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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Registration&nbsp;No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">FORM&nbsp;S-8</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>THE HACKETT GROUP, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">65-0750100</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1001 Brickell Bay Drive </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Suite 3000 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Miami,
Florida 33131 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(305)&nbsp;375-8005</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The Hackett Group, Inc. 1998 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated as of February&nbsp;17, 2022) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The Hackett Group, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Frank A. Zomerfeld, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Executive Vice President, </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>General Counsel and Secretary </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1001 Brickell Bay Drive </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Suite 3000 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Miami,
Florida 33131 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(305)&nbsp;375-8005</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copies to: </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>John
B. Beckman </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Hogan Lovells US L.L.P. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>555 Thirteenth Street, N.W. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, DC 20004 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(202)&nbsp;637-5600</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">a&nbsp;non-accelerated&nbsp;filer,</FONT> a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;12b-2&nbsp;of</FONT> the Exchange Act. (Check one): </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>EXPLANATORY STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration
Statement on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8&nbsp;is</FONT> being filed by The Hackett Group Inc. (the &#147;Company,&#148; &#147;we,&#148; &#147;us&#148; or &#147;our&#148;) to register an additional 1,900,000 shares of our common
stock for issuance pursuant to our amended and restated 1998 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, as amended (the &#147;Plan&#148;) and an additional 250,000 shares of our common stock for issuance pursuant to our Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as
amended (the &#147;Purchase Plan&#148;). The Plan was amended and restated on February&nbsp;17, 2022 to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance by 1,900,000 shares. The Purchase Plan was amended on February&nbsp;17, 2022 to increase
the number of shares authorized for issuance by 250,000 shares. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Earlier registration statements on
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8&nbsp;related</FONT> to the Plan and the Purchase Plan were filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on June&nbsp;19, 2020 (Registration <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-239306),</FONT> September&nbsp;6, 2018 (Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-227215),</FONT> September&nbsp;9, 2003
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(Registration&nbsp;No.&nbsp;333-108640),&nbsp;July&nbsp;3,</FONT> 2001 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(Registration&nbsp;No.&nbsp;333-64542),&nbsp;June&nbsp;16,</FONT> 2000
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(Registration&nbsp;No.&nbsp;333-39460),&nbsp;November&nbsp;9,</FONT> 1999 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(Registration&nbsp;No.&nbsp;333-90635)&nbsp;and</FONT> December&nbsp;30, 1998
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(Registration&nbsp;No.&nbsp;333-69951).</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In accordance with General Instruction E to <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8,&nbsp;the</FONT> contents of such earlier registration statements are incorporated herein by reference except to the extent supplemented, amended or superseded by the information set forth herein. Only those
Items on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8&nbsp;containing</FONT> new information not contained in the earlier registration statement are presented herein. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We hereby incorporate by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents filed with the Commission: </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Our <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1057379/000156459022008703/hckt-10k_20211231.htm">Annual Report on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;10-K&nbsp;
for</FONT> the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2021</A>, filed on March&nbsp;
4, 2022, as amended by our <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1057379/000119312522280191/d59112d10ka.htm">Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K/A</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31,
 2021</A>, filed on November&nbsp;8, 2022;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The portions of our <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1057379/000119312522083989/d229303ddef14a.htm">Definitive Proxy Statement for our 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders</A>, filed on March&nbsp;24, 2022,
incorporated by reference in our Annual Report on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;10-K&nbsp;for</FONT> the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2021;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Our <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1057379/000156459022019425/hckt-10q_20220401.htm">Quarterly Report on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;10-Q&nbsp;
for</FONT> the quarter ended April&nbsp;1, 2022</A>, filed on May&nbsp;11, 2022;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Our <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1057379/000095017022016419/hckt-20220701.htm">Quarterly Report on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;10-Q&nbsp;
for</FONT> the quarter ended July&nbsp;1, 2022</A>, filed on August&nbsp;10, 2022;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Our <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1057379/000095017022023397/hckt-20220930.htm">Quarterly Report on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;10-Q&nbsp;
for</FONT> the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2022</A>, filed on November&nbsp;9, 2022;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Our Current Reports on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K,&nbsp;
filed</FONT> on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001057379/000156459022019300/hckt-8k_20220505.htm">May&nbsp;
10, 2022</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001057379/000119312522280167/d407719d8k.htm">November&nbsp;8, 2022</A>; and</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1057379/0000928385-98-001106.txt"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-A</FONT></A>,&nbsp;filed
under Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act, and all amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, all documents and reports subsequently filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents or reports. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d398813dex41.htm">The Hackett Group, Inc. 1998 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated as of February&nbsp;17, 2022). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1057379/000119312503047230/dex42.htm">Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form<U></U><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;S-8</FONT> (File No.<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;333-108640)).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1057379/000119312507033026/dex1032.htm">Amendment No.<U></U>&nbsp;
2 to Registrant&#146;s Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K/A</FONT> for the year ended December<U></U>&nbsp;30, 2005).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1057379/000119312518268317/d586976dex43.htm">Amendment No.<U></U>&nbsp;
3 to The Hackett Group, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (File No.<U></U>&nbsp;333-227215)).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d398813dex45.htm">Amendment No.&nbsp;4 to The Hackett Group, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d398813dex51.htm">Opinion of Frank A. Zomerfeld, Esq. regarding the legality of the shares being registered. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d398813dex51.htm">Consent of Frank A. Zomerfeld, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5.1). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d398813dex232.htm">Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants (RSM US LLP). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>24.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="#sig">Power of Attorney (included on signature page). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>107</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d398813dexfilingfees.htm">Filing Fee Table. </A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for filing on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8&nbsp;and</FONT> has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Miami, State of Florida, on this 23rd
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>THE HACKETT GROUP, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Ted A. Fernandez</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Ted A. Fernandez</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Ted A. Fernandez and Robert A. Ramirez, and each of them, his or her true and <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">lawful&nbsp;attorney-in-fact&nbsp;and</FONT></FONT> agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">said&nbsp;attorneys-in-fact&nbsp;and</FONT></FONT> agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">said&nbsp;attorneys-in-fact&nbsp;and</FONT></FONT> agents, or any of them,
or their, his or her substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Ted A. Fernandez</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Ted A. Fernandez</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Chief Executive Officer and Chairman (Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">December&nbsp;14, 2022</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Robert A. Ramirez</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Robert A. Ramirez</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">December&nbsp;14, 2022</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ David N. Dungan</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">David N. Dungan</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Chief Operating Officer and Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">December&nbsp;14, 2022</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Richard Hamlin</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Richard Hamlin</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">December&nbsp;12, 2022</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ John R. Harris</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">John R. Harris</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">December&nbsp;12, 2022</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Robert A. Rivero</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Robert A. Rivero</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">December&nbsp;12, 2022</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Alan T.G. Wix</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Alan T.G. Wix</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">December&nbsp;12, 2022</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 23, 2022
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
THE HACKETT GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida
65-0750100
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1001 Brickell Bay Drive
Suite 3000
Miami,
Florida 33131
(305) 375-8005
(Address of principal executive offices)
The Hackett Group, Inc. 1998 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated as of February 17, 2022)
The Hackett Group, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Frank A. Zomerfeld, Esq.
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
1001 Brickell Bay Drive
Suite 3000
Miami,
Florida 33131
(305) 375-8005
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
John
B. Beckman
Hogan Lovells US L.L.P.
555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004
(202) 637-5600
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. 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):
Large accelerated filer
☐
Accelerated filer
☒
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
Emerging growth company
☐
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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐
PART I
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
This Registration
Statement on
Form S-8 is
being filed by The Hackett Group Inc. (the "Company," "we," "us" or "our") to register an additional 1,900,000 shares of our common
stock for issuance pursuant to our amended and restated 1998 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan") and an additional 250,000 shares of our common stock for issuance pursuant to our Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as
amended (the "Purchase Plan"). The Plan was amended and restated on February 17, 2022 to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance by 1,900,000 shares. The Purchase Plan was amended on February 17, 2022 to increase
the number of shares authorized for issuance by 250,000 shares.
Earlier registration statements on
Form S-8 related
to the Plan and the Purchase Plan were filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on June 19, 2020 (Registration
No. 333-239306),
September 6, 2018 (Registration
No. 333-227215),
September 9, 2003
(Registration No. 333-108640), July 3,
2001
(Registration No. 333-64542), June 16,
2000
(Registration No. 333-39460), November 9,
1999
(Registration No. 333-90635) and
December 30, 1998
(Registration No. 333-69951).
In accordance with General Instruction E to
Form S-8, the
contents of such earlier registration statements are incorporated herein by reference except to the extent supplemented, amended or superseded by the information set forth herein. Only those
Items on
Form S-8 containing
new information not contained in the earlier registration statement are presented herein.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
We hereby incorporate by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents filed with the Commission:
(1)
Our
Annual Report on
Form 10-K 
for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021
, filed on March 
4, 2022, as amended by our
Annual Report on Form
10-K/A
for the year ended December 31,
 2021
, filed on November 8, 2022;
(2)
The portions of our
Definitive Proxy Statement for our 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
, filed on March 24, 2022,
incorporated by reference in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021;
(3)
Our
Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q 
for
the quarter ended April 1, 2022
, filed on May 11, 2022;
(4)
Our
Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q 
for
the quarter ended July 1, 2022
, filed on August 10, 2022;
(5)
Our
Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q 
for
the quarter ended September 30, 2022
, filed on November 9, 2022;
(6)
Our Current Reports on
Form 8-K, 
filed
on
May 
10, 2022
and
November 8, 2022
; and
(7)
The description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on
Form 8-A
, filed
under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, and all amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
In addition, all documents and reports subsequently filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents or reports. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
No.
Description
4.1
The Hackett Group, Inc. 1998 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated as of February 17, 2022).
4.2
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
S-8
(File No.
333-108640)).
4.3
Amendment No.
2 to Registrant's Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant's Form
10-K/A
for the year ended December
30, 2005).
4.4
Amendment No.
3 to The Hackett Group, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
S-8
(File No.
333-227215)).
4.5
Amendment No. 4 to The Hackett Group, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended.
5.1
Opinion of Frank A. Zomerfeld, Esq. regarding the legality of the shares being registered.
23.1
Consent of Frank A. Zomerfeld, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants (RSM US LLP).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
107
Filing Fee Table.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for filing on
Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Miami, State of Florida, on this 23rd
day of December, 2022.
THE HACKETT GROUP, INC.
By:
/s/ Ted A. Fernandez
Name:
Ted A. Fernandez
Title:
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Ted A. Fernandez and Robert A. Ramirez, and each of them, his or her true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto
said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them,
or their, his or her substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Name
Title
Date
/s/ Ted A. Fernandez
Ted A. Fernandez
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman (Principal Executive Officer)
December 14, 2022
/s/ Robert A. Ramirez
Robert A. Ramirez
Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
December 14, 2022
/s/ David N. Dungan
David N. Dungan
Chief Operating Officer and Director
December 14, 2022
/s/ Richard Hamlin
Richard Hamlin
Director
December 12, 2022
/s/ John R. Harris
John R. Harris
Director
December 12, 2022
/s/ Robert A. Rivero
Robert A. Rivero
Director
December 12, 2022
/s/ Alan T.G. Wix
Alan T.G. Wix
Director
December 12, 2022
/s/ Maria A. Bofill
Maria A. Bofill
Director
December 12, 2022