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HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.

9Ballot items
223Asset managers
2,476Fund votes
May 9, 2024Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of May 9, 2024: 9 items on HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 14, 2024: 9 without a stated outcome.

Material dissent

None.

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

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Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC.

These tallies are HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held May 9, 2024
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Support (of votes cast)	Reported outcome	Voting standard
Elect Director: Michael J. Gerdin	73,279,401	--	--	1,332,313	2,017,913	98%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Dr. Benjamin J. Allen	73,706,901	--	--	904,813	2,017,913	99%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: James G. Pratt	73,707,104	--	--	904,610	2,017,913	99%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Brenda S. Neville	61,158,893	--	--	13,452,821	2,017,913	82%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Michael J. Sullivan	72,560,319	--	--	2,051,395	2,017,913	97%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: David P. Millis	73,402,037	--	--	1,209,677	2,017,913	98%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Dr. Brenda M. Lantz	74,022,546	--	--	589,168	2,017,913	99.2%	Not verified	—
The voting tabulation on the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2024 was as follows:	76,356,722	251,869	21,036	--	--	99.6%	Not verified	—
The voting tabulation on the non-binding advisory vote on named executive officer compensation was as follows:	66,884,218	7,702,497	24,999	--	2,017,913	90%	Not verified	—

Source: HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 14, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC. 2023-2024 meeting

Each item below shows how the 223 asset managers that disclosed a HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.

1. Elect Director: Dr. Benjamin J. Allen

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 73,706,901WITHHELD: 904,813

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 71 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: B. Allen

HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Dr. Benjamin J. Allen”): 73,706,901 for, 904,813 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 71 asset managers below reported 29,420,878 for, 20,933 withheld, 1,577 abstained, 250,000 not voted, 1,407 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 29,420,878ABSTAIN: 1,577WITHHOLD: 20,933NOT VOTED: 250,000UNKNOWN: 1,407

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: B. Allen” at HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	6,697,899	0	For
American Century	5,552,755	0	For
BlackRock	5,397,354	0	For
Dimensional	2,892,775	0	For
Fidelity	1,138,310	0	For
State Street	890,672	261	For
BNY Mellon	757,545	0	For
MERIDIAN FUND INC	717,940	0	For
Charles Schwab	714,982	0	For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	601,998	0	For
Equitable	320,229	0	For
Invesco	284,960	0	For
HEARTLAND GROUP INC	0	0	Not Voted
First Trust	246,274	0	For
TIAA	234,663	0	For
Northwestern Mutual	227,685	0	For
EA Series Trust	222,512	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	215,158	0	For
Principal	204,463	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	198,000	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	182,300	0	For
Lincoln Financial	181,699	0	For
Keeley Funds, Inc.	177,513	0	For
AMG FUNDS	147,439	0	For
WisdomTree	133,881	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 71 asset managers. See all 71 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Dr. Brenda M. Lantz

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.2% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.2%

FOR: 74,022,546WITHHELD: 589,168

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 71 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: B. Lantz

HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Dr. Brenda M. Lantz”): 74,022,546 for, 589,168 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.2% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 71 asset managers below reported 29,200,219 for, 20,657 withheld, 222,512 abstained, 250,000 not voted, 1,407 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 29,200,219ABSTAIN: 222,512WITHHOLD: 20,657NOT VOTED: 250,000UNKNOWN: 1,407

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: B. Lantz” at HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	6,697,899	0	For
American Century	5,552,755	0	For
BlackRock	5,397,354	0	For
Dimensional	2,892,775	0	For
Fidelity	1,138,310	0	For
State Street	890,933	0	For
BNY Mellon	757,545	0	For
MERIDIAN FUND INC	717,940	0	For
Charles Schwab	714,982	0	For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	601,998	0	For
Equitable	320,229	0	For
Invesco	284,960	0	For
HEARTLAND GROUP INC	0	0	Not Voted
First Trust	246,274	0	For
TIAA	234,663	0	For
Northwestern Mutual	227,685	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	222,512	Abstain
Columbia Threadneedle	215,158	0	For
Principal	204,463	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	198,000	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	182,300	0	For
Lincoln Financial	181,699	0	For
Keeley Funds, Inc.	177,513	0	For
AMG FUNDS	147,439	0	For
WisdomTree	133,881	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 71 asset managers. See all 71 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Brenda S. Neville

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

82% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 82%WITHHELD

FOR: 61,158,893WITHHELD: 13,452,821

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 71 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: B. Neville

HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Brenda S. Neville”): 61,158,893 for, 13,452,821 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 82% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 71 asset managers below reported 20,424,303 for, 8,716,954 withheld, 302,131 abstained, 250,000 not voted, 1,407 unknown.

FORWITHHOLD

FOR: 20,424,303ABSTAIN: 302,131WITHHOLD: 8,716,954NOT VOTED: 250,000UNKNOWN: 1,407

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: B. Neville” at HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	5,156,099	0	1,541,800	Mixed
American Century	5,552,755	0	0	For
BlackRock	5,397,354	0	0	For
Dimensional	0	0	2,892,775	Withhold
Fidelity	1,028,484	0	109,826	Mixed
State Street	723	0	890,210	Withhold
BNY Mellon	757,545	0	0	For
MERIDIAN FUND INC	0	0	717,940	Withhold
Charles Schwab	0	0	714,982	Withhold
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	601,998	0	0	For
Equitable	267,454	0	52,775	Mixed
Invesco	0	0	284,960	Withhold
HEARTLAND GROUP INC	0	0	0	Not Voted
First Trust	246,274	0	0	For
TIAA	0	0	234,663	Withhold
Northwestern Mutual	227,685	0	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	222,512	0	Abstain
Columbia Threadneedle	215,158	0	0	For
Principal	0	0	204,463	Withhold
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	0	0	198,000	Withhold
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	0	0	182,300	Withhold
Lincoln Financial	125,005	0	56,694	Mixed
Keeley Funds, Inc.	0	0	177,513	Withhold
AMG FUNDS	147,439	0	0	For
WisdomTree	133,881	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 71 asset managers. See all 71 in the interactive database.

4. Elect Director: David P. Millis

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 73,402,037WITHHELD: 1,209,677

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 71 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: D. Millis

HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: David P. Millis”): 73,402,037 for, 1,209,677 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 71 asset managers below reported 29,103,271 for, 239,962 withheld, 100,155 abstained, 250,000 not voted, 1,407 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 29,103,271ABSTAIN: 100,155WITHHOLD: 239,962NOT VOTED: 250,000UNKNOWN: 1,407

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: D. Millis” at HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	6,697,899	0	For
American Century	5,552,755	0	For
BlackRock	5,397,354	0	For
Dimensional	2,892,775	0	For
Fidelity	1,138,310	0	For
State Street	890,672	261	For
BNY Mellon	672,263	85,282	Mixed
MERIDIAN FUND INC	717,940	0	For
Charles Schwab	714,982	0	For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	601,998	0	For
Equitable	320,229	0	For
Invesco	284,960	0	For
HEARTLAND GROUP INC	0	0	Not Voted
First Trust	246,274	0	For
TIAA	234,663	0	For
Northwestern Mutual	227,685	0	For
EA Series Trust	222,512	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	215,158	0	For
Principal	204,463	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	198,000	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	182,300	0	For
Lincoln Financial	181,699	0	For
Keeley Funds, Inc.	177,513	0	For
AMG FUNDS	147,439	0	For
WisdomTree	0	133,881	Withhold

Showing the 25 largest of 71 asset managers. See all 71 in the interactive database.

5. Elect Director: James G. Pratt

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 73,707,104WITHHELD: 904,610

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 71 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: J. Pratt

HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: James G. Pratt”): 73,707,104 for, 904,610 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

The 71 asset managers below reported 29,420,878 for, 20,933 withheld, 1,577 abstained, 250,000 not voted, 1,407 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 29,420,878ABSTAIN: 1,577WITHHOLD: 20,933NOT VOTED: 250,000UNKNOWN: 1,407

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: J. Pratt” at HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	6,697,899	0	For
American Century	5,552,755	0	For
BlackRock	5,397,354	0	For
Dimensional	2,892,775	0	For
Fidelity	1,138,310	0	For
State Street	890,672	261	For
BNY Mellon	757,545	0	For
MERIDIAN FUND INC	717,940	0	For
Charles Schwab	714,982	0	For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	601,998	0	For
Equitable	320,229	0	For
Invesco	284,960	0	For
HEARTLAND GROUP INC	0	0	Not Voted
First Trust	246,274	0	For
TIAA	234,663	0	For
Northwestern Mutual	227,685	0	For
EA Series Trust	222,512	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	215,158	0	For
Principal	204,463	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	198,000	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	182,300	0	For
Lincoln Financial	181,699	0	For
Keeley Funds, Inc.	177,513	0	For
AMG FUNDS	147,439	0	For
WisdomTree	133,881	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 71 asset managers. See all 71 in the interactive database.

6. Elect Director: Michael J. Gerdin

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 73,279,401WITHHELD: 1,332,313

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 71 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: M. Gerdin

HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael J. Gerdin”): 73,279,401 for, 1,332,313 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

The 71 asset managers below reported 29,077,282 for, 142,017 withheld, 224,089 abstained, 250,000 not voted, 1,407 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 29,077,282ABSTAIN: 224,089WITHHOLD: 142,017NOT VOTED: 250,000UNKNOWN: 1,407

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: M. Gerdin” at HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	6,697,899	0	0	For
American Century	5,552,755	0	0	For
BlackRock	5,397,354	0	0	For
Dimensional	2,892,775	0	0	For
Fidelity	1,138,310	0	0	For
State Street	890,672	0	261	For
BNY Mellon	757,545	0	0	For
MERIDIAN FUND INC	717,940	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	714,982	0	0	For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	601,998	0	0	For
Equitable	320,229	0	0	For
Invesco	284,960	0	0	For
HEARTLAND GROUP INC	0	0	0	Not Voted
First Trust	246,274	0	0	For
TIAA	234,663	0	0	For
Northwestern Mutual	227,685	0	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	222,512	0	Abstain
Columbia Threadneedle	215,158	0	0	For
Principal	204,463	0	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	198,000	0	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	182,300	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	181,699	0	0	For
Keeley Funds, Inc.	177,513	0	0	For
AMG FUNDS	147,439	0	0	For
WisdomTree	133,881	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 71 asset managers. See all 71 in the interactive database.

7. Elect Director: Michael J. Sullivan

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 72,560,319WITHHELD: 2,051,395

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 71 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: M. Sullivan

HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael J. Sullivan”): 72,560,319 for, 2,051,395 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 71 asset managers below reported 28,621,910 for, 597,389 withheld, 224,089 abstained, 250,000 not voted, 1,407 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 28,621,910ABSTAIN: 224,089WITHHOLD: 597,389NOT VOTED: 250,000UNKNOWN: 1,407

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: M. Sullivan” at HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	6,697,899	0	0	For
American Century	5,552,755	0	0	For
BlackRock	5,397,354	0	0	For
Dimensional	2,892,775	0	0	For
Fidelity	1,138,310	0	0	For
State Street	890,556	0	377	For
BNY Mellon	757,545	0	0	For
MERIDIAN FUND INC	717,940	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	714,982	0	0	For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	601,998	0	0	For
Equitable	267,454	0	52,775	Mixed
Invesco	284,960	0	0	For
HEARTLAND GROUP INC	0	0	0	Not Voted
First Trust	246,274	0	0	For
TIAA	0	0	234,663	Withhold
Northwestern Mutual	210,354	0	17,331	Mixed
EA Series Trust	0	222,512	0	Abstain
Columbia Threadneedle	215,158	0	0	For
Principal	204,463	0	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	0	0	198,000	Withhold
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	182,300	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	181,699	0	0	For
Keeley Funds, Inc.	177,513	0	0	For
AMG FUNDS	147,439	0	0	For
WisdomTree	133,881	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 71 asset managers. See all 71 in the interactive database.

8. The voting tabulation on the non-binding advisory vote on named executive officer compensation was as follows:

Outcome not verified Fund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

90% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 90%

FOR: 66,884,218AGAINST: 7,702,497

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 223 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: ADVISORY, NON-BINDING VOTE, ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC.’s own tally for this item (“The voting tabulation on the non-binding advisory vote on named executive officer compensation was as follows:”): 66,884,218 for, 7,702,497 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 90% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports: 74 asset managers voting on “ADVISORY, NON-BINDING VOTE, ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.” at HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	6,697,899	0	For
American Century	0	5,552,755	Against
BlackRock	5,397,354	0	For
Dimensional	2,892,775	0	For
Fidelity	1,138,310	0	For
State Street	890,933	0	For
BNY Mellon	757,545	0	For
MERIDIAN FUND INC	717,940	0	For
Charles Schwab	714,982	0	For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	601,998	0	For
Equitable	126,645	193,584	Mixed
Invesco	284,960	0	For
HEARTLAND GROUP INC	0	0	Not Voted
First Trust	246,274	0	For
TIAA	0	234,663	Against
Northwestern Mutual	17,331	210,354	Mixed
EA Series Trust	0	222,512	Against
Columbia Threadneedle	215,158	0	For
Principal	204,463	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	198,000	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	182,300	0	For
Lincoln Financial	56,694	125,005	Mixed
Keeley Funds, Inc.	177,513	0	For
AMG FUNDS	147,439	0	For
WisdomTree	133,881	0	For

Fund voting reports, all 74 managers: 22,771,467 for, 6,701,207 against, 250,000 not voted, 1,407 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 170 asset managers voting on “ADVISORY, NON-BINDING VOTE, ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.” at HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
American Century	0	5,911,958	Against
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC	2,860,917	0	For
State Street	1,811,776	0	For
BlackRock	1,095,825	0	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	1,074,842	0	For
Newton Investment Management North America, LLC	784,203	0	For
Charles Schwab	724,273	0	For
First Eagle Investment Management, LLC	655,675	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	570,130	0	For
GW&K Investment Management, LLC	503,569	0	For
Northern Trust	410,416	0	For
Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC	407,476	0	For
Dimensional	360,766	0	For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	352,090	0	For
Ellsworth Advisors, LLC	332,288	0	For
Invesco	322,813	0	For
HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC	0	0	Not Voted
SIB LLC	245,232	0	For
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS	240,239	0	For
Nuveen	0	235,933	Against
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	198,000	0	For
BNY Mellon	102,649	0	For
NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM	92,029	0	For
SEI	90,999	0	For
Vanguard	88,296	0	For

Institutional-manager reports, all 170 managers: 14,926,279 for, 6,301,290 against, 263,686 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

9. The voting tabulation on the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public…

Outcome not verifiedAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.6% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.6%

FOR: 76,356,722AGAINST: 251,869

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 75 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF GRANT THORNTON LLP AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM OF THE COMPANY FOR 2024.

HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC.’s own tally for this item (“The voting tabulation on the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2024 was as follows:”): 76,356,722 for, 251,869 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 75 asset managers below reported 29,228,168 for, 243,184 against, 250,000 not voted, 1,407 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 29,228,168AGAINST: 243,184NOT VOTED: 250,000UNKNOWN: 1,407

Largest asset managers voting on “RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF GRANT THORNTON LLP AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM OF ” at HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	6,697,899	0	For
American Century	5,552,755	0	For
BlackRock	5,397,354	0	For
Dimensional	2,892,775	0	For
Fidelity	1,138,310	0	For
State Street	890,933	0	For
BNY Mellon	757,545	0	For
MERIDIAN FUND INC	717,940	0	For
Charles Schwab	714,982	0	For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	601,998	0	For
Equitable	320,229	0	For
Invesco	284,960	0	For
HEARTLAND GROUP INC	0	0	Not Voted
First Trust	246,274	0	For
TIAA	234,663	0	For
Northwestern Mutual	227,685	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	222,512	Against
Columbia Threadneedle	215,158	0	For
Principal	204,463	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	198,000	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	182,300	0	For
Lincoln Financial	181,699	0	For
Keeley Funds, Inc.	177,513	0	For
AMG FUNDS	147,439	0	For
WisdomTree	133,881	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 75 asset managers. See all 75 in the interactive database.

Largest HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 79,051,000 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC. shareholders by shares voted on “ADVISORY, NON-BINDING VOTE, ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.”, 2023-2024
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Vanguard	8.47%
2	American Century	7.02%
3	BlackRock	6.83%
4	Dimensional	3.66%
5	Fidelity	1.44%
6	State Street	1.13%
7	BNY Mellon	0.96%
8	MERIDIAN FUND INC	0.91%
9	Charles Schwab	0.90%
10	FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	0.76%

Institutional-manager reports: top HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC. shareholders by shares voted on “ADVISORY, NON-BINDING VOTE, ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.”, 2023-2024
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	American Century	7.48%
2	ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC	3.62%
3	State Street	2.29%
4	BlackRock	1.39%
5	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	1.36%
6	Newton Investment Management North America, LLC	0.99%
7	Charles Schwab	0.92%
8	First Eagle Investment Management, LLC	0.83%
9	HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	0.72%
10	GW&K Investment Management, LLC	0.64%

Reported HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC. holdings and ownership

As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.

HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
BlackRock	8.41%	13F
Vanguard Group	4.92%	13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors	4.32%	13F
State Street	2.42%	13F
BNY Mellon	1.65%	13F
Geode Capital	1.36%	13F
Charles Schwab	0.95%	13F
Morgan Stanley	0.84%	13F
Invesco	0.66%	13F
Northern Trust	0.61%	13F

Percentages above are of 79,051,000 shares outstanding, as reported by HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC. on its Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2024 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC.’s 10-Q dated March 31, 2024. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC.'s shareholder meeting held May 9, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 223 asset managers reported how they voted on 9 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 2,476 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — ADVISORY, NON-BINDING VOTE, ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. — FOR was 90% of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2024.

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