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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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) May 9, 2013

 

 

Swift Transportation Company

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35007   20-5589597

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

2200 South 75th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona   85043
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(602) 269-9700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 8, 2013, Swift Transportation Company (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders at 8:00 am local time at the Company’s headquarters, 2200 S. 75th Ave., Phoenix, Arizona 85043. The following matters were voted upon at the meeting:

Proposal No. 1

The Company’s stockholders elected five individuals to the Company’s Board of Directors:

 

Name

  

    Votes For    

  

Votes

    Withheld    

    

Broker Non-

    Votes    

William Post

   159,924,331      15,343,092       7,213,255

Jerry Moyes

   174,737,555      529,868       7,213,255

Richard Dozer

   159,650,433      15,616,990       7,213,255

David Vander Ploeg

   159,922,976      15,344,447       7,213,255

Glenn Brown

   159,921,041      15,346,382       7,213,255

Proposal No. 2

The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by the votes set forth in the table below.

 

    Votes For    

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

174,845,994

  348,002   73,427   7,213,255

Proposal No. 3

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG, LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year 2013.

 

    Votes For    

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

182,033,889

  355,064   91,725   0

 

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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.

Dated: May 9, 2013

 

SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY

/s/ James Fry

By:  

James Fry

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

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