DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
As used in this section only, the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us” refer to USA Truck Inc., excluding our subsidiaries, unless expressly stated or the context otherwise requires.
The following description is intended as a summary of our Restated and Amended Certificate of Incorporation, our Bylaws, as amended and restated, and to applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or the DGCL. The following description is only a summary of the material provisions of our capital stock, the Charter, and the Bylaws and does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of the Charter and the Bylaws. The Charter and Bylaws are incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
Authorized Capital Stock
Under our Restated and Amended Certificate of Incorporation , as amended (“Certificate of Incorporation”), our authorized capital stock consists of 30,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.01 per share. As of May 5, 2021, 8,877,300 shares of our common stock were outstanding.
Common Stock
Our common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “USAK.” Any additional common stock we issue will also be listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. Holders of common stock are entitled to receive dividends, or other distributions with respect to our outstanding shares, as may be declared from time to time by our board of directors. Holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters on which the holders of common stock are entitled to vote and do not have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of common stock will be entitled to share ratably in the assets, if any, available for distribution after payment of all creditors and the liquidation preferences on any outstanding shares on preferred stock, if any such stock is authorized. Holders of common stock have no preemptive rights to subscribe for any additional shares of any class we may issue, nor any conversion, redemption, or sinking fund rights.
Preferred Stock
Our board of directors is authorized, subject to any limitations prescribed by law, without stockholder approval, to issue from time to time up to an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, in one or more series, each series to have such rights and preferences, including voting rights, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges and liquidation preferences as our board of directors determines. The rights of the holders of common stock will be subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of holders of any preferred stock that may be issued in the future. Issuance of preferred stock, while providing desirable flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could have the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire, or of discouraging a third party from attempting to acquire, a majority of our outstanding voting stock. We currently have no shares of preferred stock outstanding and we have no present plans to issue any shares of preferred stock.
Certain Provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws
Advance Notice of Proposals and Nominations. Our Bylaws, as amended and restated (“Bylaws”) provide that stockholders must provide timely written notice to bring business before an annual meeting of stockholders or to nominate candidates for election as directors at an annual meeting of stockholders. Notice for a proposal or nomination is timely if it is delivered to or mailed and received at our principal executive offices not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of the stockholders. If, however, the annual meeting is called for a date that is not within 25 days before or after such anniversary date, notice is timely if received not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the first day on which notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting otherwise was made, whichever occurs first. The Bylaws also specify the form and content of a stockholder’s notice. These provisions may prevent stockholders