Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX) Form 4 SWIFT TRANSPORTATION / Brian Patrick Alexander ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Alexander Brian Patrick

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY

2200 SOUTH 75TH AVENUE

(Street)

PHOENIX AZ 85043

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SWIFT TRANSPORTATION Co [ SWFT ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
VP of Pricing and Strategy

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/30/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock	11/30/2016		M		32,000(1)	A	$11	37,134	D
Class A Common Stock	11/30/2016		S		19,508(1)	D	$25.02(2)	17,626	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right-to-buy)(3)	$11	11/30/2016		M			32,000	(4)	10/16/2017	Class A Common Stock	32,000	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects an exercise of 32,000 options and related sale of 19,508 shares to cover option cost and taxes, with the residual 12,492 shares held long in the reporting person's brokerage account.

2. The price of $25.02 reported in column 4 is the weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $25.00 to $25.15. The reporting person undertakes to provide Swift Transportation Company, any securities holders of Swift Transportation Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, all information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within this range.

3. Options were granted under the Issuer's 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Upon exercise, the options convert to the Issuer's Class A common stock on a one-to-one basis.

4. The options vested and became exercisable in three equal annual installments, beginning with the third anniversary from the October 16, 2007 grant date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Brian Alexander	12/01/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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