8-K
filed June 17, 2026, 4:01 PM ET
ticker FWRD
CIK 0000912728
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confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.15
Forward Air shareholders elect 5 directors, ratify KPMG, approve equity plan
FORWARD AIR CORP
- Five directors elected: Dale Boyles, Christine Gorjanc, Jerome Lorrain, Shawn Stewart, Paul Svindland.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 24.8M for vs 1.1M against.
- Ratification of KPMG as auditor for 2026: 30.5M for, 145k against.
- Amendment to 2025 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan approved with 21.8M for, 3.8M against.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
FORWARD AIR CORP shareholders approved Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the 2026 Fiscal Year at the 2026-06-17 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-17
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 3: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the 2026 Fiscal Year The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2026 fiscal year, as set forth below: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 30,503,398 145,356 76,685
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
FORWARD AIR CORP shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-06-17 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-17
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 1: Election of Directors The Company’s stockholders elected five individuals to the Board of Directors, as set forth below: Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Dale W. Boyles 21,374,787 4,676,500 4,674,152 Christine M. Gorjanc 21,556,278 4,495,009 4,674,152 Jerome Lorrain 21,499,588 4,551,699 4,674,152 Shawn Stewart 25,370,833 680,454 4,674,152 Paul Svindland 21,569,237 4,482,050 4,674,152
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
FORWARD AIR CORP shareholders approved Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers at the 2026-06-17 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-17
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers The Company’s stockholders voted to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as set forth below: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 24,784,242 1,130,305 136,740 4,674,152
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
FORWARD AIR CORP shareholders approved Approval of an Amendment to the 2025 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan at the 2026-06-17 meeting.
- Proposal
- equity plan
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-17
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 4: Approval of an Amendment to the 2025 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan The Company’s stockholders voted to approve an amendment to the Company’s 2025 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, as set forth below: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 21,834,532 3,752,547 464,208 4,674,152
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