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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
 
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 19, 2022
 
 
 
J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
 
 
 
Arkansas 0-11757 71-0335111
(State or other Jurisdiction of Commission File Number (IRS Employer
Incorporation or Organization)   Identification No.)
                                              
                  
                  
615 J.B. Hunt Corporate Drive    
Lowell, Arkansas 72745 (479) 820-0000
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (Registrant’s telephone number)
 
 
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act
 
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock $0.01 par value
JBHT
NASDAQ
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
Emerging growth company 
 
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ITEM 5.02.         COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS
 
 
On January 19 and 20, 2022, our Board of Directors, through either our Executive Compensation Committee or our independent directors, as applicable, approved the following base salaries.
 
John N. Roberts III
President, CEO
  $ 980,000  
           
John Kuhlow
CFO, EVP
  $ 475,000  
           
Shelley Simpson
CCO, EVP People and Human Resources
  $ 625,000  
           
Nicholas Hobbs
COO, President of Contract Services, EVP
  $ 625,000  
           
Darren Field
President of Intermodal, EVP
  $ 525,000  
           
Kirk Thompson
Chairman of the Board
  $ 425,000  
 
A summary of our compensation arrangements with our named executive officers and our Chairman of the Board, excluding awards which may be made under our Management Incentive Plan, is attached as an exhibit to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this report.
 
 
ITEM 9.01.         FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
 
(d)
Exhibits.
 
99.1
Summary of Compensation Arrangements with Named Executive Officers.
 
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document)
 
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURES
 
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 thereunto duly authorized on the 24th day of January 2022.
 
 
J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC.
By:
/s/ John N. Roberts, III
John N. Roberts, III
President and Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)  
       
       
  By: /s/ John Kuhlow            
    John Kuhlow  
    Chief Financial Officer,  
    Executive Vice President  
    (Principal Financial Officer)