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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 23, 2020
 
 
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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
 
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
JBHT
NASDAQ
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
Emerging growth company ☐
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
 
 
 
 
ITEM 5.07.
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
 
Our Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on April 23, 2020. Proxies for the meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The following five matters were included in our proxy dated March 12, 2020 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     93,274,439       1,523,519       160,803       5,557,650  
Francesca M. Edwardson     93,639,509       1,209,852       109,400       5,557,650  
Wayne Garrison     90,354,888       4,390,628       213,245       5,557,650  
Sharilyn S. Gasaway     92,833,914       2,007,682       117,165       5,557,650  
Gary C. George     88,255,401       6,541,987       161,373       5,557,650  
Bryan Hunt     85,697,124       9,049,787       211,850       5,557,650  
Gale V. King     93,840,680       975,284       142,797       5,557,650  
John N. Roberts, III     92,952,021       1,728,519       278,221       5,557,650  
James L. Robo     87,194,665       7,653,784       110,312       5,557,650  
Kirk Thompson     89,925,005       4,822,890       210,866       5,557,650  
 
 
2. To consider and approve an advisory resolution regarding the Company’s compensation of its named executive officers:     
 
For     93,150,819  
Against     1,629,233  
Abstain     178,709  
Non Votes     5,557,650  
 
 
3. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2020 calendar year:     
 
For     99,211,070  
Against     1,221,857  
Abstain     83,484  
Non Votes     -  
   
 
 
 
4.
To consider and vote upon a stockholder proposal requesting the Company to prepare and disclose a report of the Company's political contributions policy and political contributions made by the Company:
 
For     50,285,393  
Against     44,322,756  
Abstain     350,612  
Non Votes     5,557,650  
 
 
5.
To consider and vote upon a stockholder proposal requesting the Company to prepare and disclose a report describing if and how the Company plans to reduce its total contribution to climate change:
 
For     51,531,779  
Against     43,037,870  
Abstain     389,112  
Non Votes     5,557,650  
 
 
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 24th day of April 2020.
 
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/ John Kuhlow  
    John Kuhlow  
    Senior Vice President, Controller,  
    Chief Accounting Officer, and Interim  
    Chief Financial Officer   
    (Principal Financial Officer)