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Kelly Services filings document the company’s specialty talent solutions business, dual-class common stock structure, governance matters, and reported financial results. Its 8-K filings include results of operations and financial condition, earnings releases, conference-call materials, material agreements, security-holder rights modifications, and executive transition disclosures.
Proxy and related filings cover board governance, executive compensation, shareholder voting matters, and equity-related disclosures. Recent regulatory records also describe Kelly’s Class A and Class B common stock listed on Nasdaq, stockholder rights plan matters, capital allocation actions such as share repurchases and dividends, and risk and operating context tied to its Enterprise Talent Management, Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom, and Education businesses.
Kelly Services reported a weak first quarter of 2026, swinging to a loss as revenue fell. Revenue from services was $1.04 billion, down 10.7% from the same quarter in 2025, or about 3.3% lower on an underlying basis after excluding previously disclosed customer impacts in federal government and three large commercial accounts.
The company posted an operating loss of $5.1 million versus prior-year operating earnings of $10.8 million, and a net loss of $5.9 million, or $0.17 per share, compared with earnings of $0.16 per share a year earlier. Adjusted EBITDA dropped to $15.8 million, with margin compressing to 1.5% from 3.0%, reflecting lower gross profit rates and segment margin pressure in Enterprise Talent Management, Science, Engineering & Technology, and Education despite double‑digit SG&A cuts.
Cash generation deteriorated, with free cash flow of negative $26.5 million compared with positive $21.4 million in the prior year, while debt-to-capital rose to 11.9%. Management reaffirmed its 2026 outlook, guiding to a smaller 7%–9% revenue decline and at least a 2.5% adjusted EBITDA margin in the second quarter, and modest year‑over‑year revenue growth with margin expansion in the second half of 2026. The board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share.
Leege Joel reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Kelly Services SVP Joel Leege received two restricted stock awards of Class A Common Stock as equity compensation. On the grant date, he was awarded 13,426 shares that vest ratably over three years and 21,459 shares that vest in equal increments over two years, both valued at $9.32 per share. Following these awards, he directly holds 34,885 Class A shares.
Kelly Services calls its 2026 virtual annual meeting for May 7, 2026, with Class B holders voting on four items: electing eleven directors, an advisory say-on-pay vote, amending the charter to expand stockholder rights, and ratifying PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditor.
In January 2026, Hunt Equity Opportunities acquired 3,039,940 Class B shares, becoming Kelly’s controlling stockholder with 92.2% of that class and driving a major board reconstitution. Kelly is now a Nasdaq “controlled company” and uses exemptions from some board and compensation independence requirements.
For 2025, Kelly reported revenue of $4.3B, a gross profit rate of 20.1%, a loss from operations of ($69), diluted loss per share of ($7.24), and adjusted EBITDA of $109 with a 2.6% margin, reflecting margin pressure and restructuring.
The proxy highlights a CEO transition to Chris Layden, ongoing portfolio reshaping, technology modernization including an AI platform, extensive risk and cybersecurity oversight, and a broad ESG program with climate-risk assessment and Science Based Targets initiative engagement.
Kelly Services, Inc. is asking shareholders to vote at its virtual 2026 Annual Meeting on May 7, 2026. The proxy reviews 2025 results, strategy, and governance changes, including a completed CEO succession and a controlling-stake transaction in which Hunt Equity Opportunities, LLC acquired 3,039,940 shares of Class B Common Stock, representing 92.2% of Class B.
Management frames 2025 as a transition year: revenue was $4.3B (down 1.9%), Adjusted EBITDA was $109M, and diluted loss per share was ($7.24). The Board was reconstituted effective January 30, 2026, leading to multiple director resignations and the appointment of Hunt designees, and eleven director nominees are proposed for election. The proxy includes proposals to amend the certificate of incorporation, approve executive compensation, and ratify PwC as auditor.
The Vanguard Group filed Amendment No. 13 to a Schedule 13G/A for Kelly Services Inc. The amendment states that, following an internal realignment, certain Vanguard subsidiaries will report beneficial ownership separately in accordance with SEC Release No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998). The filing shows amount beneficially owned: 0 and percent of class: 0% for Common Stock (CUSIP 488152208). The submission is signed by Ashley Grim, Head of Global Fund Administration on 03/27/2026.
Kelly Services President and CEO Christopher D. Layden reported open-market purchases of company stock. He bought 10,000 shares of Class A common stock at an average price of $8.7561 per share and 100 shares of Class B common stock at $13.5150 per share. Following these transactions, he directly owns 382,513 Class A shares and 100 Class B shares.
KELLY SERVICES INC executive Joel Leege, who serves as SVP and President SET, filed an initial Form 3 to report his status as an insider of the company. This filing is an ownership declaration and does not list any buy, sell, or other share transactions.
Kelly Services EVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Vanessa Peterson Williams had 985 shares of Class A common stock withheld by the company to cover taxes linked to vesting restricted stock awards. These shares were not sold on the market. After this tax-withholding disposition, she directly holds 112,354 shares.
Kelly Services Senior Vice President Nicola M. Soares reported a small share disposition tied to tax obligations. On March 21, 2026, the issuer withheld 707 shares of Class A common stock at $8.47 per share to satisfy taxes on previously reported restricted stock vesting. After this withholding, Soares directly owned 76,285 shares, and no open-market buy or sell occurred.