Item 5. Other Information
Item 5. Other Information
Information Required to be Disclosed on Form 8-K
The following disclosure is provided under Item 5.03 of Form 8-K:
On November 8, 2024, the Board of Directors approved and adopted Revised and Restated By-Laws (the “Restated By-Laws”), which became effective immediately. Among other things, the amendments: (a) enhance the procedural mechanics and disclosure requirements relating to business proposals submitted and director nominations made by stockholders, including by adopting certain provisions to promote consistency with the SEC’s adoption of Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act, relating to the universal proxy rules, and by requiring certain background information regarding the proposing stockholders, proposed nominees or business (as applicable) and certain other persons related to such matters; (b) require that a stockholder directly or indirectly soliciting proxies from other stockholders use a proxy card color other than white; (c) enhance the organizational mechanics relating to the conduct of stockholder meetings, including, among other things, with respect to the fixing of record dates, the adjournment of meetings of stockholders and the appointment of inspectors of election; (d) state that action on a matter at a meeting of stockholders (other than the election of directors) is approved if the votes cast favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action unless the vote of a greater number is required by law, the Company’s articles of incorporation, or the Restated By-Laws; (e) enhance the organizational mechanics relating to the Board of Directors, including, among other things, removing timing requirements with respect to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s recommendation of director nominees to the Board of Directors, revising the requirements relating to notice of meetings, and including the organizational mechanics relating to committee meetings and the ability of the Board of Directors to meet via teleconference or video conference; (f) enhance the procedures regarding a stockholder-requested special meeting, including requiring a stockholder seeking to call a special meeting to first request that the Board of Directors fix a record date to determine the stockholders entitled to demand a special meeting; (g) provide for certain procedures relating to the use of electronic signatures; and (h) revise certain provisions relating to the appointment and authority of the Company’s officers.
In addition to the changes described herein, the Restated By-Laws include various other revisions, including certain modernizing, technical, conforming and clarifying changes. The foregoing descriptions are not complete descriptions of the Restated By-Laws and all the rights and obligations thereunder and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Restated By-Laws, which are filed as Exhibit 3(ii) to this Form 10-Q and incorporated herein by reference.
Changes to Stockholder Recommendation Procedures
On November 8, 2024, the Board of Directors replaced its current Policy Regarding Director Nominations by Stockholders (“Previous Recommendation Policy”) and Nominating Committee Directorship Guidelines and Selection Policy with a Director Selection Guidelines & Recommendation Policy (“New Policy”). The New Policy is available on our website, www.werner.com, under the “Investors” link (Corporate Governance heading).
Two requirements in the Previous Recommendation Policy have been removed. A stockholder is no longer required to meet a two percent (2%) stock ownership and twelve (12)-month stock holding period requirement to qualify to recommend a director candidate to the Board of Directors. A candidate recommended by the Board of Directors who did not receive at least twenty-five (25%) of the votes cast is no longer precluded from being a nominee for four (4) years.
The New Policy provides, among other requirements, that the recommending stockholder must submit all information necessary for proper disclosure of director nominee information in a proxy statement and such other information as the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may reasonably require, including without limitation certain information, representations or agreements as set forth in the Restated By-Laws. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee reviews stockholder-recommended candidates under the New Policy in the same manner as other candidates. The deadline for submitting a recommendation continues to be one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the first anniversary of the mailing date of the proxy statement relating to the previous annual meeting of stockholders.
In addition to the changes from the Previous Recommendation Policy described herein, the New Policy includes various other revisions, including certain modernizing, technical, conforming and clarifying changes. The foregoing is not a complete description of the New Policy and all the rights and obligations thereunder and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the New Policy on our website.
Director and Officer Trading Arrangements
During third quarter 2024, no Company director or officer adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as such terms are defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K .
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Item 6. Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Exhibit Incorporated by Reference to:
3(i)
Restated Articles of Incorporation of Werner Enterprises, Inc.
Exhibit 3(i) to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007
3(ii)
Revised and Restated By-Laws of Werner Enterprises, Inc.
Filed herewith
31.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
Filed herewith
31.2
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
Filed herewith
32.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
Furnished herewith
32.2
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
Furnished herewith
101 The following unaudited financial information from Werner Enterprises’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, formatted in iXBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language) includes: (i) Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, (iii) Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, (v) Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Temporary Equity - Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) as of September 30, 2024.
104 The cover page from this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101).
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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.
WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC.
Date: November 12, 2024
By: /s/ Christopher D. Wikoff
Christopher D. Wikoff
Executive Vice President, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer
Date: November 12, 2024
By: /s/ James L. Johnson
James L. Johnson
Executive Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer
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