HEARTLAND EXPRESS, INC. (NASDAQ:HTLD) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On July 6, 2017, Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa (the “Buyer”) and Heartland Express, Inc. (the “Company”), in its capacity as guarantor, entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Interstate Distributor Co., a Washington corporation (“IDC”), and Saltchuk Resources, Inc., a Washington corporation (the “Seller”). IDC is a truckload carrier headquartered in Tacoma, Washington, providing primarily dry van truckload transportation services, including local, regional, dedicated, and transcontinentalservices.

to the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Buyer purchased all of IDC’s issued and outstanding common stock (the “Transaction”). The enterprise value at closing was approximately $113 million, subject to a post-closing invested capital true-up. The funds to pay the approximately $94 million of cash consideration payable to the Seller was funded out of the Company’s available cash. The transaction included the assumption of approximately $23 million of IDC's debt, which Heartland expects to pay off after closing, and the acquisition of $4 million of cash on IDC’s balance sheet. Tax treatment of the Transaction will be similar to tax treatment of an election under Internal Revenue Code Section 338(h)(10). The Stock Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants, and indemnification provisions.

The foregoing descriptions of the Stock Purchase Agreement and the Transaction do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Stock Purchase Agreement, a copy of which will be filed with the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017.

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

The disclosure contained in Item 1.01 above is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 6, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the Transaction. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. Certain officers of the Company plan to make a presentation to existing stockholders, securities analysts, and other interested persons concerning the Transaction. A copy of the presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Any financial statements required by this item will be filed by the Company by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K not later than 71 days after the date on which this Current Report on Form 8-K was required to be filed.

Any pro forma information required by this item will be filed by the Company by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K not later than 71 days after the date on which this Current Report on Form 8-K was required to be filed.

The information contained in Items 7.01 and 9.01 and the exhibits hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

The information contained in Items 7.01 and 9.01 hereof and Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act and such statements are subject to the safe harbor created by those sections and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Such statements are made based on the current beliefs and expectations of the Company’s management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results or events may differ from those anticipated by forward-looking statements. Please refer to various disclosures by the Company in its press releases, stockholder reports, and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for information concerning risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may affect future results.

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About HEARTLAND EXPRESS, INC. (NASDAQ:HTLD)

Heartland Express, Inc. (Heartland) is a holding company. The Company owns all of the stock of Heartland Express Inc. of Iowa, Gordon Trucking, Inc., Heartland Express Services, Inc., Heartland Express Maintenance Services, Inc. and A & M Express, Inc. It provides transportation services to shippers spanning from Washington to Florida and New England to California, as well as parts of Canada. It offers primarily asset-based transportation services in the dry van truckload market and offers temperature-controlled transportation services and non-asset based freight brokerage services. The Company, together with its subsidiaries, is a short-to-medium haul truckload carrier. The Company operates over 20 terminal facilities throughout the United States. Its tractors are equipped with mobile communication systems, which enable communication with drivers regarding freight and safety, and provide the ability to manage the needs of its customers based on real-time information on load status.