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Issuer:     LANDSTAR SYSTEM INC (LSTR)
CIK:        0000853816
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-10-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-258044
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.25
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Landstar elects two new independent directors; board expands to ten
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- Barr Blanton and Melanie Housey Hart elected to Landstar board effective Oct 31, 2025; terms expire at 2026 annual meeting.
- Board size expanded from eight to ten members; both appointees deemed independent and financially literate.
- Each new director receives prorated restricted stock award valued at ~$80,959 and $100k annual director fee prorated.
- Both appointed to Audit, Compensation, Governance, Safety/Risk, and Strategic Planning committees.
- Melanie Housey Hart designated as audit committee financial expert under SEC rules.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/853816/000119312525258044/0001193125-25-258044-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/853816/000119312525258044/d85181d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-258044

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