Every material Form 8-K HARTE HANKS INC has filed with the SEC since May 14, 2026, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Harte Hanks disclosed that the go-shop period under its August 14, 2026 merger agreement with Star Equity Holdings has expired, and that it received Acquisition Proposals during that period and gave Star an Exempted Party designation notice on September 11, 2026. The Board has not determined that any proposal is a Superior Proposal and has reaffirmed its recommendation of the Star merger, so the Star deal remains in effect.
Go-shop period expired; the company solicited interest from 93 third parties and received Acquisition Proposals before expiration.
Exempted Party designation notice delivered to Star on September 11, 2026; Board has not determined any proposal is a Superior Proposal.
Star deal terms: $5.00 in cash or 0.50 shares of Star 10% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock per eligible share, with cash capped at $19.2 million.
Termination fee of $1,152,000 payable to Star if the company terminates to enter a Superior Proposal after the go-shop period.
Harte Hanks signed a definitive merger agreement under which Star Equity Holdings will acquire all outstanding Harte Hanks common stock for $5.00 per share, or $38.4 million in aggregate equity value. The Harte Hanks board unanimously approved the deal and recommends that shareholders vote in favor, and the transaction is expected to close within about 60 to 90 days, subject to shareholder approval and financing availability.
Each Harte Hanks share can be exchanged for $5.00 in cash, subject to a cap of 50% of total consideration (about $19.2 million), or 0.50 shares of Star Equity 10% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (Nasdaq: STRRP) with a $10.00 p
The company describes the price as an approximately 100% premium to its unaffected share price.
A 30-day go-shop period allows Harte Hanks to solicit alternative proposals and expires at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 13, 2026.
Citizens Capital Markets & Advisory is lead financial advisor and Baker Botts LLP is legal advisor to Harte Hanks.
Harte Hanks reported first quarter 2026 results, with revenue of $37.3 million, down 10.3% from $41.6 million a year earlier. The company posted an operating loss of $768 thousand and a net loss of $0.6 million, or $0.08 per share, compared with a net loss of $0.4 million, or $0.05 per share, in the prior-year quarter, so shareholders saw both lower sales and a larger loss.
Q1 2026 revenue was $37.3 million, down 10.3% from $41.6 million in Q1 2025.
Operating loss was $768 thousand, compared with a $40 thousand loss a year earlier.
Net loss was $0.6 million, or $0.08 per basic and diluted share, versus $0.4 million, or $0.05 per share, in Q1 2025.
Cash was $4.5 million at March 31, 2026, with no outstanding debt and $24.3 million of credit line capacity.
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