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): May 8, 2019
USA TRUCK, INC. | ||||||||||||||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||||||||||||
Delaware | 1-35740 | 71-0556971 | ||||||||||||
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
of incorporation) | ||||||||||||||
3200 Industrial Park Road | ||||||||||||||
Van Buren, Arkansas | 72956 | |||||||||||||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||||||||
479-471-2500 | ||||||||||||||
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | ||||||||||||||
N/A | ||||||||||||||
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, 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 | USAK | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (NASDAQ Global Select Market) |
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 8, 2019, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The following are the proposals voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the final results on the votes of such proposals. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2019.
Proposal 1. Election of Class III Directors. The Board of Directors nominated three nominees to stand for election at the Annual Meeting and each of the nominees was elected to serve a term expiring at the 2022 Annual Meeting by the following vote:
Votes | Votes | Broker | ||||||||||||||||||
Nominee | For | Withheld | Non-Vote | |||||||||||||||||
Robert A. Peiser | 6,347,724 | 179,782 | 1,026,021 | |||||||||||||||||
Robert E. Creager | 6,340,065 | 187,441 | 1,026,021 | |||||||||||||||||
Alexander D. Greene | 6,351,275 | 176,231 | 1,026,021 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 2. Advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation. This proposal was approved by the following vote:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||||||||||
6,409,035 | 116,272 | 2,199 | 1,026,021 |
Proposal 3. Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2019:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||||||||||
7,478,010 | 70,881 | 4,636 | — |
Proposal 4. Approval of the second amendment to the 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||||||||||
4,384,079 | 2,140,791 | 2,636 | 1,026,021 |
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.
USA Truck, Inc. | |||||||||||
(Registrant) | |||||||||||
Date: | May 14, 2019 | /s/ Jason R. Bates | |||||||||
Jason R. Bates | |||||||||||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |