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HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC. 2024-2025 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 9, 2025 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.

9Ballot items
228Asset managers
2,384Fund votes
May 8, 2025Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of May 8, 2025: 9 items on HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 9, 2025: 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

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026

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Official 2024-2025 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 9, 2025 (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 8, 2025
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Support (of votes cast)	Reported outcome	Voting standard
Elect Director: Michael J. Gerdin	68,032,657	--	--	1,132,310	3,537,685	98%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Dr. Benjamin J. Allen	61,239,642	--	--	7,925,325	3,537,685	89%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: James G. Pratt	67,933,548	--	--	1,231,419	3,537,685	98%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Brenda S. Neville	61,957,030	--	--	7,207,937	3,537,685	90%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: David P. Millis	68,265,306	--	--	899,661	3,537,685	99%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Dr. Brenda M. Lantz	67,538,886	--	--	1,626,081	3,537,685	98%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Amanda M. Hupfeld	69,030,884	--	--	134,083	3,537,685	99.8%	Not verified	—
The voting tabulation on the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2025 was as follows:	72,213,078	451,628	37,946	--	--	99.3%	Not verified	—
The voting tabulation on the non-binding advisory vote on named executive officer compensation was as follows:	67,340,368	1,797,600	26,999	--	3,537,685	97%	Not verified	—

Source: HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 9, 2025 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC. 2024-2025 meeting

Each item below shows how the 228 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: Amanda M. Hupfeld

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.8% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.8%

FOR: 69,030,884WITHHELD: 134,083

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 69 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: A. Hupfeld

HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Amanda M. Hupfeld”): 69,030,884 for, 134,083 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 9, 2025 (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: 99.8% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 69 asset managers below reported 22,429,693 for, 17,154 withheld, 0 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 22,429,693ABSTAIN: 0WITHHOLD: 17,154

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: A. Hupfeld” at HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
BlackRock	4,996,310	For
Vanguard	4,791,669	For
Dimensional	3,161,712	For
American Century	1,171,016	For
Fidelity	1,056,769	For
Charles Schwab	863,956	For
State Street	809,726	For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	645,166	For
TIAA	567,193	For
BNY Mellon	442,744	For
EA Series Trust	360,105	For
Series Portfolios Trust	325,332	For
Keeley Funds, Inc.	321,820	For
Columbia Threadneedle	314,076	For
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST	270,178	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	235,000	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	192,000	For
Invesco	173,504	For
WisdomTree	153,537	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	148,200	For
Principal	135,745	For
Nationwide	133,068	For
Prudential/PGIM	114,294	For
Equitable	111,271	For
Jackson National	94,987	For

Showing the 25 largest of 69 asset managers. See all 69 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Dr. Benjamin J. Allen

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

89% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 89%

FOR: 61,239,642WITHHELD: 7,925,325

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 69 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”): 61,239,642 for, 7,925,325 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 9, 2025 (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: 89% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 69 asset managers below reported 17,196,912 for, 141,922 withheld, 5,108,013 abstained.

FORABSTAIN

FOR: 17,196,912ABSTAIN: 5,108,013WITHHOLD: 141,922

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: B. Allen” at HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
BlackRock	0	4,996,310	0	Abstain
Vanguard	4,791,668	1	0	For
Dimensional	3,161,712	0	0	For
American Century	1,171,016	0	0	For
Fidelity	1,044,671	0	12,098	For
Charles Schwab	863,956	0	0	For
State Street	809,676	0	50	For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	645,166	0	0	For
TIAA	567,193	0	0	For
BNY Mellon	442,744	0	0	For
EA Series Trust	360,105	0	0	For
Series Portfolios Trust	325,332	0	0	For
Keeley Funds, Inc.	321,820	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	314,076	0	0	For
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST	260,434	0	9,744	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	235,000	0	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	192,000	0	0	For
Invesco	173,504	0	0	For
WisdomTree	153,537	0	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	148,200	0	0	For
Principal	135,745	0	0	For
Nationwide	121,109	0	11,959	Mixed
Prudential/PGIM	114,294	0	0	For
Equitable	38,075	0	73,196	Mixed
Jackson National	94,987	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 69 asset managers. See all 69 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Dr. Brenda M. Lantz

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 67,538,886WITHHELD: 1,626,081

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 69 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”): 67,538,886 for, 1,626,081 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 9, 2025 (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 69 asset managers below reported 21,471,131 for, 615,608 withheld, 360,108 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 21,471,131ABSTAIN: 360,108WITHHOLD: 615,608

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: B. Lantz” at HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
BlackRock	4,996,310	0	0	For
Vanguard	4,791,666	3	0	For
Dimensional	3,161,712	0	0	For
American Century	1,171,016	0	0	For
Fidelity	1,030,131	0	26,638	For
Charles Schwab	863,956	0	0	For
State Street	809,726	0	0	For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	645,166	0	0	For
TIAA	0	0	567,193	Withhold
BNY Mellon	442,744	0	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	360,105	0	Abstain
Series Portfolios Trust	325,332	0	0	For
Keeley Funds, Inc.	321,820	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	314,076	0	0	For
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST	270,178	0	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	235,000	0	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	192,000	0	0	For
Invesco	173,504	0	0	For
WisdomTree	153,537	0	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	148,200	0	0	For
Principal	135,745	0	0	For
Nationwide	133,068	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	114,294	0	0	For
Equitable	111,271	0	0	For
Jackson National	94,987	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 69 asset managers. See all 69 in the interactive database.

4. Elect Director: Brenda S. Neville

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

90% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 90%

FOR: 61,957,030WITHHELD: 7,207,937

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 69 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”): 61,957,030 for, 7,207,937 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 9, 2025 (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 + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 69 asset managers below reported 17,563,883 for, 4,499,399 withheld, 383,565 abstained.

FORWITHHOLD

FOR: 17,563,883ABSTAIN: 383,565WITHHOLD: 4,499,399

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: B. Neville” at HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
BlackRock	4,996,310	0	0	For
Vanguard	4,790,635	11	1,023	For
Dimensional	0	0	3,161,712	Withhold
American Century	1,171,016	0	0	For
Fidelity	1,030,131	0	26,638	For
Charles Schwab	863,956	0	0	For
State Street	809,726	0	0	For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	645,166	0	0	For
TIAA	0	0	567,193	Withhold
BNY Mellon	49,290	0	393,454	Mixed
EA Series Trust	0	360,105	0	Abstain
Series Portfolios Trust	325,332	0	0	For
Keeley Funds, Inc.	321,820	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	314,076	0	0	For
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST	270,178	0	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	235,000	0	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	192,000	0	0	For
Invesco	0	0	173,504	Withhold
WisdomTree	153,537	0	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	148,200	0	0	For
Principal	135,745	0	0	For
Nationwide	133,068	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	101,484	0	12,810	Mixed
Equitable	111,271	0	0	For
Jackson National	77,910	17,077	0	Mixed

Showing the 25 largest of 69 asset managers. See all 69 in the interactive database.

5. Elect Director: David P. Millis

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 68,265,306WITHHELD: 899,661

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 69 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”): 68,265,306 for, 899,661 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 9, 2025 (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 69 asset managers below reported 22,148,905 for, 220,031 withheld, 77,912 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 22,148,905ABSTAIN: 77,912WITHHOLD: 220,031

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: D. Millis” at HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
BlackRock	4,996,310	0	0	For
Vanguard	4,791,667	2	0	For
Dimensional	3,161,712	0	0	For
American Century	1,171,016	0	0	For
Fidelity	1,056,769	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	863,956	0	0	For
State Street	809,676	0	50	For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	645,166	0	0	For
TIAA	567,193	0	0	For
BNY Mellon	393,454	0	49,290	Mixed
EA Series Trust	360,105	0	0	For
Series Portfolios Trust	325,332	0	0	For
Keeley Funds, Inc.	321,820	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	314,076	0	0	For
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST	270,178	0	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	235,000	0	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	192,000	0	0	For
Invesco	173,504	0	0	For
WisdomTree	0	0	153,537	Withhold
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	148,200	0	0	For
Principal	135,745	0	0	For
Nationwide	133,068	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	114,294	0	0	For
Equitable	111,271	0	0	For
Jackson National	17,077	77,910	0	Mixed

Showing the 25 largest of 69 asset managers. See all 69 in the interactive database.

6. Elect Director: James G. Pratt

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 67,933,548WITHHELD: 1,231,419

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 69 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”): 67,933,548 for, 1,231,419 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 9, 2025 (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 69 asset managers below reported 22,419,726 for, 27,120 withheld, 1 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 22,419,726ABSTAIN: 1WITHHOLD: 27,120

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: J. Pratt” at HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
BlackRock	4,996,310	0	0	For
Vanguard	4,791,668	1	0	For
Dimensional	3,161,712	0	0	For
American Century	1,171,016	0	0	For
Fidelity	1,056,769	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	863,956	0	0	For
State Street	809,676	0	50	For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	645,166	0	0	For
TIAA	567,193	0	0	For
BNY Mellon	442,744	0	0	For
EA Series Trust	360,105	0	0	For
Series Portfolios Trust	325,332	0	0	For
Keeley Funds, Inc.	321,820	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	314,076	0	0	For
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST	260,434	0	9,744	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	235,000	0	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	192,000	0	0	For
Invesco	173,504	0	0	For
WisdomTree	153,537	0	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	148,200	0	0	For
Principal	135,745	0	0	For
Nationwide	133,068	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	114,294	0	0	For
Equitable	111,271	0	0	For
Jackson National	94,987	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 69 asset managers. See all 69 in the interactive database.

7. Elect Director: Michael J. Gerdin

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 68,032,657WITHHELD: 1,132,310

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 69 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”): 68,032,657 for, 1,132,310 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 9, 2025 (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 69 asset managers below reported 22,041,270 for, 45,470 withheld, 360,107 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 22,041,270ABSTAIN: 360,107WITHHOLD: 45,470

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: M. Gerdin” at HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
BlackRock	4,996,310	0	0	For
Vanguard	4,791,667	2	0	For
Dimensional	3,161,712	0	0	For
American Century	1,171,016	0	0	For
Fidelity	1,056,769	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	863,956	0	0	For
State Street	809,676	0	50	For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	645,166	0	0	For
TIAA	567,193	0	0	For
BNY Mellon	442,744	0	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	360,105	0	Abstain
Series Portfolios Trust	325,332	0	0	For
Keeley Funds, Inc.	321,820	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	314,076	0	0	For
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST	260,434	0	9,744	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	235,000	0	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	192,000	0	0	For
Invesco	173,504	0	0	For
WisdomTree	153,537	0	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	148,200	0	0	For
Principal	135,745	0	0	For
Nationwide	133,068	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	114,294	0	0	For
Equitable	111,271	0	0	For
Jackson National	94,987	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 69 asset managers. See all 69 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 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 67,340,368AGAINST: 1,797,600

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 228 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:”): 67,340,368 for, 1,797,600 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 9, 2025 (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 + 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: 70 asset managers voting on “Advisory, non-binding vote, on executive compensation.” at HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
BlackRock	4,996,310	0	For
Vanguard	4,791,668	1	For
Dimensional	3,161,712	0	For
American Century	0	1,171,016	Against
Fidelity	1,056,769	0	For
Charles Schwab	863,956	0	For
State Street	809,726	0	For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	645,166	0	For
TIAA	567,193	0	For
BNY Mellon	442,744	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	360,105	Against
Series Portfolios Trust	325,332	0	For
Keeley Funds, Inc.	321,820	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	314,076	0	For
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST	270,178	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	235,000	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	192,000	0	For
Invesco	173,504	0	For
WisdomTree	153,537	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	148,200	0	For
Principal	135,745	0	For
Nationwide	133,068	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	114,294	0	For
Equitable	111,271	0	For
Jackson National	94,987	0	For

Fund voting reports, all 70 managers: 20,887,314 for, 1,587,415 against, 0 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 178 asset managers voting on “Advisory, non-binding vote, on executive compensation.” at HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
State Street	1,739,709	0	For
BlackRock	1,603,651	0	For
American Century	0	1,207,993	Against
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	1,133,250	0	For
325 CAPITAL LLC	1,079,922	0	For
Charles Schwab	939,523	0	For
First Eagle Investment Management, LLC	730,368	0	For
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	725,741	0	For
GATE CITY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	602,193	0	For
Nuveen	568,463	0	For
Invesco	549,922	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	469,460	0	For
Newton Investment Management North America, LLC	408,732	0	For
Northern Trust	402,665	0	For
Two Sigma	400,550	0	For
Dimensional	368,476	0	For
JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC	326,690	0	For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	291,934	0	For
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC	241,990	0	For
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	235,000	0	For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC	225,492	0	For
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS	221,664	0	For
Vanguard	155,689	0	For
Citadel	145,707	0	For
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System	81,879	0	For

Institutional-manager reports, all 178 managers: 15,620,867 for, 1,221,002 against. 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 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.3% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.3%

FOR: 72,213,078AGAINST: 451,628

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 69 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 2025.

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 2025 was as follows:”): 72,213,078 for, 451,628 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 9, 2025 (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: 99.3% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 69 asset managers below reported 22,069,415 for, 377,432 against, 0 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 22,069,415AGAINST: 377,432ABSTAIN: 0

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., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
BlackRock	4,996,310	0	For
Vanguard	4,791,668	1	For
Dimensional	3,161,712	0	For
American Century	1,171,016	0	For
Fidelity	1,056,769	0	For
Charles Schwab	863,956	0	For
State Street	809,726	0	For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	645,166	0	For
TIAA	567,193	0	For
BNY Mellon	442,744	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	360,105	Against
Series Portfolios Trust	325,332	0	For
Keeley Funds, Inc.	321,820	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	314,076	0	For
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST	270,178	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	235,000	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	192,000	0	For
Invesco	173,504	0	For
WisdomTree	153,537	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	148,200	0	For
Principal	135,745	0	For
Nationwide	133,068	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	114,294	0	For
Equitable	111,271	0	For
Jackson National	94,987	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 69 asset managers. See all 69 in the interactive database.

Largest HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC. shareholders voting in 2024-2025

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 78,542,000 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.”, 2024-2025
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	BlackRock	6.36%
2	Vanguard	6.10%
3	Dimensional	4.03%
4	American Century	1.49%
5	Fidelity	1.35%
6	Charles Schwab	1.10%
7	State Street	1.03%
8	FIRST EAGLE FUNDS	0.82%
9	TIAA	0.72%
10	BNY Mellon	0.56%

Institutional-manager reports: top HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC. shareholders by shares voted on “Advisory, non-binding vote, on executive compensation.”, 2024-2025
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	State Street	2.22%
2	BlackRock	2.04%
3	American Century	1.54%
4	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	1.44%
5	325 CAPITAL LLC	1.37%
6	Charles Schwab	1.20%
7	First Eagle Investment Management, LLC	0.93%
8	ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	0.92%
9	GATE CITY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	0.77%
10	Nuveen	0.72%

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 2024-2025 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
GERDIN MICHAEL J	40.68%	13D
Durr Julie J	21.57%	13G
BlackRock	8.65%	13F
Vanguard Group	6.22%	13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors	4.73%	13F
State Street	2.44%	13F
Geode Capital	1.42%	13F
Charles Schwab	1.22%	13F
BNY Mellon	0.92%	13F
Invesco	0.70%	13F

Percentages above are of 78,542,000 shares outstanding, as reported by HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC. on its Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2025 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 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, 2025. 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 8, 2025, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 228 asset managers reported how they voted on 9 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 2,384 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Advisory, non-binding vote, on executive compensation. — FOR was 97% 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 9, 2025.

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