jbht20210422

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 22, 2021

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 22, 2021. Proxies for the meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The following three matters were included in our proxy dated March 18, 2021 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		89,484,601		3,364,654		43,713		4,122,993
Francesca M. Edwardson		90,633,812		2,119,487		139,669		4,122,993
Wayne Garrison		85,752,615		7,099,180		41,173		4,122,993
Sharilyn S. Gasaway		89,216,094		3,641,510		35,364		4,122,993
Gary C. George		81,363,063		11,486,987		42,917		4,122,993
Thad Hill		91,882,681		833,210		177,077		4,122,993
J. Bryan Hunt, Jr.		81,089,104		10,598,571		1,205,292		4,122,993
Gale V. King		90,399,602		2,224,555		268,811		4,122,993
John N. Roberts, III		90,601,135		2,250,982		40,850		4,122,993
James L. Robo		76,567,618		15,120,161		1,205,189		4,122,993
Kirk Thompson		86,043,172		6,804,953		44,842		4,122,993

2. To consider and approve an advisory resolution regarding the Company’s compensation of its named executive officers:

For			89,854,076
Against			2,971,683
Abstain			67,209
Non Votes			4,122,993

3. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2021 calendar year:

For			95,903,270
Against			1,081,210
Abstain			31,481
Non Votes			-

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 22nd day of April 2021.

	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
		Chief Financial Officer,
		Executive Vice President
		(Principal Financial Officer)