Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 10, 2022
FORWARD AIR CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
TN
62-1120025
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1915 Snapps Ferry Road
Building N
Greeneville
TN
37745
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
000-22490
(Commission File Number)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (423) 636-7000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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, $0.01 par value
FWRD
NASDAQ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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SECTION 5. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT.
Item 5.07.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 10, 2022, Forward Air Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at which the Company’s shareholders approved the proposals described in the Company’s Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2022.
Proposal 1
The Company’s shareholders elected thirteen individuals to the Board of Directors, as set forth below:
Name
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Ronald W. Allen
24,635,034
189,135
815,821
Ana B. Amicarella
24,519,103
305,066
815,821
Valerie A. Bonebrake
24,679,598
144,571
815,821
C. Robert Campbell
24,478,926
345,243
815,821
R. Craig Carlock
24,674,514
149,655
815,821
G. Michael Lynch
24,020,632
803,537
815,821
George S. Mayes, Jr.
24,636,885
187,284
815,821
Chitra Nayak
24,508,090
316,079
815,821
Scott M. Niswonger
16,067,858
8,756,311
815,821
Javier Polit
24,529,767
294,402
815,821
Richard H. Roberts
24,517,833
306,336
815,821
Thomas Schmitt
24,213,888
610,281
815,821
Laurie A. Tucker
21,695,716
3,128,453
815,821
Proposal 2
The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2022, as set forth below:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
25,119,652
515,590
4,748
Proposal 3
The Company’s shareholders voted to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as set forth below:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
24,603,827
213,267
7,075
815,821
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
FORWARD AIR CORPORATION
Date: May 11, 2022
By:
/s/ Thomas Schmitt
Thomas Schmitt President and Chief Executive Officer