0001140361-12-006262.txt : 20120208 0001140361-12-006262.hdr.sgml : 20120208 20120208160500 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-12-006262 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120207 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120208 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120208 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COVENANT TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000928658 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TRUCKING (NO LOCAL) [4213] IRS NUMBER: 880320154 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY CITY: CHATTANOOGA STATE: TN ZIP: 37419 BUSINESS PHONE: 4238211212 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY CITY: CHATTANOOGA STATE: TN ZIP: 37419 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COVENANT TRANSPORT INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940818 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LOVIN RALPH H JR CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001181042 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-24960 FILM NUMBER: 12581988 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY CITY: CHATTANOOGA STATE: TN ZIP: 37419 4 1 doc1.xml FORM 4 X0304 4 2012-02-07 0 0000928658 COVENANT TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC CVTI 0001181042 LOVIN RALPH H JR 400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY CHATTANOOGA TN 37419 0 1 0 0 Executive VP and Secretary Class A Common Stock 2012-02-07 4 J 0 1500 3.5899 A 2700 I By grandchild under custody account Class A Common Stock 58939 D Class A Common Stock 13153 I 401(k) The shares are held as custodian for minor grandchild. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. The number of shares beneficially owned following the reported transaction is equal to the reporting person's February 7, 2012 account balance in the employer stock fund under the issuer's 401(k) plan divided by the closing price on February 7, 2012. The plan is unitized and as such does not itself allocate a specific number of shares to each participant. /s/ Ralph H. Lovin, Jr., by Heidi Hornung-Scherr, attorney-in-fact, pursuant to a POA previously filed with the SEC 2012-02-08