On September 16, 2022, the Board of Directors (Board) of H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (Company) appointed Jacob Thomas as director of the Company. Upon Mr. Thomas' appointment as a director of the Company, the size of the Board was expanded from nine (9) to ten (10) members. Mr. Thomas does not currently serve on any committees of the Company.

Mr. Thomas, age 55, currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of The Carlstar Group LLC. Mr. Thomas previously served as Group President, Engine Mobile Filtration and Executive Officer of CLARCOR, from 2015 to 2018, President, Diaphragm and Dosing Pumps Group, of IDEX Corporation, from 2014 to 2015, and President, Latin America, and Senior Vice President, Global Marketing and Product Development, of Terex Corporation, from 2007 to 2014. Mr. Thomas received his Master of Business Administration in Finance and Marketing from The University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University, and his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Thomas and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Thomas was selected as a director of the Company.