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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , DC 20549 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the year ended December 31 , 2020 FORM 10 - K □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 or Commission File Number 000-53088 Delaware ( State of incorporation or organization ) HIREQUEST INC . HIREQUEST , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Common Stock , $ 0.001 par value Title of each class 91-2079472 ( I.R.S. employer identification no . 111 Springhall Drive , Goose Creek , SC 29445 ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( Zip Code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 843 ) 723-7400 The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC Name of each exchange on which registered HQI Trading Symbol ( s ) Securities registered pursuant to section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes 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 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 No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No The aggregate market value of the voting and non - voting common equity held by non - affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold , or the average bid and asked price of such common equity , as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter was $ 29,514,000 . Number of shares of registrant's common stock outstanding at March 24 , 2021 was 13,638,041 .