fwrd-20260617

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 17, 2026

Delaware

62-1120025

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3200 Olympus Boulevard

Suite 300

Dallas

75019

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (817) 552-5270

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

FWRD

NASDAQ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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.

On June 17, 2026, Forward Air Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders, at which the Company’s stockholders approved the proposals described in the Company’s proxy statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2026.

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

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

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

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


No.						Exhibit
104						Cover Page Interactive File (the cover page tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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 hereunto duly authorized.


	FORWARD AIR CORPORATION

Date: June 17, 2026	By:	/s/ Shawn Stewart
	Name: Title:	Shawn Stewart President and Chief Executive Officer


000-22490
(Commission File Number)