jbht20140424_8k.htm

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.   20549

 

 

 

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

April 24, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC.

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

 

 

 

                   Arkansas

0-11757

71-0335111

(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF

(Commission File Number)

(IRS EMPLOYER

INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)

 

IDENTIFICATION NO.)

     
     
     

615 J.B. Hunt Corporate Drive

   

Lowell, Arkansas

72745

(479) 820-0000

(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)

(ZIP CODE)

(Registrant’s telephone number)

 

 

 

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 
 

 

 

ITEM 5.07.

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

Our Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on April 24, 2014. Proxies for the meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The following three matters were included in our proxy dated March 14, 2014 and were voted upon at the annual meeting. Final vote tabulations are indicated below:

 

  

1.

To elect Directors for a term of one (1) year:

 

 

   

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Non Votes

                 

Douglas G. Duncan

 

102,336,982

 

1,216,779

 

116,967

 

7,722,461

Francesca M. Edwardson

 

101,956,743

 

1,606,512

 

107,473

 

7,722,461

Wayne Garrison     99,630,022   3,869,941   170,765   7,722,461

Sharilyn S. Gasaway

 

102,341,357

 

1,220,743

 

108,628

 

7,722,461

Gary C. George

 

102,364,768

 

1,207,908

 

  98,052

 

7,722,461

Bryan Hunt

 

  92,275,384

 

11,190,417  

 

204,927

 

7,722,461

Coleman H. Peterson

 

101,915,218

 

1,658,680

 

  96,830

 

7,722,461

John N. Roberts, III

 

102,194,705

 

1,303,024

 

172,999

 

7,722,461

James L. Robo

 

102,084,436

 

1,505,343

 

  80,949

 

7,722,461

Kirk Thompson

 

  99,580,443

 

3,923,560

 

166,725

 

7,722,461

John A. White

 

101,694,957

 

1,924,687

 

  51,084

 

7,722,461

 

 

2.

To consider and approve an advisory resolution regarding the Company’s compensation of its named executive officers:

 

 

For

102,932,638

Against

561,228

Abstain

176,862

Non Votes

7,722,461

 

 

3.

To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2014 calendar year:

 

 

For

110,692,676

Against

509,181

Abstain

191,332

Non Votes

0

 

 
 

 

 

No additional business or other matters came before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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 thereunto duly authorized on the 25th day of April 2014.

 

 

J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

BY:

/s/ John N. Roberts, III

 

 

 

John N. Roberts, III

 

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

   

(Principal Executive Officer)

 
       
  BY: /s/ David G. Mee  
    David G. Mee  
   

Executive Vice President, Finance and

 
   

Administration and Chief Financial Officer

 
   

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)