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Heartland Express, Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Heartland Express, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed May 15, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 1, 2026.

10Ballot items
214Asset managers
2,452Fund votes
May 14, 2026Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of May 14, 2026: 10 items on Heartland Express, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed May 15, 2026: 10 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 2025-2026 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 15, 2026 (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 14, 2026
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Support (of votes cast)	Reported outcome	Voting standard
Elect Director: Michael J. Gerdin	65,307,667	--	--	466,094	5,207,600	99.2%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: James G. Pratt	58,599,739	--	--	7,174,022	5,207,600	89%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Brenda S. Neville	60,073,906	--	--	5,699,855	5,207,600	91%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: David P. Millis	65,079,285	--	--	694,476	5,207,600	99%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Dr. Brenda M. Lantz	65,120,978	--	--	652,783	5,207,600	99.0%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Amanda M. Hupfeld	65,113,369	--	--	660,392	5,207,600	99%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: David P. Spalding	65,518,804	--	--	254,957	5,207,600	99.6%	Not verified	—
The voting tabulation on the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 was as follows:	70,879,115	92,083	10,163	--	--	99.8%	Not verified	—
The voting tabulation on the non-binding advisory vote on named executive officer compensation was as follows:	65,269,917	455,547	48,297	--	5,207,600	99.3%	Not verified	—
The voting tabulation on the approval of the amendment to the Heartland Express, Inc.	65,219,292	399,638	154,831	--	5,207,600	99.3%	Not verified	—

Source: Heartland Express, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 15, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the Heartland Express, Inc. 2025-2026 meeting

Each item below shows how the 214 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% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 65,113,369WITHHELD: 660,392

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 64 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”): 65,113,369 for, 660,392 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2026 (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 64 asset managers below reported 16,721,778 for, 30,566 withheld, 5 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 16,721,778ABSTAIN: 5WITHHOLD: 30,566

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: A. Hupfeld” at Heartland Express, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
BlackRock	4,783,815	0	For
Vanguard	2,744,102	5	For
American Century	1,718,273	0	For
Dimensional	1,163,008	0	For
Fidelity	1,006,002	0	For
Charles Schwab	915,700	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	868,967	0	For
State Street	755,872	0	For
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST	347,846	0	For
EA Series Trust	329,554	0	For
Series Portfolios Trust	252,428	0	For
Goldman Sachs	187,778	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	177,116	0	For
2023 ETF Series Trust	174,123	0	For
RBB Fund Trust	127,461	0	For
TIAA	120,517	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	118,900	0	For
Equitable	103,222	0	For
Jackson National	90,109	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	69,576	0	For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	54,654	0	For
Invesco	52,968	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	49,946	0	For
Pacific Life	41,400	0	For
BNY Mellon	40,205	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. See all 64 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Dr. Brenda M. Lantz

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.0% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.0%

FOR: 65,120,978WITHHELD: 652,783

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 64 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”): 65,120,978 for, 652,783 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2026 (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: 99.0% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 64 asset managers below reported 16,721,778 for, 30,566 withheld, 5 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 16,721,778ABSTAIN: 5WITHHOLD: 30,566

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: B. Lantz” at Heartland Express, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
BlackRock	4,783,815	0	For
Vanguard	2,744,102	5	For
American Century	1,718,273	0	For
Dimensional	1,163,008	0	For
Fidelity	1,006,002	0	For
Charles Schwab	915,700	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	868,967	0	For
State Street	755,872	0	For
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST	347,846	0	For
EA Series Trust	329,554	0	For
Series Portfolios Trust	252,428	0	For
Goldman Sachs	187,778	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	177,116	0	For
2023 ETF Series Trust	174,123	0	For
RBB Fund Trust	127,461	0	For
TIAA	120,517	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	118,900	0	For
Equitable	103,222	0	For
Jackson National	90,109	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	69,576	0	For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	54,654	0	For
Invesco	52,968	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	49,946	0	For
Pacific Life	41,400	0	For
BNY Mellon	40,205	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. See all 64 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Brenda S. Neville

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

91% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 91%

FOR: 60,073,906WITHHELD: 5,699,855

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 64 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”): 60,073,906 for, 5,699,855 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2026 (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: 91% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 64 asset managers below reported 14,759,483 for, 1,622,390 withheld, 370,476 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 14,759,483ABSTAIN: 370,476WITHHOLD: 1,622,390

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: B. Neville” at Heartland Express, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
BlackRock	4,783,815	0	0	For
Vanguard	2,727,841	10,696	5,570	For
American Century	1,718,273	0	0	For
Dimensional	0	0	1,163,008	Withhold
Fidelity	1,006,002	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	915,700	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	868,967	0	0	For
State Street	754,885	0	987	For
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST	347,846	0	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	329,554	0	Abstain
Series Portfolios Trust	243,748	0	8,680	For
Goldman Sachs	187,778	0	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	177,116	0	0	For
2023 ETF Series Trust	0	0	174,123	Withhold
RBB Fund Trust	126,656	0	805	For
TIAA	0	0	120,517	Withhold
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	118,900	0	0	For
Equitable	103,222	0	0	For
Jackson National	70,158	19,951	0	Mixed
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	69,576	0	0	For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	54,654	0	0	For
Invesco	0	0	52,968	Withhold
Prudential/PGIM	39,284	0	10,662	Mixed
Pacific Life	41,400	0	0	For
BNY Mellon	40,205	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. See all 64 in the interactive database.

4. 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: 65,079,285WITHHELD: 694,476

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 64 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”): 65,079,285 for, 694,476 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2026 (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 64 asset managers below reported 16,604,891 for, 66,642 withheld, 80,816 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 16,604,891ABSTAIN: 80,816WITHHOLD: 66,642

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: D. Millis” at Heartland Express, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
BlackRock	4,783,815	0	0	For
Vanguard	2,733,449	10,658	0	For
American Century	1,718,273	0	0	For
Dimensional	1,163,008	0	0	For
Fidelity	1,006,002	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	915,700	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	868,967	0	0	For
State Street	754,837	0	1,035	For
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST	347,846	0	0	For
EA Series Trust	329,554	0	0	For
Series Portfolios Trust	252,428	0	0	For
Goldman Sachs	187,778	0	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	177,116	0	0	For
2023 ETF Series Trust	174,123	0	0	For
RBB Fund Trust	126,656	0	805	For
TIAA	120,517	0	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	118,900	0	0	For
Equitable	103,222	0	0	For
Jackson National	19,951	70,158	0	Mixed
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	69,576	0	0	For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	54,654	0	0	For
Invesco	52,968	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	49,946	0	0	For
Pacific Life	41,400	0	0	For
BNY Mellon	0	0	40,205	Withhold

Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. See all 64 in the interactive database.

5. Elect Director: David P. Spalding

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.6% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.6%

FOR: 65,518,804WITHHELD: 254,957

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 64 asset managers

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

Heartland Express, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: David P. Spalding”): 65,518,804 for, 254,957 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2026 (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 + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 64 asset managers below reported 16,728,032 for, 24,315 withheld, 2 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 16,728,032ABSTAIN: 2WITHHOLD: 24,315

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: D. Spalding” at Heartland Express, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
BlackRock	4,783,815	0	For
Vanguard	2,744,105	2	For
American Century	1,718,273	0	For
Dimensional	1,163,008	0	For
Fidelity	1,006,002	0	For
Charles Schwab	915,700	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	868,967	0	For
State Street	755,872	0	For
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST	347,846	0	For
EA Series Trust	329,554	0	For
Series Portfolios Trust	252,428	0	For
Goldman Sachs	187,778	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	177,116	0	For
2023 ETF Series Trust	174,123	0	For
RBB Fund Trust	127,461	0	For
TIAA	120,517	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	118,900	0	For
Equitable	103,222	0	For
Jackson National	90,109	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	69,576	0	For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	54,654	0	For
Invesco	52,968	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	49,946	0	For
Pacific Life	41,400	0	For
BNY Mellon	40,205	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. See all 64 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.

89% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 89%

FOR: 58,599,739WITHHELD: 7,174,022

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 64 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”): 58,599,739 for, 7,174,022 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2026 (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 64 asset managers below reported 11,718,136 for, 132,758 withheld, 4,901,455 abstained.

FORABSTAIN

FOR: 11,718,136ABSTAIN: 4,901,455WITHHOLD: 132,758

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: J. Pratt” at Heartland Express, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
BlackRock	0	4,783,815	0	Abstain
Vanguard	2,733,397	10,710	0	For
American Century	1,718,273	0	0	For
Dimensional	1,163,008	0	0	For
Fidelity	991,592	0	14,410	For
Charles Schwab	915,700	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	868,967	0	0	For
State Street	754,824	0	1,048	For
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST	347,846	0	0	For
EA Series Trust	329,554	0	0	For
Series Portfolios Trust	252,428	0	0	For
Goldman Sachs	187,778	0	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	177,116	0	0	For
2023 ETF Series Trust	174,123	0	0	For
RBB Fund Trust	126,656	0	805	For
TIAA	120,517	0	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	118,900	0	0	For
Equitable	39,155	0	64,067	Mixed
Jackson National	90,109	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	0	69,576	0	Abstain
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	54,654	0	0	For
Invesco	52,968	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	49,946	0	0	For
Pacific Life	24,466	0	16,934	Mixed
BNY Mellon	40,205	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. See all 64 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.

99.2% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.2%

FOR: 65,307,667WITHHELD: 466,094

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 64 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”): 65,307,667 for, 466,094 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2026 (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 64 asset managers below reported 16,711,696 for, 29,996 withheld, 10,657 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 16,711,696ABSTAIN: 10,657WITHHOLD: 29,996

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: M. Gerdin” at Heartland Express, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
BlackRock	4,783,815	0	0	For
Vanguard	2,733,450	10,657	0	For
American Century	1,718,273	0	0	For
Dimensional	1,163,008	0	0	For
Fidelity	1,006,002	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	915,700	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	868,967	0	0	For
State Street	754,837	0	1,035	For
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST	347,846	0	0	For
EA Series Trust	329,554	0	0	For
Series Portfolios Trust	252,428	0	0	For
Goldman Sachs	187,778	0	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	177,116	0	0	For
2023 ETF Series Trust	174,123	0	0	For
RBB Fund Trust	126,656	0	805	For
TIAA	120,517	0	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	118,900	0	0	For
Equitable	103,222	0	0	For
Jackson National	90,109	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	69,576	0	0	For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	54,654	0	0	For
Invesco	52,968	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	49,946	0	0	For
Pacific Life	41,400	0	0	For
BNY Mellon	40,205	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. See all 64 in the interactive database.

8. The voting tabulation on the approval of the amendment to the Heartland Express, Inc.

Outcome not verifiedCOMPENSATIONReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.3% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.3%

FOR: 65,219,292AGAINST: 399,638

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 64 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: TO CONSIDER AND VOTE UPON A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE HEARTLAND EXPRESS, INC. 2021 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN.

Heartland Express, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“The voting tabulation on the approval of the amendment to the Heartland Express, Inc.”): 65,219,292 for, 399,638 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2026 (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 64 asset managers below reported 16,729,590 for, 2 against.

FOR

FOR: 16,729,590AGAINST: 2

Largest asset managers voting on “TO CONSIDER AND VOTE UPON A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE HEARTLAND EXPRESS, INC. 2021 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN.” at Heartland Express, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
BlackRock	4,783,815	0	For
Vanguard	2,744,104	2	For
American Century	1,718,273	0	For
Dimensional	1,163,008	0	For
Fidelity	1,006,002	0	For
Charles Schwab	915,700	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	868,967	0	For
State Street	755,872	0	For
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST	347,846	0	For
EA Series Trust	329,554	0	For
Series Portfolios Trust	252,428	0	For
Goldman Sachs	187,778	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	177,116	0	For
2023 ETF Series Trust	174,123	0	For
RBB Fund Trust	127,461	0	For
TIAA	120,517	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	118,900	0	For
Equitable	103,222	0	For
Jackson National	90,109	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	69,576	0	For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	54,654	0	For
Invesco	52,968	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	49,946	0	For
Pacific Life	41,400	0	For
BNY Mellon	40,205	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. See all 64 in the interactive database.

9. 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.

99.3% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.3%

FOR: 65,269,917AGAINST: 455,547

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 214 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:”): 65,269,917 for, 455,547 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2026 (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.

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: 67 asset managers voting on “Advisory, non-binding vote, on executive compensation.” at Heartland Express, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
BlackRock	4,783,815	0	For
Vanguard	2,744,103	3	For
American Century	1,718,273	0	For
Dimensional	1,163,008	0	For
Fidelity	1,006,002	0	For
Charles Schwab	915,700	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	868,967	0	For
State Street	755,872	0	For
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST	347,846	0	For
EA Series Trust	329,554	0	For
Series Portfolios Trust	252,428	0	For
Goldman Sachs	187,778	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	177,116	0	For
2023 ETF Series Trust	174,123	0	For
RBB Fund Trust	127,461	0	For
TIAA	120,517	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	118,900	0	For
Equitable	103,222	0	For
Jackson National	90,109	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	69,576	0	For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	54,654	0	For
Invesco	52,968	0	For
BERTOLET CAPITAL TRUST	0	51,013	Against
Prudential/PGIM	49,946	0	For
Pacific Life	41,400	0	For

Fund voting reports, all 67 managers: 16,761,830 for, 51,016 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 163 asset managers voting on “Advisory, non-binding vote, on executive compensation.” at Heartland Express, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
American Century	1,826,789	For
State Street	1,675,614	For
BlackRock	1,674,554	For
GATE CITY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	1,578,634	For
Charles Schwab	1,105,169	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	994,136	For
Two Sigma	496,457	For
Vanguard	362,262	For
Dimensional	337,919	For
PUNCH & ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.	320,000	For
Northern Trust	318,462	For
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	273,499	For
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS	224,235	For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	187,080	For
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	177,116	For
PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD	164,681	For
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC	161,990	For
Goldman Sachs	159,241	For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC	153,390	For
Tweedy, Browne Co LLC	126,656	For
Nuveen	121,787	For
AQR	117,993	For
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System	116,802	For
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC	112,905	For
UBS	83,276	For

Institutional-manager reports, all 163 managers: 14,018,855 for, 11,387 against, 35,607 abstained, 350 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

10. 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 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.8% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.8%

FOR: 70,879,115AGAINST: 92,083

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 66 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 2026.

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 2026 was as follows:”): 70,879,115 for, 92,083 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2026 (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 + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 66 asset managers below reported 16,737,457 for, 24,377 against.

FOR

FOR: 16,737,457AGAINST: 24,377

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., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
BlackRock	4,783,815	0	For
Vanguard	2,744,107	0	For
American Century	1,718,273	0	For
Dimensional	1,163,008	0	For
Fidelity	1,006,002	0	For
Charles Schwab	915,700	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	868,967	0	For
State Street	755,810	62	For
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST	347,846	0	For
EA Series Trust	329,554	0	For
Series Portfolios Trust	252,428	0	For
Goldman Sachs	187,778	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	177,116	0	For
2023 ETF Series Trust	174,123	0	For
RBB Fund Trust	127,461	0	For
TIAA	120,517	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	118,900	0	For
Equitable	103,222	0	For
Jackson National	90,109	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	69,576	0	For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	54,654	0	For
Invesco	52,968	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	49,946	0	For
Pacific Life	41,400	0	For
BNY Mellon	40,205	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 66 asset managers. See all 66 in the interactive database.

Largest Heartland Express, Inc. shareholders voting in 2025-2026

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 77,489,696 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.”, 2025-2026
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	BlackRock	6.17%
2	Vanguard	3.54%
3	American Century	2.22%
4	Dimensional	1.50%
5	Fidelity	1.30%
6	Charles Schwab	1.18%
7	Columbia Threadneedle	1.12%
8	State Street	0.98%
9	UNIFIED SERIES TRUST	0.45%
10	EA Series Trust	0.43%

Institutional-manager reports: top Heartland Express, Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “Advisory, non-binding vote, on executive compensation.”, 2025-2026
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	American Century	2.36%
2	State Street	2.16%
3	BlackRock	2.16%
4	GATE CITY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	2.04%
5	Charles Schwab	1.43%
6	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	1.28%
7	Two Sigma	0.64%
8	Vanguard	0.47%
9	Dimensional	0.44%
10	PUNCH & ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.	0.41%

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 2025-2026 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
Durr Julie J	27.64%	13G
BlackRock	8.76%	13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors	5.00%	13F
Vanguard Group	3.91%	13F
State Street	2.67%	13F
Two Sigma	1.86%	13F
Geode Capital	1.53%	13F
Charles Schwab	1.41%	13F
Goldman Sachs	0.81%	13F
Morgan Stanley	0.59%	13F

Percentages above are of 77,489,696 shares outstanding, as reported by Heartland Express, Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated May 6, 2026 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 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 May 6, 2026. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on November 1, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At Heartland Express, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held May 14, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 214 asset managers reported how they voted on 10 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 2,452 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Advisory, non-binding vote, on executive compensation. — FOR was 99.3% 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 15, 2026.

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