J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC. (NASDAQ:JBHT) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC. (NASDAQ:JBHT) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

ITEM 5.07.

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY
HOLDERS

Our Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on April 20, 2017.
Proxies for the meeting were solicited to Regulation 14A of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The following six matters were
included in our proxy dated March 9, 2017 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

82,435,000 17,604,136 53,920 6,154,024

Francesca M. Edwardson

97,697,946 2,348,297 46,813 6,154,024

Wayne Garrison

96,050,495 3,847,329 195,232 6,154,024

Sharilyn S. Gasaway

82,541,342 17,519,845 31,869 6,154,024

Gary C. George

94,839,810 5,089,709 163,537 6,154,024

Bryan Hunt

91,387,708 8,505,168 200,180 6,154,024

Coleman H. Peterson

96,855,288 3,088,943 148,825 6,154,024

John N. Roberts, III

98,618,498 1,154,041 320,517 6,154,024

James L. Robo

80,841,823 19,123,766 127,467 6,154,024

Kirk Thompson

96,078,216 3,816,732 198,108 6,154,024

2.

To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve the
Companys Third Amended and Restated Management Incentive
Plan, including the material terms of the performance goals
under such plan to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue
Code, as amended:

For

97,565,927

Against

2,406,920

Abstain

120,209

Non Votes

6,154,024

3.

To consider and approve an advisory resolution regarding
the Companys compensation of its named executive officers:

For

98,410,724

Against

1,400,189

Abstain

282,143

Non Votes

6,154,024

4.

Consider and vote on an advisory basis, the frequency of a
stockholder advisory vote on the Companys compensation of
its named executive officers:

1 Year

93,302,510

2 Years

584,205

3 Years

6,062,358

Abstain

143,983

Non Votes

6,154,024

5.

To ratify the appointment of Ernst Young LLP as the
Companys independent registered public accounting firm for
the 2017 calendar year:

For

80,563,582

Against

25,449,730

Abstain

233,768

Non Votes

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6.

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 that could not be
deducted under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code:

For

23,804,861

Against

74,090,927

Abstain

2,197,268

Non Votes

6,154,024

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

Based on the results of Proposal 5 regarding the frequency of
future stockholder advisory votes on the Companys compensation of
its named executive officers, our Board of Directors has
determined that the Company shall hold future stockholder
advisory votes on named executive officer compensation every
year, until the next advisory vote on the frequency of such
votes, which will occur no later than our annual meeting of
stockholders in 2023.

ITEM 7.01.

REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

The following information shall not be deemed filed for purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by
specific reference in such filing.

On April 20, 2017, we issued a news release announcing the
declaration of a regular quarterly dividend of $0.23 per common
share payable to stockholders of record on May 5, 2017. The
dividend will be paid on May 19, 2017. Also on April 20, 2017, in
the same news release, we announced that our Board of Directors
adopted a new share repurchase program authorizing the repurchase
of $500 million of the Companys common stock.

A copy of the news release is furnished as an exhibit to this
Form 8-K.

ITEM 9.01.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ANDEXHIBITS

(d)

Exhibits.

99.1

News release issued by J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
on April 20, 2017 announcing declaration of a dividend and
a share repurchase program.


About J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC. (NASDAQ:JBHT)

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. is a surface transportation, delivery, and logistics company in North America. The Company segments include Intermodal (JBI), Dedicated Contract Services (DCS), Integrated Capacity Solutions (ICS) and Truck (JBT). The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides transportation and delivery services to a range of customers and consumers throughout the continental United States, Canada and Mexico. The JBI segment draws on the intermodal services of rail carriers for the underlying linehaul movement of its equipment between rail ramps. Its DCS segment focuses on private fleet conversion and creation in replenishment, specialized equipment and final-mile delivery services. Its ICS segment provides traditional freight brokerage and transportation logistics solutions to customers through relationships with third-party carriers and integration. Its JBT segment offers full-load, dry-van freight, utilizing tractors operating over roads and highways.

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