jbht20130425_8k.htm

 

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):

April 25, 2013


 

 

  

J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC.

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

 

 

                Arkansas

0-11757

71-0335111

(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF

(Commission File Number)

(IRS EMPLOYER

INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)

 

IDENTIFICATION NO.)

     
     

615 J.B. Hunt Corporate Drive

   

Lowell, Arkansas

72745

(479) 820-0000

(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)

(ZIP CODE)

(REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER)

 

 

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 
 

 

 

ITEM 5.07.

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

Our Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on April 25, 2013. Proxies for the meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The following two matters were included in our proxy dated March 15, 2013 and were voted upon at the annual meeting. Final vote tabulations are indicated below:

 

1.

To elect Directors for a term of one (1) year:

 

For

Against

Abstain

Non Votes

         

Douglas G. Duncan

106,518,905

901,251

107,937

4,918,873

Francesca M. Edwardson

106,443,814

974,376

109,903

4,918,873

Wayne Garrison

102,801,147

4,609,683

117,263

4,918,873

Sharilyn S. Gasaway

106,970,804

470,046

87,243

4,918,873

Gary C. George

106,514,932

930,020

83,141

4,918,873

Bryan Hunt

94,265,551

13,150,781

111,761

4,918,873

Coleman H. Peterson

106,332,294

1,045,085

150,714

4,918,873

John N. Roberts, III

106,186,849

1,219,979

121,265

4,918,873

James L. Robo

106,020,724

1,439,656

67,713

4,918,873

Kirk Thompson

102,633,619

4,775,308

119,166

4,918,873

John A. White

106,811,522

619,885

96,686

4,918,873

 

2.

To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2013 calendar year:

 

 

For

111,487,716

Against

803,432

Abstain

155,818

Non Votes

0

 

No additional business or other matters came before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

 

 

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 thereunto duly authorized on the 26th day of April 2013.

 

 

J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC.

 
       
By: /s/ John N. Roberts, III  
   

John N. Roberts, III

 
   

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

By: /s/ David G. Mee  
    David G. Mee  
   

Executive Vice President, Finance and

Administration and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer)