Covenant Logistics (CVLG) 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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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):

November 20, 2023

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COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	000-24960	88-0320154
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer   Identification No.)

400 Birmingham Hwy, Chattanooga, TN	37419
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(423) 821-1212

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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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
$0.01 Par Value Class A common stock	CVLG	NASDAQ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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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 November 20, 2023, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Covenant Logistics Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), approved a short-term cash incentive plan, effective January 1, 2024, for David R. Parker, M. Paul Bunn, James S. Grant, Samuel F. Hough, and Lynn Doster (the “2024 Executive Bonus Program”). Under the 2024 Executive Bonus Program, the bonus targets, expressed as a percentage of year-end annualized base salary, are as follows:

Named Executive Officer	Bonus Target
David R. Parker	100.0%
M. Paul Bunn	100.0%
James S. Grant	60.0%
Samuel F. Hough	55.0%
Lynn Doster	55.0%

Under the 2024 Executive Bonus Program, Messrs. Parker, Bunn, and Grant are eligible to earn up to 150% of their bonus target upon the attainment of certain adjusted earnings per share goals and up to 25% of their bonus target upon the attainment of a certain projects relating to the operating income and safety results of a subsidiary and other specific strategic information technology projects. Mr. Hough and Ms. Doster are eligible to earn up to 100% of their bonus target upon the attainment of certain adjusted earnings per share goals, up to 55% of their bonus target upon the attainment of certain business unit performance goals, and up to 20% of their bonus target upon the attainment of a certain key strategic projects within their respective business units.

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.

	COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP, INC.
	(Registrant)
Date: November 21, 2023	By:	/s/ James S. Grant
		James S. Grant
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer