from the sale of BGSF Professional and subsequently cancelled the facility. At December 29, 2024, $6.4 million was outstanding on the revolving facilities. The average daily balance while the debt was outstanding for Fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023 was $7.2 million, $12.4 million, and $23.1 million, respectively. Borrowings under the revolving facilities consisted of and bore interest at (in thousands):

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| | December 29,<br>2024 | December 29,<br>2024 |
| Base Rate | $2395 | 10.25% |
| SOFR | 4000 | 8.23% |
| Total | $6395 | 8.99% |

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<u>Long-Term Debt</u>

Long-term debt consisted of and bore interest at (in thousands):

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| | December 29,<br>2024 | December 29,<br>2024 |
| SOFR | $36550 | 8.23% |
| Long-term debt | $36550 |  |

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<u>Convertible Note</u> 

At December 29, 2024, the Company had a two-year convertible unsecured promissory note of $4.4 million due to the seller with an annual interest rate of 6%, with interest paid quarterly related to the 2022 Horn Solutions acquisition. The promissory note was convertible into shares of our common stock at any time after the one-year anniversary of the promissory note at a conversion price equal to $17.12 per share, prior to the maturity date of December 12, 2024. On January 30, 2025, the Company amended the promissory note which increased the interest rate to 7% and extended the maturity date to December 12, 2025. The Company incurred interest expense related to the convertible note of approximately $0.2 million and $0.3 million for Fiscal 2025 and 2024, respectively. On September 8, 2025, the Company paid the balance on the promissory note using the proceeds from the sale of BGSF Professional.

**NOTE 12 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS**

The accounting standard for fair value measurements defines fair value and establishes a market-based framework or hierarchy for measuring fair value. The standard is applicable whenever assets and liabilities are measured at fair value. The fair value hierarchy established prioritizes the inputs used in valuation techniques into three levels as follows:

Level 1 - Observable inputs - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;

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Level 2 - Observable inputs other than the quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities - includes quoted prices for similar instruments, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in inactive markets, and amounts derived from valuation models where all significant inputs are observable in active markets, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument; and

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs - includes amounts derived from valuation models where one or more significant inputs are unobservable and requires the Company to develop relevant assumptions.

There were no transfers between the respective Levels during Fiscal 2025. In connection with the sale of BGSF professional, see "Note 4 - Discontinued Operations", the Level 3 contingent consideration obligation was converted into a Level 1 note payable. The following table summarizes the financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the level they fall within the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Financial Statement Classification** | **Fair Value Hierarchy** | **December 29,<br>2024** |
| Convertible note | Level 2 | $4368 |

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On September 8, 2025, the Company paid the balance on the convertible note using the proceeds from the sale of BGSF Professional. Key inputs in determining the fair value of the convertible note as of December 29, 2024 included current stock price, the conversion price, and the maturity date. Key inputs in determining the fair value of the contingent consideration, which is included in discontinued operations, as of December 29, 2024 included discount rates of approximately 7% as well as management's estimates of future sales volumes and EBITDA. Before the sale of BGSF Professional, we recognized a gain of $0.5 million on contingent consideration in Fiscal 2025.

**NOTE 13 - CONTINGENCIES**

The Company is engaged from time to time in legal matters and proceedings arising out of its normal course of business. The Company establishes a liability related to its legal proceedings and claims when it has determined that it is probable that the Company has incurred a liability and the related amount can be reasonably estimated. If the Company determines that an obligation is reasonably possible, the Company will, if material, disclose the nature of the loss contingency and the estimated range of possible loss, or include a statement that no estimate of the loss can be made. No provision has been recorded for any claims as of December 28, 2025 or December 29, 2024.

The Company insures against, subject to and upon the terms and conditions of various insurance policies, claims or losses from workers' compensation, general liability, automobile liability, property damage, professional liability, employment practices, fiduciary liability, fidelity losses, crime and cyber risk, and director and officer liability. Under the Company's bylaws, the Company's directors and officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Company. The Company also has an insurance policy for our directors and officers to insure them against liabilities arising from the performance of their positions with the Company or its subsidiaries. The Company has also entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and certain officers.

<u>Employment Agreements</u>

The employment agreement for CFO and Co-CEO's, Keith Schroeder was effective as of February 24, 2025 and the agreement remains in effect through December 31, 2027 with successive one-year extensions unless terminated pursuant to its terms. In the event that his employment is terminated by the Company without cause or by him for good reason, he will be entitled to (i) twelve months of base salary, (ii) accrued bonus, and (iii) eighteen months of COBRA premiums for him and his dependents. Additionally, he will become 100% vested in any awards outstanding under the Company's 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, ("2013 Plan") or similar plan. Should there be a sale of the Company that results in the termination of his employment, he will be entitled to all of the amounts listed above, however, base salary shall equal eighteen months.

The employment agreement for Co-CEO's, Kelly Brown was effective as of February 24, 2026 and the agreement remains in effect through December 31, 2027 with successive one-year extensions unless terminated pursuant to its terms. In the event that her employment is terminated by the Company without cause or by her for good reason, she will be entitled to (i) twelve months of base salary, (ii) accrued bonus, and (iii) eighteen months of COBRA premiums for her and her dependents. Additionally, she will become 100% vested in any awards outstanding under the 2013 Plan or similar plan. Should there be a sale of the Company that results in the termination of her employment, she will be entitled to all of the amounts listed above, however, base salary shall equal eighteen months.

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**BGSF, Inc. and Subsidiaries** 

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**NOTE 14 - EQUITY**

Authorized capital stock consists of 19,500,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share and 500,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share.

<u>Repurchase of Common Stock</u>

On November 5, 2025, the Company's Board approved a stock repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to $5.0 million of its common stock. The repurchase program does not have an expiration date and may be suspended, terminated, or modified at any time for any reason. During Fiscal 2025, the Company repurchased 351,200 shares at a weighted average price of $4.33 per share. The repurchased shares are recorded as part of treasury stock and are account for under the cost method. The repurchase program has been used to return capital to shareholders and to minimize the dilutive impact of stock options and other share-based awards. As of December 28, 2025, the Company has approximately $3.5 million available for repurchases under this program.

<u>Restricted Stock</u>

The Company issued net restricted common stock of 157 thousand, 51 thousand, and 57 thousand shares to team members and non-team member (non-employee) directors in Fiscal 2025, Fiscal 2024, and Fiscal 2023, respectively. The restricted shares of $0.01 par value per share were issued under the 2013 Plan and contain a three-year service condition. The restricted stock constitutes issued and outstanding shares of the Company's common stock, except for the right of disposal, for all purposes during the period of restriction including voting rights and dividend distributions.

In connection with the vesting portions of the restricted stock, -0-, -0-, and 2,085 shares of company stock, or treasury stock were withheld, to satisfy the withholding obligation in connection with the vesting of a portion of the restricted stock for Fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.

<u>Dividends</u>

For Fiscal 2025, the Company's Board declared a special cash dividend of $2.00 per share of common stock. The dividend was paid on September 30, 2025 to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 23, 2025. The Company paid a $22.4 million in the aggregate with respect to this special cash dividend.

For Fiscal 2024, the Company's Board declared a cash dividend in the amount of $0.15 per share of common stock and disbursed $1.6 million in cash dividend on our common stock.

For Fiscal 2023, the Company's Board declared quarterly cash dividends in the amount aggregate amount of $0.60 per share of common stock and disbursed $6.5 million in cash dividends on our common stock.

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**NOTE 15 - SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION**

<u>Stock Options</u>

In December 2013, the Board adopted the original 2013 Plan. Under the original 2013 Plan team members, directors and consultants of the Company may receive incentive stock options and other awards. To the extent any option or award expires unexercised or is canceled, terminated or forfeited in any manner without the issuance of common stock thereunder, such shares shall again be available for issuance under the original 2013 Plan. As of December 28, 2025, a total of approximately 1.3 million shares remain available for issuance under the 2013 Plan.

The term of each option is determined by the Board but cannot exceed 10 years. Unless otherwise specified in an option agreement, options vest and become exercisable on the following schedule: 20% immediately and 20% on each anniversary date of the grant date. Each option shall be designated as an incentive stock option ("ISO") or a non-qualified option ("NQO"). The exercise price of an ISO shall not be less than the fair market value of the stock covered by the ISO at the grant date; provided, however, the exercise price of an ISO granted to any person who owns, directly or indirectly, stock of the Company constituting more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of outstanding stock of the Company or of any affiliate of the Company, shall not be less than 110% of such fair market value.

The fair value of each option award was estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model and the assumptions in the following table. Because this option valuation model incorporates ranges of assumptions for inputs, those ranges are disclosed below. The Company bases the estimate of expected volatility on the historical volatilities of the Company for a period equal to the expected life of the option.

The risk-free rate for periods within the expected term of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The Company expects to use historical data to estimate team member termination within the valuation model; separate groups of team members that have similar historical termination behavior are considered separately for valuation purposes. The Company believes these estimates and assumptions are reasonable. However, these estimates and assumptions may change in the future based on actual experience as well as market conditions.

For Fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023, the Company recognized $0.4 million of compensation expense from continuing operations related to stock awards, respectively. Unamortized share-based compensation expense from continuing operations as of December 28, 2025 amounted to $0.3 million, which is expected to be recognized over the next 2.2 years. The following assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of stock options for the years ended:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | December 28, 2025 | | December 29, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 | |
| Weighted-average fair value of awards | $3.58 |  | $5.95 |  | $3.00 |  |
| Weighted-average risk-free interest rate | 4.2 | % | 4.0 | % | 4.2 | % |
| Dividend yield | $2.00 |  | $0.45 |  | $0.60 |  |
| Weighted-average volatility factor | 56.1 | % | 52.2 | % | 52.8 | % |
| Weighted-average expected life | 10.0 | yrs | 10.0 | yrs | 10.0 | yrs |

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A summary of stock option activity is presented as follows:

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| | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | Number of<br>Shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life | Total Intrinsic Value of Options <br>(in thousands) |
| Awards outstanding at January 1, 2023 | 821679 | $16.08 | 6.4 | $1907 |
| Granted | 126470 | $10.02 |  |  |
| Exercised | (4800) | $6.25 |  |  |
| Forfeited / Canceled | (21039) | $17.38 |  |  |
| Awards outstanding at December 31, 2023 | 922310 | $15.30 | 6.0 | $104 |
| Granted | 40000 | $8.80 |  |  |
| Exercised | (38798) | $6.74 |  |  |
| Forfeited / Canceled | (21900) | $14.31 |  |  |
| Awards outstanding at December 29, 2024 | 901612 | $15.41 | 5.3 | $— |
| Granted | 101821 | $5.34 |  |  |
| Forfeited / Canceled | (334934) | $12.73 |  |  |
| Awards outstanding at December 28, 2025 | 668499 | $13.52 | 5.2 | $52 |
| Awards exercisable at December 29, 2024 | 717076 | $16.59 | 4.6 | $— |
| Awards exercisable at December 28, 2025 | 590294 | $14.36 | 4.7 | $52 |

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The intrinsic value in the tables above is the amount by which the market value of the underlying stock exceeded the exercise price of outstanding options, before applicable income taxes and represents the amount holders would have realized if all in-the-money options had been exercised on the last business day of the period indicated.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | Number of<br>Shares | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |
| Non-vested outstanding at December 29, 2024 | 184536 | $7.94 |
| Non-vested outstanding at December 28, 2025 | 78205 | $3.45 |

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During Fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023, there were no cashless stock option exercises.

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<u>Restricted Stock</u>

For Fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023, the Company recognized $0.6 million of compensation expense related to restricted stock. Unamortized share-based compensation expense as of December 28, 2025 amounted to $0.6 million, which is expected to be recognized over the next 2.0 years. A summary of restricted stock activity is presented as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | Number of<br>Shares | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |
| Restricted outstanding at January 1, 2023 | 62020 | $12.21 |
| Issued | 57974 | $11.22 |
| Vested | (43303) | $11.71 |
| Forfeited / Canceled | (967) | $12.62 |
| Restricted outstanding at December 31, 2023 | 75724 | $11.73 |
| Issued | 50790 | $8.86 |
| Vested | (51694) | $11.38 |
| Restricted outstanding at December 29, 2024 | 74820 | $10.02 |
| Issued | 179162 | $4.70 |
| Vested | (124750) | $6.59 |
| Restricted outstanding at December 28, 2025 | 129232 | $5.96 |
| Nonvested outstanding at December 29, 2024 | 74820 | $10.02 |
| Nonvested outstanding at December 28, 2025 | 129232 | $5.96 |

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The total fair value of shares vested were $0.6 million, $0.5 million, and $0.8 million for Fiscal 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

<u>2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("2020 ESPP")</u>

In November 2020, the Company's shareholders approved the 2020 ESPP. Under the 2020 ESPP, eligible team members of the Company may elect for payroll deductions to purchase shares on each purchase date during an offering period. A total of 250,000 shares of common stock of BGSF, Inc. were initially reserved for issuance pursuant to the 2020 ESPP. For Fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023, the Company issued approximately 31 thousand, 61 thousand, and 54 thousand shares of common stock under the 2020 ESPP, respectively. During the first quarter of Fiscal 2025, the 2020 ESPP was paused for contributions and purchases because the number of shares allocated had been consumed. At the 2025 Annual Shareholders meeting, additional 250,000 shares of common stock were approved to be allocated to the plan. The Company is currently evaluating the re-start of the 2020 ESPP. The total shares available for issuance at December 28, 2025 is approximately 250 thousand shares.

**NOTE 16 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS**

There were no related party transactions in fiscal years 2025, 2024, or 2023.

**NOTE 17 - TEAM MEMBER BENEFIT PLAN**

<u>Defined Contribution Plan</u>

The Company provides a defined contribution plan (the "401(k) Plan") for the benefit of its eligible team members and field talent. The 401(k) Plan allows participants to make contributions subject to applicable statutory limitations. The Company matches participants contributions 100% up to the first 3% and 50% of the next 2% of a team member or field talent's compensation. The Company contributed $0.5 million from continuing operations to the 401(k) Plan for Fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.

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**NOTE 18 - BUSINESS SEGMENT**

The Company has continuing operations through one segment of Property Management, which includes centralized support services through executive, marketing, human resources, information technology, accounting, treasury, and billing operations. The chief operating decision-maker (the "CODM"), the President of Property Management and Co-Chief Executive Officers, establish the strategic direction of the Company, priorities, and long-term financial objectives. The CODM is ultimately responsible for evaluating segment performance and making decisions regarding resource allocation. The Property Management segment provides office and maintenance field talent to property management companies responsible for the apartment communities' and commercial buildings' day-to-day operations. The CODM considers variances between actual results and expectations as well as historical trends for segment income when making decisions about allocating capital and personnel resources to each segment.

Segment loss from continuing operations includes all revenue and cost of services, direct selling expenses, depreciation and amortization expense and all general and administrative expenses. The following table provides a reconciliation of revenue and loss from continuing operations by reportable segment to consolidated results for the periods indicated (in thousands):

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| | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** | **Fiscal Years Ended** |
| | December 28,<br>2025 | December 29,<br>2024 | December 31,<br>2023 |
| Contract field talent | $91051 | $102618 | $121827 |
| Contingent placements | 2259 | 1784 | 3250 |
| Revenue | 93310 | 104402 | 125077 |
| Compensation and related | 59826 | 65870 | 75132 |
| Other | 151 | 163 | 160 |
| Gross profit | 33333 | 38369 | 49785 |
| Selling: |  |  |  |
| Compensation | 16866 | 18936 | 21737 |
| Advertising, occupancy, and travel | 1694 | 1837 | 2087 |
| Software, insurance, and professional fees | 1634 | 1275 | 1278 |
| Other | 2767 | 2583 | 1395 |
| Contributions to overhead | 22961 | 24631 | 26497 |
| General and administrative: |  |  |  |
| Compensation | 8290 | 9394 | 10215 |
| Software | 2875 | 2862 | 2720 |
| Professional fees | 3087 | 2898 | 3046 |
| Strategic alternatives review | 2519 | 962 |  |
| Other | 1404 | 2155 | 2924 |
| Contingent consideration adjustment | (450) |  |  |
| Depreciation and amortization | 1550 | 1334 | 1313 |
| Operating loss | (8903) | (5867) | 3070 |
| Interest expense, net | (4511) | (4921) | (5976) |
| Income tax benefit from continuing operations | 1881 | 2084 | 831 |
| Net loss from continuing operations | $(11533) | $(8704) | $(2075) |
| Capital expenditures | $138 | $1217 | $2153 |
| Total assets | $57837 | $42063 | $55091 |

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**BGSF, Inc. and Subsidiaries** 

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**NOTE 19 - QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)**

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | Fiscal Year Ended December 28, 2025 | Fiscal Year Ended December 28, 2025 | Fiscal Year Ended December 28, 2025 | Fiscal Year Ended December 28, 2025 | Fiscal Year Ended December 28, 2025 |
| | First<br>Quarter | Second<br>Quarter | Third<br>Quarter | Fourth<br>Quarter | Fiscal<br>Year |
| Revenues | $20883 | $23506 | $26895 | $22026 | $93310 |
| Gross profit | 7560 | 8410 | 9660 | 7703 | 33333 |
| Loss from continuing operations, net of tax | (2329) | (4862) | (3078) | (1264) | (11533) |
| Income from discontinued operations, net of tax | 1607 | 1126 | 158 | 935 | 3826 |
| Loss on sale |  |  | (2892) | (831) | (3723) |
| Net loss | $(722) | $(3736) | $(5812) | $(1160) | $(11430) |
| Net (loss) income per share: basic and diluted |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loss from continuing operations, net of tax | $(0.21) | $(0.44) | $(0.27) | $(0.11) | $(1.05) |
| Income from discontinued operations, net of tax | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.35 |
| Loss on sale |  |  | (0.26) | (0.07) | (0.34) |
| Net loss per share - basic and diluted | $(0.06) | $(0.34) | $(0.52) | $(0.10) | $(1.04) |
| Weighted-average shares outstanding: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Basic and diluted | 10954 | 11019 | 11079 | 11087 | 11025 |

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| | Fiscal Year Ended December 29, 2024 | Fiscal Year Ended December 29, 2024 | Fiscal Year Ended December 29, 2024 | Fiscal Year Ended December 29, 2024 | Fiscal Year Ended December 29, 2024 |
| | First<br>Quarter | Second<br>Quarter | Third<br>Quarter | Fourth<br>Quarter | Fiscal<br>Year |
| Revenues | $24546 | $25726 | $29824 | $24306 | $104402 |
| Gross Profit | 9343 | 9596 | 10696 | 8734 | 38369 |
| Loss from continuing operations, net of tax | (1869) | (2082) | (1812) | (2941) | (8704) |
| Income from discontinued operations, net of tax | 1077 | 1321 | 1008 | 1960 | 5366 |
| Net loss | $(792) | $(761) | $(804) | $(981) | $(3338) |
| Net (loss) income per share: basic and diluted |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loss from continuing operations, net of tax | $(0.18) | $(0.19) | $(0.16) | $(0.27) | $(0.80) |
| Income from discontinued operations, net of tax | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.49 |
| Net loss per share - basic and diluted | $(0.08) | $(0.07) | $(0.07) | $(0.10) | $(0.31) |
| Weighted-average shares outstanding: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Basic and diluted | 10831 | 10880 | 10919 | 10943 | 10896 |

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**Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.**

None.

**Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.**

**Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures**

Based on an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)), our President and Co-Chief Executive Officers and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 28, 2025, because of the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, as further described below. Notwithstanding this material weakness, our management concluded that our consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K fairly present, in all material respects, our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows as of and for the periods presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("U.S. GAAP"). We note that the design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving the stated goals under all potential future conditions.

**Management's Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting**

Management of the Company, including the President and Co-Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) for the Company. The Company's internal control system was designed to provide reasonable assurance to management and the Company's Board regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Management identified a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting related to the design and documentation of controls over the verification of customer-approved time prior to billing within certain revenue streams of the Company's Professional division. Specifically, controls were not designed to ensure that customer approvals obtained outside of the Company's standard system workflow were independently verified and documented prior to invoice generation. The Company performed additional analysis on the majority of the affected transactions and determined that customer approval existed for those transactions, and based on these procedures, no material misstatements were identified.

Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 28, 2025, using the criteria established in the COSO Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, management concluded that, due to the material weakness described above, the Company's internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 28, 2025.

This material weakness was primarily associated with a business segment that was divested during Fiscal 2025 and is no longer part of the Company's ongoing operations.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies and procedures may deteriorate.

The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 28, 2025, has been audited by Whitley Penn LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is included herein.

**Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting**

There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act) during the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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**REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM**

To the Board of Directors and

Stockholders of BGSF, Inc.

**Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting**

We have audited BGSF, Inc.'s and its subsidiaries (the "Company") internal control over financial reporting as of December 28, 2025, based on criteria established in 2013 Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("COSO"). In our opinion, the Company has not maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 28, 2025, based on criteria established in 2013 Internal Control— Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB"), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company, as of December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 28, 2025, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "consolidated financial statements"), and our report dated March 30, 2026, expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

**Basis for Opinion**

The Company's management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying *Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting*. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the entity's internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

**Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting**

An entity's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. An entity's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the entity; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the entity are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the entity; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the entity's assets that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

**Material Weakness**

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company's annual or interim consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

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The following material weakness has been identified and included in management's assessment:

The Company lacks effectively designed and implemented controls related to the review and approval of revenue within discontinued operations due to the lack of key controls identified by the Company. We do not express an opinion or any other form of assurance on management's statements referring to any corrective actions taken by the Company after the date of management's assessment.

The material weakness is considered in determining the nature, timing, and extent of audit tests applied in our audit of the consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2025, of the Company, and this report does not affect our report dated March 30, 2026 on those consolidated financial statements.

/s/ Whitley Penn LLP

Plano, Texas

March 30, 2026

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**Item 9B. Other Information.**

<u>Trading Plans</u>

During the three months ended December 28, 2025, no director or Section 16 officer of the Company adopted or terminated a "Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" or "non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement," as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.

**Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions That Prevent Inspections**

None.

**PART III**

**Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.**

**Board Composition** 

Our board of directors ("Board") consists of five directors. Our Board has determined that the following directors are "independent" as defined under the rules of the NYSE: C. David Allen, Jr., Richard L. Baum, Donna Carroll, Jr., Douglas E. Hailey, and Paul A. Seid. The authorized number of directors may be changed by resolution of our Board. Vacancies on our Board can be filled by resolution of our Board. Our Board is divided into three classes, each serving staggered, three-year terms:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Our Class I director is Donna Carroll. The term of the director will expire at the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Our Class II directors are Richard L. Baum, Jr. and Paul A. Seid. The terms of each director will expire at the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Our Class III directors are C. David Allen, Jr. and Douglas E. Hailey. The terms of each director will expire at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders.

As a result, only one class of directors will be elected at each annual meeting of stockholders, with the other classes continuing for the remainder of their respective terms.

**Board Leadership and Role in Risk Oversight** 

Meetings of our Board (including executive sessions other than executive sessions consisting only of independent directors) are presided over by our Co-Chief Executive Officer, Keith Schroeder. Our Board does not have a formal policy addressing whether or not the roles of chair and chief executive officer should be separate or combined. The directors serving on the Board possess considerable professional and industry experience, significant experience as directors of both public and private companies and a unique knowledge of the challenges and opportunities that the Company faces. As such, the Board believes that it is in the best position to evaluate the needs of the Company and to determine how best to organize the Company's leadership structure to meet those needs. While the Board believes it is important to retain the flexibility to determine whether the roles of chair and chief executive officer should be separated or combined in one individual, the Board believes that our structure represents the appropriate allocation of roles and responsibilities at this time. Our Board believes that Mr. Schroeder is currently best situated to preside over meetings of our Board because of his familiarity with our business and ability to effectively identify strategic priorities and lead the discussion and execution of strategy. Mr. Schroeder works closely with senior management and various Board members to identify appropriate topics of consideration for the Board and to plan effective and informative Board meetings.

Our Board oversees the risk management activities designed and implemented by our management and executes its oversight responsibility for risk management both directly and through its committees. The full Board also considers specific risk topics, including risks associated with our strategic plan, our whistle blower program, business operations and capital structure, and ESG matters. In addition, our Board receives detailed regular reports from members of our senior management and other personnel that include assessments and potential mitigation of the risks and exposures involved with their respective areas of responsibility.

Our Board delegates to the Audit Committee oversight of our risk management process. Our other Board committees also consider and address risk as they perform their respective committee responsibilities. All committees report to the full Board as appropriate, including when a matter rises to the level of a material or enterprise level risk.

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**Committees of the Board** 

The standing committees of our Board consist of an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee, and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Each of the committees reports to our Board as they deem appropriate and as our Board may request. The composition, duties and responsibilities of these committees are set forth below.

*Audit Committee*

The Audit Committee is responsible for, among other matters: (1) appointing, retaining and evaluating our independent registered public accounting firm and approving all services to be performed by them; (2) overseeing our independent registered public accounting firm's qualifications, independence and performance; (3) overseeing the financial reporting process and discussing with management and our independent registered public accounting firm the interim and annual financial statements that we file with the SEC; (4) reviewing and monitoring our accounting principles, accounting policies, financial and accounting controls and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; (5) establishing procedures for the confidential anonymous submission of concerns regarding questionable accounting, internal controls or auditing matters; (6) reviewing and approving related person transactions; and (7) overseeing the risk management process.

Our Audit Committee consists of C. David Allen, Jr., Richard L. Baum, Jr., Donna Carroll and Douglas E. Hailey (Chair). We believe that each qualifies as independent directors according to the rules and regulations of the SEC and NYSE with respect to audit committee membership. We also believe that Mr. Hailey and Mr. Allen qualify as our "audit committee financial expert," as such term is defined in Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-K. Our Board has adopted a written charter for the Audit Committee, which is available on our home office website under the investor relations tab at www.bgsf.com. The information on our website is not part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

*Compensation Committee* 

The Compensation Committee is responsible for, among other matters: (1) reviewing key team member (i.e., employee) compensation goals, policies, plans and programs; (2) reviewing and approving the compensation of our directors, president and executive officer and other executive officers; (3) reviewing and approving employment agreements and other similar arrangements between us and our executive officers; and (4) administering our stock plans and other incentive compensation plans, including our 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan and our 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The Committee shall have the authority to delegate any of its responsibilities, along with the authority to take action in relation to such responsibilities, to one or more subcommittees as the committee may deem appropriate in its sole discretion. The Compensation Committee may invite such members of management to its meetings as it deems appropriate. However, the Compensation Committee meets regularly without such members present, and in all cases no officer may be present at meetings at which such officer's compensation or performance is discussed or determined. The Committee has the authority, in its sole discretion, to select, retain and obtain the advice of a compensation consultant as necessary to assist with the execution of its duties and responsibilities. Neither the Compensation Committee nor management engaged a compensation consultant with respect to Fiscal 2025.

Our Compensation Committee consists of C. David Allen, Jr., Richard L. Baum, Jr (Chair)., Donna Carroll and Paul A. Seid. Our Board has adopted a written charter for the Compensation Committee, which is available on our home office website under the investor relations tab at www.bgsf.com. The information on our website is not part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

*Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee* 

We have a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, which identifies, evaluates and recommends qualified nominees to serve on our Board, develops and oversees our internal corporate governance processes and maintains a management succession plan. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee charter defines the committee's primary duties. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will evaluate nominees for director, including nominees recommended by stockholders, using all relevant criteria, including diversity of experience and background. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider any director candidates recommended by the Company's stockholders provided that the notice and information requirements specified by Section 2.06(b)–(c) of the Bylaws (relating to direct stockholder nominations) are complied with. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee consists of Richard L. Baum, Jr. (Chair), Douglas E. Hailey, and Paul A. Seid. A copy of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee's charter is available on our home office website, under the investor relations tab at www.bgsf.com. The information on our website is not part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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*Other Committees* 

Our Board may establish other committees as it deems necessary or appropriate from time to time.

**Family Relationships** 

There are no family relationships among any of our executive officers or any of our directors.

**Directors**

***C. David Allen, Jr.***

**Independent Director Age: 62 Director Since: 2014 Committees Served: Audit Committee, Compensation Committee**

Since March 2024, Mr. Allen has served as Chief Financial Officer of Fortis Healthcare Solutions, a One Equity Partners portfolio company, a provider of healthcare solutions to commercial and government customers across the United States. Starting in 2022, Mr. Allen has served as Chief Financial Officer of Life Sciences Logistics, a Blackstone portfolio company. From 2016 to 2022, Mr. Allen has served as Chief Financial Officer of Smart Start, LLC, a provider of automotive technology products. Prior to Smart Start, from 2015 to 2016, Mr. Allen has served as Chief Financial Officer of Graebel Vanlines Holdings, LLC, a provider of commercial and residential logistics, moving and storage services. Prior to Graebel, from 2009 to 2015, Mr. Allen served as an officer of Snelling Services, LLC, a workforce solutions provider. From 2010 to 2015, Mr. Allen served as President and Chief Executive Officer. From 2009 to 2010 he served as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Snelling, Mr. Allen served for three years as Chief Operating Officer and six years as Chief Financial Officer for Telvista Inc., a business process outsourcer providing customer relationship management solutions. He earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the Tuck School at Dartmouth College in 1993 and received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Stephen F. Austin State University with honors in 1986. Our Board benefits from Mr. Allen's extensive experience in the workforce solutions industry as well as his financial expertise.

***Richard L. Baum, Jr.*** 

**Independent Director Age: 65 Director Since: 2013 Committees Served: Audit Committee, Compensation Committee (Chair), Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (Chair)** 

Richard L. Baum, Jr. served on the board of managers of LTN Acquisition, LLC (the former parent of the predecessor to BGSF, Inc.) since its inception and was appointed to serve on our Board in November 2013. Mr. Baum joined Taglich Private Equity LLC in 2005 and currently is an active director with a number of private companies where Taglich has an investment. Prior to joining Taglich, Mr. Baum led a group that purchased a private equity portfolio from Transamerica Business Credit. From 1998 to 2003, Mr. Baum was a Managing Director in the small business merger and acquisition practices of Wachovia Securities and its predecessor, First Union Securities. From 1988 through 1998, Mr. Baum was a Principal with the Mid-Atlantic Companies, Ltd., a financial services firm acquired by First Union in 1998. Mr. Baum received a Bachelor of Science from Drexel University and a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Our Board benefits from Mr. Baum's perspective and experience with our ongoing operations and strategy that he has obtained through his prolonged service to the company and due to his ability to assist with the evaluation of potential acquisitions.

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***Donna Carroll*** 

**Independent Director Age: 61 Director Since: 2023 Committees Served: Audit Committee, Compensation Committee**

Ms. Carroll has served as the Founder and President of Human Factor, LLC, a provider of advisory, consulting, and leadership development services to public sector and non-profit organizations since July 2020. From January 2017 to July 2020, Ms. Carroll served, among other roles, as Chief Sales Officer of Supplemental Health Care, a private healthcare staffing and professional services company. Ms. Carroll is a former advisory Board member of Phaidon International. She attended Kalamazoo Valley Community College and holds a Certificate in Leading Change and Organizational Leadership from the University of Georgia – Terry College of Business, and a Certificate in the Future of Work: Leading Modern Workplaces through the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Additionally, she is a Certified Professional Coach and COR.E Dynamics \| Leadership Dynamics Specialist. Our Board benefits from Ms. Carroll's substantial experience in the staffing industry.

***Douglas E. Hailey*** 

**Independent Director Age: 64** 

**Director Since: 2013 Committees Served: Audit Committee (Chair), Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee**

Douglas E. Hailey served on the board of managers of LTN Acquisition, LLC (the former parent of the predecessor to BGSF, Inc.) since its inception and was appointed to our Board in November 2013. Mr. Hailey is the managing director of Taglich Private Equity LLC. Mr. Hailey joined Taglich Brothers, Inc. in 1994 as Head of Investment Banking and is an employee, not a partner, director, shareholder or executive officer. Taglich Brothers, Inc. is not an affiliate of Taglich Private Equity LLC. He co-led the private equity initiative in 2001 and currently participates in evaluating and executing new investments. Prior to joining Taglich Brothers, Inc., Mr. Hailey spent five years with Weatherly Financial Group, assisting in sponsoring leveraged buyouts and five years in structured finance lending at Heller Financial and the Bank of New York. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Eastern New Mexico University and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Texas. Our Board benefits from Mr. Hailey's perspective and experience with our ongoing operations and strategy that he has obtained through his prolonged service to the company and due to his ability to assist with the evaluation of potential acquisitions.

***Paul A. Seid*** 

**Independent Director Age: 76**

**Director Since: 2014 Committees Served: Compensation Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee** 

Starting in 2013, he has served as Chief Executive Officer of RST Automation, a maker of hospital robotic devices which was established 2004. For the past eighteen years he has been President of Strategic Data Marketing, a research and data collection company. He has also founded, bought and/ or sold over twenty companies in Asia, Europe, North, and South America. Mr. Seid graduated from Queen's College, a division of the City University of New York, in 1968 with a Bachelor's degree in Political Science. Mr. Seid has held numerous other board of directors and consulting positions. Our Board benefits from Mr. Seid's extensive experience growing diverse businesses.

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**Information about our Executive Officers**

Our Board appoints our executive officers and updates the executive officer positions as needed throughout the fiscal year. Each executive officer serves at the behest of our Board and until their successors are appointed, or until the earlier of their death, resignation or removal.

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to our executive officers as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:

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| Kelly Brown | 44 | Co-Chief Executive Officer |
| Keith Schroeder | 70 | Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |

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*Kelly Brown* assumed the role as Interim-Co Chief Executive Officer in July 2025 and Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company in February 2026. After finishing her bachelor's degree at St. Louis University, Kelly began her career in property management in 2003 managing a combination of new lease ups as well as existing communities in St. Louis, Little Rock, Phoenix, and Nashville. After opening our Nashville office as director of sales for BGSF in 2014, Kelly was promoted to regional sales manager in 2015 and Division President in May 2021. Currently, with her extensive multifamily experience, and as our President, Kelly works across all our markets to help maximize the sales performance of the team, as well as to assist in opening new markets and provide strategic direction. Kelly most recently has received her Certified Staffing Professional designation from the American Staffing Association, a credential that covers essential labor and employment law from the staffing perspective. She also has her CAM certification through NAA and has served on the Greater Nashville Apartment Association Board of Directors, co-chairing multiple committees during her terms of service. As well, Kelly currently holds a seat on the National Apartment Association Apartment Careers Committee. Also, she earned her Executive Masters of International Business from St. Louis University in 2021.

*Keith Schroeder* assumed the role as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary in March 2025, Interim-Co Chief Executive Officer in July 2025, and Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company in February 2026. Keith brings over 40 years of executive leadership experience in accounting, corporate control and reporting, finance, operations, and CEO and CFO strategic roles. Before BGSF, Mr. Schroeder served as President and Chief Executive of Novipax Buyer, LLC in a carve-out transaction from December 2020 through 2024. Before this, he led as Chief Financial Officer of Novipax LLC from February 2019 to November 2020. Schroeder was also CFO and promoted to President and CEO of Xcaliber International LTD, LLC from 2016 to 2018. Between 2002 and 2016, Schroeder served as CFO for Orchids Paper Products. Earlier in his career, he worked in the large accounting and finance organizations for Cummins Engine Company and Atlas Van Lines, Inc. Mr. Schroeder earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an Accounting major from the University of Evansville and is a certified public accountant (inactive).

**Code of Ethics** 

We have adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to all of our team members, including our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer (who is our principal accounting officer). Our Code of Ethics is available on our home office website, under the investor relations tab at www.bgsf.com. If we amend or grant a waiver of one or more of the provisions of our Code of Ethics, we intend to satisfy the requirements under Item 5.05 of Item 8-K regarding the disclosure of amendments to or waivers from provisions of our Code of Ethics that apply to our principal executive, financial and accounting officers by posting the required information on our home office website at the above address. Our website is not part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

**Corporate Governance Guidelines**

The Board has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines on a number of significant matters, including director qualifications, director responsibilities, board committees, director access to officers, employees, and advisors, director compensation, related party transactions, annual performance evaluations, and chief executive officer and director succession. A copy of the Corporate Governance Guidelines is posted on our home office website, under the investor relations tab at www.bgsf.com. The information on our website is not part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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**Clawback Policy**

The Board has adopted a Clawback Policy providing for the recoupment of certain executive compensation in the event of an accounting restatement resulting from material noncompliance with financial reporting requirements under the U.S. federal securities laws. The Clawback Policy is available on our home office website under the investor relations tab at www.bgsf.com. The information on our website is not a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

**Policies and Practices related to the Grant of Certain Equity Awards Close in Time to the Release of Material Nonpublic Information ("MNPI")**

The Company's policy is to not grant options (or other equity awards) or allow its insiders to conduct stock trades at times, subject to any allowable trades that might occur pursuant to a 10b5-1 Trading Plan, where MNPI is known or a material transaction is anticipated to occur. See "Insider Trading Policy," below. Other than as established for black-out periods associated with our quarterly and annual financial statement filings, our executive management will also issue notices of black-out trading periods if they are aware of material transactions which they anticipate closing. The timing of equity award grants is determined with consideration to a variety of factors, including but not limited to, the achievement of performance targets, market conditions, and internal milestones. The Company does not follow a predetermined schedule for the granting of equity awards; instead, each grant is considered on a case-by-case basis to align with the Company's strategic objectives and to ensure the competitiveness of our compensation packages. In determining the timing and terms of an equity award, the Board or the Compensation Committee may consider MNPI to ensure that such grants are made in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The Board's or the Compensation Committee's procedures to prevent the improper use of MNPI in connection with the granting of equity awards include, where appropriate, oversight by legal counsel and delaying the grant of equity awards until the public disclosure of such MNPI. The Company is committed to maintaining transparency in its executive compensation practices and to making equity awards in a manner that is not influenced by the timing of the disclosure of MNPI for the purpose of affecting the value of executive compensation. The Company regularly reviews its policies and practices related to equity awards to ensure they meet the evolving standards of corporate governance and continue to serve the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. In the year ended December 29, 2024, no options (or other equity awards) were granted to our named executive officers within four business days prior to, or one business day following, the filing or furnishing of a periodic or current report by us that disclosed MNPI.

**Insider Trading Policy**

Our Insider Trading Policy applies to all our directors, officers, and employees, with certain portions thereof applying to all directors and to all officers at the level of vice president and above.

**Hedging Policy**

Our Insider Trading Policy provides that a "covered person" (i.e., our directors and our officers at the vice president level or above), including such covered person's spouse, other persons living in such covered person's household and minor children and entities over which such covered person exercises control, is prohibited from engaging in the following transactions in our securities unless advance approval is obtained from our compliance officer: (1) short-term trading (i.e., covered persons who purchase our securities may not sell any of our securities of the same class for at least six months after the purchase); (2) short sales (i.e., covered persons may not sell our securities short); (3) options trading (i.e., covered persons may not buy or sell puts or calls or other derivative securities on our securities); (4) trading on margin or pledging (i.e., covered persons may not hold our securities in a margin account or pledge our securities as collateral for a loan; and (5) hedging (i.e., covered persons may not enter into hedging or monetization transactions or similar arrangements with respect to our securities).

**Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports**

Based on a review of reports filed by our directors, executive officers, and beneficial owners of more than 10% of our shares of common stock pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and other information available to us, we believe that all such ownership reports required to be filed by those reporting persons during and with respect to Fiscal 2025 were timely made, except for a Form 4 (filed on March 28, 2025) in respect of Keith Schroeder, a Form 3 and Form 4 (filed on July 16, 2025) in respect of Kelly Brown, and two Form 4s (filed on November 10, 2025) in respect of C. David Allen, Jr. and Richard L. Baum, Jr. were not timely filed.

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**Item 11. Executive Compensation.**

**Named Executive Officers**

Our named executive officers for Fiscal 2025 are:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Keith Schroeder, our Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer starting March 2025; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Kelly Brown, our Co-Chief Executive Officer starting July 2025; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Beth Garvey, Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer until July 2025; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• John R. Barnett, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary until March 2025.

Throughout this section, the term "named executive officer" is intended to refer to the individuals identified above. During Fiscal 2025, we had four executive officers, each of whom is set forth above.

**Summary Compensation Table** 

The following table presents compensation information for our named executive officers with respect to Fiscal 2025 and 2024.

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| **Name and <br>Principal Position** | **Year** | **Salary ($)** | **Bonus ($)** | **Stock <br>Awards ($) (\*)** | **Option <br>Awards ($) (\*)** | **Non-equity <br>incentive plan <br>compensation ($)** | **Non-qualified <br>deferred <br>compensation <br>earnings ($)** | **All Other <br>Compensation <br>($)** | **All Other <br>Compensation <br>($)** | **Total ($)** |
| Beth Garvey C*hair, President and Chief Executive Officer (through July 2025)* | 2025 | $258175 | $— | $4313 | $145941 | $— | $— | $10740 | (1) | $419169 |
| Beth Garvey C*hair, President and Chief Executive Officer (through July 2025)* | 2024 | $450500 | $25427 | $46746 | $96106 | $— | $— | $13800 | (1) | $632579 |
| John Barnett *Chief Financial Officer and Secretary (through March 2025)* | 2025 | $81491 | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $3462 | (1) | $84953 |
| John Barnett *Chief Financial Officer and Secretary (through March 2025)* | 2024 | $368750 | $— | $21781 | $15759 | $— | $— | $13327 | (1) | $419617 |
| *Kelly Brown, our Co-Chief Executive Officer* | 2025 | $180289 | $— | $— | $94334 | $— | $— | $4542 | (1) | $279165 |
| *Kelly Brown, our Co-Chief Executive Officer* | 2024 | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— |  | $— |
| *Keith Schroeder, our Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary* | 2025 | $281250 | $50000 | $112485 | $94118 | $— | $— | $5173 | (1) | $543026 |
| *Keith Schroeder, our Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary* | 2024 | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— |  | $— |

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(\*)The amounts reflect the dollar amounts recognized for financial statement reporting purposes in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in Note 15 Share-based Compensation to the audited consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)Represents the matching 401(k) contributions made by us.

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**Agreements with Executive Officers**

*Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer*

We executed an employment agreement, effective February 24, 2025, with Keith Schroeder pursuant to which Mr. Schroeder serves as our Chief Financial Officer and Secretary through December 31, 2027. The agreement remains in effect under successive one-year extensions unless terminated pursuant to its terms. Mr. Schroeder's annual compensation is evaluated annually. Effective February 24, 2025, Mr. Schroeder's annual salary was $350,000. In July 2025, he was appointed the role of Interim-Co Chief Executive Officer and in 2026, he was appointed as Co-Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Schroeder is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus based on achieving certain adjusted EBITDA levels (as defined by the Compensation Committee) and, except as stated in his employment agreement, provided that Mr. Schroeder is in our employment on the last day of the fiscal year. Moreover, if certain acquisitions occur during his employment period, and Mr. Schroeder will receive a bonus equal to 1% of the acquired company's adjusted EBITDA, as determined by the Board, for the first 12 months after the acquisition's closing date. The Compensation Committee may also grant discretionary bonuses.

In the event that Mr. Schroeder's employment is terminated by us without cause or by Mr. Schroeder for good reason, Mr. Schroeder will receive as severance installments equal to twelve months of base salary plus COBRA premiums for eighteen months for Mr. Schroeder and his dependents. In the event that Mr. Schroeder's employment is terminated without cause or by Mr. Schroeder within one year of a change in control, Mr. Schroeder will receive his base salary and COBRA premiums for eighteen months for him and his dependents. Mr. Schroeder will also generally be entitled to receive any bonus payable but unpaid, payment for unused vacation days, and unpaid reimbursements. The severance is contingent upon Mr. Schroeder's execution of a separation agreement including a general release. In the event that Mr. Schroeder's employment is terminated by us for cause, or by Mr. Schroeder other than for good reason, we will pay to Mr. Schroeder any monthly salary, bonus, unused vacation, and expense reimbursements, earned or due to Mr. Schroeder but unpaid.

We and Mr. Schroeder have also entered into a confidentiality, non-solicitation, noninterference and non-competition agreement. Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. Schroeder generally agrees not to disclose our confidential information (as defined in the agreement) and, for a period of eighteen months following his termination, not to solicit our client partners, interfere with our client partner and supplier relationships, or solicit our team members. Mr. Schroeder also agrees not to compete with us for a period of twelve months after termination.

Mr. Schroeder was granted stock options or restricted stock in Fiscal 2025 as further described under "Outstanding Equity Awards" below.

*Co-Chief Executive Officer*

In July 2025, Kelly Brown was appointed the role of Interim-Co Chief Executive Officer. We executed an employment agreement, effective February 24, 2026, with Ms. Brown pursuant to which she serves as our President of Property Management Division through December 31, 2027. The agreement remains in effect under successive one-year extensions unless terminated pursuant to its terms. Ms. Brown's annual compensation is evaluated annually. Effective February 24, 2026, Ms. Brown's annual salary was $375,000. In 2026, she was appointed as Co-Chief Executive Officer .

Ms. Brown is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus based on achieving certain adjusted EBITDA levels (as defined by the Compensation Committee) and, except as stated in her employment agreement, provided that Ms. Brown is in our employment on the last day of the fiscal year. Moreover, if certain acquisitions occur during her employment period, and Ms. Brown will receive a bonus equal to 1% of the acquired company's adjusted EBITDA, as determined by the Board, for the first 12 months after the acquisition's closing date. The Compensation Committee may also grant discretionary bonuses.

In the event that Ms. Brown's employment is terminated by us without cause or by Ms. Brown for good reason, Ms. Brown will receive as severance installments equal to twelve months of base salary plus COBRA premiums for eighteen months for Ms. Brown and her dependents. In the event that Ms. Brown's employment is terminated without cause or by Ms. Brown within one year of a change in control, Ms. Brown will receive her base salary and COBRA premiums for eighteen months for her and her dependents. Ms. Brown will also generally be entitled to receive any bonus payable but unpaid, payment for unused vacation days, and unpaid reimbursements. The severance is contingent upon Ms. Brown's execution of a separation agreement including a general release. In the event that Ms. Brown's employment is terminated by us for cause, or by Ms. Brown other than for good reason, we will pay to Ms. Brown any monthly salary, bonus, unused vacation, and expense reimbursements, earned or due to Ms. Brown but unpaid.

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We and Ms. Brown have also entered into a confidentiality, non-solicitation, noninterference and non-competition agreement. Pursuant to the agreement, Ms. Brown generally agrees not to disclose our confidential information (as defined in the agreement) and, for a period of eighteen months following her termination, not to solicit our client partners, interfere with our client partner and supplier relationships, or solicit our team members. Ms. Brown also agrees not to compete with us for a period of twelve months after termination.

Ms. Brown was granted stock options or restricted stock in Fiscal 2025 as further described under "Outstanding Equity Awards" below.

Beth Garvey resigned as Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer effective July 1, 2025 to purse other interests. In connection with Ms. Garvey's resignation, on June 14, 2025, B G Staff Services, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, and Ms. Garvey entered into a Separation Agreement providing for, among other things, and subject to the execution and delivery by Ms. Garvey of a mutual release and her compliance with the obligations under the Separation Agreement, salary continuation payments for 12 months, COBRA reimbursement for up to 18 months, full vesting of outstanding options and restricted shares of common stock, vested options to remain exercisable until their expiration, and additional severance of $300,000. Ms. Garvey was not granted stock options or restricted stock in Fiscal 2025 as further described under "Outstanding Equity Awards" below.

John Barnett resigned as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary effective March 17, 2025, and acted as an advisor with BGSF through September 15, 2025. Mr. Barnett's resignation was part of the Company's leadership succession plan. Mr. Barrett was not granted stock options or restricted stock in Fiscal 2025 and had no outstanding vested equity awards as of December 28, 2025.

**2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan**

In December 2013, the Board adopted the 2013 Plan. Under the 2013 Plan team members, directors and consultants may receive incentive stock options and other awards. To the extent any option or award expires unexercised or is canceled, terminated or forfeited in any manner without the issuance of common stock thereunder, such shares shall again be available for issuance under the 2013 Plan, of which 1,273,015 shares remain available for issuance as of December 28, 2025.

The term of each option is determined by the Board but cannot exceed 10 years. Unless otherwise specified in an option agreement, options vest and become exercisable on the following schedule: 20% immediately and 20% on each anniversary date of the grant date. Each option shall be designated as an incentive stock option ("ISO") or a non-qualified option ("NQO"). The exercise price of an ISO shall not be less than the fair market value of the stock covered by the ISO at the grant date; provided, however, the exercise price of an ISO granted to any person who owns, directly or indirectly, stock of the Company constituting more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of outstanding stock of the Company or of any affiliate of the Company, shall not be less than 110% of such fair market value.

For more details on our 2013 Plan, see our registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-193014) filed on December 20, 2013, Form S-8 (File No. 333-218869) filed on June 20, 2017, Form S-8 (File No. 333-251192) filed on December 8, 2020, Form S-8 (File No. 333-274809) filed on October 2, 2023, and Note 15 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

**2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("2020 ESPP")**

In November 2020, the Board adopted and the shareholders approved the 2020 ESPP. Under the 2020 ESPP, eligible team members of the Company may elect for payroll deductions to purchase shares on each purchase date during an offering period. As of December 28, 2025, 250,032 shares remain available for issuance.

For more details on our 2020 Plan, see our registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-251193) filed on December 8, 2020, and Note 15 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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**Outstanding Equity Awards** 

The following table presents outstanding equity awards as of December 28, 2025.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Name** | **Option Awards** | **Option Awards** | **Option Awards** | **Option Awards** | **Option Awards** | **Option Awards** | **Option Awards** | **Stock Awards** | **Stock Awards** | **Stock Awards** |
| **Name** | **Grant date** | **Number of securities underlying unexercised options (#) exercisable** | **Number of securities underlying unexercised options (#) unexercisable** | **Number of securities underlying unexercised options (#) unexercisable** | **Equity incentive plan awards: Number of securities underlying unexercised unearned options (#)** | **Option exercise price ($)** | **Option expiration date** | **Number of Shares or Units of Stock that Have Not Vested (#)** | **Number of Shares or Units of Stock that Have Not Vested (#)** | **Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock that Have Not Vested ($)** |
| (a) |  | (b) | (c) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) |  | (h) |
| Keith Schroeder | 03/18/2025 | 42733 |  |  |  | $3.55 | 03/18/2035 |  |  |  |
| Kelly Brown | 07/01/2025 | 6508 | 25755 | (1) |  | $6.37 | 07/01/2035 |  |  |  |
|  | 07/01/2025 | 1825 |  |  |  | $6.37 | 07/01/2035 |  |  |  |
|  | 07/01/2025 |  |  |  |  | $— |  | 33500 | (4) | $212331 |
|  | 09/01/2023 | 3000 | 2000 | (2) |  | $7.66 | 09/01/2033 |  |  |  |
|  | 08/03/2022 | 8000 | 2000 | (3) |  | $10.87 | 08/03/2032 |  |  |  |
|  | 08/04/2021 | 10000 |  |  |  | $9.57 | 08/04/2031 |  |  |  |
|  | 08/04/2020 | 1750 |  |  |  | $7.72 | 08/04/2030 |  |  |  |
|  | 02/06/2019 | 2500 |  |  |  | $24.44 | 02/06/2029 |  |  |  |
|  | 06/07/2017 | 2000 |  |  |  | $14.76 | 06/07/2027 |  |  |  |
| Beth Garvey | 09/01/2023 | 50000 |  |  |  | $7.66 | 09/01/2033 |  |  |  |
|  | 02/17/2023 | 4355 |  |  |  | $13.07 | 02/17/2033 |  |  |  |
|  | 08/03/2022 | 50000 |  |  |  | $10.87 | 08/03/2032 |  |  |  |
|  | 08/04/2021 | 10000 |  |  |  | $9.57 | 08/04/2031 |  |  |  |
|  | 08/04/2020 | 6000 |  |  |  | $7.72 | 08/04/2030 |  |  |  |
|  | 09/24/2018 | 100000 |  |  |  | $23.71 | 09/24/2028 |  |  |  |
|  | 06/07/2017 | 12500 |  |  |  | $14.76 | 06/07/2027 |  |  |  |
|  | 08/16/2016 | 50000 |  |  |  | $15.46 | 08/16/2026 |  |  |  |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)Incentive stock options will vest 8,333 on July 1, 2026 and 8,334 on July 1, 2027

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)Incentive stock options will vest 1,000 on September 1, 2026 and 1,000 on September 1, 2027.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)Incentive stock options will vest 2,000 on August 3, 2026.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4)Shares will vest 16,500 on July 1, 2026 and 17,000 on July 1, 2027.

Each option and stock award is subject to the condition that the optionee will have remained employed by the Company, or any one or more of its subsidiaries, through such vesting dates, and each option is further subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the 2013 Plan and in the applicable Stock Option Agreement.

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**Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation**

No member of our Compensation Committee is a current or former officer or team member of BGSF, Inc. or its subsidiaries. No executive officer of BGSF, Inc. served as a director or member of the compensation committee of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving as a member of our Board or Compensation Committee.

**Director Compensation**

Set forth below is a summary of the components of compensation payable to our non-management directors.

**Cash Compensation** 

We reimburse each member of our Board for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with their attendance at meetings of our Board and any committees thereof, including, without limitation, reasonable travel, lodging and meal expenses. Each director who is not a team member or officer of the Company is entitled to (i) an annual retainer of $45,000 for their service on our Board, and (ii) an annual retainer of $5,000 for audit committee service.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Name** | **Board Member<br>($)** | **Audit Committee ($)** | **Compensation Committee<br>($)** | **Total <br>($)** |
| C. David Allen, Jr. | $45000 | $5000 | $– $– $– $| 50000 |
| Richard L. Baum, Jr. | $45000 | $5000 | $– $– $– $| 50000 |
| Donna Carroll | $45000 | $5000 | $– $– $– $| 50000 |
| Douglas E. Hailey | $45000 | $5000 | $– $– $– $| 50000 |
| Cynthia Marshall<sup>(1)</sup> | $33750 | $— | $– $– $– $| 33750 |
| Paul A. Seid | $45000 | $— | $– $– $– $| 45000 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*(1)*Cynthia Marshall resigned from our Board effective July 1, 2025.

**Director Compensation for Fiscal 2025** 

The table below sets forth the compensation payable to our non-management directors for service during Fiscal 2025.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Name** | **Fees earned or paid in cash <br>($)** | **Stock awards <br>($)** <sup>(\*)</sup> | **Option awards <br>($)** <sup>(\*)</sup> | **Non-equity incentive plan <br>compensation <br>($)** | **Total <br>($)** |
| C. David Allen, Jr. | $50000 | $73520 | $17474 | $– $– $– $| 140994 |
| Richard L. Baum, Jr. | $50000 | $73520 | $17474 | $– $– $– $| 140994 |
| Donna Carroll | $50000 | $61230 | $13790 | $– $– $– $| 125020 |
| Douglas E. Hailey | $50000 | $73520 | $17474 | $– $– $– $| 140994 |
| Cynthia Marshall | $33750 | $61596 | $10949 | $– $– $– $| 106295 |
| Paul A. Seid | $45000 | $73520 | $17474 | $– $– $– $| 135994 |

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\*The amounts reflect the dollar amounts recognized for financial statement reporting purposes in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in Note 15 - Share-based Compensation to the audited consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*(1)*Cynthia Marshall resigned from our Board effective July 1, 2025.

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**Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.**

The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of January 29, 2026 by:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• each person, or group of affiliated persons, known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding shares of common stock;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• each of our named executive officers and directors; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• all our executive officers and directors as a group.

Each stockholder's percentage ownership is based on 11,227,197 shares of common stock outstanding as of January 29, 2026.

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and includes voting or investment power with respect to the securities. Except as otherwise indicated, each person or entity named in the table has sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of our capital shown as beneficially owned, subject to applicable community property laws.

The number and percentage of shares beneficially owned by a person includes shares that may be acquired by such person within 60 days of January 29, 2026 through the exercise of vested options, while these shares are not counted as outstanding for computing the percentage ownership of any other person.

Except as otherwise set forth below, the address of the persons below is c/o BGSF, Inc., 14901 Quorum Drive, Suite 800, Dallas, Texas 75254.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Name of Beneficial Owner** | **Shares of <br> Common <br> Beneficially <br> Stock Owned** | **Shares of <br> Common <br> Beneficially <br> Stock Owned** | **Percent of <br>Common Stock <br>Beneficially <br>Owned** |
| C. David Allen, Jr. | 90277 | <sup>(1)</sup> | \* |
| Richard L. Baum, Jr. | 139757 | <sup>(2)</sup> | 1.2% |
| Kelly Brown | 85437 | <sup>(3)</sup> | \* |
| Donna Carroll | 36486 | <sup>(4)</sup> | \* |
| Douglas E. Hailey | 219224 | <sup>(5)</sup> | 1.9% |
| Keith Schroeder | 84419 | <sup>(6)</sup> | \* |
| Paul A. Seid | 142812 | <sup>(7)</sup> | 1.3% |
| All executive officers and directors as a group (7 total) | 798412 |  | 7.1% |
| John Barnett |  |  | \* |
| Beth Garvey | 316148 | <sup>(8)</sup> | 2.7% |
| Poplar Point Capital Management LLC | 592296 | <sup>(9)</sup> | 5.3% |

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\* Less than 1%.

(1) Includes 14,289 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options and 17,571 shares of unvested restricted common stock.

(2) Includes 15,289 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options, 53,650 shares of common stock held by a private investment company controlled by Mr. Baum, 10,388 shares of common stock held by a family trust, and 17,571 shares of unvested restricted common stock.

(3) Includes 35,583 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options and 33,500 shares of unvested restricted common stock.

(4) Includes 4,500 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options and 17,571 shares of unvested restricted common stock.

(5) Includes 15,289 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options and 17,571 shares of unvested restricted common stock.

(6) Includes 42,733 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options.

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(7) Includes 15,289 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options and 17,571 shares of unvested restricted common stock.

(8) Includes 316,148 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options.

(9) Based on the Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 13, 2026 by the reporting persons described therein. The Schedule 13G was jointly filed by Poplar Point Capital Management, LLC ("PPCM"), Popular Point Capital Partners LP ("PPCP"), Poplar Point Capital GP LLC ("PPCGP"), and Jad Fakhry. PPCM is the investment manager for PPCP. PPCGP is the general partner of PPCP. Mr. Fakhry is the manager of, and owns a controlling interest in, PPCM and PPCGP. The principal business address for the reporting persons is c/o Poplar Point Capital Management LLC, 330 Primrose Road, Suite 400, Burlingame, California 94010.

**Equity Compensation Plans** 

See Item 5, Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities - Equity Compensation Plans in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

**Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.**

**Policy on Review and Approval of Transactions with Related Persons**

Our Board is currently primarily responsible for developing and implementing processes and controls to obtain information from our directors, executive officers and significant stockholders regarding related-person transactions and then determining, based on the facts and circumstances, whether we or a related person has a direct or indirect material interest in these transactions. Our Audit Committee is responsible for the review, approval and ratification of "related-person transactions" between us and any related person. Under SEC rules, a related person is a director, executive officer, nominee for director or beneficial holder of more than of 5% of any class of our voting securities or an immediate family member of any of the foregoing. In the course of its review and approval or ratification of a related-person transaction, the Audit Committee will consider:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the nature of the related person's interest in the transaction;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the material terms of the transaction, including the amount involved and type of transaction;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the importance of the transaction to the related person and to the Company;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• whether the transaction would impair the judgment of a director or executive officer to act in our best interest and the best interest of our stockholders; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• any other matters the Audit Committee deems appropriate.

Any member of the Audit Committee who is a related person with respect to a transaction under review will not be able to participate in the deliberations or vote on the approval or ratification of the transaction. However, such a director may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the committee that considers the transaction.

See Item 10, Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance, with respect to the independence of our directors.

**Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.**

The Audit Committee reviews and pre-approves both audit and all permissible non-audit services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm, and accordingly, all services and fees in Fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023 provided by Whitley Penn LLP were pre-approved by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of services, other than services rendered in connection with the audit of our annual financial statements, is compatible with maintaining Whitley Penn LLP's independence. The Audit Committee has determined that the rendering of non-audit services by Whitley Penn LLP during Fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023 was compatible with maintaining the firm's independence.

Aggregate fees billed or incurred related to the following years for professional services rendered by Whitley Penn LLP for Fiscal 2025 and 2024 are set forth below.

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| | 2025 | 2024 |
| Audit Fees <sup>(1)</sup> | $512500 | $464056 |
| Audit-Related Fees <sup>(2)</sup> | 69000 | 85163 |
| Total | $581500 | $549219 |

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(1) Audit fees consist principally of fees for the audit of our consolidated financial statements and Sarbanes-Oxley audit over internal controls and review of our interim consolidated financial statements.

(2) These fees consist principally of fees related to the preparation of SEC registration statements, disposition due diligence, audit services related to our disposition, and U.S. Department of Labor filings.

**Selection**

The Audit Committee appointed Whitley Penn LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the 2026 fiscal year and Whitley Penn LLP has served in this capacity since 2013. Our Board has further directed that we submit the selection of our independent registered public accounting firm for ratification by our shareholders at the 2026 annual meeting.

**PART IV**

**Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules*.***

**(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements**

The following consolidated financial statements of the Company and the report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm are contained in Item 8 of Part II of this Annual Report on Form 10-K as indicated:

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| | **Page** |
| **Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of BGSF, Inc.** | |
| **As of December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024 and for the Fiscal Years Ended December 28, 2025, December 29, 2024, and December 31, 2023.** | |
| **[Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_61) (Whitley Penn PCAOB ID 726)** | [37](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_61) |
| **[Consolidated Balance Sheets](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_64)** | [39](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_64) |
| **[Consolidated Statements of Operations](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_70)** | [40](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_70) |
| **[Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_73)'[Equity](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_73)** | [41](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_73) |
| **[Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_79)** | [43](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_79) |
| **[Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_82)** | [45](#i05286cf3fe474f95a458cc008aa213c9_82) |

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**(2)Financial Statement Schedules**

Financial statement schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, or not required, or because the required information is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.

**(3)Exhibits**

See the list of exhibits in the Index to Exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.

**Item 16. Form 10-K Summary.**

None.

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on March 30, 2026.

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|:---|:---|
| **BGSF, INC.** | **BGSF, INC.** |
| By: | /s/ Kelly Brown |
| Name: Kelly Brown | Name: Kelly Brown |
| Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer | Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer |
| By: | /s/ Keith Schroeder |
| Name: Keith Schroeder | Name: Keith Schroeder |
| Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities indicated on March 30, 2026.

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|:---|:---|
| /s/ Kelly Brown | Co-Chief Executive Officer |
| **Kelly Brown** | (Principal Executive Officer) |
| /s/ Keith Schroeder | Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
| **Keith Schroeder** | (Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, and Principal Accounting Officer) |
| /s/ C. David Allen, Jr. | Director |
| **C. David Allen, Jr.** | |
| /s/ Richard L. Baum, Jr. | Director |
| **Richard L. Baum, Jr.** | |
| /s/ Donna Carroll | Director |
| **Donna Carroll** | |
| /s/ Douglas E. Hailey | Director |
| **Douglas E. Hailey** | |
| /s/ Paul A. Seid | Director |
| **Paul A. Seid** | |

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**EXHIBIT INDEX**

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| 2.1<sup>††</sup> | <u>[Asset Purchase Agreement, dated April 24, 2023, by and between BGSF Professional, LLC, Arroyo Consulting LLC, Luis Fernando Sanchez, and Maureen E. Herrera (incorporated by reference from the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 26, 2023)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474903/000147490323000042/ex2104-26x23apa.htm)</u> |
| 2.2<sup>††</sup> | <u>[Equity Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 14, 2025, among INSPYR Solutions Intermediate, LLC, BGSF Inc., BG Finance and Accounting, Inc., and BGSF Professional, LLC (incorporated by reference from the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 23, 2025)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474903/000147490325000076/ex21equitypurchaseagreement.htm)</u> |
| 3.1 | <u>[Certificate of Incorporation of BG Staffing, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Amendment No. 2 to the registrant's registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-191683) filed on November 4, 2013)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474903/000114420413058594/v359207_ex3-1.htm)</u> |
| 3.2 | <u>[Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of BGSF, Inc. (incorporated by reference from the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 12, 2021)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474903/000147490321000026/ex3102-12x21.htm)</u> |
| 3.3 | <u>[Bylaws of BG Staffing, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Amendment No. 2 to the registrant's registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-191683) filed on November 4, 2013)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474903/000114420413058594/v359207_ex3-2.htm)</u> |
| 4.1 | <u>[Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference from Amendment No. 1 to the registrant's registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-191683) filed on October 28, 2013)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474903/000114420413057187/v358163_ex4-1.htm)</u> |
| 4.2 | <u>[Description of Securities Registered Under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (incorporated by reference from the registrant's Form 10-K filed on March 12, 2020](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474903/000147490320000011/ex42descriptionofcapit.htm)</u>) |
| 10.1<sup>\*\*</sup> | <u>[BG Staffing, Inc. 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from the registrant's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed on](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474903/000147490325000131/definproxy2024.htm)[September 16, 2025](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474903/000147490325000131/definproxy2024.htm)[)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474903/000147490325000131/definproxy2024.htm)</u> |
| 10.2<sup>\*\*</sup> | <u>[Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (Vested Options) (incorporated by reference from the registrant's Form 8-K filed on February 12, 2014)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474903/000114420414007942/v368147_ex10-1.htm)</u> |
| 10.3<sup>\*\*</sup> | <u>[Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement (incorporated by reference from the registrant's Form 8-K filed on February 12, 2014)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474903/000114420414007942/v368147_ex10-2.htm)</u> |
| 10.4<sup>\*\*</sup> | <u>[Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (incorporated by reference from the registrant's Form 8-K filed on February 12, 2014)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474903/000114420414007942/v368147_ex10-3.htm)</u> |
| 10.5<sup>\*\*</sup> | <u>[Form of Indemnification Agreement for Directors and Executive Officers (incorporated by reference from the registrant's Form 8-K filed on February 4, 2014)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474903/000114420414005805/v367052_ex10-3.htm)</u> |
| 10.6<sup>\*\*</sup> | <u>[Executive Employment Agreement, entered into February 6, 2019 to be effective as of October 1, 2018, between B G Staff Services, Inc. and Beth Garvey (incorporated by reference from the registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 12, 2019)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474903/000147490319000010/ex10202018.htm)</u> |
| 10.7<sup>\*\*</sup> | <u>[Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (incorporated by reference from the registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on October 30, 2018](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474903/000147490318000125/q32018-ex102restricted.htm)</u> |
| 10.8<sup>\*\*</sup> | <u>[BG Staffing, Inc. 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference from the registrant's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed on September 16, 2025)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474903/000147490325000131/definproxy2024.htm)</u> |
| 10.9<sup>\*\*</sup> | <u>[Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2023, between BG Staff Services, Inc. and John Barnett](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474903/000147490323000027/ex10203-09x23barnettagrmt.htm)</u> <u>[(incorporated by reference from the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 9, 2023)](http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1474903/000147490322000016/bgsf-20220228.htm)</u> |
| 10.10\*\* | <u>[Separation Agreement, dated as of June 14, 2025, between B G Staff Services, Inc. and Beth Garvey (incorporated by reference from the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 20, 2025)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474903/000147490325000076/ex101separationagreement.htm)</u> |
| 10.11\*\* | <u>[Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2026, between B G Staff Services, Inc. and Kelly Brown (incorporated by reference from the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 2, 2026)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474903/000147490326000012/a102executiveemploymentagr.htm)</u> |
| 10.12\*\* | <u>[Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of March 12, 2025 (effective as of February 24, 2025), between B G Staff Services, Inc. and Keith Schroeder (incorporated by reference from the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 18, 2025)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474903/000147490325000018/ex102-cfoagrmt.htm)</u>  |
| 19.1 | <u>[BGSF, Inc. Insider Trading Policy (incorporated by reference from the registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 17, 2025)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474903/000147490325000016/ex1912024.htm)</u> |
| 21.1<sup>\*</sup> | <u>[List of Subsidiaries of the Registrant](ex2112025.htm)</u> |
| 23.1<sup>\*</sup> | <u>[Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Whitley Penn LLP)](ex2312025.htm)</u> |
| 31.1<sup>\*</sup> | <u>[Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 implementing Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Executive Officer)](ex3112025.htm)</u> |
| 31.2<sup>\*</sup> | <u>[Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 implementing Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Financial Officer)](ex3122025.htm)</u> |
| 32.1<sup>†</sup> | <u>[Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002](ex3212025.htm)</u> |
| 97.1 | <u>[BGSF, Inc. Clawback Policy, incorporated by reference to 97.1 on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474903/000147490324000026/ex9712023.htm)</u> |
| 101.INS<sup>\*</sup> | XBRL Instance Document |
| 101.SCH<sup>\*</sup> | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| 101.CAL<sup>\*</sup> | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |
| 101.DEF<sup>\*</sup> | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. |
| 101.LAB<sup>\*</sup> | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document |
| 101.PRE<sup>\*</sup> | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
| 104<sup>\*</sup> | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101document) |

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| \* | Filed herewith. |
| \*\* | Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. |
| † | This certification is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act. |
| †† | Pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K, certain schedules and similar attachments have been omitted. The Company hereby agrees to furnish a copy of any omitted schedule or attachment to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request. |

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## Exhibit 21.1

**Exhibit 21.1**

**Subsidiaries**

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Name of Subsidiary** | **Jurisdiction of Formation** |
| BG Personnel, LP | Texas |
| BG Personnel LLC | Delaware |
| B G Staff Services, Inc. | Texas |
| BG California Multifamily Staffing, Inc. | Delaware |
| BG Personnel of Texas, LLC | Texas |

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## Exhibit 23.1

**Exhibit 23.1**

**CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM**

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement No. 333-259971 on Form S-3, and No. 333-251192, No. 333-251193, No. 333-218869, No. 333-193014, and No. 333-274809 on Form S-8 of BGSF, Inc., of our reports dated March 30, 2026, relating to the consolidated financial statements, and the effectiveness of BGSF, Inc.'s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of BGSF, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2025.

/s/ Whitley Penn LLP

Plano, Texas

March 30, 2026

## Exhibit 31.1

**Exhibit 31.1**

**CERTIFICATIONS**

I, Kelly Brown, certify that:

1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of BGSF, Inc.;

2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Date: | March 30, 2026 | /s/ Kelly Brown |
| | | Kelly Brown |
| | | Co-Chief Executive Officer |
| | | (Principal Executive Officer) |

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## Exhibit 31.2

**Exhibit 31.2**

**CERTIFICATIONS**

I, Keith Schroeder, certify that:

1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of BGSF, Inc.;

2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Date: | March 30, 2026 | /s/ Keith Schroeder |
| | | Keith Schroeder |
| | | Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
| | | (Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, and Principal Accounting Officer) |

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## Exhibit 32.1

**Exhibit 32.1**

**CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. § 1350,**

**AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO § 906**

**OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

In connection with the filing of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of BGSF, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), each of the undersigned officers of the Company certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of such officer's knowledge:

1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Date: | March 30, 2026 | /s/ Kelly Brown |
|  |  | Kelly Brown |
|  |  | Co-Chief Executive Officer |
|  |  | (Principal Executive Officer) |
|  |  | /s/ Keith Schroeder |
|  |  | Keith Schroeder |
|  |  | Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
|  |  | (Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, and Principal Accounting Officer) |

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The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to BGSF, Inc. and will be retained by BGSF, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

<br>