Forward Air (FWRD) 8-K Forward Air Corporation Announces Election of W. Gil West As New Independent Director

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM8-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): October 1, 2018

FORWARD AIR CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Tennessee	000-22490	62-1120025
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1915 Snapps Ferry Road, Bldg N Greeneville, Tennessee	37745
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 1, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Forward Air Corporation (the “Company”) elected W. Gil West to the Board of Directors, effective October 2, 2018. Mr. West will serve until the next annual meeting of the Company’s shareholders.

Mr. West, 57, has been the Chief Operating Officer of Delta Air Lines, Inc. since March 2014. He previously served as Delta’s Senior Vice President – Airport Customer Service and Technical Operations from March 2008 to March 2014. Prior to that, Mr. West served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Laidlaw Transit Services, and held leadership roles at Northwest Airlines, United Airlines and the Boeing Company. Mr. West graduated from North Carolina State University where he earned a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree and later graduated from National University, San Diego where he received a Master of Business Administration.

The Board has determined that Mr. West is an independent director under applicable Nasdaq rules. There are no arrangements between Mr. West and any other persons with respect to his appointment as director. Neither Mr. West nor any immediate family member of Mr. West has been a participant in any transaction or currently proposed transaction with the Company that is reportable under Item 404(a) of RegulationS-K.

Mr. West will receive compensation for his services as a member of the Board in accordance with the Company’s standard compensation program fornon-management directors. In connection with his appointment to the Board and pursuant to the Company’s Amended and RestatedNon-Employee Director Stock Plan, the Company will grant Mr. West 1,165 restricted shares effective October 2, 2018 that will vest on the earlier of: (i) the day immediately prior to the first annual meeting of the Company’s shareholders that occurs after the grant date or (ii) October 2, 2019.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being furnished as part of this Current Report.

No.	Exhibit
99.1	Press Release, dated October 1, 2018

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 hereunto duly authorized.

	FORWARD AIR CORPORATION
Date: October 1, 2018	By:	/s/ Michael J. Morris
		Michael J. Morris Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer