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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","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912728/000162828026043864/0001628280-26-043864-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-06-17"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"79aa093601da801bc7c54a4e71e719ade794bf01","claim":"FORWARD AIR CORP shareholders approved Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers at the 2026-06-17 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"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","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912728/000162828026043864/0001628280-26-043864-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-06-17"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"a3e12d1e81c847dad6a7eaf7f56372474f4e9a74","claim":"FORWARD AIR CORP shareholders approved Approval of an Amendment to the 2025 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan at the 2026-06-17 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"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","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912728/000162828026043864/0001628280-26-043864-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"equity plan"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-06-17"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). 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