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
AUGUST 20, 2004
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
SMITHWAY MOTOR XPRESS CORP.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
NEVADA 000-20793 42-1433844
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(State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
2031 QUAIL AVENUE,
FORT DODGE, IOWA 50501
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(515) 576-7418
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
(d) On August 20, 2004, Smithway Motor Xpress Corp. (the "Company")
announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") elected Dr. Labh S. Hira,
dean of the College of Business at Iowa State University, as a director of the
Company on August 20, 2004. The Board also appointed Dr. Hira to the Audit
Committee and Compensation Committee of the Board.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
See the Company's press release announcing the election of Dr. Hira dated August
20, 2004, which is furnished as Exhibit 99 hereto.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibit.
99 Press Release dated August 20, 2004
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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.
SMITHWAY MOTOR XPRESS CORP.
Date: August 24, 2004 /s/ Douglas C. Sandvig
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Douglas C. Sandvig
Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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No. Description Manner of Filing
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99 Press Release dated August 20, 2004................. Filed Electronically
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