BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC (Form: 10-K, Received: 03/07/2022 08:53:21)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

☒	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021

Commission File Number 0-21886

BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland		52-0812977
(State or other jurisdiction of		(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)

8100 NE Parkway Drive, Suite 200
Vancouver, Washington		98662
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(360) 828-0700

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share	BBSI	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

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, 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.

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 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

State the aggregate market value of the common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant: $534,958,957 at June 30, 2021

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

Class	Outstanding at February 21, 2022
Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share	7,422,523 Shares

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the definitive Proxy Statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are hereby incorporated by reference in Part III of Form 10-K.

BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.

2021 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	PART I	Page
Item 1.	Business	2

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	10

Item 1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments	20

Item 2.	Properties	21

Item 3.	Legal Proceedings	22

Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	22

	PART II
Item 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	22

Item 7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	24

Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	32

Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	33

Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	60

Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures	60

Item 9B.	Other Information	63

Item 9C.	Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections	63

	PART III
Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	63

Item 11.	Executive Compensation	63

Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	63

Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	63

Item 14.	Principal Accountant Fees and Services	63

	PART IV
Item 15.	Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules	64

Item 16.	Form 10-K Summary	67

Signatures		68

PART I

Item 1.

BUSINESS

General

Company Background

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (“BBSI,” the “Company,” “our” or “we”), is a leading provider of business management solutions for small and mid-sized companies. The Company has developed a management platform that integrates a knowledge-based approach from the management consulting industry with tools from the human resource outsourcing industry. This platform, through the effective leveraging of human capital, helps our business owner clients run their businesses more effectively. We believe this platform, delivered through a decentralized organizational structure, differentiates BBSI from our competitors. BBSI was incorporated in Maryland in 1965.

Certain statements below contain forward-looking information that is subject to risks and uncertainties. See “Forward-Looking Information” in Item 7 of Part II of this report and “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part I of this report.

Business Strategy

Our strategy is to align local operations teams with the mission of small and mid-sized business owners, driving value to their business. To do so, BBSI:

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partners with business owners to leverage their investment in human capital through a high-touch, results-oriented approach;

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brings predictability to each client organization through a three-tiered management platform; and

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enables business owners to focus on their core business by reducing organizational complexity and maximizing productivity.

Business Organization

We operate a decentralized delivery model using operationally-focused business teams, typically located within 50 miles of our client companies. These teams are led by senior level business generalists and include senior level professionals with expertise in human resources, organizational development, risk mitigation and workplace safety, and various types of administration, including payroll. These teams are responsible for growth and profitability of their operations, and for providing strategic leadership, guidance and expert consultation to our client companies. The decentralized structure fosters autonomous decision-making in which business teams deliver plans that closely align with the objectives of each business owner client. This structure also provides a means of incubating talent to support increased growth and capacity. We support clients with employees located in 47 states and the District of Columbia through a network of 50 branch locations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and Washington. We also have several smaller recruiting locations in our general market areas, which are under the direction of a branch office.

Services Overview

BBSI’s core purpose is to advocate for business owners, particularly in the small and mid-sized business segment. Our evolution from an entrepreneurially run company to a professionally managed organization has helped to form our view that all businesses experience inflection points at key stages of growth. The insights gained through our own growth, along with the trends we see in working with more than 7,600 companies each day, define our approach to guiding business owners through the challenges associated with being an employer. BBSI’s business teams align with each business owner client through a structured three-tiered progression. In doing so, business teams focus on the objectives of each business owner and deliver planning, guidance and resources in support of those objectives.

Tier 1: Tactical Alignment

The first stage focuses on the mutual setting of expectations and is essential to a successful client relationship. It begins with a process of assessment and discovery in which the business owner’s business objectives, attitudes, and culture are aligned with BBSI’s processes, controls and culture. This stage includes an implementation process, which addresses the administrative components of employment.

Tier 2: Dynamic Relationship

The second stage of the relationship emphasizes organizational development as a means of achieving each client’s business objectives. There is a focus on process improvement, development of best practices, supervisor training and leadership development.

Tier 3: Strategic Counsel

With an emphasis on advocacy on behalf of the business owner, the third stage of the relationship is more strategic and forward-looking with a goal of cultivating an environment in which all efforts are directed by the mission and long-term objectives of the business owner.

In addition to serving as a resource and guide, BBSI has the ability to provide workers’ compensation coverage as a means of meeting statutory requirements and protecting our clients from employment-related injury claims. Through our third-party administrators, we provide claims management services for our clients. We work to manage and reduce job injury claims, identify fraudulent claims and structure optimal work programs, including modified duty.

Categories of Services

We report financial results in two categories of services: Professional Employer Services (“PEO”) and Staffing. See Item 7 of Part II of this Report for information regarding the percentages of total net revenues provided by our PEO and staffing services for each of the last three fiscal years, and our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II of this Report for information regarding revenues, net income and total assets in our single reportable segment.

PEO

We enter into a client services agreement to establish a co-employment relationship with each client company, assuming responsibility for payroll, payroll taxes, workers’ compensation coverage (if elected) and certain other administrative functions for the client’s existing workforce. We refer to employees of our PEO clients as worksite employees (“WSEs”). The client maintains physical care, custody and control of the WSEs, including the authority to hire and terminate employees. During 2021, we supported in excess of 7,600 PEO clients with total average WSEs of 112,928. This compares to more than 7,500 PEO clients with an average of 108,249 total WSEs during 2020.

Staffing and Recruiting

Our staffing services include on-demand or short-term staffing assignments, contract staffing, direct placement, and long-term or indefinite-term on-site management. On-site management employees are BBSI management employees who are based on the client-site and whose jobs are to assist BBSI staffing employees. Our recruiting experts maintain a deep network of professionals from which we source candidates. Through an assessment process, we gain an understanding of the short and long-term needs of our clients, allowing us to identify and source the right talent for each position. We then conduct a rigorous screening process to help ensure a successful hire.

Clients and Client Contracts

Our PEO business is typically characterized by long-term relationships that result in recurring revenue. The terms and conditions applicable to our client relationships are set forth in a client services agreement, which typically provides for an initial term of one year with renewal for additional one-year periods, but generally permits cancellation by either party upon 30 days’ written notice. In addition, in most cases we may terminate the agreement at any time for certain breaches of contract, including nonpayment or failure to follow our workplace safety recommendations.

The PEO client services agreement also provides for indemnification by the client against losses arising out of any default by the client under the agreement, including failure to comply with any employment-related, health and safety, or immigration laws or regulations. Our client service agreement requires that clients enter into a co-employment arrangement and maintain comprehensive liability coverage in the amount of $1.0 million for acts of their employees. It is nevertheless possible that claims not satisfied or covered through indemnification or insurance may be asserted against us, which could adversely affect our results of operations.

We have PEO client services agreements with a diverse array of customers, including electronics manufacturers, various light-manufacturing industries, agriculture-based companies, transportation and shipping enterprises, food processors, telecommunications companies, public utilities, general contractors in various construction-related fields, and professional services firms. None of our clients individually represented more than 1% of our total revenues in 2021.

Market Opportunity

As a PEO that aligns with the mission of business owners by providing resources and guidance to small and mid-size businesses, BBSI believes its growth is driven by the desire of business owners to focus on mission-critical functions, reduce complexity associated with the employment function, mitigate costs and maximize their investment in human capital. Our integrated management platform has enabled us to capitalize on these needs within the small to mid-size business sector.

The small and mid‑sized business segment is particularly attractive because:

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it is large, continues to offer significant growth opportunity and remains underserved by professional services companies;

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it typically has fewer in-house resources than larger businesses and, as a result, is generally more dependent on external resources;

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we generally experience a relatively high client retention rate and lower client acquisition costs within this market segment; and

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we have found that small to mid-sized businesses are responsive to quality of service when selecting a PEO or staffing services provider.

Competition

The business environment in which we operate is characterized by intense competition and fragmentation. BBSI is not aware of reliable statistics regarding the number of its competitors, but certain large, well-known companies typically compete with us in the same markets and also have greater financial and marketing resources than we do, including Automatic Data Processing, Inc., ManpowerGroup, Inc., Kelly Services, Inc., Insperity, Inc., TriNet Group, Inc., Robert Half International Inc. and Paychex, Inc. We face additional competition from regional providers and we may in the future also face competition from new entrants to the field, including other staffing services companies, payroll processing companies and insurance companies. The principal competitive factors in the business environment in which we operate are price and level of service.

We believe that our growth is attributable to our ability to provide small and mid-sized companies with the resources and knowledge base of a large employer delivered through a local operations team. Our level of integration with each client business provides us an additional competitive advantage.

Technology Platform

Our client-facing technology platform, myBBSI, includes both internally developed and licensed software which gives our clients a wide range of tools, including the ability to process payroll, collect and process time and attendance information, manage human resource information including employee onboarding and termination, as well as compensation and payroll tax reporting.

Growth Strategy

We believe our clients are one of our best advocates and powerful drivers of referral-based growth. In each market, operations teams provide expertise, consultation and support to our clients, driving growth and supporting retention. We anticipate that by adding business teams to existing branches, we can achieve incremental growth in those markets, driven by our reputation and by client referrals. In most markets business development efforts are led by area managers and are further supported by business development managers.

Our business growth has three primary sources: referrals from existing clients, direct business-to-business sales efforts by our area managers and business development managers, and an extensive referral network. Partners in our referral network include insurance brokers, financial advisors, attorneys, CPA’s, and other business professionals who can facilitate an introduction to prospective clients. These referral partners facilitate introductions to business owners on our behalf, typically in exchange for a fee equal to a small percentage of payroll.

We see two key drivers to our growth:

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Increase market share in existing markets. We seek to support, strengthen and expand branch office operations through the ongoing development of business teams. We believe that strengthening and expanding the operations of each location is an efficient and effective means of increasing market share in the geographic areas in which we do business, and that our business teams serve a dual purpose: 1) Delivering high-quality service to our clients, thereby supporting client business growth and retention, and driving client referrals, and 2) Incubating talent at the branch level to support expansion into new markets.

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Penetrate new markets. We intend to open additional branch offices in new geographic markets as opportunities arise. We have developed a strategic approach to geographic expansion, which will serve as a guide for determining if and when to enter new markets. As part of this effort, we have become licensed to provide PEO services nationwide. We believe our decentralized organizational model built on teams of senior-level professionals allows us to incubate talent to support our expansion efforts.

Workers’ Compensation

Through our client services agreement, BBSI has the ability to provide workers’ compensation coverage to its clients. We provide this coverage through a variety of methods, all of which are subject to rigorous underwriting to assess financial stability, risk factors and cultural alignment related to safety and the client’s desire to improve their operations. In providing this coverage, we are responsible for complying with applicable statutory requirements for workers' compensation coverage.

Risk mitigation is also an important contributor to our principal goal of helping business owners operate their business more efficiently. It is in the mutual interests of the client and BBSI to commit to workplace safety and risk mitigation. We maintain clear guidelines for our area managers and risk management consultants, directly tying their continued employment to their diligence in understanding and addressing the risks of accident or injury associated with the industries in which client companies operate and in monitoring clients’ compliance with workplace safety requirements.

Elements of Workers' Compensation System

State law (and for certain types of employees, federal law) generally mandates that an employer reimburse its employees for the costs of medical care and other specified benefits for injuries or illnesses, including catastrophic injuries and fatalities, incurred in the course and scope of employment. Most states require employers to maintain workers' compensation insurance or otherwise demonstrate financial responsibility to meet workers' compensation obligations to employees. The benefits payable for various categories of claims are determined by state regulation and vary with the severity and nature of the injury or illness and other specified factors. In return for this guaranteed protection, workers' compensation is an exclusive remedy and employees are generally precluded from seeking other damages from their employer for workplace injuries. In many states, employers who meet certain financial and other requirements are permitted to self-insure.

Insured Program

The Company provides workers’ compensation coverage for client employees primarily through arrangements with fully licensed, third-party insurers (the “insured program”). Under this program, carriers issue policies or afford coverage to the Company’s clients under a program maintained by the Company. Approximately 82% of the Company’s workers’ compensation exposure is covered through the insured program.

The Company entered into a new arrangement for its insured program effective July 1, 2021, whereby third-party insurers assume all risk of loss for claims incurred after June 30, 2021. The agreement continues to June 30, 2022 and includes a renewal commitment through June 30, 2023. The arrangement allows for premium adjustments depending on overall portfolio performance. If claims develop favorably, BBSI can participate in the savings up to $20.0 million for a twelve-month policy period. If claims develop adversely, additional premium may be charged up to $7.5 million for a twelve-month policy period.

For claims incurred under the insured program prior to July 1, 2021, the Company retains risk of loss up to the first $3.0 million per occurrence on policies issued after June 30, 2020 and $5.0 million per occurrence on policies issued before that date.

On June 29, 2020, the Company entered into a loss portfolio transfer agreement (“LPT 1”) to remove all outstanding workers’ compensation claims obligations for claims incurred under its insured program between February 1, 2014 and December 31, 2017. This transaction reduced the Company’s outstanding workers’ compensation liabilities and trust account balances by $115.7 million.

On June 30, 2021, the Company entered into a loss portfolio transfer agreement (“LPT 2”) to remove all remaining outstanding workers’ compensation claims obligations for client policies issued under its insured program up to June 30, 2018. This transaction reduced the Company’s outstanding workers’ compensation liabilities by $53.1 million.

Self-Insured Programs

The Company is a self-insured employer with respect to workers' compensation coverage for all employees, including employees of PEO clients that elect to participate in our workers’ compensation program, working in Colorado, Maryland and Oregon. In the state of Washington, state law allows only the Company's staffing services and internal management employees to be covered under the Company's self-insured workers' compensation program. The Company also operates a wholly owned, fully licensed insurance company, Ecole, which provides workers’ compensation coverage to client employees working in Arizona and Utah. Approximately 18% of the Company’s workers’ compensation exposure is covered through self-insurance or Ecole (the “self-insured programs”).

For all claims incurred under the Company’s self-insured programs, the Company retains risk of loss up to the first $3.0 million per occurrence, except in Maryland and Colorado, where the Company’s retention per occurrence is $1.0 million and $2.0 million, respectively. For claims incurred under the Company’s self-insured programs prior to July 1, 2020, the Company retains risk of loss up to the first $5.0 million per occurrence, except in Maryland and Colorado, where the retention per occurrence is $1.0 million and $2.0 million, respectively.

Claims Management

As a result of our status as a self-insured employer in four states and our retention arrangements, our workers' compensation expense is tied directly to the incidence and severity of covered workplace injuries. We seek to contain our workers' compensation costs through a comprehensive approach to claims management. We use managed-care systems to reduce medical costs and keep time-loss costs to a minimum by assigning injured workers, whenever possible, to short-term assignments which accommodate the workers' physical limitations. We believe that these assignments minimize both time actually lost from work and covered time-loss costs. We engage a third-party claims administrator ("TPA") to provide the primary claims management expertise. Typical claims management procedures include performing thorough and prompt on-site investigations of claims filed by employees, working with physicians to encourage efficient medical management of cases, denying questionable claims and attempting to negotiate early settlements to eliminate future adverse development of claims costs. We also maintain a corporate-wide pre-employment drug screening program and a post-injury drug test program. We believe our claims management program has resulted in a reduction in the frequency of fraudulent claims and in accidents in which the use of illicit drugs appears to have been a contributing factor.

Human Capital

At December 31, 2021, we had 121,660 total employees, including 116,154 WSEs under our PEO client service agreements, 4,760 staffing services employees, 742 managerial, sales and administrative employees (together, “management employees”), and 4 executive officers. The number of employees at any given time may vary significantly due to business conditions at customer or client companies. We believe our employee relations with management employees are good.

BBSI believes that making significant investments in the best management employee talent available allows us to leverage the value of this investment many times over. Additionally, we believe our Company’s success depends on our ability to attract, develop and retain our workforce. As such, we strive to be an employer of choice and promote the health, welfare and safety of our employees. This involves promoting diversity and treating all employees with dignity and respect, while providing our management employees with fair, market-based, competitive and equitable compensation.

We motivate our management employees through a compensation package that includes a competitive base salary and the opportunity for profit sharing. At the branch level, profit sharing is in direct correlation to client WSE growth and workers’ compensation claims performance, reinforcing a culture focused on achievement of client goals. We also provide a comprehensive benefits package as well as an employee stock purchase plan. We seek feedback from employees regarding our benefits package through employee surveys. This information is used by management to make improvements as we continuously strive to be an employer of choice. During 2021, we implemented a program that provides paid volunteer time to encourage our management employees to participate in community service projects, which has been favorably received both internally and externally.

We offer various qualified employee benefit plans to our employees, including those employees for whom we are the administrative employer in a co-employment arrangement with a PEO client that so elects. Employees covered under a PEO arrangement may participate in our 401(k) plan at the sole discretion of the PEO client. Our qualified staffing and management employee benefit plans include our 401(k) plan, in which employees may enroll upon reaching 21 years of age and completing 1,000 hours of service in a 12 consecutive month period. We make matching contributions to the 401(k) plan under a safe harbor provision, which are immediately 100% vested. We match 100% of contributions by management and staffing employees up to 3% of each participating employee's annual compensation and 50% of the employee's contributions up to an additional 2% of annual compensation. We may also make discretionary contributions to the 401(k) plan, which vest over six years and are subject to certain legal limits, at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors.

We also offer a cafeteria plan under Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code and group health, life insurance and disability insurance plans to qualified staffing and management employees. Generally, qualified employee benefit plans are subject to provisions of both the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA").

Certain highly compensated employees of the Company are allowed to participate in a nonqualified deferred compensation plan. Under the plan, participants are permitted to defer receipt for income tax purposes of up to 90% of salary and up to 100% of any incentive bonus. Participants earn a return on their deferred compensation based on investment earnings of participant-selected investments. As an incentive to participate in the plan, the Company awards restricted stock units with a value equal to 35% of the amount deferred under the plan, up to a maximum of $75,000 per year. The restricted stock units vest in full on the fifth anniversary of the grant date, contingent on the continued employment of the participant.

The Company established a Rabbi trust under which compensation deferred by participants is deposited and held separately from the Company's other assets, subject to the claims of the Company's creditors in the event of its bankruptcy or insolvency.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, we transitioned much of our workforce to a remote working environment with a commitment to the safety of our employees and the communities we serve. Beginning in the third quarter of 2020 and continuing through 2021, we re-opened our offices while continuing to adhere to health and safety protocols and provided remote work options to accommodate employees seeking the flexibility to work remotely as well as in the office.

Regulatory and Legislative Environment

We are subject to the laws and regulations of the jurisdictions within which we operate, including those governing self-insured employers under the workers' compensation systems in Oregon, Maryland, and Colorado, as well as in Washington for staffing and management employees. We are also subject to laws and regulations governing our two wholly owned insurance companies in Arizona. While the specific PEO laws and regulations vary among these jurisdictions, they typically require some form of licensing or registration and often have statutory requirements for workplace safety and notice of change in obligation of workers’ compensation coverage in the event of contract termination. Although compliance with these requirements imposes some additional financial risk, particularly with respect to those clients who breach their payment obligation to us, such compliance has not had a material adverse effect on our business to date.

Our operations are affected by numerous federal and state laws relating to labor, tax and employment matters. Through our client services agreement, we assume certain obligations and responsibilities as the administrative employer under federal and state laws. Since many of these federal and state laws were enacted prior to the development of nontraditional employment relationships, such as professional employer, temporary employment, and outsourcing arrangements, many of these laws do not specifically address the obligations and responsibilities of nontraditional employers. In addition, the definition of "employer" under these laws is not uniform.

As an employer, we are subject to all federal statutes and regulations governing our employer-employee relationships for staffing and management employees. Subject to the discussion of risk factors below, we believe that our operations are in compliance in all material respects with applicable federal statutes and regulations.

Due to the nature of our operations, we collect, store, process, use and retain significant amounts of confidential and sensitive personal employee and client information. As such, we are subject to a variety of federal and state laws and regulations associated with data security.

Additional Information

Our filings with the SEC, including our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements, and registration statements, as well as any amendments to these filings, are accessible free of charge at our website at http://www.bbsi.com as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with the SEC. By making this reference to our website, we do not intend to incorporate into this report any information posted on our website. The website should not be considered part of this report.

The SEC also maintains a website at http://www.sec.gov that provides access to reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC, including the Company.

Item 1A.

RISK FACTORS

In addition to other information contained in this report, the following risk factors should be considered carefully in evaluating our business.

Risks Relating to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Company’s business may be negatively affected by outbreaks of disease, such as epidemics or pandemics, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

In March 2020, the World Health Organization and the United States government declared COVID-19 a pandemic and recommended containment and mitigation measures worldwide. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, various preventative actions and government mandates have affected many areas of the country, including states where BBSI and our clients operate, particularly on the West Coast. These restrictions on business operations have had a particularly disruptive effect on small-and mid-sized businesses, which comprise our primary client base. As our PEO fees are based on client payroll, workforce reductions, labor shortages and supply disruptions related to the pandemic or otherwise could have a material adverse effect on our business. Clients that are impacted by government restrictions and economic disruptions may experience liquidity and other financial issues, reducing their capacity to pay for our services.

In response to the pandemic, federal and state government agencies have enacted numerous laws and regulatory guidelines designed to help the economy, individuals and employers. Many of these legislative and regulatory changes, including the American Rescue Plan Act enacted on March 11, 2021, directly impact the Company and our clients. Several of these programs use payroll tax credits and other payroll tax-related reductions or deferrals as the mechanism to provide benefits to small businesses and employees. The guidance surrounding these programs is limited and continuously evolving. Failure to appropriately interpret and comply with legal and regulatory changes arising from the COVID-19 pandemic could have a material adverse effect on our business and reputation. Additionally, failure to incorporate changes to laws and regulations resulting from COVID-19 into our PEO business model may decrease our ability to attract and retain clients.

Additionally, many states revised their workers’ compensation standards of coverage to include COVID-19 related illnesses for certain groups of workers. While effects on the Company’s workers’ compensation exposure in the states in which we operate have been limited to date, these changes in laws and regulations or in the pattern of COVID-19 illnesses could increase our exposure to workers’ compensation claims.

As our employees may work from home more frequently and access the Company’s systems remotely, the Company may be exposed to heightened security risks, including the risk of cyber-attacks. Additionally, if the Company’s key management employees are unable to perform their duties for an extended period, including as the result of illness, the Company’s business may be adversely affected.

The COVID-19 pandemic has also caused significant volatility and uncertainty in the U.S. economy that may result in another economic downturn, which could in turn lead to a decrease in gross billings, increases in workers’ compensation and unemployment claims, increased unemployment taxes, increased uncollectable receivables and reductions in the value of the Company’s investment portfolio.

Continuation or exacerbation of the consequences of the pandemic described above and elsewhere in this report would likely have a material adverse effect on our business, cash flows, results of operations and financial condition, which may also result in our inability to comply with financial covenants under our credit facilities, our inability to obtain necessary additional financing and a decline in stockholder value.

Risks Relating to Workers’ Compensation

Our ability to continue our business operations under our present service model is dependent on maintaining workers' compensation insurance coverage.

Our arrangement with fully licensed, third-party insurers under the insured program provides workers’ compensation coverage to BBSI’s PEO clients through June 30, 2022, with committed coverage through June 30, 2023, and the possibility of additional annual renewals. If our fully licensed third-party insurers are unwilling or unable to renew our arrangement in the future, we would need to seek coverage from a small number of alternative insurers. If replacement coverage were unavailable or available only on significantly less favorable terms, our business and results of operations would be materially adversely affected.

Our consolidated retention for workers' compensation claims prior to July 1, 2021 is $3.0 million per occurrence under our insurance arrangement in the majority of states in which we operate.

For claims incurred under the insured program prior to July 1, 2021, the Company retains risk of loss up to the first $3.0 million per occurrence on policies issued after June 30, 2020, and $5.0 million per occurrence on policies issued before that date.

On June 29, 2020, the Company entered into a loss portfolio transfer agreement (“LPT 1”) to remove all outstanding workers’ compensation claims obligations for claims incurred under its insured program between February 1, 2014 and December 31, 2017. On June 30, 2021, the Company entered into a loss portfolio transfer agreement (“LPT 2”) to remove all remaining outstanding workers’ compensation claims obligations for client policies issued under its insured program up to June 30, 2018.

Thus, for claims incurred before July 1, 2020, the Company has financial risk for most workers’ compensation claims under $5.0 million on a per occurrence basis, except for claims transferred under the insured program as part of LPT 1 and LPT 2. For claims incurred between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021, the Company has financial risk for most workers' compensation claims under $3.0 million on a per occurrence basis. This level of per occurrence retention may result in higher workers’ compensation costs to us with a corresponding negative effect on our operating results and financial condition.

Collateral requirements could increase beyond our ability to satisfy those requirements.

The Company is required to provide collateral for its insured program and by certain states related to its current and former status as a self-insured employer. Various factors, including adverse loss experience or a decline in the fair value of investments in our collateral accounts, could cause the counterparties to require that additional collateral be posted. To partially satisfy these collateral requirements, the Company has provided surety bonds and standby letters of credit. If there are significant changes to the market for these credit products, or if we are unable to renew these agreements, we may incur increased costs or be required to deposit additional capital as collateral.

Failure to manage the severity and frequency of workplace injuries will increase our workers’ compensation expenses.

Significant increases in the relative frequency or severity of workplace injuries due to failures to accurately assess potential risks or assure implementation of effective safety measures by our clients may result in increased workers’ compensation claims expenses, with a corresponding negative effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

Risks Related to Technology

To succeed, we must constantly improve our technology to meet the expectations of our clients. If we fail to meet those expectations, we may lose clients and harm our business.

In order to attract and retain clients and satisfy their expectations, the software, hardware and networking technologies we use must be frequently and rapidly upgraded, enhanced and improved in response to technological advances, competitive pressures, client expectations, and new and changing laws. Failure to successfully implement technological improvements could result in harm to our reputation, loss of market share, reduced revenue, or client claims against us, any of which could materially harm our business.

As we continue to invest in upgrades or replacements to our existing systems, including enhancements and additional security measures, we may incur substantial costs and risks relating to development, installation and implementation, including disruptions in our service offerings or increases in expected costs, which may have a material adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition.

We are dependent upon technology services, and if we experience damage, service interruptions or failures in our computer and telecommunications systems, our client relationships and our ability to attract new clients may be adversely affected.

We rely extensively on computer systems, including systems of third-party vendors, to provide service offerings to our clients, manage our branch network, perform employment-related services and accounting and reporting functions, and summarize and analyze our financial results. These systems are subject to damage or interruption from telecommunications failures, power-related outages, third-party disruptions, computer viruses and malicious attacks, security breaches and catastrophic events. If these systems are damaged or fail to function properly, we may incur substantial costs to repair or replace them, experience loss of critical data and interruptions or delays in our ability to manage our operations, and encounter a loss of client confidence. In addition, our clients’ businesses may be adversely affected by any system or equipment failure or breach we experience. As a result, we may suffer damage to our reputation, we may lose clients, our ability to attract new clients may be adversely affected, and we could be exposed to contractual liability.

We depend on third-party software to provide our services and support our operations.

Significant portions of our services and operations rely on software that is licensed from third-party vendors. The fees associated with these license agreements could increase in future periods, resulting in increased operating expenses. If there are significant changes to the terms and conditions of our license agreements, or if we are unable to renew these license agreements, we may be required to make changes to our vendors or information technology systems. These changes may impact the services we provide to our clients or the processes we have in place to support our operations, which could have an adverse effect on our business.

We could be subject to reduced revenues, increased costs, liability claims, or harm to our reputation as a result of data theft, cyberattacks or other security vulnerabilities.

The nature of our business involves the receipt, storage, and transmission of personal and proprietary information about thousands of employees and clients. Attacks on information technology systems continue to grow in frequency and sophistication, and we and our third-party vendors are targeted by unauthorized parties using malicious tactics, code and viruses. Hardware or applications we develop or procure from third-party vendors may contain defects in design or other problems that could unexpectedly compromise the confidentiality, integrity or availability of data or our systems. Because the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access and disable or sabotage systems change frequently and may be difficult to detect for long periods of time, we and our third-party vendors may be unable to anticipate these techniques or implement adequate preventive measures. As these threats continue to evolve, we may be required to invest significant additional resources to modify and enhance our information security and controls or to investigate and remediate any security vulnerabilities. While our technology infrastructure is designed to safeguard and protect personal and business information, we have limited ability to monitor the implementation of similar safeguards by our vendors.

Any cyberattack, unauthorized intrusion, malicious software infiltration, network disruption, corruption of data, misuse or theft of private or other sensitive information, or inadvertent acts by our own employees, could result in the disclosure or misuse of confidential or proprietary information, which could have a material adverse effect on our business operations or that of our clients. If we experience a significant data security breach, fail to detect and appropriately respond to a significant data security breach, or fail to comply with the various state cybersecurity regulations, we could be exposed to government enforcement actions and private litigation. These losses may exceed our insurance coverage for such incidents. In addition, our employees and clients could lose confidence in our ability to protect their personal and proprietary information, which could cause them to terminate their relationships with us. Any loss of confidence arising from a significant data security breach could hurt our reputation, further damaging our business.

Other Risks Related to our Business and Industry

In order to continue to grow revenues, we are dependent on retaining current clients and attracting new clients.

The Company’s revenue growth can be volatile and is dependent on same customer sales and the addition of new clients. Revenues increased 8.4% in 2021 and decreased 6.5% in 2020. There can be no assurance that we will continue to maintain current levels of revenues. Efforts to achieve business growth intensifies pressure on retaining current clients and attracting increasing numbers of new clients.

Our business is subject to risks associated with geographic market concentration.

Our California operations accounted for approximately 73% of our total revenues in 2021. As a result of the current importance of our California operations and anticipated continued growth from these operations, our profitability over the next several years is expected to be largely dependent on economic and regulatory conditions in California. If California experiences an economic downturn, or if the regulatory environment changes in a way that adversely affects our ability to do business or limits our competitive advantages, our profitability and growth prospects may be materially adversely affected. Similarly, due to our geographic concentration in California, a natural disaster or major event that disrupts these markets or the related workforce could have an immediate and material adverse impact on our operations and profitability.

Economic conditions may impact our ability to attract new clients and cause our existing clients to reduce staffing levels or cease operations.

Weak economic conditions typically have a negative impact on small-and mid-sized businesses, which make up the majority of our clients. In turn, these businesses could cut costs, including trimming employees from their payrolls, or closing locations or ceasing operations altogether. If current economic conditions were to weaken further, these forces may result in decreased revenues due both to the downsizing of our current clients and increased difficulties in attracting new clients in a poor economic environment. In addition, weak economic conditions may also result in additional bad debt expense to the extent that existing clients cease operations or are otherwise unable to meet their financial obligations.

Our staffing business is vulnerable to economic fluctuations.

Demand for our staffing services is sensitive to changes in the level of economic activity in the regions in which we do business. As economic activity slows down, companies often reduce their use of temporary employees before undertaking layoffs of permanent staff, resulting in decreased demand for staffing services. On the other hand, during strong economic periods or tight labor markets due to other factors, we often experience shortages of qualified employees to meet customer needs, as occurred during 2021.

Because we assume the obligation to make wage, tax and regulatory payments in respect of some employees, we are exposed to client credit risks.

We generally assume credit risk associated with our clients’ employee payroll obligations, including liability for payment of salaries and wages (including payroll taxes), as well as retirement benefits. These obligations are fixed whether or not the client makes payments to us as required by our services agreement. We attempt to mitigate this risk by invoicing our clients at the end of their specific payroll processing cycle. We also carefully monitor the timeliness of our clients' payments and impose strict credit standards on our customers. If we fail to successfully manage our credit risk, our results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.

Increases in unemployment claims could raise our state and federal unemployment tax rates that we may not be able to pass on to our customers.

During weak economic conditions in our markets, the level of unemployment claims tends to rise as a result of employee layoffs at our clients and lack of work in our temporary staffing pool. The rise in unemployment claims often results in higher state and federal unemployment tax rates, which in most instances cannot be concurrently passed on to our customers either due to existing client services agreements or competitive pricing pressures. Increases in our state and federal unemployment tax rates could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, particularly in the early part of the calendar year when payroll tax rates are at or near their maximum.

If we are unable to maintain our brand image and corporate reputation, our business may suffer.

Our success depends in part on our ability to maintain our reputation for providing excellent service to our customers. Service quality issues, whether actual or perceived, and even when due to dissemination of false information or unfounded perceptions, could tarnish the image of our brand and may cause customers to use other companies. Also, adverse publicity surrounding labor relations, data breaches, SEC investigations, and the like, could negatively affect our overall reputation. Damage to our reputation could reduce demand for our services and thus have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our service agreements may be terminated on short notice, leaving us vulnerable to a significant loss of customers in a short period of time, if business or regulatory conditions change or events occur that negatively affect our reputation.

Our client services agreements are generally terminable on 30 days’ notice by either us or our client. As a result, our clients may terminate their agreement with us at any time, making us particularly vulnerable to changing business or regulatory conditions or changes affecting our reputation or the reputation of our industry.

We may be exposed to employment‑related claims and costs and periodic litigation that could adversely affect our business and results of operations.

We either co-employ employees in connection with our PEO client services agreements or place our employees in our customers' workplace in connection with our staffing business. As such, we are subject to a number of risks inherent to our status as the administrative employer, including without limitation:

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claims of misconduct or negligence on the part of our employees, discrimination or harassment claims against our employees, or claims by our employees of discrimination or harassment by our clients;

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immigration-related claims;

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claims relating to violations of wage, hour and other workplace regulations;

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claims relating to employee benefits, entitlements to employee benefits, or errors in the calculation or administration of such benefits; and

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possible claims relating to misuse of customer confidential information, misappropriation of assets or other similar claims.

If we experience significant incidents involving any of the above-described risk areas, we could face substantial out-of-pocket losses, fines or negative publicity. In addition, such claims may give rise to litigation, which may be time consuming, distracting and costly, and could have a material adverse effect on our business. With respect to claims involving our co-employer relationships, although our client services agreement provides that the client will indemnify us for any liability attributable to the conduct of the client or its employees, we may not be able to enforce such contractual indemnification, or the client may not have sufficient assets to satisfy its obligations to us. An increase in employment-related claims against us may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

We are dependent on certain key personnel and recruitment and retention of key employees may be difficult and expensive.

We believe that the successful operation of our business is dependent upon our retention of the services of key personnel, including our Chief Executive Officer, other executive officers and area managers. We may not be able to retain all of our executives, senior managers and key personnel in light of competition for their services. If we lose the services of one of our executive officers or a significant number of our senior managers, our results of operations likely would be adversely affected.

We depend on attracting and retaining qualified employees; during periods of economic growth, our costs to do so increase and attracting and retaining people becomes more difficult.

Our teams of client-facing professionals are the foundation of our value proposition. Our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel could be adversely affected by lower unemployment rates and higher compensation levels. During periods of economic growth, we face increased competition for retaining and recruiting qualified personnel, resulting in higher advertising and recruiting costs and increased salary expenses. If we cannot attract and retain qualified employees, the quality of our services may deteriorate and our reputation and results of operations could be adversely affected.

We do not have an expansive in-house sales staff and therefore rely extensively on referral partners.

We currently maintain a minimal internal professional sales force, instead relying heavily on referral partners to provide referrals to new business. In connection with these arrangements, we pay a fee to referral partners for new clients. These referral firms and individuals do not have an exclusive relationship with us. If we are unable to maintain these relationships or if our referral partners increase their fees or lose confidence in our services, we could face declines in our business and additional costs and uncertainties as we attempt to hire and train an internal sales force.

Our business is subject to risks associated with healthcare reforms.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively, the “Acts”) subject us to potential penalties unless we offer our employees minimum essential healthcare coverage that is affordable. In order to comply with the employer mandate provision of the Acts, we offer health care coverage to all temporary and permanent employees eligible for coverage under the Acts other than employees of our PEO clients, which are responsible for providing required health care coverage to their employees. Designating employees as eligible is complex and is subject to challenge by employees and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). While we believe we have properly identified eligible employees, a later determination that we failed to offer the required health coverage to eligible employees could result in penalties that may materially harm our business. We cannot be certain that compliant insurance coverage will remain available to us on reasonable terms, and we could face additional risks arising from future changes to or repeal of the Acts or changed interpretations of our obligations under the Acts. There can be no assurance that we will be able to recover all related costs through increased pricing to our customers or that such costs will be recovered in the period in which costs are incurred, and the net financial impact on our results of operations could be significant.

We face competition from a number of other companies.

We face competition from various companies that may provide all or some of the services we offer. Our competitors include companies that are engaged in staffing services such as Robert Half International Inc., Kelly Services, Inc., and ManpowerGroup Inc.; companies that are focused on co-employment, such as Insperity, Inc., and TriNet Group, Inc.; and companies that primarily provide payroll processing services, such as Automatic Data Processing, Inc. and Paychex, Inc. We also compete with insurance carriers and other providers of workers’ compensation insurance, and our offerings must be priced competitively with prices provided by these competitors in order for us to attract and retain our clients. Maintaining competitive pricing in the workers’ compensation market could lead to reduced margins and profitability. Additionally, we face competition from information technology outsourcing firms and broad-based outsourcing and consulting firms that perform individual projects.

Several of our existing or potential competitors have substantially greater financial, technical and marketing resources than we do, which may enable them to:

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develop and expand their infrastructure and service offerings more quickly and achieve greater cost efficiencies;

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invest in new technologies;

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expand operations into new markets more rapidly;

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devote greater resources to marketing;

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compete for acquisitions more effectively and complete acquisitions more easily; and

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aggressively price products and services and increase benefits in ways that we may not be able to match financially.

In order to compete effectively in our markets, we must target our potential clients carefully, continue to improve our efficiencies and the scope and quality of our services, and rely on our service quality, innovation, education and program clarity. If our competitive advantages are not compelling or sustainable, then we are unlikely to increase or sustain profits and our stock price could decline.

Our investment portfolio is subject to market and credit risks, which could adversely impact our financial condition or results of operations.

We seek to hold a diversified portfolio of high-quality investments that is managed by a professional investment advisory firm in accordance with our investment policy and routinely reviewed by management and approved by the risk management committee of our Board of Directors. However, our investments, including those held as collateral for our various insurance programs, are subject to general economic conditions and market risks, as well as risks inherent to particular securities, including credit, interest rate and liquidity risks. Our portfolio consists primarily of debt securities and is subject to the risk that certain investments may default, become impaired due to deterioration in the financial condition of one or more issuers of the securities, or will need to be sold for realized losses. Although our investment strategy is designed to preserve our capital, we cannot be certain that our investment objectives will be achieved, and we could incur substantial realized and unrealized investment losses in future periods.

We may be unable to draw on our revolving credit facility in the future.

If our business does not perform as expected, including if we generate less revenue than anticipated from our operations or encounter significant unexpected costs, we may fail to comply with the financial covenants under our credit facilities. If we do not comply with our financial covenants and we do not obtain a waiver or amendment from our lender, the lender may elect to cause all amounts owed to become immediately due and payable or may decline to renew our credit facility. In that event, we would seek to establish a replacement credit facility with one or more other lenders, including lenders with which we have an existing relationship, potentially on less desirable terms. There can be no guarantee that replacement financing would be available at commercially reasonable terms, if at all.

Changes in our income tax positions or adverse outcomes resulting from on-going or future tax audits could harm our business, operating results, financial condition and prospects.

Significant judgments and estimates are required in determining our provision for income taxes and other tax liabilities. In determining the adequacy of our tax provision, we assess the likelihood of adverse outcomes that could result if our tax positions were challenged by the IRS and other tax authorities. The tax authorities in the U.S. regularly examine our income and other tax returns. The ultimate outcome of tax examinations and disputes cannot be predicted with certainty. Should the IRS or other tax authorities assess additional taxes as a result of these or other examinations, we may be required to record charges to operations that could have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

Our long-term growth strategy may include acquisitions which could be unsuccessful or cause disruptions to our business, which could adversely impact our financial condition or results of operations.

Potential future acquisitions may introduce a number of risks related to the integration of businesses, personnel, product lines, and technologies. If we are unable to successfully identify appropriate acquisition candidates, negotiate favorable terms, and successfully integrate an acquisition, our business, financial condition, and results of operation could be materially and adversely affected.

Risks Related to Our Regulatory Environment

We operate in a complex regulatory environment, and failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations could adversely affect our business.

Corporate human resource operations are subject to a broad range of complex and evolving laws and regulations, including those applicable to payroll practices, benefits administration, employment practices, workers’ compensation coverage, and privacy. Because our clients have employees in many states throughout the United States, we must perform our services in compliance with the legal and regulatory requirements of multiple jurisdictions. Some of these laws and regulations may be difficult to ascertain or interpret and may change from time to time. Violation of such laws and regulations could subject us to fines, penalties, and damages, damage our reputation, constitute a breach of our client agreements, impair our ability to obtain and renew required licenses, and decrease our profitability or competitiveness. If any of these effects were to occur, our operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected.

If we are determined not to be an “employer” under certain laws and regulations, our clients may stop using our services, and we may be subject to additional liabilities.

We are the administrative employer in our co-employment relationships under the various laws and regulations of the IRS and the U.S. Department of Labor. If we are determined not to be the administrative employer under such laws and regulations and are therefore unable to assume our clients’ obligations for employment and other taxes, our clients may be held jointly and severally liable for payment of such taxes. Some clients or prospective clients may view such potential liability as an unacceptable risk, discouraging current clients from continuing a relationship with us or prospective clients from entering into a new relationship with us. Any determination that we are not the administrative employer for purposes of ERISA could also adversely affect our cafeteria benefits plan operated under Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code and result in liabilities to us under the plan.

Changes in government regulations may result in restrictions or prohibitions applicable to the provision of employment services or the imposition of additional licensing, regulatory or tax requirements.

Our business is heavily regulated in most jurisdictions in which we operate. We cannot provide assurance that the states in which we conduct or seek to conduct business will not:

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impose additional regulations that prohibit or restrict employment-related businesses like ours;

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require additional licensing or add restrictions on existing licenses to provide employment-related services; or

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increase taxes or make changes in the way in which taxes are calculated for providers of employment-related services.

Any changes in applicable laws and regulations may make it more difficult or expensive for us to do business, inhibit expansion of our business, or result in additional expenses that limit our profitability or decrease our ability to attract and retain clients.

We may find it difficult to expand our business into additional states due to varying state regulatory requirements.

Future growth in our operations depends, in part, on our ability to offer our services to prospective clients in new states, which may subject us to different regulatory requirements and standards. In order to operate effectively in a new state, we must obtain and maintain all necessary licenses and regulatory approvals, adapt our procedures to that state's regulatory requirements and modify our service offerings to adapt to local market conditions. As we expand into additional states, we may not be able to duplicate in other markets the financial performance experienced in our current markets.

Our wholly owned insurance companies are subject to substantial government regulation.

Our wholly owned insurance companies are primarily regulated by state insurance commissioners in the states in which they conduct business. Such regulation includes monitoring the financial status of these companies, approving policies and premium rates, maintaining requirements for capital surplus and types of investments, and approving any significant changes to the legal or operating structure of these entities. State regulators can also impose taxes and other fees on insurance companies under their jurisdiction. These regulations may restrict our ability to operate these companies in the manner we believe is best, which could increase the cost of our operations, restrict our access to insurance coverage or adversely affect our liquidity.

Risks Related to Ownership of our Common Stock

Our stock price may be volatile or may decline, resulting in substantial losses for our stockholders.

The market price of our Common Stock has been, and may continue to be, volatile for the foreseeable future. Important factors that may cause our trading price to decline include the factors listed below and other factors that may have a material adverse effect on our business or financial results, including those described above in this “Risk Factors” section:

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actual or anticipated fluctuations in our results of operations, including a significant slowdown in our revenue growth or material increase in our workers’ compensation expense;

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our failure to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting or otherwise discover material errors in our financial reporting;

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imposition of significant fines or penalties or other adverse action by regulatory authorities against the Company;

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adverse developments in legal proceedings involving claims against the Company;

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our failure to meet financial projections or achieve financial results anticipated by analysts; or

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changes in our Board of Directors or management.

Maryland law and our Charter and bylaws contain provisions that could make the takeover of the Company more difficult.

Certain provisions of Maryland law and our Charter and bylaws could have the effect of delaying or preventing a third-party from acquiring the Company, even if a change in control would be beneficial to our stockholders. These provisions of our Charter and bylaws permit the Board of Directors to issue up to 500,000 shares of preferred stock with such rights and preferences, including voting rights, as the Board may establish, without further approval by the Company's stockholders, which could also adversely affect the voting power of holders of our Common Stock.

In addition, the Company is subject to the Maryland control share act (the “Control Share Act”). Under the Control Share Act, a person (an “Acquiring Person”) who acquires voting stock in a transaction (a “Control Share Acquisition”) which results in its holding voting power within specified ranges cannot vote the shares it acquires in the Control Share Acquisition unless voting rights are accorded to such control shares by the holders of two-thirds of the outstanding voting shares, excluding the Acquiring Person and the Company's officers and directors who are also employees of the Company.

The Company is also subject to the provisions of Maryland law limiting the ability of certain Maryland corporations to engage in specified business combinations (the “Business Combination Act”). Subject to certain exceptions, the Business Combination Act prohibits a Maryland corporation from engaging in a business combination with a stockholder who, with its affiliates, owns 10% or more of the corporation's voting stock. These provisions will not apply to business combinations that are approved by the Board of Directors before the stockholder became an interested stockholder.

Item 1B

UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

Item 2.

PROPERTIES

We operate through 50 branch offices. The following table shows the number of locations in each state in which we have offices. We also lease office space in other locations in our market areas which we use to recruit and place employees.

		Number of Branch
Offices		Locations
California		23
Colorado		3
Oregon		3
Pennsylvania		3
Washington		3
Arizona		2
Idaho		2
Maryland		2
Nevada		2
Utah		2
Delaware		1
New Mexico		1
North Carolina		1
Tennessee		1
Virginia		1

We lease office space for our branch offices. At December 31, 2021, our leases had expiration dates ranging from less than one year to seven years. Our corporate headquarters occupies approximately 81 percent of the 65,300 square foot building we own in Vancouver, Washington.

Item 3.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

BBSI is not subject to material legal proceedings and claims other than those which arise in the ordinary course of our business, except for those matters discussed in “Note 12 - Litigation” to the consolidated financial statements incorporated into Item 8 of Part II of this report.

Item 4.

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not Applicable.

PART II

Item 5.

MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Our common stock (the "Common Stock") trades on the Global Select Market segment of The Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol "BBSI." At February 10, 2022, there were 23 stockholders of record and approximately 5,906 beneficial owners of the Common Stock.

The following table summarizes information related to stock repurchases during the quarter ended December 31, 2021.

	Total				Total Number of		Approximate Dollar Value of
	Number of		Average Price		Shares Repurchased		Shares that May Yet
	Shares		Paid		as Part of Publicly		Be Repurchased
Month	Repurchased		Per Share		Announced Plan (1)		Under the Plan (1)
October		-	$	-		-	$	31,172,822
November		31,006		75.83		31,006		28,821,716
December		60,098		69.23		60,098		24,660,945
Total		91,104				91,104

(1) In August 2019, the Board authorized the repurchase of up to $50.0 million of shares of the Company’s stock from time to time in open market purchases over a three-year period beginning August 15, 2019. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had repurchased 382,057 shares at an aggregate purchase price of $25.3 million. On February 28, 2022, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $75.0 million of the Company’s common stock over a two-year period beginning February 28, 2022. The new repurchase program replaces the program approved in August 2019.

The following graph shows the cumulative total return at the dates indicated for the period from December 31, 2016 until December 31, 2021, for our Common Stock, The Nasdaq Composite Index, and the S&P 1500 Human Resource & Employment Services Index, a published industry index that is considered reflective of the Company’s peers.

The stock performance graph has been prepared assuming that $100 was invested on December 31, 2016 in our Common Stock and the indexes shown, and that dividends are reinvested. The stock price performance reflected in the graph may not be indicative of future price performance.


	12/16	12/17	12/18	12/19	12/20	12/21

Barrett Business Services, Inc.	100.00	102.36	92.03	147.34	113.60	116.89
NASDAQ Composite	100.00	129.64	125.96	172.17	249.51	304.85
S&P 1500 Human Resource & Employment Services Index	100.00	133.65	117.99	139.40	140.36	211.75

Item 7.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview

The Company is a leading provider of business management solutions for small and mid-sized companies. The Company has developed a management platform that integrates a knowledge-based approach from the management consulting industry with tools from the human resource outsourcing industry. This platform, through the effective leveraging of human capital, helps our business owner clients run their businesses more effectively. We believe this platform, delivered through a decentralized organizational structure, differentiates BBSI from our competitors.

We report revenues in our financial results in two categories of services: professional employer services (“PEO”) and staffing.

With our PEO clients, we enter into a co-employment arrangement in which we become the administrative employer while the client maintains physical care, custody and control of their workforce. Our PEO services are billed as a percentage of client payroll; the gross amount invoiced includes direct payroll costs plus an additional percentage amount to cover employer payroll-related taxes, workers’ compensation coverage (if provided), other service related costs and a margin. However, actual costs can be higher or lower than anticipated. PEO customers are invoiced following the end of each payroll processing cycle, with payment generally due on the invoice date. Revenues for PEO services exclude direct payroll billings because we are not the primary obligor for those payments.

We generate staffing services revenues primarily from short-term staffing, contract staffing, on-site management and direct placement services. For staffing services other than direct placement, invoiced amounts include direct payroll, an amount intended to cover employer payroll-related taxes, workers’ compensation coverage, other service related costs and a margin. Staffing customers are invoiced weekly and typically have payment terms of 30 days. Direct placement services are billed at agreed fees at the time of a successful placement.

Our business is concentrated in California, and we expect to continue to derive a majority of our revenues from this market in the future. Revenues generated in our California operations accounted for 73% of our total revenues in 2021, 75% in 2020 and 77% in 2019. Consequently, any weakness in economic conditions or changes in the regulatory or insurance environment in California could have a material adverse effect on our financial results.

Our cost of revenues for PEO services includes employer payroll-related taxes and workers' compensation costs. Our cost of revenues for staffing services includes direct payroll costs, employer payroll-related taxes, employee benefits, and workers’ compensation costs. Direct payroll costs represent the gross payroll earned by staffing services employees based on salary or hourly wages. Payroll taxes and employee benefits consist of the employer's portion of Social Security and Medicare taxes, federal and state unemployment taxes and staffing services employee reimbursements for materials, supplies and other expenses, which are paid by our customer. Workers' compensation costs consist primarily of the costs associated with our workers' compensation program, including premiums for the insured program, claims reserves for the self-insured program, claims administration fees, legal fees, medical cost containment (“MCC”) expense, state administrative agency fees, third-party broker commissions, risk manager payroll, premiums for excess insurance, and costs associated with operating our two wholly owned insurance companies, AICE and Ecole.

Selling, general and administrative expenses represent both branch office and corporate-level operating expenses. Branch operating expenses consist primarily of branch office staff payroll and personnel related costs, advertising, rent, office supplies, professional and legal fees and branch incentive compensation. Corporate-level operating expenses consist primarily of executive and office staff payroll and personnel related costs, professional and legal fees, travel, occupancy costs, information systems costs, and executive and corporate staff incentive compensation.

Depreciation and amortization represent depreciation of property and equipment, leasehold improvements, software and internally developed software costs. Property, equipment, software and internally developed software costs are depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives, which range from 3 to 39 years. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of the lease term or estimated useful life.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

We have identified the following accounting estimate as critical to our business and the understanding of our results of operations. For a detailed discussion of the application of this and other accounting policies, see “Note 1 - Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies” to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II of this report. The preparation of this Annual Report on Form 10-K requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Workers' Compensation Reserves

We recognize our liability for the ultimate payment of incurred claims and claims adjustment expenses by establishing a reserve that represents our estimates of future amounts necessary to pay claims and related expenses with respect to workplace injuries that have occurred. When a claim involving a probable loss is reported, our independent third-party administrator for workers’ compensation claims (“TPA”) establishes a case reserve for the estimated amount of ultimate loss. The estimate reflects a judgment based on established case reserving practices and the experience and knowledge of the TPA regarding the nature and expected amount of the claim, as well as the estimated expenses of settling the claim, including legal and other fees and expenses of claims administration. The adequacy of such case reserves depends in part on the professional judgment of the TPA to properly and comprehensively evaluate the economic consequences of each claim.

Our reserves include an additional component for potential future increases in the cost to finally resolve open injury claims and claims incurred in prior periods but not reported (together, "IBNR") based on actuarial estimates provided by the Company’s independent actuary. IBNR reserves, unlike specific case reserves, do not apply to a specific claim but rather apply to the entire population of claims arising from a specific time period. IBNR primarily covers costs relating to:

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Future claim payments in excess of case reserves on recorded open claims;

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Additional claim payments on closed claims; and

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Claims that have occurred but have not yet been reported to us.

The process of estimating unpaid claims and claims adjustment expense involves a high degree of judgment and is affected by both internal and external events, including changes in claims handling practices, modifications in reserve estimation procedures, changes in individuals involved in the reserve estimation process, inflation, trends in the litigation and settlement of pending claims, and legislative changes.

Our estimates are based on actuarial analyses and informed judgment, derived from individual experiences and expertise applied to multiple sets of data and analyses. We consider significant facts and circumstances known both at the time that loss reserves are initially established and as new facts and circumstances become known. Due to the inherent uncertainty underlying loss reserve estimates, the expenses incurred through final resolution of our liability for our workers’ compensation claims will likely vary from the related loss reserves at the reporting date. Therefore, as specific claims are paid out in the future, actual paid losses may be materially different from our current loss reserves.

A basic premise in most actuarial analyses is that historical data and past patterns demonstrated in the incurred and paid historical data form a reasonable basis upon which to project future outcomes, absent a material change. Significant structural changes to the available data can materially impact the reserve estimation process. To the extent a material change affecting the ultimate claim liability becomes known, such change is quantified to the extent possible through an analysis of internal company data and, if available and when appropriate, external data. Actuaries exercise a considerable degree of judgment in the evaluation of these factors and the need for such actuarial judgment is more pronounced when faced with material uncertainties.

We believe that the amounts recorded for our estimated liabilities for workers’ compensation claims, which are based on informed judgment, analysis of data, actuarial estimates, and analysis of other trends associated with the Company’s historical universe of claims data, are reasonable. Nevertheless, adjustments to such estimates will be required in future periods if the development of claim costs varies materially from our estimates, and such future adjustments may be material to our results of operations.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

For a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements and their potential effect on the Company's results of operations and financial condition, see “Note 1 - Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies” to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II of this report.

Forward-Looking Information

Statements in this Item or in Items 1, 1A, 3 and 9A of this report include forward-looking statements, which are not historical in nature and are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, among others, discussion of economic conditions in our market areas and their effect on revenue levels, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business operations, the competitiveness of our service offerings, our ability to attract and retain clients and to achieve revenue growth, the effect of changes in our mix of services on gross margin, the effect of tight labor market conditions, the adequacy of our workers' compensation reserves, the effect of changes in estimates of our future claims liabilities on our workers’ compensation reserves, including the effect of changes in our reserving practices and claims management process on our actuarial estimates, expected levels of required surety deposits and letters of credit, our ability to generate sufficient taxable income in the future to utilize our deferred tax assets, the effect of our formation and operation of two wholly owned licensed insurance subsidiaries, the risks of operation and cost of our insured program, the financial viability of our excess insurance carriers, the effectiveness of our management information systems, our relationship with our primary bank lender and the availability of financing and working capital to meet our funding requirements, litigation costs, the effect of changes in the interest rate environment on the value of our investment securities and long-term debt, the adequacy of our allowance for doubtful accounts, and the potential for and effect of acquisitions.

All of our forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company or industry to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors with respect to the Company include our ability to retain current clients and attract new clients, the effects of governmental orders, laws or regulations imposing requirements related to the COVID-19 pandemic, difficulties associated with integrating clients into our operations, economic trends in our service areas, the potential for material deviations from expected future workers’ compensation claims experience, changes in the workers’ compensation regulatory environment in our primary markets, security breaches or failures in the Company’s information technology systems, collectability of accounts receivable, changes in effective payroll tax rates and federal and state income tax rates, the carrying values of deferred income tax assets and goodwill (which may be affected by our future operating results), the effects of inflation on our operating expenses and those of our clients, the impact of and potential changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, escalating medical costs, and other health care legislative initiatives on our business, the effect of conditions in the global capital markets on our investment portfolio, and the availability of capital, borrowing capacity on our revolving credit facility, or letters of credit necessary to meet state-mandated surety deposit requirements for maintaining our status as a qualified self-insured employer for workers' compensation coverage or our insured program. Additional risk factors affecting our business are discussed in Item 1A of Part I of this report. We disclaim any obligation to publicly announce any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect future events or developments.

Results of Operations

The spread of COVID-19 and resulting restrictions and labor shortages across the United States are having, and will continue to have, a negative impact on the operating results of the Company. As our clients respond to the effects of efforts to address the consequences of the pandemic, including the measures taken at various levels of government to contain the virus’s spread, we expect that our ability to add new customers, as well as to grow revenues from existing customers, will be adversely affected due to economic slowdown, business closures, labor shortages and reductions in hours worked.

The following table sets forth the percentages of total revenues represented by selected items in the Company's consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, included in Item 8 of Part II of this report.

	Percentage of Total Net Revenues
($ in thousands)	Years Ended December 31,
	2021				2020				2019
Revenues:
Professional employer service fees	$	843,815	88.3	%	$	777,430	88.3	%	$	819,873	87.0	%
Staffing services		111,351	11.7			103,394	11.7		$	122,438	13.0
Total revenues		955,166	100.0			880,824	100.0			942,311	100.0
Cost of revenues:
Direct payroll costs		83,821	8.8			78,380	8.9			92,455	9.8
Payroll taxes and benefits		469,888	49.2			418,793	47.5			429,713	45.6
Workers’ compensation		196,949	20.6			200,744	22.8			211,890	22.5
Total cost of revenues		750,658	78.6			697,917	79.2			734,058	77.9
Gross margin		204,508	21.4			182,907	20.8			208,253	22.1
Selling, general and administrative expenses		155,259	16.3			141,916	16.1			153,879	16.3
Depreciation and amortization		5,326	0.6			4,844	0.6			3,886	0.4
Income from operations		43,923	4.6			36,147	4.1			50,488	5.4
Other income, net		6,738	0.7			6,449	0.7			10,650	1.1
Income before income taxes		50,661	5.3			42,596	4.8			61,138	6.5
Provision for income taxes		12,582	1.3			8,831	1.0			12,846	1.4
Net income	$	38,079	3.9	%	$	33,765	3.8	%	$	48,292	5.2	%

We report PEO revenues net of direct payroll costs because we are not the primary obligor for wage payments to our clients’ employees. However, management believes that gross billings and wages are useful in understanding the volume of our business activity and serve as an important performance metric in managing our operations, including the preparation of internal operating forecasts and establishing executive compensation performance goals. We therefore present for purposes of analysis gross billings and wage information for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019.

	Year Ended
	December 31,
(in thousands)	2021		2020		2019
Gross billings	$	6,569,986	$	5,924,539	$	5,971,008
PEO and staffing wages		5,693,903		5,098,604		5,090,943

Because safety incentives represent consideration payable to PEO customers, safety incentive costs are netted against PEO revenue in our consolidated statements of operations. We therefore present below for purposes of analysis non-GAAP gross workers’ compensation expense, which represents workers’ compensation costs including safety incentive costs. We believe this non-GAAP measure is useful in evaluating the total costs of our workers’ compensation program. In July 2020, the Company began limiting its safety incentive offering in certain markets, resulting in a substantial reduction in safety incentive costs.

	Year Ended
	December 31,
(in thousands)	2021		2020		2019
Workers' compensation	$	196,949	$	200,744	$	211,890
Safety incentive costs		2,985		23,544		31,663
Non-GAAP gross workers' compensation	$	199,934	$	224,288	$	243,553

In monitoring and evaluating the performance of our operations, management also reviews the following ratios, which represent selected amounts as a percentage of gross billings. Management believes these ratios are useful in understanding the efficiency and profitability of our service offerings.

	Percentage of Gross Billings
	Year Ended
	December 31,
	2021			2020			2019
PEO and staffing wages		86.7	%		86.1	%		85.3	%
Payroll taxes and benefits		7.2	%		7.1	%		7.2	%
Non-GAAP gross workers' compensation		3.0	%		3.8	%		4.1	%
Gross margin		3.1	%		3.1	%		3.5	%

The presentation of revenue on a net basis and the relative contributions of staffing and PEO services revenue can create volatility in our gross margin as a percentage of revenue. A relative increase in PEO services revenue will result in a higher gross margin as a percentage of revenue. Improvement in gross margin percentage occurs because incremental client services revenue dollars are reported as revenue net of all related direct payroll and safety incentive costs.

We refer to employees of our PEO clients as worksite employees (“WSEs”). Management reviews average and ending WSE growth to monitor and evaluate the performance of our operations. Average WSEs are calculated by dividing the number of unique individuals paid in each month by the number of months in the period. Ending WSEs represents the number of unique individuals paid in the last month of the period.

	Year Ended
	December 31,
	2021		% Change			2020		% Change			2019
Average WSEs		112,928		4.3	%		108,249		-5.3	%		114,341
Ending WSEs		116,154		6.3	%		109,292		-4.6	%		114,584

Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

Net income for 2021 was $38.1 million compared to net income of $33.8 million for 2020. Diluted income per share for 2021 was $5.00 compared to diluted income per share of $4.39 for 2020.

Revenue for 2021 totaled $955.2 million, an increase of $74.3 million or 8.4% over 2020, which reflects an increase in the Company’s PEO service fee revenue of $66.4 million or 8.5% and an increase in staffing services revenue of $8.0 million or 7.7%.

The increase in PEO services revenues was primarily attributable to an increase in average billing per WSE as well as an increase in the average number of WSEs. The increase in staffing services revenue was due primarily to the reopening of business after the impacts of COVID-19 during the prior year period.

Gross margin for 2021 totaled $204.5 million or 21.4% of revenue compared to $182.9 million or 20.8% of revenue for 2020. The increase in gross margin as a percentage of revenues is primarily a result of the factors discussed within the separate components of gross margin below.

Direct payroll costs for 2021 totaled $83.8 million or 8.8% of revenue compared to $78.4 million or 8.9% of revenue for 2020. The decrease in direct payroll costs percentage was primarily due to the increase in PEO services and decrease in staffing services within the mix of our customer base in 2021 as compared to 2020.

Payroll taxes and benefits for 2021 totaled $469.9 million or 49.2% of revenue compared to $418.8 million or 47.5% of revenue for 2020. The increase in payroll taxes and benefits as a percentage of revenues is due primarily to an increase in newly hired WSEs, which increased the amount of payroll subject to payroll taxes in 2021 as compared to 2020.

Workers’ compensation expense for 2021 totaled $196.9 million or 20.6% of revenue compared to $200.7 million or 22.8% of revenue for 2020. The decrease in workers’ compensation expense as a percentage of revenue was primarily due to favorable claims development as well as a favorable adjustment of $9.2 million related to prior period claims in 2021, compared to a favorable adjustment of $6.4 million in 2020.

Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses for 2021 totaled $155.3 million or 16.3% of revenue compared to $141.9 million or 16.1% of revenue for 2020. The increase of $13.4 million in SG&A expense in 2021 was primarily attributable to an increase in IT expense related to the launch of our myBBSI portal in 2020 and increased employee related expenses due to prior year reductions during the COVID-19 pandemic that have since been reversed, as well as increased variable employee compensation and incentive pay in 2021 related to stronger than expected financial results.

Other income, net for 2021 totaled $6.7 million compared to other income of $6.4 million for 2020. The increase was primarily attributable to a decrease in interest expense, partially offset by decreased investment income due to lower interest rates.

Our effective income tax rate for 2021 was 24.8% compared to 20.7% for 2020. Our income tax rate typically differs from the federal statutory tax rate of 21% primarily due to state taxes as well as federal and state tax credits. See “Note 9 - Income Taxes” to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of Part II of this report for additional information regarding income taxes.

A discussion of our financial condition and results of operations for 2020 compared to 2019 can be found in Part II, Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on March 8, 2021.

Fluctuations in Quarterly Operating Results

We have historically experienced significant fluctuations in our quarterly operating results, including losses in the first quarter of each year, and expect such fluctuations to continue in the future. Our operating results may fluctuate due to a number of factors such as seasonality, wage limits on statutory payroll taxes, claims experience for workers’ compensation, demand for our services, and competition. Payroll taxes, as a component of cost of revenues, generally decline throughout a calendar year as the applicable statutory wage bases for federal and state unemployment taxes and Social Security taxes are exceeded on a per employee basis. Our revenue levels may be higher in the third quarter due to the effect of increased business activity of our customers’ businesses in the agriculture, food processing and forest products-related industries. In addition, revenues in the fourth quarter may be reduced by many customers’ practice of operating on holiday-shortened schedules. Workers’ compensation expense varies with both the frequency and severity of workplace injury claims reported during a quarter and the estimated future costs of such claims. In addition, positive or adverse loss development of prior period claims during a subsequent quarter may also contribute to the volatility in the Company’s estimated workers’ compensation expense.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company's cash balance of $78.6 million, which includes cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, decreased $155.2 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, compared to a decrease of $39.5 million for the comparable period of 2020. The decrease in cash at December 31, 2021 as compared to December 31, 2020 was primarily due to purchases of investments and restricted investments, decreased workers’ compensation claims liabilities, increased trade accounts receivable and repurchase of common stock, partially offset by proceeds from the sales and maturities of investments and restricted investments, increased accrued payroll, payroll taxes and related benefits and net income.

Net cash used in operating activities in 2021 amounted to $15.5 million, compared to net cash used in $27.9 million for the comparable period of 2020. In 2021, cash used in operating activities was primarily due to decreased workers’ compensation claims liabilities of $77.6 million, increased trade accounts receivable of $37.2 million and decreased safety incentive of $14.5 million, partially offset by increased accrued payroll, payroll taxes and related benefits of $49.7 million and net income of $38.1 million.

Net cash used in investing activities totaled $112.9 million in 2021, compared to net cash provided of $4.1 million for the comparable period of 2020. In 2021, net cash used in investing activities consisted primarily of proceeds from sales and maturities of investments and restricted investments of $202.6 million, partially offset by purchases of investments and restricted investments of $308.6 million and purchases of property, equipment and software of $6.8 million.

Net cash used in financing activities in 2021 was $26.9 million compared to net cash used of $15.7 million for the comparable period of 2020. In 2021, cash used in financing activities primarily consisted of repurchases of common stock of $17.3 million, dividend payments of $9.1 million and common stock repurchased on vesting of stock awards to settle income tax obligations of $1.5 million, partially offset by proceeds from exercises of stock options of $1.2 million.

The Company is required to maintain minimum collateral levels for certain policies issued under the insured program, which is held in trust accounts (the “trust accounts”). The balance in the trust accounts was $273.6 million and $290.7 million at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The trust account balances are included as a component of the current and long-term restricted cash and investments in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

On June 30, 2021, the Company entered into a loss portfolio transfer agreement to remove all remaining outstanding workers’ compensation claims obligations for client policies issued under its insured program up to June 30, 2018. This transaction reduced the Company’s outstanding workers’ compensation liabilities by $53.1 million. The payment terms of the LPT required $5.0 million to be paid prior to June 30, 2021, with the remaining amount paid in July 2021.

In March 2022, the Company entered into an amended credit agreement (the “Amended Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”), which supersedes the previous agreement. The Amended Agreement increased the revolving credit line from $33.0 million to $50.0 million and maintained the sublimit for standby letters of credit at $8.0 million. Advances under the credit line bear interest, as selected by the Company, of (a) the daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus 1.75% or (b) the one-month Term SOFR plus 1.75%. The Amended Agreement also provides for an unused commitment fee of 0.30% per year on the average daily unused amount of the revolving credit line.

The Amended Agreement replaced the financial covenants in the Agreement (as defined below) with the following financial covenants:

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adjusted free cash flow [net profit after taxes plus interest expense (net of capitalized interest), depreciation, expense and amortization expense, less dividends/distributions] not less than $10 million as of each fiscal quarter end, determined on a rolling 4-quarter basis.

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tangible net worth [aggregate of total stockholders' equity plus subordinated debt less any intangible assets and less any loans or advances to, or investments in, any related entities or individuals] not less than $100 million at each fiscal quarter end.

Other than as described above, the Agreement (as defined below) previously in place during 2021 is substantially unchanged.

At December, 31, 2021, the Company maintained an agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Bank for a revolving credit line of $33.0 million and a sublimit for standby letters of credit of $8.0 million. At December 31, 2021, $6.2 million of the sublimit for standby letters of credit was used. Advances under the revolving credit line bear interest, as selected by the Company, of (a) the daily floating rate of one-month London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 1.75% or (b) the fixed rate of LIBOR plus 1.75%. The Agreement also provided for an unused commitment fee of 0.375% per year on the average daily unused amount of the revolving credit line, as well as a fee of 1.75% of the face amount of each letter of credit reserved under the line of credit. The Company had no outstanding borrowings on its revolving credit line at December 31, 2021 and 2020. The credit facility was collateralized by the Company’s accounts receivable and other rights to receive payment.

The Agreement also provided a $63.7 million standby letter of credit (the “Letter of Credit”). In April 2021, the Company and the insurance carrier reached an agreement to replace the Letter of Credit with other collateral assets and cancel the Letter of Credit in its entirety. As part of the transaction, the Bank released the $38.7 million of collateral held in support of the Letter of Credit, and the Company transferred the $38.7 million along with an additional $25.0 million to the trust accounts to satisfy the collateral requirements of the insured program.

The Agreement required the satisfaction of certain financial covenants as follows:

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EBITDA [net income before taxes plus interest expense (net of capitalized interest expense), depreciation expense, and amortization expense] on a rolling four-quarter basis must be not less than $30 million at the end of each fiscal quarter; and

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the ratio of restricted and unrestricted cash and investments to workers’ compensation and safety incentive liabilities must be at least 1.0:1.0, measured quarterly.

The Agreement imposed certain additional restrictions unless the Bank provides its prior written consent as follows:

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incurring additional indebtedness is prohibited, other than purchase financing for the acquisition of assets, provided that the aggregate of all purchase financing does not exceed $1 million at any time;

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the Company may not terminate or cancel any of the AICE policies; and

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if an event of default would occur, and is continuing, including on a pro forma basis, no dividends or distributions would be permitted to be paid and redemptions and repurchases of the Company’s stock would be permitted only up to $15 million in any rolling 12-month period.

The Agreement also contained customary events of default and specified cross-defaults under the Company's workers' compensation insurance arrangements. If an event of default under the Agreement occurs and is continuing, the Bank may declare any outstanding obligations under the Agreement to be immediately due and payable. At December 31, 2021, the Company was in compliance with all covenants.

The Company maintained a mortgage loan with the Bank with a balance of approximately $3.5 million and $3.7 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, secured by the Company’s corporate office building in Vancouver, Washington. This loan required payment of monthly installments of $18,375, bearing interest at the one-month LIBOR plus 2.0%, with the unpaid principal balance due July 1, 2022. On January 31, 2022, the Company paid the outstanding balance of the mortgage loan.

Management expects that the funds anticipated to be generated from operations, current liquid assets, and availability under the Company’s revolving credit facility will be sufficient in the aggregate to fund the Company’s working capital needs for the next twelve months.

Contractual Obligations

The Company's contractual obligations as of December 31, 2021 are summarized below:

	As of December 31, 2021
	Payments Due by Period
(in thousands)			Less than		1 - 3		4 - 5		After
	Total		1 Year		Years		Years		5 Years
Operating leases ⁽¹⁾	$	25,409	$	8,129	$	11,377	$	4,201	$	1,702
Long-term debt		3,510		3,510		—		—		—
Total contractual obligations	$	28,919	$	11,639	$	11,377	$	4,201	$	1,702

(1) As of December 31, 2021, the Company has additional operating leases that have not yet commenced of $2.1 million and remaining balances on short-term operating leases of $22,394. In January 2022, the Company paid off all of its long-term debt.

Item 7A.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Company's exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates primarily relates to its investment portfolio and its outstanding borrowings on its line of credit and long-term debt. As of December 31, 2021, the Company’s investments consisted principally of approximately $159.5 million in corporate bonds, $82.6 million in mortgage backed securities, $67.3 million in U.S. treasuries, $42.0 million in U.S. government agency securities, $29.6 million in asset backed securities, $13.9 million in money market funds, and $6.3 million in mutual funds. The Company’s outstanding debt totaled approximately $3.5 million at December 31, 2021. Based in the Company's overall interest exposure at December 31, 2021, a 50 basis point increase in market interest rates would have an $8.2 million effect on the fair value of the Company's investment portfolio. A 50 basis point increase would have an immaterial effect on the Company’s outstanding borrowings because of the relative size of the outstanding borrowings.

Item 8.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of

Barrett Business Services, Inc.

Vancouver, Washington

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Barrett Business Services, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, stockholder's equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2021, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated March 7, 2022, expressed an unqualified opinion on the company's internal control over financial reporting.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

Workers' Compensation Claims Liabilities

Workers’ compensation claims liabilities represent management’s estimate of future amounts necessary to pay claims and related expenses with respect to workplace injuries that have occurred as of a given reporting date. The estimated liability for open workers’ compensation claims is based on an evaluation of information provided by the Company’s third-party administrators for workers’ compensation claims, coupled with an actuarial estimate of future adverse loss development with respect to reported claims and incurred but not reported claims (together, IBNR). Workers’ compensation claims liabilities included case reserve estimates for reported losses, plus additional amounts for estimated IBNR claims, medical cost containment, legal costs, and unallocated loss adjustment expenses. The process of arriving at an estimate of unpaid claims and claims adjustment expense involves a high degree of judgment and is affected by both internal and external events, including changes in claims handling practices, changes in reserve estimation procedures, inflation, trends in the litigation and settlement of pending claims, and legislative changes. The Company’s estimates are based on informed judgment, derived from individual experience and expertise applied to multiple sets of data and analyses. The company considers significant facts and circumstances known both at the time that loss reserves are initially established, and as new facts and circumstances become known. Workers’ compensation claims liabilities as of December 31, 2021 were $279 million.

Given the high degree of judgment required to estimate the value of the workers’ compensation claims liabilities, performing audit procedures to evaluate the workers’ compensation claims liabilities recorded for the year ended December 31, 2021, required a high degree of auditor judgment and an increased extent of effort, including the need to involve our actuarial specialists.

How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

Our audit procedures related to the workers’ compensation claims liabilities included the following, among others:

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We tested the effectiveness of controls related to workers’ compensation claims liabilities, including those involved in estimating the ultimate losses to be incurred for reported and unreported claims.

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We tested the underlying data that is used as inputs into the actuarial analysis, including historical claims, to evaluate whether those inputs were reasonable. In addition, we assessed whether any changes in the business or environment, including legislative changes, interest rates, and claims handling practices, were appropriately considered in developing the estimate of ultimate losses to be incurred for reported and unreported claims.

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With the assistance of our actuarial specialists, we evaluated the methods and assumptions used by management to estimate the workers’ compensation claims liabilities by performing the following:

Compared management’s prior-year assumptions of expected claims development and ultimate loss to actuals incurred during the current year to identify and evaluate potential bias in the determination of the workers’ compensation claims liabilities.

Developed a range of independent estimates of the workers’ compensation claims liabilities, utilizing claim payment patterns, loss development factors, and future cost trends for workers’ compensation claims liabilities. We compared our estimated ranges to management’s estimates.

Read the Company’s reinsurance policies and compared the coverage and terms to the assumptions used by management.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Portland, Oregon

March 7, 2022

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2016.

Barrett Business Services, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31, 2021 and 2020

(In Thousands, Except Par Value)

	December 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	69,405	$	68,688
Investments		96,763		101,244
Trade accounts receivable, net		155,707		118,506
Income taxes receivable		—		6,485
Prepaid expenses and other		17,606		15,961
Restricted cash and investments		67,238		96,991
Total current assets		406,719		407,875
Property, equipment and software, net		36,277		34,916
Operating lease right-of-use assets		20,697		23,025
Restricted cash and investments		232,965		258,153
Goodwill		47,820		47,820
Other assets		2,474		3,161
	$	746,952	$	774,950
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	$	3,510	$	221
Accounts payable		4,485		4,746
Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and related benefits		199,067		149,989
Income taxes payable		1,673		—
Current operating lease liabilities		7,191		7,539
Other accrued liabilities		15,120		7,275
Workers' compensation claims liabilities		80,028		102,040
Safety incentives liability		4,322		18,827
Total current liabilities		315,396		290,637
Long-term workers' compensation claims liabilities		199,379		255,706
Long-term debt		—		3,510
Deferred income taxes		1,687		4,518
Long-term operating lease liabilities		14,598		16,419
Customer deposits and other long-term liabilities		7,362		5,925
Total liabilities		538,422		576,715
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 6, 8 and 12)
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $.01 par value; 20,500 shares authorized, 7,415 and 7,566 shares issued and outstanding in 2021 and 2020, respectively		74		76
Additional paid-in capital		29,054		24,885
Accumulated other comprehensive income		1,079		7,564
Retained earnings		178,323		165,710
Total stockholders' equity		208,530		198,235
	$	746,952	$	774,950

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Barrett Business Services, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

Years Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)

	Year Ended
	December 31,
	2021			2020			2019
Revenues:
Professional employer service fees	$	843,815		$	777,430		$	819,873
Staffing services		111,351			103,394			122,438
Total revenues		955,166			880,824			942,311
Cost of revenues:
Direct payroll costs		83,821			78,380			92,455
Payroll taxes and benefits		469,888			418,793			429,713
Workers' compensation		196,949			200,744			211,890
Total cost of revenues		750,658			697,917			734,058
Gross margin		204,508			182,907			208,253
Selling, general and administrative expenses		155,259			141,916			153,879
Depreciation and amortization		5,326			4,844			3,886
Income from operations		43,923			36,147			50,488
Other income (expense):
Investment income, net		7,215			7,977			12,520
Interest expense		(372	)		(1,244	)		(1,789	)
Other, net		(105	)		(284	)		(81	)
Other income, net		6,738			6,449			10,650
Income before income taxes		50,661			42,596			61,138
Provision for income taxes		12,582			8,831			12,846
Net income	$	38,079		$	33,765		$	48,292
Basic income per common share	$	5.05		$	4.46		$	6.48
Weighted average number of basic common shares outstanding		7,540			7,577			7,451
Diluted income per common share	$	5.00		$	4.39		$	6.27
Weighted average number of diluted common shares outstanding		7,621			7,688			7,699

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Barrett Business Services, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

Years Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

(In Thousands)

	Year Ended
	December 31,
	2021			2020		2019
Net income	$	38,079		$	33,765	$	48,292
Unrealized (losses) gains on investments, net of tax of ($2,478), $1,814, and $3,014 in 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively		(6,485	)		4,745		7,887
Comprehensive income	$	31,594		$	38,510	$	56,179

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Barrett Business Services, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity

Years Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

(In Thousands)

										Accumulated
										Other
							Additional			Comprehensive
	Common Stock						Paid-in			(Loss)			Retained
	Shares			Amount			Capital			Income			Earnings			Total
Balance, December 31, 2018		7,395		$	74		$	15,437		$	(5,068	)	$	108,594		$	119,037
Common stock issued on exercise of options and vesting of restricted stock units		157			1			753			—			—			754
Common stock repurchased on vesting of restricted stock units		(38	)		—			(3,136	)		—			—			(3,136	)
Share-based compensation expense		—			—			7,173			—			—			7,173
Cash dividends on common stock ($1.10 per share)		—			—			—			—			(8,208	)		(8,208	)
Unrealized gain on investments, net of tax		—			—			—			7,887			—			7,887
Net income		—			—			—			—			48,292			48,292
Balance, December 31, 2019		7,514		$	75		$	20,227		$	2,819		$	148,678		$	171,799
Common stock issued on exercise of options and vesting of restricted stock units		223			2			3,082			—			—			3,084
Common stock repurchased on vesting of restricted stock units		(27	)		—			(1,417	)		—			—			(1,417	)
Share-based compensation expense		—			—			3,436			—			—			3,436
Company repurchase of common stock		(144	)		(1	)		(443	)		—			(7,612	)		(8,056	)
Cash dividends on common stock ($1.10 per share)		—			—			—			—			(9,121	)		(9,121	)
Unrealized gain on investments, net of tax		—			—			—			4,745			—			4,745
Net income		—			—			—			—			33,765			33,765
Balance, December 31, 2020		7,566		$	76		$	24,885		$	7,564		$	165,710		$	198,235
Common stock issued on exercise of options and vesting of restricted stock units		106			1			1,155			—			—			1,156
Common stock repurchased on vesting of stock awards		(20	)		—			(1,465	)		—			—			(1,465	)
Share-based compensation expense		—			—			5,366			—			—			5,366
Company repurchase of common stock		(237	)		(3	)		(887	)		—			(16,397	)		(17,287	)
Cash dividends on common stock ($1.10 per share)		—			—			—			—			(9,069	)		(9,069	)
Unrealized loss on investments, net of tax		—			—			—			(6,485	)		—			(6,485	)
Net income		—			—			—			—			38,079			38,079
Balance, December 31, 2021		7,415		$	74		$	29,054		$	1,079		$	178,323		$	208,530

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Barrett Business Services, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Years Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

(In Thousands)

	Year Ended
	December 31,
	2021			2020			2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	38,079		$	33,765		$	48,292
Reconciliations of net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		5,326			4,844			3,886
Non-cash operating lease expense		8,045			7,246			6,991
Investment amortization and losses recognized		1,433			587			1,117
Loss recognized on disposal of property and equipment		114			574			—
Deferred income taxes		(347	)		5,492			2,656
Share-based compensation		5,366			3,436			7,173
Changes in certain operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable		(37,201	)		45,055			(11,964	)
Income taxes		8,158			(5,150	)		(5,738	)
Prepaid expenses and other		(1,645	)		(1,042	)		(1,039	)
Accounts payable		(261	)		(1,247	)		1,657
Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and related benefits		49,739			(22,608	)		17,858
Other accrued liabilities		7,753			(1,671	)		(11,720	)
Workers' compensation claims liabilities		(77,640	)		(80,783	)		25,477
Safety incentives liability		(14,505	)		(9,123	)		(1,260	)
Operating lease liabilities		(7,886	)		(7,062	)		(6,242	)
Other assets and liabilities, net		13			(228	)		(7	)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities		(15,459	)		(27,915	)		77,137
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property, equipment and software		(6,801	)		(8,610	)		(10,798	)
Purchase of investments		(54,835	)		(65,738	)		(54,343	)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments		75,256			47,922			88,771
Purchase of restricted investments		(253,781	)		(34,968	)		(9,812	)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of restricted investments		127,298			65,535			52,495
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		(112,863	)		4,141			66,313
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from credit-line borrowings		2,718			—			18,843
Payments on credit-line borrowings		(2,718	)		—			(18,843	)
Payments on long-term debt		(221	)		(220	)		(221	)
Repurchase of common stock		(17,287	)		(8,056	)		—
Common stock repurchased on vesting of stock awards		(1,465	)		(1,417	)		(3,136	)
Dividends paid		(9,069	)		(9,121	)		(8,208	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		1,156			3,084			754
Net cash used in financing activities		(26,886	)		(15,730	)		(10,811	)
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(155,208	)		(39,504	)		132,639
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period		233,837			273,341			140,702
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$	78,629		$	233,837		$	273,341

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Barrett Business Services, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1 - Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of operations

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (“BBSI” or the “Company”), is a leading provider of business management solutions for small and mid-sized companies. The Company has developed a management platform that integrates a knowledge-based approach from the management consulting industry with tools from the human resource outsourcing industry. This platform, through the effective leveraging of human capital, helps our business owner clients run their businesses more effectively.

We believe this platform, delivered through our decentralized organizational structure, differentiates BBSI from our competitors. The Company operates through a network of 50 branch offices throughout Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and Washington. Approximately 73%, 75% and 77%, respectively, of our revenue during 2021, 2020, and 2019 was attributable to our California operations. BBSI was incorporated in Maryland in 1965.

The Company operates a wholly owned, fully licensed captive insurance company, Associated Insurance Company for Excess ("AICE") and a wholly owned, fully licensed insurance company, Ecole. AICE and Ecole provide access to more competitive and cost-effective insurance markets and provide cost-effective risk management. See “Note 5 – Workers’ Compensation Claims” for additional information in the Company’s insurance programs.

Principles of consolidation

The accompanying financial statements are prepared on a consolidated basis. All intercompany account balances and transactions between BBSI, AICE, and Ecole have been eliminated in consolidation.

Reportable segment

The Company has one operating and reporting segment. The chief operating decision maker (our Chief Executive Officer) regularly reviews the financial information of our business at a consolidated level in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance.

Revenue recognition

Professional employer (“PEO”) services are normally used by organizations to satisfy ongoing needs related to the management of human capital and are governed by the terms of a client services agreement which covers all employees at a particular work site. Staffing revenues relate primarily to short-term staffing, contract staffing and on-site management services. The Company’s performance obligations for PEO and staffing services are satisfied, and the related revenue is recognized, as services are rendered by our workforce.

Our PEO client service agreements have a minimum term of one year, are renewable on an annual basis and typically require 30 days’ written notice to cancel or terminate the contract by either party. In addition, our client service agreements provide for immediate termination upon any payment default of the client regardless of when notice is given. PEO customers are invoiced following the end of each payroll processing cycle, with payment generally due on the invoice date. Staffing customers are generally invoiced weekly based on agreed rates per employee and actual hours worked, typically with payment terms of 30 days. The amount of earned but unbilled revenue is classified as a receivable on the consolidated balance sheets.

We report PEO revenues net of direct payroll costs because we are not the primary obligor for these payments to our clients’ employees. Direct payroll costs include salaries, wages, health insurance, and employee out-of-pocket expenses incurred incidental to employment. We also present revenue net of safety incentives, because these incentives represent consideration payable to customers.

Cost of revenues

Our cost of revenues for PEO services includes employer payroll-related taxes and workers' compensation costs. Our cost of revenues for staffing services includes direct payroll costs, employer payroll-related taxes, employee benefits, and workers’ compensation costs. Direct payroll costs represent the gross payroll earned by staffing services employees based on salary or hourly wages. Payroll taxes and employee benefits consist of the employer's portion of Social Security and Medicare taxes, federal and state unemployment taxes, and staffing services employee reimbursements for materials, supplies and other expenses, which are paid by our customer. Workers' compensation costs consist primarily of premiums paid to third-party insurers, claims reserves, claims administration fees, legal fees, medical cost containment (“MCC”) expense, state administrative agency fees, third-party broker commissions, risk manager payroll, as well as costs associated with operating our two wholly owned insurance companies, AICE and Ecole.

Cash and cash equivalents

We consider non-restricted short-term investments that are highly liquid, readily convertible into cash, and have maturities at acquisition of less than three months to be cash equivalents for purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows and consolidated balance sheets. The Company maintains cash balances in bank accounts that normally exceed FDIC insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses related to its cash concentration.

Investments

The Company classifies investments as available-for-sale. The Company’s investments are reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses, net of taxes, shown as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders' equity. Investments are recorded as current on the consolidated balance sheets as the invested funds are available for current operations. Management considers available evidence in evaluating potential impairment of investments, including the extent to which fair value is less than cost and adverse conditions related to the security. In the event of a credit loss, an allowance would be recognized to the extent that the fair value of the security is less than the present value of the expected future cash flows. Realized gains and losses on sales of investments are included in investment income in our consolidated statements of operations.

Restricted cash and investments

The Company holds restricted cash and investments primarily for the future payment of workers’ compensation claims. These investments are categorized as available-for-sale. They are reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses, net of taxes, shown as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity. Restricted cash and investments are classified as current and noncurrent on the consolidated balance sheets based on the nature of the restriction. Management considers available evidence in evaluating potential impairment of restricted investments, including the extent to which fair value is less than cost and adverse conditions related to the security. In the event of a credit loss, an allowance would be recognized to the extent that the fair value of the security is less than the present value of the expected future cash flows. Realized gains and losses on sales of restricted investments are included in investment income in our consolidated statements of operations.

Restricted cash and investments also includes investments held as part of the Company’s deferred compensation plan. These investments are classified as trading securities and are recorded at fair value with unrealized gains and losses reported as a component of income (loss) from operations.

Allowance for doubtful accounts

The Company had an allowance for doubtful accounts of $460,000 and $757,000 at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. We make estimates of the collectability of our accounts receivable for services provided to our customers based on future expected credit losses. Management analyzes historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit-worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customers' payment trends when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. If the financial condition of our customers deteriorates resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required.

Our allowance for doubtful accounts activity is summarized as follows (in thousands):

	2021			2020			2019
Balance at January 1,
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	757		$	888		$	533
Charges to expense		193			125			459
Write-offs of uncollectible accounts, net of recoveries		(490	)		(256	)		(104	)
Balance at December 31,
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	460		$	757		$	888

Income taxes

Our income taxes are accounted for using an asset and liability approach. This requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities at the applicable tax rates. A valuation allowance is recorded against deferred tax assets if, based on the weight of the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The factors used to assess the likelihood of realization include the Company’s forecast of the reversal of temporary differences, future taxable income and available tax planning strategies that could be implemented to realize the net deferred tax assets. Failure to achieve forecasted taxable income in applicable tax jurisdictions could affect the ultimate realization of deferred tax assets and could result in an increase in the Company’s effective tax rate on future earnings.

The determination of our provision for income taxes requires significant judgment, the use of estimates, and the interpretation and application of complex tax laws. Significant judgment is required in assessing the timing and amounts of deductible and taxable items and the probability of sustaining uncertain tax positions. The Company recognizes the tax benefit from uncertain tax positions if it is more likely than not that the tax positions will be sustained on examination by the tax authorities. The tax benefit is measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. As facts and circumstances change, we reassess these probabilities and record any changes in the consolidated financial statements as appropriate. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense.

Goodwill and intangible assets

Goodwill is recorded as the difference, if any, between the aggregate consideration paid for a business combination and the fair value of the net assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized but is evaluated for impairment annually, or more frequently if circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is below its carrying value. The Company has one reporting unit and evaluates the carrying value of goodwill annually at December 31. No impairment has been recognized in the periods presented.

Property, equipment and software

Property, equipment and software are stated at cost. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to selling, general and administrative expenses as incurred and expenditures for additions and improvements to property and equipment are capitalized. The cost of assets sold or otherwise disposed of and the related accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the accounts, and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in the consolidated statements of operations.

We capitalize software development costs incurred during the application development stage, which is the stage when preliminary project planning ends and software development begins. Capitalized costs generally include both internal and external costs associated with coding and testing. Capitalized costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life, commencing when the software is placed into service. Costs incurred during the preliminary project stage and the postimplementation stage, as well as general and administrative and overhead costs, are expensed as they are incurred.

Depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of software is calculated using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives of the related assets or lease terms, as follows:

		Years
Buildings		39
Office furniture and fixtures		7
Computer hardware, software and software development costs		3 - 10
Leasehold improvements		1 - 7

Impairment of long-lived assets

Long-lived assets, such as property, equipment and software and acquired intangibles subject to amortization, are reviewed for impairment annually, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the remaining estimated useful life may warrant revision or that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Some of the events or changes in circumstances that would trigger an impairment review include, but are not limited to, significant under-performance relative to expected and/or historical results, significant negative industry or economic trends, or knowledge of transactions involving the sale of similar property at amounts below the carrying value.

Assets are grouped for measurement of impairment at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets. If the carrying amount of an asset group exceeds the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset group, then an impairment charge is recognized to the extent the carrying amount exceeds the asset group’s fair value. In determining fair value, management considers current results, trends, future prospects, and other economic factors.

Leases

The Company leases office facilities and equipment under operating leases. In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases” (Topic 842) which requires lessees to recognize a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset and a lease liability for all leases with terms greater than 12 months and also requires disclosures by lessees and lessors about the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases.

We determine whether an arrangement is or contains a lease at inception. We record our operating lease liabilities and right-of-use (ROU) assets at the lease commencement date. Operating lease liabilities are based on the present value of future minimum lease payments over the lease term, and include options to renew a lease in the future minimum lease payments if it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. ROU assets are based on the lease liability, adjusted for any lease prepayments and lease incentives. If a lease does not provide an implicit interest rate, we use our incremental borrowing rate on a collateralized basis from the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. We recognize expense for lease payments on a straight-line basis over the lease term for operating leases. Leases with initial terms of 12 months or less are considered short-term lease costs and are not recorded as ROU assets on the consolidated balance sheets. ROU assets are reviewed for impairment in the same manner as long-lived assets. No impairment has been recorded in the periods presented.

The Company has elected the practical expedient not to separate non-lease components from lease components for all classes of assets. Our lease agreements contain $3.7 million of residual value guarantees and generally do not contain material variable lease payments or restrictive covenants.

Workers’ compensation claims liabilities

Our workers’ compensation claims liabilities do not represent an exact calculation of liability but rather management’s best estimate, utilizing actuarial expertise and projection techniques, at a given reporting date. The estimated liability for open workers’ compensation claims is based on an evaluation of information provided by our third-party administrator for workers’ compensation claims, coupled with an actuarial estimate of future loss development with respect to reported claims and incurred but not reported claims (together, “IBNR”). Workers’ compensation claims liabilities include case reserve estimates for reported losses, plus additional amounts for estimated IBNR claims, MCC and legal costs, unallocated loss adjustment expenses and estimated future recoveries. The estimate of incurred costs expected to be paid within one year is included in current liabilities, while the estimate of incurred costs expected to be paid beyond one year is included in long-term liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets. These estimates are reviewed at least quarterly and adjustments to estimated liabilities are reflected in current operating results as they become known.

The process of arriving at an estimate of unpaid claims and claims adjustment expense involves a high degree of judgment and is affected by both internal and external events, including changes in claims handling practices, changes in reserve estimation procedures, inflation, trends in the litigation and settlement of pending claims, and legislative changes.

Our estimates are based on actuarial analysis and informed judgment, derived from individual experience and expertise applied to multiple sets of data and analyses. We consider significant facts and circumstances known both at the time that loss reserves are initially established and as new facts and circumstances become known. Due to the inherent uncertainty underlying loss reserve estimates, the expenses incurred through final resolution of our liability for our workers’ compensation claims will likely vary from the related loss reserves at the reporting date. Therefore, as specific claims are paid out in the future, actual paid losses may be materially different from our current loss reserves.

A basic premise in most actuarial analyses is that historical data and past patterns demonstrated in the incurred and paid historical data form a reasonable basis upon which to project future outcomes, absent a material change. Significant structural changes to the available data can materially impact the reserve estimation process. To the extent a material change affecting the ultimate claim liability becomes known, such change is quantified to the extent possible through an analysis of internal Company data and, if available and when appropriate, external data. Nonetheless, actuaries exercise a considerable degree of judgment in the evaluation of these factors and the need for such actuarial judgment is more pronounced when faced with material uncertainties.

Safety incentives

We accrue for and present expected safety incentives as a reduction of revenue. Safety incentives represent cash incentives paid to certain PEO client companies for maintaining safe work practices and minimizing workplace injuries. The incentive is based on a percentage of annual payroll and is paid annually to customers who meet predetermined workers’ compensation claims cost objectives. Safety incentive payments are made only after closure of all workers' compensation claims incurred during the customer’s contract period. The safety incentive liability is estimated and accrued each month based upon contract year-to-date payroll and the then current amount of the customer’s estimated workers’ compensation claims reserves as established by us and our third-party administrator. In July 2020, the Company began limiting its safety incentive offering in certain markets. The Company provided $4.3 million and $18.8 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, as an estimate of the liability for unpaid safety incentives.

Customer deposits

We require deposits from certain PEO customers to cover a portion of our accounts receivable due from such customers in the event of default of payment.

Comprehensive income (loss)

Comprehensive income (loss) includes all changes in equity during a period except those that resulted from investments by or distributions to the Company's stockholders.

Other comprehensive income (loss) refers to revenues, expenses, gains and losses that under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) are included in comprehensive income (loss), but excluded from net income (loss) as these amounts are recorded directly as an adjustment to stockholders' equity. Our other comprehensive income (loss) comprises unrealized holding gains and losses on our available-for-sale investments.

Statements of cash flows

Interest paid in 2021, 2020, and 2019 did not materially differ from interest expense. Income taxes paid by the Company totaled $4.7 million, $8.5 million, and $15.4 million in 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively.

Bank deposits and other cash equivalents that are restricted for use are classified as restricted cash. The table below reconciles the cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash balances from our consolidated balance sheets to the amounts reported on the consolidated statements of cash flows (in thousands):

	December 31,		December 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Cash and cash equivalents	$	69,405	$	68,688	$	44,570
Restricted cash, included in restricted cash and investments		9,224		165,149		228,771
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statement of cash flows	$	78,629	$	233,837	$	273,341

Basic and diluted earnings per share

Basic earnings per share are computed based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for each year using the treasury method. Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential effects of the issuance of shares in connection with the exercise of outstanding stock options, vesting of outstanding restricted stock units and performance share units, and the Company’s employee stock purchase plan. Basic and diluted shares outstanding are summarized as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended
	December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Weighted average number of basic shares outstanding		7,540		7,577		7,451
Effect of dilutive securities		81		111		248
Weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding		7,621		7,688		7,699

Accounting estimates

The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions. These affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Estimates are used for fair value measurement of investments, allowance for doubtful accounts, deferred income taxes, carrying values for goodwill and property, equipment and software, accrued workers' compensation liabilities and safety incentive liabilities. Actual results may or may not differ from such estimates.

Recent accounting pronouncements

There were no new or pending accounting pronouncements in 2021 that had, or will have, a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition.

Note 2 - Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash equivalents, investments, restricted cash and investments, and trade accounts receivable. We limit investment of cash equivalents and investments to financial institutions with high credit ratings. Credit risk on trade accounts is minimized as a result of the large and diverse nature of our customer base.

At December 31, 2021, we had concentrations of credit risk as follows:

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$159.5 million, at fair value, in corporate bonds.

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$82.6 million, at fair value, in mortgage backed securities

•

$67.3 million, at fair value, in U.S. treasuries.

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$42.0 million, at fair value, in U.S. government agency securities.

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$29.6 million, at fair value, in asset backed securities.

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$13.9 million, at fair value, in money market funds

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$6.3 million, at fair value, in mutual funds

Note 3 - Fair Value Measurement

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

All of our financial instruments are recognized in our consolidated balance sheets. Carrying values approximate fair value of most financial assets and liabilities. Investments and restricted cash and investments are recorded at market value. The interest rates on our investments approximate current market rates for these types of investments.

In determining the fair value of our financial assets, the Company predominately uses the market approach. In determining the fair value of all its corporate bonds, mortgage backed securities, U.S. treasuries, U.S. government agency securities, supranational, mutual funds, money market funds, asset backed securities, and municipal bonds, the Company utilizes non-binding quotes provided by our investment brokers.

Factors used in determining the fair value of our financial assets and liabilities are summarized into three levels as established in the fair value hierarchy framework. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below.

Level 1 – Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

Level 2 – Inputs to the valuation methodology include:

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Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;

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Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets;

•

Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability;

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Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

Level 3 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

In determining the fair value measurement of our financial assets, the fair value measurement level within the hierarchy is based on the lowest level input and is applied to each financial asset. Valuation techniques are used to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

The following table summarizes the Company’s investments at December 31, 2021 and 2020 measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):

	December 31, 2021							December 31, 2020
			Gross							Gross
			Unrealized							Unrealized
			Gains			Recorded				Gains			Recorded
	Cost		(Losses)			Basis		Cost		(Losses)			Basis
Current:
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds	$	13,384	$	—		$	13,384	$	42,007	$	—		$	42,007
Total cash equivalents		13,384		—			13,384		42,007		—			42,007
Investments:
Corporate bonds		41,954		(136	)		41,818		50,918		884			51,802
Asset backed securities		29,533		(38	)		29,495		36,948		(146	)		36,802
U.S. government agency securities		7,383		418			7,801		7,396		752			8,148
Mortgage backed securities		18,089		(440	)		17,649		4,367		24			4,391
U.S. treasuries		—		—			—		100		1			101
Total current investments		96,959		(196	)		96,763		99,729		1,515			101,244
Restricted cash and investments ⁽¹⁾:
Corporate bonds		117,700		(17	)		117,683		88,902		4,091			92,993
Mortgage backed securities		64,217		764			64,981		48,795		2,356			51,151
Money market funds		528		—			528		40,063		(4	)		40,059
U.S. government agency securities		32,898		1,281			34,179		29,737		2,466			32,203
Mutual funds		6,273		—			6,273		5,036		—			5,036
Supranational bonds		—		—			—		4,775		3			4,778
U.S. treasuries		67,614		(342	)		67,272		4,371		19			4,390
Asset backed securities		107		1			108		256		4			260
Total restricted cash and investments		289,337		1,687			291,024		221,935		8,935			230,870
Total investments	$	399,680	$	1,491		$	401,171	$	363,671	$	10,450		$	374,121

(1) Included in restricted cash and investments within the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 is restricted cash of $9.2 million and $124.3 million, respectively, which is excluded from the table above. Restricted cash and investments are classified as current and noncurrent on the balance sheet based on the nature of the restriction.

The following table summarizes the Company's investments at December 31, 2021 and 2020 measured at fair value on a recurring basis by fair value hierarchy level (in thousands):

	December 31, 2021										December 31, 2020
	Total										Total
	Recorded										Recorded
	Basis		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Other ⁽¹⁾		Basis		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Other ⁽¹⁾
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds		13,384	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	13,384	$	42,007	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	42,007
Investments:
Corporate bonds		41,818		—		41,818		—		—		51,802		—		51,802		—		—
Asset backed securities		29,495		—		29,495		—		—		36,802		—		36,802		—		—
U.S. government agency securities		7,801		—		7,801		—		—		8,148		—		8,148		—		—
Mortgage backed securities		17,649		—		17,649		—		—		4,391		—		4,391		—		—
U.S. treasuries		—		—		—		—		—		101		—		101		—		—
Restricted cash and investments:
Corporate bonds		117,683		—		117,683		—		—		92,993		—		92,993		—		—
Mortgage backed securities		64,981		—		64,981		—		—		51,151		—		51,151		—		—
Money market funds		528		—		—		—		528		40,059		—		—		—		40,059
U.S. government agency securities		34,179		—		34,179		—		—		32,203		—		32,203		—		—
Mutual funds		6,273		6,273		—		—		—		5,036		5,036		—		—		—
Supranational bonds		—		—		—		—		—		4,778		—		4,778		—		—
U.S. treasuries		67,272		—		67,272		—		—		4,390		—		4,390		—		—
Asset backed securities		108		—		108		—		—		260		—		260		—		—
Total investments	$	401,171	$	6,273	$	380,986	$	—	$	13,912	$	374,121	$	5,036	$	287,019	$	—	$	82,066

(1) Investments in money market funds measured at fair value using the net asset value per share practical expedient are not subject to hierarchy level classification disclosure. The Company invests in money market funds that seek to maintain a stable net asset value. These investments include commingled funds that comprise high-quality short-term securities representing liquid debt and monetary instruments where the redemption value is likely to be the fair value. Redemption is permitted daily without written notice.

The following table summarizes the contractual maturities of the Company’s available for sale securities at December 31, 2021 and 2020. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to prepay obligations with or without prepayment penalties.

	December 31, 2021
(In thousands)	Less than 1 Year		Between 1 to 5 Years		Between 5 to 10 Years		After 10 Years		Total
Corporate bonds	$	24,601	$	35,570	$	99,180	$	150	$	159,501
Money market funds		13,657		—		—		—		13,657
U.S. government agency securities		—		25,171		16,809		—		41,980
Asset backed securities		—		108		2,200		27,295		29,603
Supranational bonds		—		—		—		—		—
U.S. treasuries		953		4,295		62,024		—		67,272
Total	$	39,211	$	65,144	$	180,213	$	27,445	$	312,013

	December 31, 2020
(In thousands)	Less than 1 Year		Between 1 to 5 Years		Between 5 to 10 Years		After 10 Years		Total
Corporate bonds	$	49,308	$	61,315	$	34,172	$	—	$	144,795
Money market funds		82,066		—		—		—		82,066
U.S. government agency securities		1,013		18,668		20,670		—		40,351
Asset backed securities		2		267		—		36,793		37,062
Supranational bonds		4,778		—		—		—		4,778
U.S. treasuries		1,367		1,504		1,620		—		4,491
Total	$	138,534	$	81,754	$	56,462	$	36,793	$	313,543

The average contractual maturity of mortgage backed securities, which are excluded from the table above, was 23 years as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.

Note 4 - Property, Equipment and Software

Property, equipment and software consists of the following (in thousands):


	December 31,
	2021			2020
Buildings	$	16,857		$	16,498
Office furniture and fixtures		14,159			13,691
Computer hardware and software		11,458			11,591
Software development costs		23,332			18,353
Other		512			437
		66,318			60,570
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(31,531	)		(27,144	)
		34,787			33,426
Land		1,490			1,490
	$	36,277		$	34,916

We recognized $3.1 million, $3.4 million and $3.3 million in depreciation expense associated with our property and equipment in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. We recognized $2.2 million, $1.4 million, and $531,000 in amortization of capitalized software development costs in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. We capitalized $5.0 million, $6.0 million and $8.3 million of software development costs in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Note 5 - Workers' Compensation Claims

The following table summarizes the aggregate workers' compensation reserve activity (in thousands):

	Years Ended December 31,
	2021			2020			2019
Beginning balance
Workers' compensation claims liabilities	$	357,746		$	438,986		$	413,397
Add: claims expense accrual
Current period		75,786			147,097			161,691
Prior periods		(9,225	)		(6,383	)		(13,355	)
		66,561			140,714			148,336
Less: claim payments related to
Current period		15,063			22,877			24,414
Prior periods		129,138			198,620			98,445
		144,201			221,497			122,859
Change in claims incurred in excess of retention limits		(699	)		(457	)		112
Ending balance
Workers' compensation claims liabilities	$	279,407		$	357,746		$	438,986
Incurred but not reported (IBNR)	$	153,838		$	210,798		$	285,191

Ratio of IBNR to workers' compensation claims liabilities		55	%		59	%		65	%

Insured program

The Company entered into a new arrangement for its insured program effective July 1, 2021 whereby third-party insurers assume all risk of loss for claims incurred after June 30, 2021. The agreement continues to June 30, 2022 and includes a renewal commitment through June 30, 2023. The arrangement allows for premium adjustments depending on overall portfolio performance. If claims develop favorably, BBSI can participate in the savings up to $20.0 million for a twelve-month policy period. If claims develop adversely, additional premium may be charged up to $7.5 million for a twelve-month policy period.

The following is a summary of the risk retained by the Company under its insured program after considering the effects of the loss portfolio transfers and current insurance arrangements:

Year	Claims risk retained
2014	No
2015	No
2016	No
2017	No
2018 ⁽¹⁾	No
2019 ⁽¹⁾	Yes
2020	Yes
2021 - Through June 30	Yes
2021 - July 1 and after	No

(1) LPT 2 excluded approximately 10% of claims from 2018 and included an approximately offsetting amount of claims from 2019.

Self-insured programs

The states of California, Maryland, Oregon, Washington, Colorado and Delaware required the Company to maintain collateral totaling $58.4 million and $60.1 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, to cover potential workers’ compensation claims losses related to the Company’s current and former status as a self-insured employer. At December 31, 2021, the Company provided surety bonds and standby letters of credit totaling $58.4 million, including a California requirement of $32.6 million.

Claims liabilities

The Company provided a total of $279.4 million and $357.7 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, as an estimated future liability for unsettled workers' compensation claims liabilities. Of this amount, $2.2 million and $2.9 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, represent case reserves incurred in excess of the Company’s retention. The accrual for costs incurred in excess of retention limits is offset by a receivable from insurance carriers of $2.2 million and $2.9 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets.

Note 6 - Revolving Credit Facility and Long-Term Debt

The Amended Agreement replaced the financial covenants in the Agreement (as defined below) with the following financial covenants:

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Other than as described above, the Agreement (as defined below) previously in place during 2021 is substantially unchanged.

At December 31, 2021, the Company maintained an agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Bank for a revolving credit line of $33.0 million and a sublimit for standby letters of credit of $8.0 million. At December 31, 2021, $6.2 million of the sublimit for standby letters of credit was used. Advances under the revolving credit line bear interest, as selected by the Company, of (a) the daily floating rate of one-month London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 1.75% or (b) the fixed rate of LIBOR plus 1.75%. The Agreement also provided for an unused commitment fee of 0.375% per year on the average daily unused amount of the revolving credit line, as well as a fee of 1.75% of the face amount of each letter of credit reserved under the line of credit. The Company had no outstanding borrowings on its revolving credit line at December 31, 2021 and 2020. The credit facility was collateralized by the Company’s accounts receivable and other rights to receive payment.

The Agreement also provided a $63.7 million standby letter of credit (the “Letter of Credit”). In April 2021, the Company and the insurance carrier reached an agreement to replace the Letter of Credit with other collateral assets and cancel the Letter of Credit in its entirety. As part of the transaction, the Bank released the $38.7 million of collateral held in support of the Letter of Credit and the Company transferred the $38.7 million along with an additional $25.0 million to the trust accounts to satisfy the collateral requirements of the insured program.

The Agreement required the satisfaction of certain financial covenants as follows:

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the ratio of restricted and unrestricted cash and investments to workers’ compensation and safety incentive liabilities must be at least 1.0:1.0, measured quarterly.

The Agreement imposed certain additional restrictions unless the Bank provides its prior written consent as follows:

•

the Company may not terminate or cancel any of the AICE policies; and

•

Note 7 – Benefit Plans

We have a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan for the benefit of our eligible employees. Employees covered under a PEO arrangement may participate in the plan at the sole discretion of the PEO client. We make matching contributions to the 401(k) plan under a safe harbor provision. The determination of any discretionary Company contributions to the plan is at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors. No discretionary Company contributions were made to the plan for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019. We made matching contributions of $1.9 million, $1.8 million and $1.9 million in 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively.

The Company allows certain highly compensated employees of the Company to defer compensation under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan. The long-term portion of the deferred compensation plan liability was $6.3 million and $4.9 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and is recorded in customer deposits and other long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. The current portion of the deferred compensation plan liability was $0.2 million and $0.1 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and is recorded in other accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of the long-term portion of this plan was $6.3 million and $4.9 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and is recorded in noncurrent restricted cash and investments on the consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of the current portion of this plan was $0.2 million and $0.1 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and is recorded in current restricted cash and investments on the consolidated balance sheets.

Note 8 – Leases

The Company primarily leases office buildings under operating leases which are included in Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets, Current operating lease liabilities, and Long-term operating lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company’s leases have remaining terms of 1 to 7 years.

Information related to the Company's total lease costs was as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended
	December 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Operating lease cost	$	8,957	$	8,352
Variable lease cost		689		928
Short-term lease cost		94		709
Total lease cost	$	9,740	$	9,989

Information related to the Company's ROU assets and related lease liabilities was as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended
	December 31, 2021			December 31, 2020
Cash paid for operating lease liabilities	$	8,854		$	8,136
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease obligations		5,717			6,444



	December 31, 2021			December 31, 2020
Weighted-average remaining lease term	3.6 years			3.7 years
Weighted-average discount rate	3.6		%	3.9		%

The table below reconciles the undiscounted future minimum lease payments (displayed by year and in the aggregate) under noncancellable operating leases with terms of more than one year to the total operating lease liabilities recognized on the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2021 (in thousands):

2022	$	7,807
2023		6,405
2024		4,359
2025		2,231
2026		1,322
Thereafter		1,038
Total undiscounted future minimum lease payments		23,162
Less: Difference between undiscounted lease payments and discounted operating lease liabilities		1,373
Total operating lease liabilities	$	21,789
Current operating lease liabilities	$	7,191
Long-term operating lease liabilities		14,598
Total operating lease liabilities	$	21,789

The Company has additional operating leases of $2.1 million that have not commenced as of December 31, 2021, and as such, have not been recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. These operating leases are expected to commence in 2022 with lease terms of 7 years.

Note 9 - Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes is as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2021			2020		2019
Current:
Federal	$	9,527		$	2,943	$	8,806
State		3,408			396		1,381
		12,935			3,339		10,187
Deferred:
Federal		143			4,156		(774	)
State		(496	)		1,336		3,433
		(353	)		5,492		2,659
Total provision	$	12,582		$	8,831	$	12,846

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities consist of the following components (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2021			2020
Deferred income tax assets:
Workers' compensation claims liabilities	$	7,870		$	9,946
Deferred compensation		6,109			2,235
Operating lease liability		5,870			6,107
Other		1,388			1,154
Payroll tax deferral		749			1,668
Equity based compensation		678			555
State credit carryforward		329			518
MCC accrual		167			1,062
Customer incentives		12			54
		23,172			23,299
Less: valuation allowance		163			163
		23,009			23,136
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Tax amortization of goodwill		(10,120	)		(10,375	)
Tax depreciation in excess of book depreciation		(7,433	)		(7,187	)
Operating lease right-of-use		(5,527	)		(5,766	)
Other		(1,223	)		(1,455	)
Tax effect of unrealized gains, net		(393	)		(2,871	)
		(24,696	)		(27,654	)
Net deferred income taxes	$	(1,687	)	$	(4,518	)

The effective tax rate differed from the U.S. statutory federal tax rate due to the following:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2021				2020				2019
Statutory federal tax rate		21.0		%		21.0		%		21.0		%
State taxes, net of federal benefit		4.5				3.2				6.2
Adjustment for final positions on filed returns		0.9				0.6				(0.2	)
Nondeductible expenses and other, net		0.5				0.7				1.3
Federal and state tax credits		(2.1	)			(4.9	)			(7.5	)
Other, net		—				0.1				0.2
		24.8		%		20.7		%		21.0		%

Under ASC 740, “Income Taxes,” management evaluates the realizability of the deferred tax assets on a quarterly basis under a “more-likely-than-not” standard. As part of this evaluation, management reviews all evidence both positive and negative to determine if a valuation allowance is needed. One component of this analysis is to determine whether the Company was in a cumulative loss position for the most recent 12 quarters. The Company was in a cumulative income position for the 12 quarters ended at both December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

The Company’s realization of a portion of net deferred tax assets is based in part on our estimates of the timing of reversals of certain temporary differences and on the generation of taxable income before such reversals.

The Company is subject to income taxes in U.S. federal and multiple state and local tax jurisdictions. The Internal Revenue Service is examining the Company’s federal tax returns for the years ended December 31, 2011 through 2014 and 2017 through 2019. In July 2020, BBSI received notice that the IRS intends to disallow certain wage-based tax credits claimed for years 2011 to 2014, which would result in an estimated total additional tax due of approximately $2.3 million for the tax years 2012 through 2015, including the impact on carryover tax attributes. In November 2021, BBSI received notice that the IRS intends to disallow certain wage-based tax credits claimed for the year 2017, which could result in an estimated total additional taxes and penalties due of $1.7 million for 2017. Years 2018 and 2019 remain under audit, however, disallowance of similar wage-based credits for these years would result in additional estimated tax due of $1.7 million and $1.6 million for 2018 and 2019, respectively. The Company disagrees with the IRS determination to disallow certain wage-based credits taken by the Company and believes that the Company has the technical merits to defend its position. Based on management’s more-likely-than-not assessment that the position is sustainable, no reserve for the aforementioned IRS notice of disallowance of wage-based tax credits or underpayment penalties has been recorded in the financial statements.

In the major jurisdictions where it operates, the Company is generally no longer subject to income tax examinations by tax authorities for the 2015 and 2016 tax years and tax years before 2011. As of December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company had no material unrecognized tax benefits.

A portion of the consolidated income the Company generates is not subject to state income tax. Depending on the percentage of this income as compared to total consolidated income, the Company's state effective tax rate could fluctuate from expectations.

At December 31, 2021, the Company had no state operating loss carryforwards. At December 31, 2021, the Company did not have a federal general business tax credit carryforward or an alternative minimum tax credit carryforward.

Note 10 - Stock Incentive Plans

The Company's 2020 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2020 Plan"), which provides for share-based awards to Company employees, non-employee directors and outside consultants or advisors, was approved by stockholders on May 27, 2020. The number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2020 Plan is 375,000, of which the maximum number of shares for which incentive stock options may be granted is 375,000. The 2020 Plan replaced the Company’s 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”), and no new share-based awards may be granted under the 2015 Plan. The number of shares available for grant at December 31, 2021 was 185,665.

Share-based compensation expense included in selling, general and administrative expenses during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, was $5.4 million, $3.4 million and $7.2 million, respectively. Related income tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, were $1.3 million, $0.8 million and $1.3 million, respectively.

Stock Options

Outstanding stock options generally vest over either four or eight years and expire ten years after the date of grant.

A summary of the status of the Company’s stock options at December 31, 2021, together with changes during the periods then ended, is presented below:

						Weighted
				Weighted		Average		Aggregate
				Average		Remaining		Intrinsic
	Number			Exercise		Contractual		Value
	of Options			Price		Term (Years)		(In Thousands)
Outstanding at December 31, 2020		139,648		$	56.13		—		—
Options exercised		(34,773	)		17.60		—		—
Outstanding at December 31, 2021		104,875			68.91		5.32		1,068
Exercisable at December 31, 2021		24,875		$	26.12		2.40	$	1,068

No stock options were granted during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019.

The intrinsic value of stock options exercised for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $1.7 million, $4.1 million, and $3.8 million, respectively. No stock options vested during the year ended December 31, 2021. The fair value of stock options vested for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 was $43,000 and $312,000, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options was $2.2 million with a weighted average remaining amortization period of 4.2 years.

Restricted Stock Units

Restricted stock units generally vest in four equal annual installments beginning one year following the date of grant.

The following table presents restricted stock unit activity:

				Weighted Average
				Grant Date
	Units			Fair Value
Nonvested at December 31, 2020		181,823		$	59.16
Granted		91,409			72.23
Vested		(60,038	)		60.48
Cancelled/Forfeited		(17,130	)		53.08
Nonvested at December 31, 2021		196,064		$	65.38

The total fair value of restricted stock units vested during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $3.6 million, $3.8 million and $5.8 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, unrecognized compensation expense related to restricted stock units was $10.0 million with a weighted average remaining amortization period of 2.7 years.

Performance Share Units

Performance share units (“PSUs”) are granted to key employees of the Company and are conditioned on attaining specified financial performance metrics. Awards are subject to upward or downward adjustments depending on whether the actual financial metrics are above or below the target level, with a maximum payout up to 200% of a target number of shares.

PSUs fully vest on the date that the Compensation Committee determines the level of attainment of specified performance goals, generally over a three-year period.

The following table presents PSU activity:

				Weighted Average
				Grant Date
	Units			Fair Value
Nonvested at December 31, 2020		8,464		$	76.78
Granted		29,821			69.17
Vested		(3,360	)		82.21
Cancelled/Forfeited		(592	)		82.21
Nonvested at December 31, 2021		34,333		$	69.54

The total fair value of PSUs vested during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $276,000, $743,000, and $296,000.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Company offers employees the right to purchase shares at a discount from the market price under the Company’s 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Subject to the annual statutory limit, employees are eligible to participate through payroll deductions of up to 15% of their compensation. At the end of each six-month offering period, shares are purchased by the participants at 85% of the fair market value at the end of the offering period. As of December 31, 2021, approximately 284,000 shares were reserved for future issuance under the 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Note 11 - Stock Repurchase Program

The Company maintains a stock repurchase program approved by the Board of Directors, which authorizes the repurchase of shares from time to time in open market purchases. On August 6, 2019, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $50.0 million of the Company's common stock over a three-year period beginning August 15, 2019. The Company repurchased 237,587 and 144,470 shares at an aggregate purchase price of $17.3 million and $8.1 million during 2021 and 2020, respectively. No share repurchases were made during 2019. In addition, shares of restricted stock units withheld to satisfy tax-withholding obligations from the vesting of restricted stock units were 20,308, 25,922 and 38,356 in 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively, which are not subject to the current repurchase program. See “Note 6. Revolving Credit Facility and Long-Term Debt” for related restrictions.

On February 28, 2022, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $75.0 million of the Company’s common stock over a two-year period beginning February 28, 2022. The new repurchase program replaces the program approved in August 2019.

Note 12 - Litigation

On November 21, 2012, David Kaanaana (“Kaanaana”), a former staffing employee, filed a class action wage and hour lawsuit against BBSI in the California Superior Court on behalf of himself and certain other employees who worked at County Sanitation District No. 2 of Los Angeles County (“the District”). The trial court ruled in plaintiffs’ favor regarding certain alleged meal break violations but ruled in favor of BBSI with respect to the application of the California prevailing wage law to the District and other claims. These latter rulings were appealed by the plaintiffs to the California Court of Appeal. On November 30, 2018, the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District returned its decision in Kaanaana v. Barrett Business Services, Inc., overruling the trial court's decision to dismiss the prevailing wage claim, ruling that the work in question at the District constitutes “public works” under the applicable law, and also ruling that plaintiffs’ are entitled to additional remedies with regard to the meal break violations under California law. On January 9, 2019, BBSI filed a petition of review to the California Supreme Court.

On February 27, 2019, the California Supreme Court granted the petition to review the Court of Appeal’s decision with respect to the prevailing wage issue. An amicus brief in support of BBSI’s appeal was filed by the District and certain associations of special districts, cities and counties in California. Oral argument took place on January 5, 2021. A decision from the California Supreme Court was issued March 29, 2021 affirming the Court of Appeal decision and concluding that the recycling sorting work performed by the staffing employees in question was a “public work” and therefore would be subject to prevailing wage requirements. No damages were awarded in the appeals process. The case has been remanded to Superior Court for any such determination with respect to both the prevailing wage issue and any additional remedies for the meal break violations. On December 7, 2021 the parties engaged in a mediation effort which resulted in a settlement agreement on December 22, 2021. The settlement is subject to customary court approval.

In addition to the matter above, BBSI is subject to other legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of our business. There are significant uncertainties surrounding litigation. For the settlement discussed above, as well as other cases, management has recorded estimated liabilities of $2.6 million in other accrued liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Note 13 - Subsequent Events

We have evaluated events and transactions occurring after the balance sheet date through our filing date and noted no events that are subject to recognition or disclosure.

Item 9.

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

Item 9A.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures” that are designed with the objective of providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and our management is required to apply their judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

Based on their evaluation, the Company’s CEO and CFO have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were effective as of December 31, 2021.

Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (“ICFR”) as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our ICFR is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our CEO and our CFO to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of our consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP in the United States of America. Management, with the participation of our CEO and CFO, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our ICFR based on the framework established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based upon that evaluation, management has concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2021.

The effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting has also been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report included below.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Inherent Limitations

Control systems, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control systems' objectives are being met. Further, the design of any control systems must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of all controls must be considered relative to their costs. Due to the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple errors or mistakes. Control systems can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Certifications

The certifications of our CEO and CFO required under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act have been filed as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 to this report.

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of
Barrett Business Services, Inc.
Vancouver, Washington

Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Barrett Business Services, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021, of the Company and our report dated March 7, 2022, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.

Basis for Opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report over Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Portland, Oregon

March 7, 2022

Item 9B.

OTHER INFORMATION

In March 2022, the Company entered into an amended credit agreement with the Bank, which supersedes the previous agreement. The amended agreement increased the revolving credit line from $33.0 million to $50.0 million, maintained the sublimit for standby letters of credit at $8.0 million, and replaced certain financial covenants. The term of the agreement was also extended from July 1, 2022 to July 1, 2024. For additional information regarding the Company’s borrowing relationship with the Bank, see Note 6 to our consolidated financial statements in Part II, Item 8 of this report. The amended loan documents are filed with this report as Exhibits 4.1, 4.2 and 4.4.

Item 9C.

DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS

Not applicable.

PART III

Item 10.

DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the information set forth under the captions "Item 1-Election of Directors," “Background and Experience of Executive Officers” and "Code of Ethics" in our definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this report (the “Proxy Statement”).

Item 11.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the information set forth under the captions “Director Compensation for 2021” and “Executive Compensation” in the Proxy Statement.

Item 12.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the information set forth under the caption "Stock Ownership of Principal Stockholders and Management – Beneficial Ownership Table" and “Additional Equity Compensation Plan Information” in the Proxy Statement.

Item 13.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the information set forth under the caption "Item 1-Election of Directors" and "Related Person Transactions" in the Proxy Statement.

Item 14.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the information set forth under the caption "Matters Relating to Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in the Proxy Statement.

PART IV

Item 15.

EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

Financial Statements and Schedules

The Financial Statements, together with the report thereon of Deloitte & Touche LLP, are included on the pages indicated below:

		Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm-Deloitte & Touche LLP (PCAOB ID: 34)		33
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020		35

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019		36

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019		37

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019		38

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019		39

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements		40

No schedules are required to be filed herewith.

Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed or furnished herewith or incorporated by reference and this list is intended to constitute the exhibit index.


Exhibit Number	Description

3.1	Charter of the Registrant, as amended, through May 31, 2018. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 (the "2018 Second Quarter 10-Q").

3.2	Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended through May 27, 2020. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 (the "2020 Second Quarter 10-Q").

4.1	Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement between the Registrant and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), dated as of March 1, 2022.

4.2	Amended and Restated Security Agreement: Business Assets, dated as of March 1, 2022, between the Registrant and Wells Fargo.

4.3	Amended and Restated Standby Letter of Credit Agreement dated as of June 20, 2018, between the Registrant and Wells Fargo. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the 2018 Second Quarter 10‑Q.

4.4	Fourth Amended and Restated Revolving Line of Credit Note dated March 1, 2022 of the Registrant.

4.5	Description of the Registrant's Capital Stock. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 26, 2020.


10.1	Second Amended and Restated 1993 Stock Incentive Plan of the Registrant. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.*

10.2	2003 Stock Incentive Plan of the Registrant (the "2003 Plan"). Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2003.*

10.3	2009 Stock Incentive Plan of the Registrant (the “2009 Plan”). Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009.*

10.4	2015 Stock Incentive Plan of the Registrant (the "2015 Plan"). Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8‑K filed on June 2, 2015.*

10.5	2020 Stock Incentive Plan of the Registrant (the "2020 Plan"). Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 2, 2020.*

10.6	Form of Performance Share Award Agreement for Executive Officers for awards granted beginning in 2018 under the 2015 Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the 2018 Second Quarter 10‑Q.*

10.7	Form of Performance Share Award Agreement under 2020 Stock Incentive Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 (the "2021 Second Quarter 10-Q").*

10.8	Form of Employee Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement under the 2009 Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 (the “2010 First Quarter 10-Q”).*

10.9	Form of Non-Employee Director Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement under the 2009 Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the 2010 First Quarter 10-Q.*

10.10	Form of Employee Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement under the 2009 Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 (the “2011 First Quarter 10-Q”).*

10.11	Form of Non-Employee Director Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement under the 2009 Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the 2011 First Quarter 10-Q.*

10.12	Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement between the Registrant and Thomas J. Carley dated July 1, 2016. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2016.*

10.13	Form of Employee Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement for grants to Gerald R. Blotz and Gary E. Kramer effective March 28, 2018, under the 2015 Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the 2018 Second Quarter 10‑Q.*

10.14	Form of Incentive Stock Option Award Agreement relating to February 2, 2015, grants under the 2009 Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.*

10.15	Form of Restricted Stock Units Award Agreement for Executive Officers for awards granted beginning in 2018 under the 2015 Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the 2018 Second Quarter 10‑Q.*

10.16	Form of Restricted Stock Units Award Agreement for Executive Officers under the 2020 Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 (the "2020 Third Quarter 10-Q").*

10.17	Form of Restricted Stock Units Award Agreement for Non-Employee Directors under the 2020 Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the 2020 Third Quarter 10-Q.*


10.18	Summary of Compensatory Arrangements for Non-Employee Directors of the Registrant effective January 1, 2022.*

10.19	Barrett Business Services, Inc., Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the 2017 Second Quarter 10-Q.*

10.20	First and Second Amendments to the Barrett Business Services, Inc., Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019.*

10.21	Form of Restricted Stock Units Award Agreement under Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2018.*

10.22	Form of Restricted Stock Units Award Agreement under Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan for grants beginning July 1, 2020. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the 2020 Third Quarter 10-Q.*

10.23	Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Gary Kramer Jr., dated April 22, 2020. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 24, 2020 (the “April 24, 2020 8-K”).*

10.24	Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Gerald Blotz, dated April 22, 2020. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the April 24, 2020 8-K.*

10.25	Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Anthony Harris, dated April 22, 2020. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the April 24, 2020 8-K.*

10.26	Employment Agreement between the Registrant and James Potts, dated August 14, 2020. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the “2020 10-K”)*

10.27	Amended Death Benefit Agreement entered into by the Registrant and Gerald L. Blotz effective October 30, 2020. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the 2020 10-K *

10.28	Death Benefit Agreement entered into by the Registrant and Anthony Harris effective June 30, 2020. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the 2020 Second Quarter 10‑Q.*

10.29	Amended Death Benefit Agreement entered into by the Registrant and Gary Kramer effective June 30, 2020. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the 2020 Second Quarter 10‑Q.*

10.30	Death Benefit Agreement entered into by the Registrant and James Potts effective October 30, 2020. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 to the 2020 10-K.*

10.31	Barrett Business Services, Inc. Amended and Restated Annual Cash Incentive Award Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.45 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2018.*

10.32	Form of Indemnification Agreement with each outside director of Barrett Business Services, Inc. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the 2021 Second Quarter 10‑Q.*

21.	Subsidiaries of the Registrant.

23.1	Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).

31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).

32.	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

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Item 16.

FORM 10-K SUMMARY

None.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
	Registrant

Date: March 7, 2022	By:	/s/ Anthony J. Harris
		Anthony J. Harris Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities indicated on the 7th day of March, 2022.

Principal Executive Officer and Director:

/s/ Gary E. Kramer		President and Chief Executive Officer and Director
Gary E. Kramer		President and Chief Executive Officer and Director

Principal Financial and Accounting Officer:

/s/ Anthony J. Harris		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Anthony J. Harris

Majority of Directors:

/s/ Thomas J. Carley		Director
Thomas J. Carley		Director

/s/ Thomas B. Cusick		Director
Thomas B. Cusick

/s/ Diane L. Dewbrey		Director
Diane L. Dewbrey

/s/ James B. Hicks		Director
James B. Hicks, Ph.D.		Director

/s/ Jon L. Justesen		Director
Jon L. Justesen		Director

/s/ Anthony Meeker		Chairman of the Board and Director
Anthony Meeker		Chairman of the Board and Director

/s/ Carla A. Moradi		Director
Carla A. Moradi

/s/ Vincent P. Price		Director
Vincent P. Price

EXHIBIT 4.1

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") dated March 1, 2022, is by and between BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC., a Maryland corporation ("Borrower"), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ("Bank"). This Agreement amends, restates and supersedes in its entirety, and is given as a replacement for, and not in satisfaction of or as a novation with respect to, that certain Credit Agreement dated August 5, 2019 by and between Borrower and Bank, as such may have been amended from time to time prior to the date hereof.

RECITALS

Borrower has requested that Bank extend or continue credit to Borrower as described below, and Bank has agreed to provide such credit to Borrower on the terms and conditions contained herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Bank and Borrower hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

CREDIT TERMS

SECTION 1.1.LINE OF CREDIT.

(a)Line of Credit. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Bank hereby agrees to make advances to Borrower from time to time up to and including July 1, 2024, not to exceed at any time the aggregate principal amount of Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00) ("Line of Credit"), the proceeds of which shall be used for the purposes set forth in Section 7.11. Borrower's obligation to repay advances under the Line of Credit shall be evidenced by a promissory note dated March 1, 2022, as modified from time to time ("Line of Credit Note").

(b)Borrowing and Repayment. Borrower may from time to time during the term of the Line of Credit borrow, partially or wholly repay its outstanding borrowings, and reborrow, subject to all of the limitations, terms and conditions contained herein or in the Line of Credit Note; provided however, that the total outstanding borrowings under the Line of Credit shall not at any time exceed the maximum principal amount available thereunder, as set forth herein.

(c)Standby Letter of Credit Subfeature. As a subfeature under the Line of Credit, Bank agrees from time to time during the term thereof to issue or cause an affiliate to issue standby letters of credit for the account of Borrower (each, a “Subfeature Standby Letter of Credit” and collectively, “Subfeature Standby Letters of Credit”); provided however, that the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Subfeature Standby Letters of Credit shall not at any time exceed Eight Million Dollars ($8,000,000.00). The form and substance of each Subfeature Standby Letter of Credit shall be subject to approval by Bank, in its sole discretion. No Subfeature Standby Letter of Credit shall have an expiration date subsequent to the maturity date of the Line of Credit. The undrawn amount of all Subfeature Standby Letters of Credit shall be reserved under the Line of Credit and shall not be available for borrowings thereunder. Each Subfeature Standby Letter of Credit shall be issued for a term not to exceed three hundred sixty five (365) days, as designated by Borrower; provided however, that no Subfeature Standby Letter of Credit shall be issued with, nor shall Bank be required to renew or (if applicable) allow automatic renewal of any Subfeature Standby Letter of Credit so that it will have, an expiration

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date that is subsequent to the maturity date of the Line of Credit (with any such Subfeature Standby Letter of Credit with an expiration date subsequent to the maturity of the Line of Credit to be referred to as an “Extended Date Letter of Credit”) unless Borrower immediately upon demand by Bank at any time, provides Bank with cash collateral (which may be in addition to or, if agreed by Bank, may be a replacement for, such other collateral that may have been granted by Borrower to Bank, pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise), consisting of a deposit account maintained by Borrower with Bank in an amount that is not less than one hundred five percent (105%) of the undrawn amount of such Extended Date Letter of Credit, as evidenced by and subject to the security agreements and other documents as Bank shall reasonably require, all in form and substance satisfactory to Bank; and provided further, that in no event shall any Extended Date Letter of Credit have a then current expiration date more than three hundred sixty five (365) days beyond the maturity date of the Line of Credit.

SECTION 1.2.INTEREST/FEES.

(a)Interest. The outstanding principal balance of each credit subject hereto shall bear interest at the rate of interest set forth in each promissory note or other instrument or document executed in connection therewith.

(b)Computation and Payment. Interest shall be computed on the basis set forth in each promissory note or other instrument or document required hereby. Interest shall be payable at the times and place set forth in each promissory note or other instrument or document required hereby.

(c)Unused Commitment Fee. Borrower shall pay to Bank a fee equal to thirty hundredths percent (0.30%) per annum (computed on the basis of a 360-day year, actual days elapsed) on the daily unused amount of the Line of Credit, which fee shall be calculated on a quarterly basis by Bank and shall be due and payable by Borrower in arrears on the first day of each January, April, July and December (notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall continue to be obligated to pay any unused commitment fee due and owing under the Credit Agreement dated August 5, 2019, for any period prior to the date of this Agreement).

(d)Subfeature Standby Letter of Credit Fees and Commissions. Borrower shall pay to Bank;

(i) non-refundable issuance fees or commissions for the issuance, extension or increase (including any auto-extension) of each Subfeature Standby Letter of Credit, determined in advance on the first day of each Calculation Period (as defined below), in an amount equal to 1.75% per annum (computed on the basis of a 360 day year, actual days projected to elapse) of the face or increased amount, as applicable, of such Subfeature Standby Letter of Credit, with such face or increased amount set at the time of issuance, extension or increase, calculated over the projected term thereof for the Calculation Period, with such fees and commissions payable on the first day of each Calculation Period or, if applicable, by such later date as may be specified in a billing for such amount sent by Bank to Borrower, and with “Calculation Period” defined as the initial period from the date of issuance, extension or increase, as applicable, up to, but not including, the first day of the next annual period, and each annual period thereafter; and

(ii) fees or commissions for each drawing under any such Subfeature Standby Letter of Credit and for the occurrence of any transfer, assignment, amendment, cancellation or other activity with respect to such Subfeature Standby Letter of Credit (including without limitation

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fees for document examination, discrepancies, reinstatement, document delivery, special handling and other trade services), determined in accordance with Bank’s standard fees and charges then in effect for such activity, and correspondent bank fees and fees of any adviser, confirming institution or entity or other nominated person, with such fees and commissions payable at the time of such activity or, if applicable, by such later date as may be specified in a billing for such amount sent by Bank to Borrower.

SECTION 1.3. COLLECTION OF PAYMENTS. Except to the extent expressly specified otherwise in any Loan Document other than this Agreement, Borrower authorizes Bank to collect all amounts due to Bank from Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (whether for principal, interest or fees, or as reimbursement of drafts paid or other payments made by Bank under any credit subject to this Agreement) by debiting any deposit account maintained by Borrower with Bank for the full amount thereof. Should there be insufficient funds in Borrower's deposit accounts with Bank to pay all such sums when due, the full amount of such deficiency shall be immediately due and payable by Borrower.

SECTION 1.4.COLLATERAL.

As security for all indebtedness and other obligations of Borrower to Bank, other than indebtedness that is excluded from such secured obligations by the terms of the security agreement(s) required hereunder, Borrower shall grant to Bank security interests of first priority in all of Borrower's property described in the Security Agreement between Bank and Borrower of even date herewith.

All of the foregoing shall be evidenced by and subject to the terms of such security agreements, financing statements, deeds or mortgages, and other documents as Bank shall reasonably require, all in form and substance satisfactory to Bank. Borrower shall pay to Bank immediately upon demand the full amount of all reasonable and customary charges, costs and expenses (to include fees paid to third parties and all allocated costs of Bank personnel), expended or incurred by Bank in connection with any of the foregoing security, including without limitation, filing and recording fees and costs of appraisals, audits and title insurance.

ARTICLE II

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Borrower makes the following representations and warranties to Bank, on the date hereof, on the date of Borrower’s execution hereof, and on the date of each subsequent request for any extension of credit hereunder (including, without limitation, the issuance of any product under any subfeature contained herein, to the extent applicable), which representations and warranties shall survive the execution of this Agreement and shall continue in full force and effect until the full and final payment, and satisfaction and discharge, of all obligations of Borrower to Bank subject to this Agreement.

SECTION 2.1.LEGAL STATUS. (a) Borrower is a corporation, duly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of Maryland, and is qualified or licensed to do business (and is in good standing as a foreign corporation, if applicable) in all jurisdictions in which such qualification or licensing is required other than those in which the failure to so qualify or to be so licensed could have a material adverse effect on Borrower; and (b) no member of the Borrowing Group (as defined below) is a Sanctioned Target (as defined below) of economic or financial sanctions, sectoral sanctions, secondary sanctions, trade embargoes or restrictions and anti-terrorism laws imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the United

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States of America, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, the United Kingdom, any other governmental authority with jurisdiction over Borrower or any member of the Borrowing Group (collectively, “Sanctions”). As used herein, “Borrowing Group” means: (i) Borrower, (ii) any direct or indirect parent of Borrower, (iii) any affiliate or subsidiary of Borrower, (iv) any Third Party Obligor (as defined below), and (v) any officer, director or agent acting on behalf of any of the parties referred to in items (i) through and including (iv) with respect to the obligations hereunder, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. “Sanctioned Target” means any target of Sanctions, including (i) persons on any list of targets identified or designated pursuant to any Sanctions, (ii) persons, countries, or territories that are the target of any territorial or country-based Sanctions program, (iii) persons that are a target of Sanctions due to their ownership or control by any Sanctioned Target(s), or (iv) persons otherwise a target of Sanctions, including vessels and aircraft, that are designated under any Sanctions program.

SECTION 2.2.AUTHORIZATION AND VALIDITY. This Agreement and each promissory note, contract, instrument and other document required hereby or at any time hereafter delivered to Bank in connection herewith (collectively, the "Loan Documents") have been duly authorized, and upon their execution and delivery in accordance with the provisions hereof will constitute legal, valid and binding agreements and obligations of Borrower or the party which executes the same, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.

SECTION 2.3.NO VIOLATION. The execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of each of the Loan Documents do not violate any provision of any law or regulation, or contravene any provision of the organizational and governing documents of Borrower, or result in any breach of or default under any contract, obligation, indenture or other instrument to which Borrower is a party or by which Borrower may be bound.

SECTION 2.4.LITIGATION. There are no pending, or to the best of Borrower's knowledge threatened, actions, claims, investigations, suits or proceedings by or before any governmental authority, arbitrator, court or administrative agency which could have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or operation of Borrower other than those disclosed by Borrower to Bank in writing prior to the date hereof.

SECTION 2.5.CORRECTNESS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND OTHER INFORMATION. The annual financial statement of Borrower dated December 31, 2020, and all interim financial statements delivered to Bank since said date, true copies of which have been delivered by Borrower to Bank prior to the date hereof, (a) are complete and correct in all material respects and present fairly in all material respects the financial condition of Borrower, (b) disclose all liabilities of Borrower that are required to be reflected or reserved against under generally accepted accounting principles, whether liquidated or unliquidated, fixed or contingent, and (c) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied. Since the dates of such financial statements there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition of Borrower, nor has Borrower mortgaged, pledged, granted a security interest in or otherwise encumbered any of its assets or properties for which it has granted a security interest to Bank except in favor of Bank, or Permitted Liens or as otherwise permitted by Bank in writing. All information provided from time to time by Borrower or any Third Party Obligor to Bank for the purpose of enabling Bank to fulfill its regulatory and compliance requirements, standards and processes was complete and correct at the time such information was provided and, except as specifically identified to Bank in a subsequent writing, remains complete and correct today. For purposes of this Agreement and any other Loan Documents, “Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, leasehold mortgage, lien,

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pledge, charge, security interest, hypothecation or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, and “Permitted Lien” means:

(a)Liens for taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges or levies either not delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;

(b)Purchase money Liens, whether now existing or hereafter arising (i) on equipment and software acquired or held by the Borrower incurred for financing the acquisition of the equipment and software, or (ii) existing on equipment when acquired, if the Lien is confined to the property and improvements and the proceeds of the equipment and software;

(c)Leases or subleases and licenses or sublicenses granted in the ordinary course of business;

(d)Liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under Section 6.1;

(e)Liens in favor of financial institutions arising in connection with the Borrower’s deposit accounts held at such institutions to secure standard fees for deposit services charged by, but not financing made available by, such institutions;

(f)Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and other similar Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business for sums not overdue more than sixty (60) days;

(g)Liens (other than any Lien created by Section 4068 of ERISA and securing an obligation of any employer or employers which is delinquent) incurred or deposits or pledges made in the ordinary course of business in connection with worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, or to secure the performance of bids, leases, customs, tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, payment and performance bonds, return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations (not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances or credits to finance the purchase price of property);

(h)Easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, covenants, conditions and other Liens incurred, licenses and sublicenses and other similar rights granted to others in the ordinary course of business and not, individually or in the aggregate, materially interfering with the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable person;

(i)Liens which are incidental to the conduct of the Borrower’s business or the ownership of its property and assets (including, without limitation, leases entered into in the ordinary course of business) and which were not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances or credit, and which do not in the aggregate materially impair the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable person;

(j)Liens securing Indebtedness incurred and used to finance insurance premiums, provided that the property encumbered thereby shall be limited to the proceeds of any such insurance policies;

(k)Any (i) interest or title of a lessor or sublessor under any lease not prohibited by this Agreement, (ii) Lien or restriction that the interest or title of such lessor or sublessor may be

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subject to, or (iii) subordination of the interest of the lessee or sublessee under such lease to any Lien or restriction referred to in the preceding clause (ii), so long as the holder of such Lien or restriction agrees to recognize the rights of such lessee or sublessee under such lease;

(l)Any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate the use of any real property;

(m)Liens arising from UCC financing statement filings regarding operating leases and consignments;

(n)Liens consisting of rights of set-off or bankers’ liens or amounts on deposit, including, without limitation, in respect of Cash Management Agreements and similar arrangements in the ordinary course of business, and guarantees thereof; and

(o)Liens on any Borrower property or other assets that are not pledged to or otherwise subject to a Lien in favor of Bank under this Agreement or any other Loan Documents.

SECTION 2.6.INCOME TAX RETURNS. Borrower has no knowledge of any pending assessments or adjustments of its income tax payable with respect to any year except as disclosed in writing to Bank.

SECTION 2.7.NO SUBORDINATION. There is no agreement, indenture, contract or instrument to which Borrower is a party or by which Borrower may be bound that requires the subordination in right of payment of any of Borrower's obligations subject to this Agreement to any other obligation of Borrower.

SECTION 2.8.PERMITS, FRANCHISES. Borrower possesses, and will hereafter possess, all permits, consents, approvals, franchises and licenses required and rights to all trademarks, trade names, patents, and fictitious names, if any, necessary to enable it to conduct the business in which it is now engaged in compliance with applicable law, except those the absence of which would not have a material adverse effect on Borrower.

SECTION 2.9.ERISA. Borrower is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended or recodified from time to time ("ERISA"); Borrower has not violated any provision of any defined employee pension benefit plan (as defined in ERISA) maintained or contributed to by Borrower (each, a "Plan"); no Reportable Event as defined in ERISA has occurred and is continuing with respect to any Plan initiated by Borrower; Borrower has met its minimum funding requirements under ERISA with respect to each Plan; and each Plan will be able to fulfill its benefit obligations as they come due in accordance with the Plan documents and under generally accepted accounting principles.

SECTION 2.10.OTHER OBLIGATIONS. Borrower is not in default on any obligation for borrowed money, any purchase money obligation or any other material lease, commitment, contract, instrument or obligation.

SECTION 2.11.ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. Except as disclosed by Borrower to Bank in writing prior to the date hereof, Borrower is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal or state environmental, hazardous waste, health and safety statutes, and any rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, which govern or affect any of Borrower's operations and/or properties, including without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental

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Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, and the Federal Toxic Substances Control Act, as any of the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time. None of the operations of Borrower is the subject of any federal or state investigation evaluating whether any remedial action involving a material expenditure is needed to respond to a release of any toxic or hazardous waste or substance into the environment. Borrower has no material contingent liability in connection with any release of any toxic or hazardous waste or substance into the environment.

SECTION 2.12SANCTIONS, ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND ANTI-CORRUPTION LAWS. (a) each member of the Borrowing Group has instituted, maintains and complies with policies, procedures and controls reasonably designed to assure compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Anti-Corruption Laws (each as defined below), and Sanctions; and (b) to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, after due care and inquiry, no member of the Borrowing Group is under investigation for an alleged violation of any Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws by a governmental authority that enforces such laws. As used herein: “Anti-Corruption Laws” means: (i) the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; (ii) the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, as amended; and (iii) any other anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws, regulations or ordinances in any jurisdiction in which the Borrower or any member of the Borrowing Group is located or doing business. “Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means applicable laws or regulations in any jurisdiction in which the Borrower or any member of the Borrowing Group is located or doing business that relates to money laundering, any predicate crime to money laundering, or any financial record keeping and reporting requirements related thereto.

ARTICLE III

CONDITIONS

SECTION 3.1.CONDITIONS TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS AGREEMENT. The effective date of this Agreement shall be (a) the date that each of the following conditions set forth in this Section 3.1 have been satisfied or waived, as determined by Bank, or (b) such alternative date to which Bank and Borrower may mutually agree, in each case as evidenced by Bank’s system of record. Notwithstanding the occurrence of the effective date of this Agreement, Bank shall not be obligated to extend credit under this Agreement or any other Loan Document until all conditions to each extension of credit set forth in Section 3.2 have been fulfilled to Bank's satisfaction.

(a)Approval of Bank Counsel. All legal matters incidental to the effectiveness of this Agreement shall be satisfactory to Bank's counsel.

(b)Documentation. Bank shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank, each of the following, duly executed by all parties:

(i)

This Agreement and each promissory note or other instrument or document required hereby.

(ii)

Corporate Resolution and Certificate of Incumbency: Borrower.

(iii)

Security Agreement: Business Assets.

(iv)

Certificate of Insurance.

(v)

Such other documents as Bank may require under any other Section of this Agreement.

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(c)Satisfaction of Regulatory and Compliance Requirements. In addition to any requirements set forth above, and notwithstanding Borrower’s execution or delivery of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, all regulatory and compliance requirements, standards and processes shall be completed to the satisfaction of Bank.

SECTION 3.2.CONDITIONS OF EACH EXTENSION OF CREDIT. The obligation of Bank to make each extension of credit requested by Borrower hereunder shall be subject to the fulfillment to Bank's satisfaction of each of the following conditions:

(a)Compliance. The representations and warranties contained herein and in each of the other Loan Documents shall be true on and as of the date of the signing of this Agreement and on the date of each extension of credit by Bank pursuant hereto, with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of each such date, and on each such date, no Event of Default as defined herein, and no condition, event or act which with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both would constitute such an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing or shall exist.

(b)Documentation. Bank shall have received all additional documents which may be required in connection with such extension of credit including without limitation, the following:

(i)

For the issuance of a standby letter of credit under any credit subject to this Agreement, Bank's standard Application for Standby Letter of Credit.

(c)Letter of Credit Documentation. Prior to the issuance of any letter of credit, Bank shall have received a Letter of Credit Agreement and any other letter of credit documentation required by Bank, in each case completed and duly executed by Borrower.

(d)Payment of Fees. Bank shall have received payment in full of any fee required by any of the Loan Documents to be paid at the time such credit extension is made.

(e)Financial Condition. There shall have been no material adverse change, as determined by Bank, in the financial condition or business of Borrower or any Third Party Obligor hereunder, if any, nor any material decline, as determined by Bank, in the market value of any collateral required hereunder or a substantial or material portion of the assets of Borrower or any such Third Party Obligor, if any.

ARTICLE IV

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Borrower covenants that so long as Bank remains committed to extend credit to Borrower pursuant hereto, or any liabilities (whether direct or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated) of Borrower to Bank under any of the Loan Documents remain outstanding, and until payment in full of all obligations of Borrower subject hereto, Borrower shall, unless Bank otherwise consents in writing:

SECTION 4.1.PUNCTUAL PAYMENTS. Punctually pay all principal, interest, fees or other liabilities due under any of the Loan Documents at the times and place and in the manner specified therein, and immediately upon demand by Bank, the amount by which the outstanding principal balance of any credit subject hereto at any time exceeds any limitation on borrowings applicable thereto.

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SECTION 4.2.ACCOUNTING RECORDS. Maintain adequate books and records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, and permit any representative of Bank, at any reasonable time, to inspect, audit and examine such books and records, to make copies of the same, and to inspect the properties of Borrower. If at any time any change in generally accepted accounting principles would affect the computation of any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) and/or pricing grid set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, Borrower and Bank shall negotiate in good faith to amend such covenant and/or pricing grid to preserve the original intent in light of such change; provided, that, until so amended, (i) such covenant and/or pricing grid shall continue to be computed in accordance with the application of generally accepted accounting principles prior to such change and (ii) Borrower shall provide to Bank a written reconciliation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Bank, between calculations of such covenant and/or pricing grid made before and after giving effect to such change in generally accepted accounting principles.

SECTION 4.3.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION. Provide to Bank all of the following, in form and detail satisfactory to Bank:

(a) not later than 120 days after and as of the end of each fiscal year, an audited consolidated financial statement of Borrower, prepared by a certified public accountant acceptable to Bank, to include balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows and sources, which shall be accompanied by the unqualified opinion of such accountant addressed to Bank, together with a copy of any management letters issued in connection therewith; and

(b) promptly upon their becoming available, copies of (i) all financial statements, reports, notices and proxy statements made publicly available by Borrower to its security holders; (ii) all regular and periodic reports and all registration statements and prospectuses, if any, filed by Borrower with any securities exchange or with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or any governmental or private regulatory authority, including, but not limited to (A) not later than 95 calendar days after the end of each fiscal year, Borrower’s 10-K filing with the SEC (including all exhibits and certifications) for the fiscal year just ended, and (B) not later than 50 calendar days after the end of each fiscal quarter, Borrower’s 10-Q filing with the SEC (including all exhibits and certifications) for the fiscal quarter just ended; and (iii) all press releases and other statements made available by Borrower to the public concerning material changes or developments in the business of Borrower; and

(c)contemporaneously with each annual and quarterly financial statement of Borrower required hereby, a certificate of the president or chief financial officer of Borrower certifying that such financial statements are accurate and complete in all material respects, that Borrower is in compliance with all financial covenants in this Agreement (as evidenced by detailed calculations attached to such certificate), and except as otherwise previously reported in writing to Bank, that there exists no Event of Default nor any condition, act or event which with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both would constitute an Event of Default; and

(d)from time to time such other financial and business information as Bank may reasonably request, including without limitation, copies of rent rolls and other information with respect to any real property collateral required hereby; and

(e)from time to time such other information as Bank may request for the purpose of enabling Bank to fulfill its regulatory and compliance requirements, standards and processes.

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SECTION 4.4.COMPLIANCE.

(a)Preserve and maintain all licenses, permits, governmental approvals, rights, privileges and franchises necessary for the conduct of its business except as would not have a material adverse effect on Borrower; comply with the provisions of all documents pursuant to which Borrower is organized and/or which govern Borrower's continued existence; comply with the requirements of all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located or doing business, or otherwise is applicable to Borrower except as would not have a material adverse effect on Borrower; and

(b)comply with, and cause each member of the Borrowing Group to comply with, all Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering Laws, and Anti-Corruption Laws.

SECTION 4.5.INSURANCE. (a) Maintain and keep in force, for each business in which Borrower is engaged, insurance of the types and in amounts customarily carried in similar lines of business, including but not limited to fire, extended coverage, commercial general liability, flood, and, if required by governmental regulation or Bank, hurricane, windstorm, seismic property damage, workers' compensation, marine cargo insurance, and specific hazards affecting any real property, including terrorism, with all such insurance carried in amounts satisfactory to Bank and where required by Bank, with replacement cost, mortgagee loss payable and lender loss payable endorsements in favor of Bank, and (b) deliver to Bank prior to the date hereof, and from time to time at Bank's request, schedules setting forth all insurance then in effect, together with a lender’s loss payee endorsement for all such insurance naming Bank as a lender loss payee. Such insurance may be obtained from an insurer or through an insurance agent of Borrower’s choice, provided that any insurer chosen by Borrower is acceptable to Bank on such reasonable grounds as may be permitted under applicable law.

SECTION 4.6.FACILITIES. Keep all properties useful or necessary to Borrower's business in good repair and condition, and from time to time make necessary repairs, renewals and replacements thereto so that such properties shall be fully and efficiently preserved and maintained.

SECTION 4.7.TAXES AND OTHER LIABILITIES. Pay and discharge when due any and all indebtedness, obligations, assessments and taxes, both real or personal, including without limitation federal and state income taxes and state and local property taxes and assessments, except (a) such as Borrower may in good faith contest or as to which a bona fide dispute may arise, and (b) for which Borrower has made provision, to Bank's satisfaction, for eventual payment thereof in the event Borrower is obligated to make such payment.

SECTION 4.8.LITIGATION. Promptly give notice in writing to Bank of any litigation pending or threatened against Borrower or any Affiliate with a claim in excess of $1,000,000.00.

SECTION 4.9.FINANCIAL CONDITION. Maintain Borrower's financial condition as follows using generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied and used consistently with prior practices (except to the extent modified by the definitions herein):

(a) ADJUSTED FREE CASH FLOW not less than $10,000,000 as of each fiscal quarter end, determined on a rolling 4-quarter basis, with “ADJUSTED FREE CASH FLOW” defined as net profit after taxes plus interest expense (net of capitalized interest expense), depreciation expense and amortization expense, less dividends/distributions.

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(b)Tangible Net Worth not less than $100,000,000 at each fiscal quarter end, with “Tangible Net Worth” defined as the aggregate of total stockholders' equity plus subordinated debt less any intangible assets and less any loans or advances to, or investments in, any related entities or individuals.

SECTION 4.10.NOTICE TO BANK. Promptly (but in no event more than five (5) days after the occurrence of each such event or matter and in no event more than one (1) business day after the occurrence of each such event or matter described below with respect to Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering Laws, and Anti-Corruption Laws) give written notice to Bank in reasonable detail of: (a) the occurrence of any Event of Default, or any condition, event or act which with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both would constitute an Event of Default; (b) any change in the name or the organizational structure of Borrower, including, by illustration, merger, conversion or division; (c) the occurrence and nature of any Reportable Event or Prohibited Transaction, each as defined in ERISA, or any funding deficiency with respect to any Plan; (d) any termination or cancellation of any insurance policy which Borrower is required to maintain, or any uninsured or partially uninsured loss exceeding One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) through liability or property damage, or through fire, theft or any other cause affecting Borrower’s property; or (e) any breach of any covenant contained herein related to Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering Laws, and Anti-Corruption Laws or the Borrower’s inability to make the representations and warranties contained herein related to Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering Laws, and Anti-Corruption Laws on any date, or the failure of any representations and warranties contained herein related to Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering Laws, and Anti-Corruption Laws to be true and correct in all respects on or as of any date.

SECTION 4.11.DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS. Maintain Borrower’s principal deposit accounts and other traditional banking relationships with Bank.

SECTION 4.12.COLLATERAL AUDITS. Permit Bank to audit all Borrower's collateral required hereunder, with such audits to be performed from time to time at Bank’s option by collateral examiners acceptable to Bank and in scope and content satisfactory to Bank, and with all Bank's costs and expenses of each audit to be reimbursed in full by Borrower. Bank shall not be required to share the results of the audit(s) with Borrower or any third party.

ARTICLE V

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Borrower further covenants that so long as Bank remains committed to extend credit to Borrower pursuant hereto, or any liabilities (whether direct or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated) of Borrower to Bank under any of the Loan Documents remain outstanding, and until payment in full of all obligations of Borrower subject hereto, Borrower will not without Bank's prior written consent:

SECTION 5.1.USE OF FUNDS. SOURCES OF REPAYMENT AND COLLATERAL.

(a)Use, or permit any member of the Borrowing Group to use, any of the proceeds of any credit extended hereunder except for the purposes stated in Article I hereof, or directly or indirectly use any such proceeds to fund, finance or facilitate any activities, business or transactions: (i) that are prohibited by Sanctions; (ii) that would be prohibited by Sanctions if conducted by Bank or any of Bank’s affiliates; or (iii) that would be prohibited by any Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws.

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(b)Fund any repayment of the obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document with proceeds, or provide any property as collateral for any such obligations, or permit any third party to provide any property as collateral for any such obligations, that is directly or indirectly derived from any transaction or activity that is prohibited by any Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws, or that could otherwise cause Bank or any of Bank’s affiliates to be in violation of any Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws.

SECTION 5.2.OTHER INDEBTEDNESS. Create, incur, assume or permit to exist any indebtedness or liabilities resulting from borrowings, loans or advances, whether secured or unsecured, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, joint or several, except (a) the liabilities of Borrower to Bank, (b) purchase money indebtedness (including capitalized leases) for the acquisition of assets, provided that the aggregate of all purchase money indebtedness does not exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) at any time, and (c) any other liabilities of Borrower or any of the affiliates existing as of, and disclosed to the Bank prior to, the date hereof; provided, however, that if Borrower or any of the affiliates incurs indebtedness or becomes liable to any third party to the extent permitted hereunder, neither Borrower nor any of the affiliates shall enter into any agreement with such other party that prohibits Borrower or any of the affiliates, as the case may be, from incurring indebtedness with Bank or any affiliate of Bank or that prohibits Borrower or any of the affiliates from granting a lien to Bank or any affiliate of Bank on any real or personal property owned by Borrower or any of the affiliates, as the case may be.

SECTION 5.3.MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, TRANSFER OF ASSETS, (a) Merge into or consolidate with any other entity; (b) make any substantial change in the nature of Borrower's or any Affiliate’s business as conducted as of the date hereof; (c) acquire all or substantially all of the assets of any other entity, except for a Permitted Acquisition (as defined below); (d) sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or a substantial or material portion of Borrower’s or any Affiliate’s assets except in the ordinary course of its business, nor (e) accomplish any of the above by virtue of a division or similar transaction. “Permitted Acquisition” means any acquisition by Borrower of all or substantially all of the operating assets of any person or entity so long as all of the following conditions are satisfied: (i) the acquisition is consummated in compliance with applicable law, (ii) there exists no Event of Default, nor any act, condition or event which with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both would constitute an Event of Default, and no such Event of Default or potential Event of Default results after giving effect to the acquisition, (iii) the aggregate consideration (valuing any non-cash consideration at its fair market value, and including without limitation the amount of all liabilities assumed or acquired) does not exceed $10,000,000 for each such acquisition and does not exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year, and (iv) Borrower provides Bank with notice of the acquisition at least thirty (30) days prior thereto.

SECTION 5.4.GUARANTIES. Guarantee or become liable in any way as surety, endorser (other than as endorser of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business), accommodation endorser or otherwise for, nor pledge or hypothecate any assets of Borrower as security for, any liabilities or obligations of any other person or entity, except any of the foregoing in favor of Bank.

SECTION 5.5.LOANS, ADVANCES, INVESTMENTS. Make any loans or advances to or investments in any person or entity, including any of the foregoing accomplished by a division

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or similar transaction, except any of the foregoing existing as of, and disclosed to Bank prior to, the date hereof, and Permitted Investments. “Permitted Investments” means:

(a)investments in cash and cash equivalents;

(b)investments in marketable securities (including marketable securities held in trust for settlement of the Borrower’s obligations under certain of its deferred compensation plans or to secure obligations under Borrower’s insurance program) made in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in a manner substantially consistent with prior practices;

(c)investments in existing and future subsidiaries or in connection with an acquisition in an amount not to exceed Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) for each such investment or acquisition and in an amount not to exceed Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) in the aggregate in any fiscal year; and

(d)to the extent not otherwise permitted by the foregoing, intercompany loans or advances arising in the ordinary course of business between the Borrower and any subsidiary or between a subsidiary of the Borrower and another subsidiary in an amount not to exceed Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) for each such investment or acquisition and in an amount not to exceed Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) in the aggregate in any fiscal year.

SECTION 5.6.PLEDGE OF ASSETS. Mortgage, pledge, grant or permit to exist a security interest in, or lien upon, all or any portion of Borrower's assets now owned or hereafter acquired, except any of the foregoing in favor of Bank or which is existing as of, and disclosed to Bank in writing prior to, the date hereof and except purchase money liens to the extent they secure purchase money debt permitted under this Agreement and except Permitted Liens.

SECTION 5.7.DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS. (a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur on a pro forma basis, declare or pay any dividend or distribution either in cash or any other property on Borrower’s stock, membership interest, partnership interest or other ownership interest now or hereafter outstanding, (b) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur on a pro forma basis, redeem, retire, repurchase or otherwise acquire any class or type of ownership interest now or hereafter outstanding except any of the foregoing in this subsection (b) in amounts not to exceed an aggregate of $15,000,000 in any rolling 12-month period.

ARTICLE VI

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

SECTION 6.1.The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an "Event of Default" under this Agreement:

(a)Borrower shall fail to pay when due any principal, interest, fees or other amounts payable under any of the Loan Documents.

(b)Any financial statement or certificate furnished to Bank in connection with, or any representation or warranty made by Borrower or any other party under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall prove to be incorrect, false or misleading in any material respect when furnished or made.

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(c)Any default in the performance of or compliance with: (1) any collateral value requirement set forth herein or in any other Loan Document; (2) any negative covenant set forth in Article V hereof; (3) any affirmative covenant set forth in Article IV hereof requiring the delivery of financial statements and other information to Bank; or (4) any obligation, agreement or other provision contained herein or in any other Loan Document related to Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering Laws, or Anti-Corruption Laws.

(d) Any default in the performance of or compliance with any obligation, agreement or other provision contained herein or in any other Loan Document (other than those defaults specifically described as constituting an “Event of Default” under any other subsection of this Section 6.1.), and with respect to such default(s) that by their nature can be cured (excluding any defaults specifically described as constituting an “Event of Default” under any other subsection of this Section 6.1., none of which shall be subject to a cure period), such default shall continue for a period of twenty (20) days after written notice from Bank.

(e)Any default in the payment or performance of any obligation, or any defined event of default, under the terms of any contract, instrument or document (other than any of the Loan Documents) pursuant to which Borrower, any guarantor hereunder, the owner of any collateral securing the obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or any general partner or joint venturer in Borrower if a partnership or joint venture (with each such guarantor, owner of pledged collateral, general partner and/or joint venturer referred to herein as a "Third Party Obligor") has incurred any debt to any person or entity, including Bank.

(f)Borrower or any Third Party Obligor shall become insolvent, or shall suffer or consent to or apply for the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or liquidator of itself or any of its property, or shall generally fail to pay its debts as they become due, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; Borrower or any Third Party Obligor shall file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, or seeking reorganization, in order to effect a plan or other arrangement with creditors or any other relief under the Bankruptcy Reform Act, Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended or recodified from time to time ("Bankruptcy Code"), or under any state or federal law granting relief to debtors, whether now or hereafter in effect; or Borrower or any Third Party Obligor shall file an answer admitting the jurisdiction of the court and the material allegations of any involuntary petition; or Borrower or any Third Party Obligor shall be adjudicated a bankrupt, or an order for relief shall be entered against Borrower or any Third Party Obligor by any court of competent jurisdiction under the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable state or federal law relating to bankruptcy, reorganization or other relief for debtors.

(g)The filing of a notice of judgment lien against Borrower or any Third Party Obligor; or the recording of any abstract of judgment against Borrower or any Third Party Obligor in any county in which Borrower or such Third Party Obligor has an interest in real property; or the service of a notice of levy and/or of a writ of attachment or execution, or other like process, against the assets of Borrower or any Third Party Obligor; or the entry of a judgment against Borrower or any Third Party Obligor; provided the foregoing are of a material nature, with materiality being defined as having an aggregate value in excess of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000); or any involuntary petition or proceeding pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable state or federal law relating to bankruptcy, reorganization or other relief for debtors is filed or commenced against Borrower or any Third Party Obligor and such petition or proceeding has not been dismissed or otherwise discharged within 30 days thereafter, provided, however, nothing contained herein shall prevent Bank from declaring an Event of Default and

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filing a notice of claim or taking similar action during such 30 day period if failure to do so would foreclose Bank's rights in such matter.

(h)There shall exist or occur any event or condition that Bank in good faith believes impairs, or is substantially likely to impair, the prospect of payment or performance by Borrower, any Third Party Obligor, or the general partner of either if such entity is a partnership, of its obligations under any of the Loan Documents.

(i)The death or incapacity of Borrower or any Third Party Obligor if an individual. The withdrawal, resignation or expulsion of any one or more of the general partners in Borrower or any Third Party Obligor if a partnership. The dissolution, division, or liquidation of Borrower or any Third Party Obligor if a corporation, partnership, joint venture or other type of entity; or Borrower or any such Third Party Obligor, or any of its directors, stockholders or members, shall take action seeking to effect the dissolution, division, or liquidation of Borrower or such Third Party Obligor.

(j)The withdrawal, resignation or expulsion of any one or more of the general partners in Borrower or any change in control of Borrower or any entity or combination of entities that directly or indirectly control Borrower, with “control” defined as ownership of an aggregate of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the common stock, members' equity or other ownership interest (other than a limited partnership interest).

(k)The sale, transfer, hypothecation, assignment or encumbrance, whether voluntary, involuntary or by operation of law, without Bank's prior written consent, of all or any part of or interest in any real property collateral required hereby, except for any Permitted Lien.

SECTION 6.2.REMEDIES. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default: (a) all principal, unpaid interest outstanding and other indebtedness of Borrower under each of the Loan Documents, any term thereof to the contrary notwithstanding, shall at Bank's option and without notice (except as expressly provided in any mortgage or deed of trust pursuant to which Borrower has provided Bank a lien on any real property collateral) become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or any notices of any kind, including without limitation, notice of nonperformance, notice of protest, notice of dishonor, notice of intention to accelerate or notice of acceleration, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower; (b) the obligation, if any, of Bank to extend any further credit under any of the Loan Documents shall immediately cease and terminate; and (c) Bank shall have all rights, powers and remedies available under each of the Loan Documents, or accorded by law, including without limitation the right to resort to any or all security for any credit subject hereto and to exercise any or all of the rights of a beneficiary or secured party pursuant to applicable law. All rights, powers and remedies of Bank may be exercised at any time by Bank and from time to time after the occurrence of an Event of Default, are cumulative and not exclusive, and shall be in addition to any other rights, powers or remedies provided by law or equity.

ARTICLE VII

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 7.1. NO WAIVER. No delay, failure or discontinuance of Bank in exercising any right, power or remedy under any of the Loan Documents shall affect or operate as a waiver of such right, power or remedy; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy preclude, waive or otherwise affect any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any

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kind by Bank of any breach of or default under any of the Loan Documents must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent set forth in such writing.

SECTION 7.2.NOTICES. All notices, requests and demands which any party is required or may desire to give to any other party under any provision of this Agreement must be in writing delivered to each party at the following address:

BORROWER:	BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
	8100 NE Parkway Drive, Suite 200
	Vancouver, Washington 98662
	Attn: Chief Financial Officer

BANK:	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
	MAC P6101-250
	1300 SW 5^th Avenue, 25^th Floor
	Portland, Oregon 97201

or to such other address as any party may designate by written notice to all other parties. Each such notice, request and demand shall be deemed given or made as follows: (a) if sent by hand delivery, upon delivery; (b) if sent by mail, upon the earlier of the date of receipt or three (3) days after deposit in the U.S. mail, first class and postage prepaid; and (c) if sent by overnight delivery service, on the next business day.

SECTION 7.3.COSTS, EXPENSES AND ATTORNEYS' FEES. Borrower shall pay to Bank immediately upon demand the full amount of all payments, advances, charges, costs and expenses, including, to the extent permitted by applicable law, reasonable attorneys' fees (to include outside counsel fees and all allocated costs of Bank's in-house counsel to the extent permissible), expended or incurred by Bank in connection with (a) the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Bank's continued administration hereof and thereof, and the preparation of any amendments and waivers hereto and thereto, (b) the enforcement of Bank's rights and/or the collection of any amounts which become due to Bank under any of the Loan Documents, whether or not suit is brought, and (c) the prosecution or defense of any action in any way related to any of the Loan Documents, including without limitation, any action for declaratory relief, whether incurred at the trial or appellate level, in an arbitration proceeding or otherwise, and including any of the foregoing incurred in connection with any bankruptcy proceeding (including without limitation, any adversary proceeding, contested matter or motion brought by Bank or any other person) relating to Borrower or any other person or entity. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, reasonable attorneys' fees shall not exceed the amount permitted by law.

SECTION 7.4.SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties; provided however, that Borrower may not assign or transfer its interests or rights hereunder without Bank's prior written consent. Bank reserves the right to sell, assign, transfer, negotiate or grant participations in all or any part of, or any interest in, Bank's rights and benefits under each of the Loan Documents. In connection therewith, Bank may disclose all documents and information which Bank now has or may hereafter acquire relating to any credit subject hereto, Borrower or its business, any guarantor hereunder or the business of such guarantor, if any, or any collateral required hereunder.

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SECTION 7.5.ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENT. To the full extent permitted by law, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire agreement between Borrower and Bank with respect to each credit subject hereto and supersede all prior negotiations, communications, discussions and correspondence concerning the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may be amended or modified only in writing signed by each party hereto.

SECTION 7.6.NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. This Agreement is made and entered into for the sole protection and benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and no other person or entity shall be a third party beneficiary of, or have any direct or indirect cause of action or claim in connection with, this Agreement or any other of the Loan Documents to which it is not a party.

SECTION 7.7.TIME. Time is of the essence of each and every provision of this Agreement and each other of the Loan Documents.

SECTION 7.8.SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS. If any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without invalidating the remainder of such provision or any remaining provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION 7.9.COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

SECTION 7.10.GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Oregon (such State, Commonwealth or District is referred to herein as the “State”), but giving effect to federal laws applicable to national banks, without reference to the conflicts of law or choice of law principles thereof.

SECTION 7.11.BUSINESS PURPOSE. Borrower represents and warrants that each credit subject hereto is made for (a) a business, commercial, investment, agricultural or other similar purpose, (b) the purpose of acquiring or carrying on a business, professional or commercial activity, or (c) the purpose of acquiring any real or personal property as an investment and not primarily for a personal, family or household use.

SECTION 7.12.RIGHT OF SETOFF; DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS. Upon and after the occurrence of an Event of Default, (a) Borrower hereby authorizes Bank, at any time and from time to time, without notice, which is hereby expressly waived by Borrower, and whether or not Bank shall have declared any credit subject hereto to be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof, to set off against, and to appropriate and apply to the payment of, Borrower's obligations and liabilities under the Loan Documents (whether matured or unmatured, fixed or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated), any and all amounts owing by Bank to Borrower (whether payable in U.S. dollars or any other currency, whether matured or unmatured, and in the case of deposits, whether general or special (except trust and escrow accounts), time or demand and however evidenced), and (b) pending any such action, to the extent necessary, to hold such amounts as collateral to secure such obligations and liabilities and to return as unpaid for insufficient funds any and all checks and other items drawn against any deposits so held as Bank, in its sole discretion, may elect. Bank may exercise this remedy regardless of the adequacy of any collateral for the obligations of Borrower to Bank and whether or not the Bank is otherwise fully secured. Borrower hereby grants to Bank a security interest in all deposits and

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accounts maintained with Bank to secure the payment of all obligations and liabilities of Borrower to Bank under the Loan Documents.

SECTION 7.13.ARBITRATION.

(a)Arbitration. The parties hereto agree, upon demand by any party, to submit to binding arbitration all claims, disputes and controversies between or among them (and their respective employees, officers, directors, attorneys, and other agents), whether in tort, contract or otherwise in any way arising out of or relating to (i) any credit subject hereto, or any of the Loan Documents, and their negotiation, execution, collateralization, administration, repayment, modification, extension, substitution, formation, inducement, enforcement, default or termination; or (ii) requests for additional credit. In the event of a court ordered arbitration, the party requesting arbitration shall be responsible for timely filing the demand for arbitration and paying the appropriate filing fee within 30 days of the abatement order or the time specified by the court. Failure to timely file the demand for arbitration as ordered by the court will result in that party’s right to demand arbitration being automatically terminated.

(b)Governing Rules. Any arbitration proceeding will (i) proceed in a location in the State selected by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”); (ii) be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (Title 9 of the United States Code), notwithstanding any conflicting choice of law provision in any of the documents between the parties; and (iii) be conducted by the AAA, or such other administrator as the parties shall mutually agree upon, in accordance with the AAA’s commercial dispute resolution procedures, unless the claim or counterclaim is at least $1,000,000.00 exclusive of claimed interest, arbitration fees and costs in which case the arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the AAA’s optional procedures for large, complex commercial disputes (the commercial dispute resolution procedures or the optional procedures for large, complex commercial disputes to be referred to herein, as applicable, as the “Rules”). If there is any inconsistency between the terms hereof and the Rules, the terms and procedures set forth herein shall control. Any party who fails or refuses to submit to arbitration following a demand by any other party shall bear all costs and expenses incurred by such other party in compelling arbitration of any dispute. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to be a waiver by any party that is a bank of the protections afforded to it under 12 U.S.C. §91 or any similar applicable state law.

(c)No Waiver of Provisional Remedies, Self-Help and Foreclosure. The arbitration requirement does not limit the right of any party to (i) foreclose against real or personal property collateral; (ii) exercise self-help remedies relating to collateral or proceeds of collateral such as setoff or repossession; or (iii) obtain provisional or ancillary remedies such as replevin, injunctive relief, attachment or the appointment of a receiver, before during or after the pendency of any arbitration proceeding. This exclusion does not constitute a waiver of the right or obligation of any party to submit any dispute to arbitration or reference hereunder, including those arising from the exercise of the actions detailed in sections (i), (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph.

(d)Arbitrator Qualifications and Powers. Any arbitration proceeding in which the amount in controversy is $5,000,000.00 or less will be decided by a single arbitrator selected according to the Rules, and who shall not render an award of greater than $5,000,000.00. Any dispute in which the amount in controversy exceeds $5,000,000.00 shall be decided by majority vote of a panel of three arbitrators; provided however, that all three arbitrators must actively participate in all hearings and deliberations. The arbitrator will be a neutral attorney licensed in the State or a neutral retired judge of the state or federal judiciary of the State, in either case

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with a minimum of ten years experience in the substantive law applicable to the subject matter of the dispute to be arbitrated. The arbitrator will determine whether or not an issue is arbitratable and will give effect to the statutes of limitation in determining any claim. In any arbitration proceeding the arbitrator will decide (by documents only or with a hearing at the arbitrator's discretion) any pre-hearing motions which are similar to motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim or motions for summary adjudication. The arbitrator shall resolve all disputes in accordance with the substantive law of the State and may grant any remedy or relief that a court of such state could order or grant within the scope hereof and such ancillary relief as is necessary to make effective any award. The arbitrator shall also have the power to award recovery of all costs and fees, to impose sanctions and to take such other action as the arbitrator deems necessary to the same extent a judge could pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the corresponding rules of civil practice and procedure applicable in the State or other applicable law. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. The institution and maintenance of an action for judicial relief or pursuit of a provisional or ancillary remedy shall not constitute a waiver of the right of any party, including the plaintiff, to submit the controversy or claim to arbitration if any other party contests such action for judicial relief.

(e)Discovery. In any arbitration proceeding, discovery will be permitted in accordance with the Rules. All discovery shall be expressly limited to matters directly relevant to the dispute being arbitrated and must be completed no later than 20 days before the hearing date. Any requests for an extension of the discovery periods, or any discovery disputes, will be subject to final determination by the arbitrator upon a showing that the request for discovery is essential for the party's presentation and that no alternative means for obtaining information is available.

(f)Class Proceedings and Consolidations. No party hereto shall be entitled to join or consolidate disputes by or against others in any arbitration, except parties who have executed any Loan Document, or to include in any arbitration any dispute as a representative or member of a class, or to act in any arbitration in the interest of the general public or in a private attorney general capacity.

(g)Payment Of Arbitration Costs And Fees. The arbitrator shall award all costs and expenses of the arbitration proceeding.

(h)Miscellaneous. To the maximum extent practicable, the AAA, the arbitrators and the parties shall take all action required to conclude any arbitration proceeding within 180 days of the filing of the dispute with the AAA. No arbitrator or other party to an arbitration proceeding may disclose the existence, content or results thereof, except for disclosures of information by a party required in the ordinary course of its business or by applicable law or regulation. If more than one agreement for arbitration by or between the parties potentially applies to a dispute, the arbitration provision most directly related to the Loan Documents or the subject matter of the dispute shall control. This arbitration provision shall survive termination, amendment or expiration of any of the Loan Documents or any relationship between the parties.

(i)Small Claims Court. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each party retains the right to pursue in Small Claims Court any dispute within that court’s jurisdiction. Further, this arbitration provision shall apply only to disputes in which either party seeks to recover an amount of money (excluding attorneys’ fees and costs) that exceeds the jurisdictional limit of the Small Claims Court.

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UNDER OREGON LAW, MOST AGREEMENTS, PROMISES AND COMMITMENTS MADE BY BANK CONCERNING LOANS AND OTHER CREDIT EXTENSIONS WHICH ARE NOT FOR PERSONAL, FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES OR SECURED SOLELY BY THE BORROWER'S RESIDENCE MUST BE IN WRITING, EXPRESS CONSIDERATION AND BE SIGNED BY BANK TO BE ENFORCEABLE.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, have caused this Agreement to be effective as of the effective date set forth above.

		WELLS FARGO BANK,
BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.		NATIONAL ASSOCIATION


By:	/s/ Anthony Harris	By:	/s/ Julie R. Wilson
	ANTHONY HARRIS,		JULIE R. WILSON,
	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER		SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

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EXHIBIT 4.2

SECURITY AGREEMENT: BUSINESS ASSETS

This Agreement amends and restates in its entirety, and is given as a replacement for, and not in satisfaction of or as a novation with respect to, that certain Amended and Restated Security Agreement: Business Assets dated June 20, 2018 executed by Debtor in favor of Bank (the “Original Security Agreement”). It is the intent of the parties hereto that the security interests and liens granted in any collateral under and pursuant to the Original Security Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

1.GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST. For valuable consideration, the undersigned BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. ("Debtor"), hereby grants and transfers to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ("Bank") a security interest in all of the property of Debtor described as follows:

All rights to payment, accounts, deposit accounts, chattel paper (whether electronic or tangible), instruments, promissory notes, documents, licenses, general intangibles, payment intangibles, software, letter of credit rights and health-care insurance receivables now existing or at any time hereafter arising and whether they arise from the sale, lease or other disposition of inventory or from performance of contracts for service, manufacture, construction, repair or otherwise or from any other source whatsoever, including without limitation all security, guaranties, warranties, indemnity agreements, insurance policies, supporting obligations and other agreements pertaining to the same or the property described therein; and

All inventory, goods held for sale or lease or to be furnished under contracts for service, goods so leased or furnished, and all software embedded therein and component parts thereof, and all raw materials, work in process and materials used or consumed in Debtor's business now or at any time hereafter acquired by Debtor wherever located, whether in the possession of Debtor or any warehouseman, bailee or any other person or in process of delivery and whether located at Debtor's places of business or elsewhere, and all warehouse receipts, bills of lading and other documents evidencing any of the foregoing and all goods covered thereby, including without limitation all security, guaranties, warranties, indemnity agreements, insurance policies, supporting obligations and other agreements pertaining to the same or the property described therein, and all renewals thereof; and

All tools, machinery, furnishings, furniture and other equipment, and all replacements, accessions and additions thereto and embedded software included therein, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by Debtor, wherever located, whether in the possession of Debtor or any other person, including without limitation all security, guaranties, warranties, indemnity agreements, insurance policies, supporting obligations and other agreements pertaining to the same or the property described therein

(collectively called “Collateral”), together with all proceeds thereof, including whatever is acquired when any of the Collateral or proceeds thereof are sold, leased, licensed, exchanged or otherwise disposed of, whether such disposition is voluntary or involuntary and whatever is collected on or distributed on account thereof, including without limitation, (i) all rights to payment however evidenced, (ii) all goods returned by or repossessed from Debtor’s customers, (iii) rights arising out of Collateral, (iv) claims arising out of the loss, nonconformity, or interference with the use of, defects or infringement of rights in, or damage to, the Collateral, (v) insurance payable by reason of the loss or nonconformity of, defects or infringement of rights

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in, or damage to, the Collateral, (vi) returned insurance premiums, and (vii) all rights to payment with respect to any claim or cause of action affecting or relating to any of the foregoing (hereinafter called "Proceeds").

2.OBLIGATIONS SECURED. The obligations secured hereby are the payment and performance of: (a) all present and future Indebtedness of Debtor to Bank specifically including, without limitation, any Reimbursement Obligations (as defined below); provided however that the obligations secured hereby shall not include any Indebtedness of Debtor to Bank to the extent that the terms of the agreement(s) giving rise to such Indebtedness expressly state that such Indebtedness is unsecured or not secured by this Agreement, or otherwise expressly disclaim the security interest created hereby as security for such Indebtedness (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, Reimbursement Obligations); and (b) all obligations of Debtor and rights of Bank under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything herein or in any other agreement between Debtor and Bank to the contrary, the statement herein that Reimbursement Obligations are specifically included in the Indebtedness secured hereby, shall be sufficient to satisfy a requirement in any Reimbursement Agreement executed by Debtor and delivered to Bank stating that for such letter of credit or acceptance or similar product obligations to be secured, they must be specifically described.

As used in this Agreement:

(A) The word "Indebtedness" is used herein in its most comprehensive sense and includes any and all advances, debts, obligations and liabilities of Debtor to Bank, heretofore, now or hereafter made, incurred or created, whether voluntary or involuntary and however arising, whether due or not due, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, determined or undetermined, including under any swap, derivative, foreign exchange, hedge, deposit, treasury management or other similar transaction or arrangement, and whether Debtor may be liable individually or jointly with others, or whether recovery upon such Indebtedness may be or hereafter becomes unenforceable.

(B) “Reimbursement Obligations” means, any Indebtedness arising directly or indirectly from any of the following: letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, open account acceptances, trade acceptances, or similar products, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any such obligations arising under any related Reimbursement Agreement.

(C) “Reimbursement Agreement” means a credit agreement, letter of credit agreement, acceptance agreement, open account processing agreement or similar document or agreement governing the reimbursement terms and obligations related to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, open account acceptances, trade acceptances or similar products.

3.TERMINATION. This Agreement will terminate upon the performance of all obligations of Debtor to Bank secured hereby, including without limitation, the payment of all Indebtedness of Debtor to Bank secured hereby, and the termination of all commitments of Bank to extend credit to Debtor that would constitute Indebtedness to Bank secured hereby, existing at the time Bank receives written notice from Debtor of the termination of this Agreement.

4.OBLIGATIONS OF BANK. Bank has no obligation to make any loans hereunder. Any money received by Bank in respect of the Collateral may be deposited, at Bank's option, into a non-interest bearing account over which Debtor shall have no control, and the same shall, for all purposes, be deemed Collateral hereunder. Bank shall not be required to apply such

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money to the Indebtedness or other obligations secured hereby or to remit such money to Debtor or to any other party until the full payment of all Indebtedness of Debtor to Bank secured hereby, and the termination of all commitments to Bank to extend credit to Debtor.

5.REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Debtor represents and warrants to Bank that: (a) Debtor's legal name is exactly as set forth on the first page of this Agreement, and all of Debtor's organizational documents or agreements delivered to Bank are complete and accurate in every respect; (b) Debtor is the owner and has possession or control of the Collateral and Proceeds; (c) Debtor has the exclusive right to grant a security interest in the Collateral and Proceeds; (d) all Collateral and Proceeds are genuine, free from liens, adverse claims, setoffs, default, prepayment, defenses and conditions precedent of any kind or character, except the lien created hereby or as otherwise agreed to by Bank, Permitted Liens (as defined in the Credit Agreement), or as heretofore disclosed by Debtor to Bank, in writing; (e) all statements contained herein and, where applicable, in the Collateral are true and complete in all material respects; (f) no financing statement covering any of the Collateral or Proceeds, and naming any secured party other than Bank, is on file in any public office except as heretofore disclosed by Debtor to Bank in writing; (g) where Collateral consists of rights to payment, all persons appearing to be obligated on the Collateral and Proceeds have authority and capacity to contract and are bound as they appear to be, all property subject to chattel paper has been properly registered and filed in compliance with law and to perfect the interest of Debtor in such property, and all such Collateral and Proceeds comply with all applicable laws concerning form, content and manner of preparation and execution, including where applicable Federal Reserve Regulation Z and any State consumer credit laws; and (h) where the Collateral consists of equipment, fixtures, or specific goods, Debtor is not in the business of selling goods of the kind included within such Collateral, and Debtor acknowledges that no sale or other disposition of any such Collateral, including without limitation, any such Collateral which Debtor may deem to be surplus, has been consented to or acquiesced in by Bank, except as specifically set forth in writing by Bank.

6.COVENANTS OF DEBTOR.

(a)Debtor agrees in general: (i) to pay Indebtedness secured hereby when due; (ii) to indemnify Bank against all losses, claims, demands, liabilities and expenses of every kind caused by property subject hereto; (iii) to permit Bank to exercise its powers; (iv) to execute and deliver such documents as Bank deems necessary to create, perfect and continue the security interests contemplated hereby; (v) not to change its name, and as applicable, its chief executive office, its principal residence or the jurisdiction in which it is organized and/or registered without giving Bank prior written notice thereof; (vi) not to change the places where Debtor keeps all or substantially all of the Collateral or Debtor's records concerning the Collateral and Proceeds without giving Bank prior written notice of the address to which Debtor is moving same; (vii) not to sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or a substantial or material portion of Debtor's assets except in the ordinary course of its business, nor accomplish any of the above by virtue of a division or similar transaction; and (viii) to cooperate with Bank in perfecting all security interests granted herein and in obtaining such agreements from third parties as Bank deems necessary, proper or convenient in connection with the preservation, perfection or enforcement of any of its rights hereunder.

(b)Debtor agrees with regard to the Collateral and Proceeds, unless Bank agrees otherwise in writing: (i) that Bank is authorized to file financing statements in the name of Debtor to perfect Bank's security interest in Collateral and Proceeds; (ii) where applicable, to operate the Collateral in accordance with all applicable statutes, rules and regulations relating to

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the use and control thereof, and not to use any Collateral for any unlawful purpose or in any way that would void any insurance required to be carried in connection therewith; (iii) not to remove the Collateral from Debtor's premises except in the ordinary course of Debtor's business; (iv) to pay in all material respects when due all license fees, registration fees and other charges in connection with any Collateral; (v) with the exception of Permitted Liens as defined in the Credit Agreement, not to permit any lien on the Collateral or Proceeds, including without limitation, liens arising from repairs to or storage of the Collateral, except in favor of Bank; (vi) not to sell, hypothecate or dispose of (including, by illustration, merger, conversion or division), nor permit the transfer by operation of law of, any of the Collateral or Proceeds or any interest therein, except sales of inventory to buyers in the ordinary course of Debtor’s business; (vii) to permit Bank to inspect the Collateral at any time; (viii) to keep, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, complete and accurate records in all material respects regarding all Collateral and Proceeds, and to permit Bank to inspect the same and make copies thereof at any reasonable time; (ix) if requested by Bank, to receive and use reasonable diligence to collect Collateral consisting of accounts and other rights to payment and Proceeds, in trust and as the property of Bank, and to immediately endorse as appropriate and deliver such Collateral and Proceeds to Bank daily in the exact form in which they are received together with a collection report in form satisfactory to Bank; (x) not to commingle Collateral or Proceeds, or collections thereunder, with other property; (xi) to give only normal allowances and credits and to advise Bank thereof immediately in writing if they affect any rights to payment or Proceeds in any material respect; (xii) from time to time, when requested by Bank, to prepare and deliver a schedule of all Collateral and Proceeds subject to this Agreement and to assign in writing and deliver to Bank all accounts, contracts, leases and other chattel paper, instruments, documents and other evidences thereof; (xiii) in the event Bank elects to receive payments of rights to payment or Proceeds hereunder, to pay all expenses incurred by Bank in connection therewith, including expenses of accounting, correspondence, collection efforts, reporting to account or contract debtors, filing, recording, record keeping and expenses incidental thereto; and (xiv) to provide any service and do any other acts which may be necessary to maintain, preserve and protect all Collateral and, as appropriate and applicable, to keep all Collateral in good and saleable condition, to deal with the Collateral in accordance with the standards and practices adhered to generally by users and manufacturers of like property, and to keep all Collateral and Proceeds free and clear of all defenses, rights of offset and counterclaims.

7.POWERS OF BANK. Debtor appoints Bank its true attorney in fact to perform any of the following powers, which are coupled with an interest, are irrevocable until termination of this Agreement and may be exercised from time to time by Bank's officers and employees, or any of them, whether or not Debtor is in default: (a) to perform any obligation of Debtor hereunder in Debtor's name or otherwise; (b) to give notice to account debtors or others of Bank's rights in the Collateral and Proceeds, to enforce or forebear from enforcing the same and make extension and modification agreements with respect thereto; (c) to release persons liable on Collateral or Proceeds and to give receipts and acquittances and compromise disputes in connection therewith; (d) to release or substitute security securing obligations owing to Debtor; (e) to resort in any order to security securing obligations owing to Debtor; (f) to prepare, execute, file, record or deliver notes, assignments, schedules, designation statements, financing statements, continuation statements, termination statements, statements of assignment, applications for registration or like papers to perfect, preserve or release Bank's interest in the Collateral and Proceeds; (g) to receive, open and read mail addressed to Debtor; (h) to take cash, instruments for the payment of money and other property to which Bank is entitled; (i) to verify facts concerning the Collateral and Proceeds by inquiry of obligors thereon, or otherwise, in its own name or a fictitious name; (j) to endorse, collect, deliver and receive payment under instruments for the payment of money constituting or relating to Proceeds; (k) to prepare, adjust,

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execute, deliver and receive payment under insurance claims, and to collect and receive payment of and endorse any instrument in payment of loss or returned premiums or any other insurance refund or return, and to apply such amounts received by Bank, at Bank's sole option, toward repayment of the Indebtedness secured hereby or, where appropriate, replacement of the Collateral; (l) to exercise all rights, powers and remedies which Debtor would have, but for this Agreement, with respect to all Collateral and Proceeds subject hereto; (m) to enter onto Debtor's premises in inspecting the Collateral; (n) to make withdrawals from and to close deposit accounts or other accounts with any financial institution, wherever located, into which Proceeds may have been deposited, and to apply funds so withdrawn to payment of the Indebtedness secured hereby; (o) to preserve or release the interest evidenced by chattel paper to which Bank is entitled hereunder and to endorse and deliver any evidence of title incidental thereto; and (p) to do all acts and things and execute all documents in the name of Debtor or otherwise, deemed by Bank as necessary, proper and convenient in connection with the preservation, perfection or enforcement of its rights hereunder.

8.PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS, TAXES, CHARGES, LIENS AND ASSESSMENTS. Debtor agrees to pay, prior to delinquency, all insurance premiums, taxes, charges, liens and assessments against the Collateral and Proceeds, and upon the failure of Debtor to do so, Bank at its option may pay any of them and shall be the sole judge of the legality or validity thereof and the amount necessary to discharge the same. Any such payments made by Bank shall be obligations of Debtor to Bank, due and payable immediately upon demand, and at Bank’s option and subject to any restrictions under applicable law pertaining to usury, together with interest at a rate determined in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and shall be secured by the Collateral and Proceeds, subject to all terms and conditions of this Agreement.

9.EVENTS OF DEFAULT. The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an "Event of Default" under this Agreement: (a) any default in the payment or performance of any obligation, or any defined event of default, under (i) any contract or instrument evidencing any Indebtedness, or (ii) any other agreement between Debtor and Bank, including without limitation any loan agreement, relating to or executed in connection with any Indebtedness; (b) any representation or warranty made by Debtor herein shall prove to be incorrect, false or misleading in any material respect when made; (c) Debtor shall fail to observe or perform any obligation or agreement contained herein; (d) any impairment of the rights of Bank in any Collateral or Proceeds, or any attachment or like levy on any property of Debtor; and (e) Bank, in good faith, believes any material portion of the Collateral and/or Proceeds to be in danger of misuse, dissipation, commingling, loss, theft, damage or destruction, or otherwise in jeopardy or unsatisfactory in character or value.

10.REMEDIES. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, Bank shall have the right to declare immediately due and payable all or any Indebtedness secured hereby and to terminate any commitments to make loans or otherwise extend credit to Debtor. Bank shall have all other rights, powers, privileges and remedies granted to a secured party upon default under the Uniform Commercial Code or the Business and Commerce Code of the jurisdiction identified in Section 18 below, or otherwise provided by law, including without limitation, the right (a) to contact all persons obligated to Debtor on any Collateral or Proceeds and to instruct such persons to deliver all Collateral and/or Proceeds directly to Bank, and (b) to sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of any or all Collateral. In addition to any other remedies set forth in this Agreement, Debtor authorizes Bank to engage in “electronic self-help” as defined in and in accordance with applicable law. All rights, powers, privileges and remedies of Bank shall be cumulative. No delay, failure or discontinuance of Bank in exercising any right, power, privilege or remedy hereunder shall affect or operate as a waiver of such right, power, privilege or

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remedy; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power, privilege or remedy preclude, waive or otherwise affect any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power, privilege or remedy. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind by Bank of any default hereunder, or any such waiver of any provisions or conditions hereof, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent set forth in writing. It is agreed that public or private sales or other dispositions, for cash or on credit, to a wholesaler or retailer or investor, or user of property of the types subject to this Agreement, or public auctions, are all commercially reasonable since differences in the prices generally realized in the different kinds of dispositions are ordinarily offset by the differences in the costs and credit risks of such dispositions. While an Event of Default exists: (a) Debtor will deliver to Bank from time to time, as requested by Bank, current lists of all Collateral and Proceeds; (b) Debtor will not dispose of any Collateral or Proceeds except on terms approved by Bank; (c) at Bank's request, Debtor will assemble and deliver all Collateral and Proceeds, and books and records pertaining thereto, to Bank at a reasonably convenient place designated by Bank; (d) Bank may, at any time, liquidate any time deposits pledged to Bank hereunder and apply the Proceeds thereof to payment of the Indebtedness secured hereby, whether or not said time deposits have matured and notwithstanding the fact that such liquidation may give rise to penalties for early withdrawal of funds; and (e) Bank may, without notice to Debtor, enter onto Debtor's premises and take possession of the Collateral. With respect to any sale or other disposition by Bank of any Collateral subject to this Agreement, Debtor hereby expressly grants to Bank the right to sell such Collateral using any or all of Debtor's trademarks, trade names, trade name rights and/or proprietary labels or marks. Debtor further agrees that Bank shall have no obligation to process or prepare any Collateral for sale or other disposition.

11.DISPOSITION OF COLLATERAL AND PROCEEDS; TRANSFER OF INDEBTEDNESS. In disposing of Collateral hereunder, Bank may disclaim all warranties of title, possession, quiet enjoyment and the like. Any proceeds of any disposition of any Collateral or Proceeds, or any part thereof, may be applied by Bank to the payment of expenses incurred by Bank in connection with the foregoing, including reasonable attorneys' fees, and the balance of such proceeds may be applied by Bank toward the payment of the Indebtedness secured hereby in such order of application as Bank may from time to time elect. Upon the transfer of all or any part of the Indebtedness secured hereby, Bank may transfer all or any part of the Collateral or Proceeds and shall be fully discharged thereafter from all liability and responsibility with respect to any of the foregoing so transferred, and the transferee shall be vested with all rights and powers of Bank hereunder with respect to any of the foregoing so transferred; but with respect to any Collateral or Proceeds not so transferred, Bank shall retain all rights, powers, privileges and remedies herein given.

12.STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. Until all Indebtedness secured hereby shall have been paid in full and all commitments by Bank to extend credit to Debtor that would constitute Indebtedness secured hereby have been terminated, the power of sale or other disposition and all other rights, powers, privileges and remedies granted to Bank hereunder shall, to the extent permitted by law, continue to exist and may be exercised by Bank at any time and from time to time irrespective of the fact that the Indebtedness secured hereby or any part thereof may have become barred by any statute of limitations, or that the personal liability of Debtor may have ceased, unless such liability shall have ceased due to the payment in full of all Indebtedness secured hereunder.

13.MISCELLANEOUS. When there is more than one Debtor named herein: (a) the word "Debtor" shall mean all or any one or more of them as the context requires; (b) the obligations of each Debtor hereunder are joint and several; and (c) until all Indebtedness

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secured hereby shall have been paid in full, no Debtor shall have any right of subrogation or contribution, and each Debtor hereby waives any benefit of or right to participate in any of the Collateral or Proceeds or any other security now or hereafter held by Bank. Debtor hereby waives any right to require Bank to (i) proceed against Debtor or any other person, (ii) marshal assets or proceed against or exhaust any security from Debtor or any other person, (iii) perform any obligation of Debtor with respect to any Collateral or Proceeds, and (iv) make any presentment or demand, or give any notices of any kind, including without limitation, any notice of nonpayment or nonperformance, protest, notice of protest, notice of dishonor, notice of intention to accelerate or notice of acceleration hereunder or in connection with any Collateral or Proceeds. Debtor further waives any right to direct the application of payments or security for any Indebtedness of Debtor or indebtedness of customers of Debtor.

14.NOTICES. All notices, requests and demands required under this Agreement must be in writing, addressed to Bank at the address specified in any other loan documents entered into between Debtor and Bank and to Debtor at the address of its chief executive office (or principal residence, if applicable) specified below or to such other address as any party may designate by written notice to each other party, and shall be deemed to have been given or made as follows: (a) if personally delivered, upon delivery; (b) if sent by mail, upon the earlier of the date of receipt or three (3) days after deposit in the U.S. mail, first class and postage prepaid; and (c) if sent by telecopy, upon receipt.

15.COSTS, EXPENSES AND ATTORNEYS' FEES. Debtor shall pay to Bank immediately upon demand the full amount of all payments, advances, charges, costs and expenses, including, to the extent permitted by applicable law, reasonable attorneys' fees (to include outside counsel fees and all allocated costs of Bank's in-house counsel to the extent permissible), expended or incurred by Bank in connection with (a) the perfection and preservation of the Collateral or Bank's interest therein, and (b) the realization, enforcement and exercise of any right, power, privilege or remedy conferred by this Agreement, whether or not suit is brought or foreclosure is commenced, and where suit is brought, whether incurred at the trial or appellate level, in an arbitration proceeding or otherwise, and including any of the foregoing incurred in connection with any bankruptcy proceeding (including without limitation, any adversary proceeding, contested matter or motion brought by Bank or any other person) relating to Debtor or in any way affecting any of the Collateral or Bank's ability to exercise any of its rights or remedies with respect thereto. Subject to any restrictions under applicable law pertaining to usury, all of the foregoing shall be paid by Debtor with interest from the date of demand until paid in full at a rate per annum equal to the greater of ten percent (10%) or Bank’s Prime Rate in effect from time to time. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, reasonable attorneys’ fees shall not exceed the amount permitted by law.

16.SUCCESSORS; ASSIGNS; AMENDMENT. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties, and may be amended or modified only in writing signed by Bank and Debtor.

17.SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or any remaining provisions of this Agreement.

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18.GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Oregon, but giving effect to federal laws applicable to national banks.

19.INSURANCE PROVISIONS. Debtor agrees with regard to the Collateral and Proceeds, unless Bank agrees otherwise in writing, to insure the Collateral on the terms described in the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement between Debtor and Bank of even date herewith.

Debtor warrants that Debtor is an organization registered under the laws of Maryland.

Debtor warrants that its chief executive office (or principal residence, if applicable) is located at the following address: 8100 NE Parkway Drive, Suite 200, Vancouver, WA 98662.

Debtor warrants that the Collateral (except goods in transit) is located or domiciled at the following additional addresses: SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT A.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by Debtor, intending to be legally bound hereby, as of March 1, 2022.

BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.

By:		/s/ Anthony Harris
		ANTHONY HARRIS,
		CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

WELLS FARGO BANK,

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

By:		/s/ Julie R. Wilson
		JULIE R. WILSON,
		SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

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EXHIBIT A

Tucson, Arizona 85711

Barrett Business Services Inc.

4801 E Broadway Blvd,
Suite 101

Colorado Springs, Colorado 80918

Barrett Business Services Inc.

1125 Kelly Johnson Blvd,
Suite 130

Bakersfield, California 93301

Barret Business Services Inc.

1675 Chester Avenue

Suite 100

Camarillo, California 93012

Barrett Business Services Inc.

815 Camarillo Springs Road

Suite C

Inland Empire, California 91761

Barrett Business Services Inc. (Staffing Services)

3401 Centre lake Drive

Suite 100

La Quinta, California 92253

Barrett Business Services Inc.

43576 Washington Street

Suite 200

Long Beach, California 90802

Barrett Business Services Inc.

330 Golden Shore

Suite 170

Ontario, California 91761

Barrett Business Services Inc.

3401 Centre Lake Drive, Suite 150

Pasadena, California 91101

Barrett Business Services Inc.

790 East Colorado Blvd

Suite 440

San Bernardino, California 92408

Barrett Business Services Inc

862 E Hospitality Lane

Suite 150

San Diego, California 92121

Barrett Business Services Inc.

5717 Pacific Center Blvd

Suite 100

San Luis Obispo, California 93401

Barrett Business Services Inc.

3450 Broad Street

Suite 102

Santa Ana, California 92705

Barrett Business Services Inc.

1936 E Deere Avenue

Suite 120

Santa Barbara, California 93117

Barrett Business Services Inc.

110 Castilian Drive

Ste 201 (Goleta)

Temecula, California 92590

Barrett Business Services Inc.

1 Ridgegate Drive

Suite 100

Valencia, California 91355

Barrett Business Services Inc.

25124 Springfield Court, Suite 150

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Concord, California 94520

Barrett Business Services Inc.

1320 Willow Pass Road

Suite 100

Fresno, California 93720

Barrett Business Services Inc.

7108 N Fresno Street

Suite 100

Modesto, California 95354

Barrett Business Services Inc.

1111 I Street

Suite 107

Monterey, California 93940

Barrett Business Services Inc.

2 Lower Ragsdale Drive

Suite 100

Napa, California 94558

Barrett Business Services Inc.

555 Gateway Drive

Suite 100

Redding, California 96002

Barrett Business Services Inc.

2881 Churn Creek Road

Suite A

Roseville, California 95661

Barrett Business Services Inc.

2998 Douglas Blvd

Suite 105

Sacramento, California 95833

Barrett Business Services Inc.

1760 Creekside Oaks Drive

Suite 150

San Jose, California 95131

Barrett Business Services Inc.

2560 N 1st Street

Suite 180

Stockton, California 95207

Barrett Business Services Inc.

1776 W March Lane

Suite 120

San Mateo, California 94404

Barrett Business Services Inc.

1840 Gateway Drive

Suite 125

Union City, California 94587

Barrett Business Services Inc.

32960 Alvarado-Niles Road

Suite 670

Vacaville, California 95688

Barrett Business Services Inc.

810 Vaca Valley Parkway

Suite 105

Albany, Oregon 97321

Barrett Business Services Inc.

421 Water Avenue NE

Suite 2200

Bend, Oregon 97702

Barrett Business Services Inc.

497 SW Century Drive

Suite 101

Coos Bay, Oregon 97420

Barrett Business Services Inc.

1248 N. Bayshore Drive

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Eugene, Oregon 97401

Barrett Business Services Inc.

450 Country Club Road

Suite 150

Grants Pass, Oregon 97527

Barrett Business Services Inc.

1867 Williams Hwy
Suite 101

Hermiston, Oregon 97838

Barrett Business Services Inc.

1055 S Hwy 395

Suite 333

Hillsboro, Oregon 97124

Barrett Business Services Inc.

5920 NE Ray Circle

Suite 190

Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035

Barrett Business Services Inc.

2 Centerpointe Drive

Suite 120

Medford, Oregon 97504

Barrett Business Services Inc.

2045 Cardinal Avenue

Suite 100

Newport, Oregon 97365

Barrett Business Services Inc.

1610 N Coast Highway

Roseburg, Oregon 97470

Barrett Business Services Inc.

522 SE Washington Ave.

Suite 109

Salem, Oregon 97302

Barrett Business Services Inc.

3501 Fairview Industrial Drive SE

Suite 100

The Dalles, Oregon 97058

Barrett Business Services Inc.

3591 Klindt Drive

Suite 100

Tillamook, Oregon 97141

Barrett Business Services Inc.

1910 3rd Street

Fife, Washington 98424

Barrett Business Services Inc.

4507 Pacific Highway E.

Suite B

Kent, Washington 98032

Barrett Business Services Inc.

19717 62nd Avenue

Suite D-112

Moses Lake, Washington 98837

Barrett Business Services Inc.

1550 Pilgrim St.

Suite B

Pasco, Washington 99301

Barrett Business Services Inc.

9825 Sandifur Parkway

Suite E

Prosser, Washington 99350

Barrett Business Services Inc.

30 Merlot Drive

Suite B

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Yakima, Washington 98902

Barrett Business Services Inc.

1202 N 16th Ave

Suite 110

Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402

Barrett Business Services Inc.

957 Pier View Drive

Boise, Idaho 83646

Barrett Business Services Inc.

3573 E Longwing Lane

Suite 220

Twin Falls, Idaho 83301

Barrett Business Services Inc.

1502 Locust St #500

Suite A

Denver, Colorado 80237

Barrett Business Services Inc.

8055 E Tufts Ave

Suite 100

Grand Junction, Colorado 81505

Barrett Business Services Inc.

120 W Park Drive

Suite 108

Layton, Utah 84041

Barrett Business Services Inc.

207 East Gordon Ave.

Suite 4

Orem, Utah 84097

Barrett Business Services Inc.

1061 South 800 East

Suite 100

Salt Lake City, Utah 84111

Barrett Business Services Inc.

257 East 200 South

Suite 100

Sandy, Utah 84070

Barrett Business Services Inc.

75 W Towne Ridge Parkway

Suite 175

West Valley, Utah 84119

Barrett Business Services Inc.

3040 West 3500 South

Suite B

Reno, Nevada 89521

Barrett Business Services Inc.

515 Double Eagle Court

Suite 105

Las Vegas, Nevada 89135

Barrett Business Services Inc.

3755 Breakthrough Way

Suite 105

Baltimore, Maryland 21236

Barrett Business Services Inc.

4940 Campbell Blvd

Suite 250

Salisbury, Maryland 21801

Barrett Business Services Inc.

220 East Main Street

Suite B

Belmont, North Carolina 28012

Barrett Business Services Inc.

100 N. Main Street

Suite 210

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Dover, Delaware 19901

Barrett Business Services Inc.

116 E Water Street

Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania 18104

Barrett Business Services Inc.

1605 N Cedar Crest Blvd

Suite 108

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19312

Barrett Business Services Inc.

1235 Westlakes Drive

Suite 100

Tysons Corner, Virginia 22102

Barrett Business Services Inc.

1765 Greensboro Station Place

Suite 160

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109

Barrett Business Services Inc.

100 Sun Avenue NE, Suite 650

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15220

Barrett Business Services Inc.

651 Holiday Drive

Suite 116

Franklin, Tennessee 37064

Barrett Business Services Inc.

231 Public Square
Suite 300

Klamath Falls, Oregon 97601

Barrett Business Services Inc.

205 Riverside Ave
Suite G

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EXHIBIT 4.4

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT NOTE

$50,000,000.00

Portland, Oregon

March 1, 2022

This Note amends, restates and supersedes in its entirety, and is given as a replacement for, and not in satisfaction of or as a novation with respect to, that certain Third Amended and Restated Revolving Line of Credit Note in the principal amount of Thirty Three Million Dollars ($33,000,000.00), executed by Borrower in favor of Bank and dated August 5, 2019, as amended or modified from time to time.

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. ("Borrower") promises to pay to the order of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ("Bank") at its office at MAC P6101-250, 1300 SW 5^th Avenue, 25^th Floor, Portland, Oregon 97201, or at such other place as the holder hereof may designate, in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, the principal sum of Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00), or so much thereof as may be advanced and be outstanding pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, as defined herein, with interest thereon, to be computed on each advance from the date of its disbursement as set forth herein.

DEFINITIONS:

As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth after each, and any other term defined in this Note shall have the meaning set forth at the place defined:

(a)“Benchmark Floor” means a rate of interest equal to zero percent (0%).

(b)“Daily Simple SOFR” means, with respect to any day (a “SOFR Rate Day”), a rate per annum equal to SOFR for the day (such day, the “SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to (i) if such SOFR Rate Day is a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, such SOFR Rate Day or (ii) if such SOFR Rate Day is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately preceding such SOFR Rate Day, in each case, as such SOFR is published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website; provided, however, that if Daily Simple SOFR determined as provided above would be less than the Benchmark Floor, then Daily Simple SOFR shall be deemed to be the Benchmark Floor. If by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the second (2^nd) U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately following any SOFR Determination Day, SOFR in respect of such SOFR Determination Day has not been published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to Daily Simple SOFR has not occurred, then SOFR for such SOFR Determination Day will be SOFR as published in respect of the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which SOFR was published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website; provided that any SOFR determined pursuant to this sentence shall be utilized for purposes of calculation of Daily Simple SOFR for no more than three (3) consecutive SOFR Rate Days.

(c)“Federal Reserve Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is closed.


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(d)"Interest Period" means a period commencing on a Federal Reserve Business Day and continuing for one (1) month during which all or a portion of the entire outstanding principal balance of this Note bears interest determined in relation to SOFR Average with the understanding, that (i) no Interest Period may be selected for a principal amount less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), (ii) if the day after the end of any Interest Period is not a Federal Reserve Business Day (so that a new Interest Period could not be selected by Borrower to start on such day), then such Interest Period shall continue up to, but shall not include, the next Federal Reserve Business Day after the end of such Interest Period, unless the result of such extension would be to cause any immediately following Interest Period to begin in the next calendar month in which event the Interest Period shall continue up to, but shall not include, the Federal Reserve Business Day immediately preceding the last day of such Interest Period, and (iii) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the scheduled maturity date hereof.

(e)“Prime Rate” means at any time the rate of interest most recently announced within Bank at its principal office as its prime rate, with the understanding that the Prime Rate is one of Bank's base rates and serves as the basis upon which effective rates of interest are calculated for those loans making reference thereto, and is evidenced by the recording thereof after its announcement in such internal publication or publications as Bank may designate; provided, however, that if Prime Rate determined as provided above would be less than zero percent (0 %), then Prime Rate shall be deemed to be zero percent (0%).

(f)“SOFR” means a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.

(g)“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).

(h)“SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.

(i)“SOFR Average” means, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum determined by Bank as the compounded average of SOFR over a rolling calendar day period of thirty (30) days (“30-Day SOFR Average”), for the day (such day, the “SOFR Average Determination Day”) that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period as such rate is published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website; provided, however, that (i) if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any SOFR Average Determination Day, such 30-Day SOFR Average has not been published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to SOFR Average has not occurred, then SOFR Average will be the 30-Day SOFR Average as published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website for the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such 30-Day SOFR Average was published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website so long as the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such SOFR Average Determination Day and (ii) if SOFR Average determined as provided above (including pursuant to clause (i) of this proviso) would be less than the Benchmark Floor, then SOFR Average shall be deemed to be the Benchmark Floor.


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(j) “U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, or any successor thereto, recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.

INTEREST:

(a)Interest. The outstanding principal balance of this Note shall bear interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year, actual days elapsed) either (i) at a fluctuating rate per annum determined by Bank to be one and three quarters percent (1.75%) above Daily Simple SOFR in effect from time to time, or (ii) at a fixed rate per annum determined by Bank to be one and three quarters percent (1.75%) above SOFR Average in effect on the first day of the applicable Interest Period. Bank is hereby authorized to note the date, principal amount and interest rate applicable to this Note and any payments made thereon on Bank's books and records (either manually or by electronic entry) and/or on any schedule attached to this Note, which notations shall be prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information noted. Bank shall be permitted to estimate the amount of accrued interest that is payable at any time hereunder on the applicable invoice provided by Bank to Borrower in respect thereof, in which case Borrower shall pay such estimated amount and Bank shall to the extent necessary, include on the next invoice an adjustment to correct any difference between the amount on the applicable invoice and the amount of interest that actually accrued pursuant to the terms of this Note.

(b)Selection of Interest Rate Options. Subject to the provisions herein regarding Interest Periods and the prior notice required for the selection of a SOFR Average interest rate, (i) at any time any portion of this Note bears interest determined in relation to SOFR Average for an Interest Period, (A) it may be continued by Borrower at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto so that all or a portion thereof bears interest determined in relation to SOFR Average for a new Interest Period designated by Borrower, or (B) Borrower may convert all or a portion thereof so that it bears interest determined in relation to Daily Simple SOFR, (ii) at any time any portion of this Note bears interest determined in relation to Daily Simple SOFR, Borrower may convert all or a portion thereof so that it bears interest determined in relation to SOFR Average for an Interest Period designated by Borrower, and (iii) at the time an advance is made hereunder, Borrower may choose to have all or a portion thereof bear interest determined in relation to Daily Simple SOFR, or to SOFR Average for an Interest Period designated by Borrower.

To select a SOFR Average option hereunder, Borrower shall give Bank notice thereof that is received by Bank prior to 11:00 a.m. in the time zone of the city referenced on the first page of this Note above the Note date on a Federal Reserve Business Day at least two (2) Federal Reserve Business Days prior to the first day of the Interest Period, or at a later time during such Federal Reserve Business Day if Bank, at its sole option but without obligation to do so, accepts Borrower’s notice and quotes a fixed rate to Borrower. Such notice shall specify: (A) the interest rate option selected by Borrower, (B) the principal amount subject thereto, and (C) for each SOFR Average selection, to the extent Borrower has the option to designate the length of an Interest Period, the length of the applicable Interest Period. If Bank has not received such notice in accordance with the foregoing before an advance is made hereunder or before the end of any Interest Period, Borrower shall be deemed to have made a Daily Simple SOFR interest selection for such advance on the principal amount to which such Interest Period applied. Any such notice may be given by telephone (or such other electronic method as Bank may permit)


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so long as it is given in accordance with the foregoing and, with respect to each SOFR Average selection, if requested by Bank, Borrower provides to Bank written confirmation thereof not later than three (3) Federal Reserve Business Days after such notice is given. Borrower shall reimburse Bank immediately upon demand for any loss or expense (including any loss or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or redeployment of funds obtained to fund or maintain a SOFR Average borrowing) incurred by Bank as a result of the failure of Borrower to accept or complete a SOFR Average borrowing hereunder after making a request therefor. Any reasonable determination of such amounts by Bank shall be conclusive and binding upon Borrower. Should more than one person or entity sign this Note as a Borrower, any notice required above may be given by any one Borrower acting alone, which notice shall be binding on all other Borrowers.

(c)Taxes and Regulatory Costs. Borrower shall pay to Bank immediately upon demand, in addition to any other amounts due or to become due hereunder, any and all (i) withholdings, interest equalization taxes, stamp taxes or other taxes (except income and franchise taxes) imposed by any domestic or foreign governmental authority and related in any manner to SOFR, Daily Simple SOFR or SOFR Average, and (ii) costs, expenses and liabilities arising from or in connection with reserve percentages prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for "Eurocurrency Liabilities" (as defined in Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended), assessment rates imposed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or similar requirements or costs imposed by any domestic or foreign governmental authority or resulting from compliance by Bank with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any central bank or other governmental authority and related in any manner to SOFR, Daily Simple SOFR or SOFR Average. In determining which of the foregoing are attributable to any SOFR, Daily Simple SOFR or SOFR Average option available to Borrower hereunder, any reasonable allocation made by Bank among its operations shall be conclusive and binding upon Borrower.

(d)Default Interest. Bank shall have the option in its sole and absolute discretion to have the outstanding principal balance of this Note bear interest at an increased rate per annum (computed on the basis of a 360-day year, actual days elapsed) equal to four percent (4.0%) above the rate of interest from time to time applicable to this Note (i) from and after the maturity date of this Note; (ii) from and after the date prior to the maturity date of this Note when all principal owing hereunder becomes due and payable by acceleration or otherwise; and/or (iii) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default.

(e)Inability to Determine Interest Rates; Illegality. Subject to the Benchmark Replacement Provisions below, if Bank determines (any determination of which shall be conclusive and binding on Borrower) that either (i) Daily Simple SOFR or SOFR Average cannot be determined pursuant to the definition thereof other than as a result of a Benchmark Transition Event (an “Inability Determination”) or (ii) any law has made it unlawful, or that any governmental authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for Bank to make or maintain an advance based on SOFR, Daily Simple SOFR or SOFR Average, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon SOFR, Daily Simple SOFR or SOFR Average (an “Illegality Determination”), then Bank will so notify Borrower. If the foregoing Inability Determination or Illegality Determination relates to Daily Simple SOFR, then any outstanding principal balance of this Note bearing interest determined in relation to Daily Simple SOFR shall bear interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year, actual days elapsed) at a fluctuating rate per annum determined by Bank to be equal to the Prime Rate in effect from time to time, from the date of such Inability Determination or such Illegality Determination until Bank revokes such Inability Determination or notifies Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such Illegality Determination no longer exist, as applicable. If the foregoing Inability Determination or Illegality Determination relates to SOFR Average, then any outstanding principal balance of this Note bearing interest determined in relation to SOFR Average shall bear interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year, actual days elapsed) at a fluctuating rate per annum determined by Bank to be equal to the Prime Rate in effect from time to time, from the date of such Inability Determination or such Illegality Determination until Bank revokes such Inability


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Determination or notifies Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such Illegality Determination no longer exist, as applicable; provided, however, that, with respect to any outstanding principal balance of this Note bearing interest determined in relation to SOFR Average, no such determination of interest shall take effect during any applicable Interest Period as a result of an Inability Determination. When interest is determined in relation to the Prime Rate, each change in the rate of interest hereunder shall become effective on the date each Prime Rate change is announced within Bank. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, if a Benchmark Replacement is subsequently determined in accordance with applicable Benchmark Replacement Provisions, that Benchmark Replacement, plus any applicable margin, will then supersede the foregoing with respect to the replaced Benchmark.

BENCHMARK REPLACEMENT PROVISIONS:

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note or in any related loan document (for the purposes of these Benchmark Replacement Provisions, a swap agreement by and between Borrower and Bank or any of its affiliates is not a loan document):

(a)Benchmark Replacement. If a Benchmark Transition Event with respect to any applicable then-current Benchmark occurs, the applicable Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes under this Note or under any related loan document. Any Benchmark Replacement will become effective on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date without any further action or consent of Borrower.

(b)Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. Bank will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of Borrower.

(c)Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. Bank will promptly notify Borrower of (i) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (ii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by Bank pursuant to these Benchmark Replacement Provisions, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and will be made in its sole discretion and without Borrower consent.

(d)Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Note, each of the following capitalized terms has the meaning given to such term below:

(i)“Benchmark” means, initially, Daily Simple SOFR or SOFR Average, as applicable; provided, however, that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to Daily Simple SOFR, SOFR Average or the applicable then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has become effective pursuant to the provisions of this Note.


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(ii)“Benchmark Administrator” means, initially, the SOFR Administrator or any successor administrator of the applicable then-current Benchmark or any insolvency or resolution official with authority over such administrator.

(iii)“Benchmark Replacement” means the sum of: (A) the alternate rate of interest that has been selected by Bank as the replacement for the applicable then-current Benchmark; and (B) the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by Bank, in each case, giving due consideration to (x) any selection or recommendation by the Relevant Governmental Body at such time for a replacement rate, the mechanism for determining such a rate, the methodology or conventions applicable to such rate, or the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for such rate, or (y) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest as a replacement to the applicable then-current Benchmark, the methodology or conventions applicable to such rate, or the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for such alternate rate for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated or bilateral credit facilities at such time; provided, however, that if the applicable Benchmark Replacement as determined as provided above would be less than the Benchmark Floor, then the applicable Benchmark Replacement shall be deemed to be the Benchmark Floor, subject to any other applicable floor rate provision.

(iv)“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means any technical, administrative or operational changes (including, without limitation, changes to the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” the timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, prepayment provisions and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that Bank decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of a Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by Bank.

(v)“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the date specified by Bank in a notice to Borrower following a Benchmark Transition Event.

(vi)“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to any then-current Benchmark: a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the Benchmark Administrator or a regulatory supervisor for the Benchmark Administrator announcing that (A) the Benchmark Administrator has ceased or will cease to provide such Benchmark permanently or indefinitely or (B) such Benchmark is no longer, or as of a specified future date will no longer be, representative of underlying markets.

(vii) “Relevant Governmental Body” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or any successor thereto.

BORROWING AND REPAYMENT:

(a)Borrowing and Repayment of Principal. Borrower may from time to time during the term of this Note borrow, partially or wholly repay its outstanding borrowings, and reborrow, subject to all of the limitations, terms and conditions of this Note and of any document executed


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in connection with or governing this Note; provided however, that the total outstanding borrowings under this Note shall not at any time exceed the principal amount stated above. The unpaid principal balance of this obligation at any time shall be the total amounts advanced hereunder by the holder hereof less the amount of principal payments made hereon by or for Borrower, which balance may be endorsed hereon from time to time by the holder. The outstanding principal balance of this Note shall be due and payable in full on July 1, 2024.

(b)Payment of Interest. Interest accrued on this Note shall be payable on the first day of each month, commencing March 1, 2022, and on the maturity date set forth above.

(c)Advances. Advances hereunder, to the total amount of the principal sum stated above, may be made by the holder at the oral or written request of (i) ANTHONY HARRIS or GARY KRAMER, any one acting alone (subject to any of Bank’s applicable authentication policies or procedures, which may require that a particular individual—including another specific individual listed above—provide verification of the identity of the requestor), who are authorized to request advances and direct the disposition of any advances until written notice of the revocation of such authority is received by the holder at the office designated above, or (ii) any person, with respect to advances deposited to the credit of any deposit account of Borrower, which advances, when so deposited, shall be conclusively presumed to have been made to or for the benefit of Borrower regardless of the fact that persons other than those authorized to request advances may have authority to draw against such account. The holder shall have no obligation to determine whether any person requesting an advance is or has been authorized by Borrower.

(d)Application of Payments. Each payment made on this Note shall be credited first, to any interest then due and second, to the outstanding principal balance hereof. All payments credited to principal shall be applied first, to the outstanding principal balance of this Note which bears interest determined in relation to Daily Simple SOFR, if any, and second, to the outstanding principal balance of this Note which bears interest determined in relation to SOFR Average, with such payments applied to the oldest Interest Period first.

PAYMENTS:

If any payment of principal or interest to be made pursuant to this Note, other than a prepayment or a payment due on the maturity date of this Note, shall fall due on a day that is not a Federal Reserve Business Day, payment shall be made on the next succeeding Federal Reserve Business Day, except that, if such next succeeding Federal Reserve Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Federal Reserve Business Day. Any extension or contraction of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.

PREPAYMENT:

(a)Daily Simple SOFR. Borrower may prepay principal on any portion of this Note which bears interest determined in relation to Daily Simple SOFR, in any amount and without penalty.

(b)SOFR Average. Borrower may prepay principal on any portion of this Note which bears interest determined in relation to SOFR Average in the minimum amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00); provided however, that if the outstanding principal balance of such portion of this Note is less than said amount, the minimum prepayment amount shall be


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the entire outstanding principal balance hereof. In consideration of Bank providing this prepayment option to Borrower, or if any such portion of this Note shall become due and payable at any time prior to the last day of any Interest Period by acceleration or otherwise, Borrower shall pay to Bank immediately upon demand a fee which is the amount, if any, by which (i) exceeds (ii) below:

(i)

The amount of interest that would have accrued on the amount prepaid at the interest rate applicable to such amount had it remained outstanding until the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto.

(ii)

The amount of interest that would have accrued on the amount prepaid at the SOFR Average (without adding any spread or margin specified in part (a) under the “INTEREST” section of this Note) that would have been applicable to such amount had this Note been disbursed on the repayment date and remained outstanding until the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto.

Borrower acknowledges that prepayment of such amount may result in Bank incurring additional costs, expenses and/or liabilities, and that it is difficult to ascertain the full extent of such costs, expenses and/or liabilities. Borrower, therefore, agrees to pay the above-described prepayment fee and agrees that said amount represents a reasonable estimate of the prepayment costs, expenses and/or liabilities of Bank. If Borrower fails to pay any prepayment fee when due, the amount of such prepayment fee shall thereafter bear interest until paid at a rate per annum two percent (2.00%) above the Prime Rate in effect from time to time (computed on the basis of a 360-day year, actual days elapsed).

(c)Application of Prepayments. If principal under this Note is payable in more than one installment, then any prepayments of principal shall be applied to the most remote principal installment or installments then unpaid.

SWAP AGREEMENT:

Borrower understands and acknowledges that (i) any Swap Agreement constitutes an independent agreement between Borrower and Bank and will be unaffected by any repayment, prepayment, acceleration, reduction, increase or change in the terms of this Note, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Swap Agreement, (ii) nothing in this Note shall be construed as a modification of a Swap Agreement or create an obligation to amend a Swap Agreement, (iii) Borrower may incur losses or reductions in benefits related to differences between the economic terms and characteristics of this Note and those of a related Swap Agreement (including, without limitation, differences with respect to maturity dates, payment dates and methods for determining interest rates and differences between borrowings hereunder and the notional amount of a Swap Agreement), and Bank is under no obligation to ensure that there are no differences or that differences will not arise hereafter, including, without limitation, differences between usage hereunder and the notional amount of a Swap Agreement, and (iv) Bank has no obligation to modify, renew or extend the maturity date of this Note to match the maturity date of a Swap Agreement. For the purposes of this Note, “Swap Agreement” means any existing or future swap agreement by and between Borrower and Bank or any of its affiliates.

EVENTS OF DEFAULT:

This Note is made pursuant to and is subject to the terms and conditions of that certain Third and Amended Restated Credit Agreement between Borrower and Bank dated March 1,


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2022, as amended from time to time (the "Credit Agreement"). Any default in the payment or performance of any obligation under this Note, or any defined event of default under the Credit Agreement, shall constitute an "Event of Default" under this Note.

MISCELLANEOUS:

(a)Remedies. Upon the sale, transfer, hypothecation, assignment or other encumbrance (other than a Permitted Lien as defined in the Credit Agreement), whether voluntary, involuntary or by operation of law, of all or any interest in any real property securing this Note, if any, or upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, the holder of this Note, at the holder's option, may declare all sums of principal and interest outstanding hereunder to be immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, notice of nonperformance, notice of protest, protest or notice of dishonor, all of which are expressly waived by Borrower, and the obligation, if any, of the holder to extend any further credit hereunder shall immediately cease and terminate. Borrower shall pay to the holder immediately upon demand the full amount of all payments, advances, charges, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees (to include outside counsel fees and all allocated costs of the holder's in-house counsel), expended or incurred by the holder in connection with the enforcement of the holder's rights and/or the collection of any amounts which become due to the holder under this Note whether or not suit is brought, and the prosecution or defense of any action in any way related to this Note, including without limitation, any action for declaratory relief, whether incurred at the trial or appellate level, in an arbitration proceeding or otherwise, and including any of the foregoing incurred in connection with any bankruptcy proceeding (including without limitation, any adversary proceeding, contested matter or motion brought by Bank or any other person) relating to Borrower or any other person or entity.

(b)Collateral Exclusion. No lien or security interest created by or arising under any deed of trust, mortgage, security deed, or similar real estate collateral agreement (“Lien Document”) shall secure the Note Obligations unless such Lien Document specifically describes the promissory note(s), instrument(s) or agreement(s) evidencing Note Obligations as a part of the indebtedness secured thereby. This exclusion shall apply notwithstanding (i) the fact that such Lien Document may appear to secure the Note Obligations by virtue of a cross-collateralization provision or other provisions expanding the scope of the secured obligations, and (ii) whether such Lien Document was entered into prior to, concurrently with, or after the date hereof. As used herein, “Note Obligations” means any obligations under this Note, as amended, extended, renewed, refinanced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, or under any other evidence of indebtedness that has been modified, renewed or extended in whole or in part by this Note, as amended, extended, renewed, refinanced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

(c)Obligations Joint and Several. Should more than one person or entity sign this Note as a Borrower, the obligations of each such Borrower shall be joint and several.

(d) Governing Law. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Oregon, but giving effect to federal laws applicable to national banks, without reference to the conflicts of law or choice of law principles thereof.

(e)Effective Date. The effective date of this Note shall be the date that Bank has accepted this Note and all conditions to the effectiveness of the Credit Agreement have been fulfilled to Bank’s satisfaction. Notwithstanding the occurrence of the effective date of this Note,


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Bank shall not be obligated to extend credit under this Note until all conditions to each extension of credit set forth in the Credit Agreement have been fulfilled to Bank's satisfaction.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Note to be effective as of the effective date set forth herein.

BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.


By:	/s/ Anthony Harris
	ANTHONY HARRIS,
	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

WELLS FARGO BANK,

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION


By:	/s/ Julie R. Wilson
	JULIE R. WILSON,
	SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT


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EXHIBIT 10.18

BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
SUMMARY OF COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS
FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS

As of January 1, 2022, compensation arrangements for non-employee directors of Barrett Business Services, Inc. (the "Company"), include an annual retainer of $65,000 ($135,000 for the Chairman of the Board) payable in cash in monthly installments. Committee chairs receive an annual cash retainer, payable in monthly installments, as follows: chair of Audit and Compliance Committee, $15,000; chair of Compensation Committee, $10,000; chair of Risk Management Committee, $10,000; and chair of Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, $10,000. Committee members receive an annual cash retainer, payable in monthly installments, as follows: Audit and Compliance Committee, $7,500; Compensation Committee, $5,000; Risk Management Committee, $5,000; and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, $5,000.

The compensation arrangements also contemplate that each non-employee director in office on July 1, 2022, will be granted an award of restricted stock units ("RSUs") under the Company's 2020 Stock Incentive Plan with a grant date fair value of approximately $100,000, based on the closing sale price of the Company’s common stock on that date. The 2022 RSU awards will vest in full on July 1, 2023, provided that the grantee continues to serve as a director through that date.

EXHIBIT 21

SUBSIDIARIES OF BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.

AT DECEMBER 31, 2021

Subsidiary		Jurisdiction of Formation

Associated Insurance Company for Excess		Arizona
Ecole Insurance Company		Arizona
BBS I, LLC		Oregon

EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-33487, 333-105833, 333-161592, 333-205434, 333-231926, and 333-239460 on Form S-8, and Registration Statement 333-260745 on Form S-3 of our reports dated March 7, 2022 relating to the financial statements of Barrett Business Services, Inc., and the effectiveness of Barrett Business Services, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Barrett Business Services, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2021.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Portland, Oregon
March 7, 2022

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, Gary E. Kramer, certify that:

I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Barrett Business Services, Inc.;

Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;

designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report, based on such evaluation; and

disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most-recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 7, 2022		/s/ Gary E. Kramer
		Gary E. Kramer
		Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

I, Anthony J. Harris, certify that:

I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Barrett Business Services, Inc.;

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 7, 2022		/s/ Anthony J. Harris
		Anthony J. Harris
		Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the Annual Report of Barrett Business Services, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, that:

(1)The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Gary E. Kramer		/s/ Anthony J. Harris
Gary E. Kramer		Anthony J. Harris
Chief Executive Officer		Chief Financial Officer

March 7, 2022		March 7, 2022

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Barrett Business Services, Inc. and will be retained by Barrett Business Services, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.