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Kelly Services Inc. filings document the company's specialty talent solutions business, operating results, capital structure, and governance. Form 8-K reports include results of operations, financial-condition updates, earnings releases, conference-call materials, material definitive agreements, and stockholder rights plan matters.
Proxy filings provide annual governance and shareholder-voting disclosures, while the company's registered securities include Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock on Nasdaq. The filing record also reflects disclosure around capital allocation, share repurchases, debt repayment, dividends, segment performance, and risks tied to staffing, outsourcing, education workforce solutions, and specialized talent markets.
Young George Haywood III reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Kelly Services director George Haywood III received a one-time equity award tied to his board service. The filing shows an indirect grant of 6,000 shares of Class A common stock at $11.36 per share, credited under the issuer's Non-Employee Directors Deferred Compensation Plan.
The footnote explains this award recognizes his service as Chair of Kelly's Independent Special Committee. Following the grant, his indirect holdings under the plan total 21,563.92 shares of Class A common stock.
Kelly Services Inc. reported that director Robert S. Cubbin received a one-time equity award of 5,000 shares of Class A common stock. The shares were credited at $11.36 per share to the issuer's Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan in recognition of his service on Kelly's Independent Special Committee.
Following this grant, the plan holds a total of 85,817.0948 Class A shares for his indirect benefit. This is a compensation-related grant/award acquisition rather than an open-market purchase or sale.
Kelly Services director Michael J. Wartell reported a compensation-related equity award. On June 18, 2026, an indirect acquisition of 5,000 shares of Class A common stock was recorded at $11.36 per share through the issuer's Non-Employee Directors Deferred Compensation Plan.
The footnote explains this is a one-time equity award granted in recognition of Wartell’s service on Kelly’s Independent Special Committee. Following this award, indirect holdings reported under the plan total 30,940.2 shares. No open-market purchases or sales were reported in this filing.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC reports proposed sales under Rule 144 of Common Stock tied to executive equity awards. The notice lists 11,084 performance shares02/13/2024) and 24,255 restricted shares02/09/2024) as securities to be sold; the filing date shown is 05/21/2026.
Hunt-affiliated entities report owning 3,039,940 shares of Kelly Services Class B common stock, representing 92.2% of that class. The shares are held with shared voting and dispositive power across several related entities, including Hunt Equity Opportunities, HEO Finance, Hunt ELP, HB GP, Hunt Company, Hunt Companies and individuals Woody L. Hunt and James Christopher Hunt.
The group has asked Kelly’s board to form a fully independent special committee, with its own advisers, to evaluate possible transactions between the company and affiliates of certain reporting persons. No proposal has been made, and the amendment stresses there is no assurance any transaction will be agreed or completed. Separately, James Christopher Hunt holds 25,000 Class A shares, awarded as compensation for his service as a non-employee director.
Kelly Services Inc: Liechtensteinische Landesbank Aktiengesellschaft and its wholly owned subsidiary LLB Fund Services AG report beneficial ownership of 1,579,739 shares of Class A Common Stock, representing 5.11% of the class as of 03/31/2026. The filing states shared voting and dispositive power over these shares and identifies third‑party subadvisers (BWM AG and Quantex AG) as managers of certain holdings. A Joint Filing Agreement is attached and signatures were provided on 05/13/2026.
KELLY SERVICES INC executive Vanessa Peterson Williams, EVP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec, sold 29,999.23 shares of Class A Common Stock in an open-market transaction. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.777 per share, across eighteen trades priced between $9.75 and $9.8450. After this sale, she directly holds 82,354.77 shares of the company’s Class A Common Stock.
KELYA reports a Form 144 notifying the planned sale of 30,000 shares. The submission lists the broker-dealer Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and an entry date of 05/14/2026. The security types shown include 7,844 performance shares and 22,156 restricted stock dated 02/15/2022, which together equal the reported 30,000-share amount.
This filing is a notice of an intended sale under Section 144; it does not report completion. The filing lists NASDAQ as the market and provides the broker's contact/address details for execution.
Kelly Services, Inc. reported results of its May 7, 2026 annual meeting, where stockholders approved several corporate governance changes and routine annual items. Stockholders adopted an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to permit stockholder action by written consent, broaden who may call special meetings to include the Board chair and holders of at least a majority of the voting power of Class B common stock, and allow stockholders to fill board vacancies or newly created directorships as permitted by Delaware law. The amended certificate became effective upon filing in Delaware on May 13, 2026, and conforming bylaw amendments took effect on May 7, 2026. All director nominees were elected, the advisory vote approved the Company’s executive compensation, the charter amendment itself was approved, and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was ratified as independent registered public accounting firm for the 2026 fiscal year.
KELLY SERVICES INC director Michael J. Wartell reported two compensation-related acquisitions of derivative interests in Class A Common Stock through the company’s Non-Employee Directors Deferred Compensation Plan. On May 7, 2026, awards covering 10,309.280 shares and 15,463.920 shares at a reference price of $9.70 per share were credited as deferred stock units held indirectly under the plan.