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Forward Air Corporation 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Forward Air Corporation’s Form 8-K, filed 2026-06-17 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 04 October 2026.

  • 8Ballot items
  • 224Asset managers
  • 1,919Fund votes
  • 2026-06-17Meeting date

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

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Official 2025-2026 meeting results reported by Forward Air Corporation

These tallies are Forward Air Corporation’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2026-06-17 (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.

Forward Air Corporation — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2026-06-17
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesOutcome
Elect Director: Dale W. Boyles 21,374,787---- 4,676,5004,674,152 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Christine M. Gorjanc 21,556,278---- 4,495,0094,674,152 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Jerome Lorrain 21,499,588---- 4,551,6994,674,152 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Shawn Stewart 25,370,833---- 680,4544,674,152 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Paul Svindland 21,569,237---- 4,482,0504,674,152 Majority: yes
Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers The Company's stockholders voted to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as set forth below: 24,784,2421,130,305136,740 --4,674,152 Majority: yes
Proposal 3: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the 2026 Fiscal Year The Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2026 fiscal 30,503,398145,35676,685 ---- Majority: yes
Proposal 4: Approval of an Amendment to the 2025 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan The Company's stockholders voted to approve an amendment to the Company's 2025 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, as set forth below: 21,834,5323,752,547464,208 --4,674,152 Majority: yes

Source: Forward Air Corporation, Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2026-06-17 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the Forward Air Corporation 2025-2026 meeting

Each item below shows how the 224 asset managers that disclosed a Forward Air Corporation 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. To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers (the "say on pay vote").

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 12 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 96%
FOR: 24,784,242AGAINST: 1,130,305

Forward Air Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers The Company's stockholders voted to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as set fort”): 24,784,242 for, 1,130,305 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-17 (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. Of all 31,625,046 outstanding shares: 78% for, 4% against (82% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 223 asset managers below cast 97% of the shares they voted on this item FOR. Fund share totals are not shown for this item: fund-reported shares overlap across filings (an adviser and the funds it manages can each report the same shares), and here their sum exceeds the total votes cast at the meeting.

FOR 97%
FOR: 96.9%AGAINST: 2.9%ABSTAIN: 0.2%
Largest asset managers voting on “To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers (the "say on pa” at Forward Air Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Ridgemont Partners Management, LLC5,110,3400 00For
Capital Group3,825,0000 00For
BlackRock2,840,587218 00For
Fidelity2,789,2090 00For
Vanguard2,095,6693,675 20For
SRH Total Return Fund, Inc.1,950,0000 00For
PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC1,121,6270 00For
Charles Schwab970,6470 00For
Irenic Capital Management LP924,9570 00For
LITTLEJOHN & CO LLC733,2610 00For
CIBC Capital Markets (Europe) S.A.722,6930 00For
CIBC WORLD MARKET INC.722,6930 00For
TIMUCUAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/FL714,3840 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC460,3270 00For
Invesco373,8800 00For
Royce361,2390 00For
State Street298,3120 00For
ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C.227,0690 00For
Mill Road Capital Management LLC0226,750 00Against
Melqart Asset Management (UK) Ltd202,5370 00For
Northern Trust135,7930 00For
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS107,9920 00For
PIMCO106,4770 00For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp102,9010 00For
Hudson Bay Capital Management LP84,7490 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 223 asset managers. See all 223 in the interactive database.

2. TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE 2025 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN TO INCREASE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE THEREUNDER.

COMPENSATIONMajority of the votes cast: yes

85% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 85%AGAINST 15%
FOR: 21,834,532AGAINST: 3,752,547

Forward Air Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 4: Approval of an Amendment to the 2025 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan The Company's stockholders voted to approve an amendment to the Company's 2025 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, as set forth below:”): 21,834,532 for, 3,752,547 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-17 (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. Of all 31,625,046 outstanding shares: 69% for, 12% against (81% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 59 asset managers below cast 83% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (6,413,201 for, 1,344,592 against).

FOR 79%AGAINST 17%
FOR: 6,413,201 (78.9%)AGAINST: 1,344,592 (16.6%)ABSTAIN: 365,834 (4.5%)
Largest asset managers voting on “TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE 2025 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN TO INCREASE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON” at Forward Air Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard1,922,70336 40For
BlackRock1,819,7200 00For
Fidelity1,520,7780 00For
SRH Total Return Fund, Inc.0975,000 00Against
Charles Schwab472,2530 00For
Royce00 361,2390Abstain
Invesco181,8480 00For
PIMCO0106,477 00Against
Rangeley Capital, LLC066,632 00Against
State Street64,95684 00For
TIAA57,1820 00For
Equitable52,7040 00For
Dimensional050,119 00Against
Jackson National048,815 00Against
American Century37,7230 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC35,2500 00For
Columbia Threadneedle33,7690 00For
NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III33,5500 00For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV30,8930 00For
Principal018,713 00Against
BNY Mellon018,446 00Against
Russell Investments18,1600 00For
Prudential/PGIM18,0510 00For
Goldman Sachs17,8150 00For
Northern Trust15,1230 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.

3. Election of Directors: Dale W. Boyles

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

82% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 82%WITHHELD 18%
FOR: 21,374,787WITHHELD: 4,676,500

Forward Air Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Dale W. Boyles”): 21,374,787 for, 4,676,500 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-17 (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. Of all 31,625,046 outstanding shares: 68% for, 15% withheld (82% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 58 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (7,961,828 for, 0 against).

FOR 99%
FOR: 7,961,828 (98.6%)ABSTAIN: 109,128 (1.4%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Dale W. Boyles” at Forward Air Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard1,922,6990 450For
BlackRock1,819,7200 00For
Fidelity1,520,7780 00For
SRH Total Return Fund, Inc.975,0000 00For
Charles Schwab472,2530 00For
Royce361,2390 00For
Invesco181,8480 00For
PIMCO106,4770 00For
State Street65,0400 00For
TIAA00 57,1820Abstain
Equitable52,7040 00For
Dimensional50,1190 00For
Jackson National48,8150 00For
American Century37,7230 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC35,2500 00For
Columbia Threadneedle00 33,7690Abstain
NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III33,5500 00For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV30,8930 00For
Principal18,7130 00For
BNY Mellon18,4460 00For
Russell Investments18,1600 00For
Prudential/PGIM18,0510 00For
Goldman Sachs17,8150 00For
Empower17,2650 00For
Northern Trust15,1230 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 58 asset managers. See all 58 in the interactive database.

4. Election of Directors: Christine M. Gorjanc

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

83% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 83%WITHHELD 17%
FOR: 21,556,278WITHHELD: 4,495,009

Forward Air Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Christine M. Gorjanc”): 21,556,278 for, 4,495,009 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-17 (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. Of all 31,625,046 outstanding shares: 68% for, 14% withheld (82% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 58 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (8,054,552 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.7%
FOR: 8,054,552 (99.8%)ABSTAIN: 16,404 (0.2%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Christine M. Gorjanc” at Forward Air Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard1,922,7010 430For
BlackRock1,819,7200 00For
Fidelity1,520,7780 00For
SRH Total Return Fund, Inc.975,0000 00For
Charles Schwab472,2530 00For
Royce361,2390 00For
Invesco181,8480 00For
PIMCO106,4770 00For
State Street65,0400 00For
TIAA57,1820 00For
Equitable52,7040 00For
Dimensional50,1190 00For
Jackson National48,8150 00For
American Century37,7230 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC35,2500 00For
Columbia Threadneedle33,7690 00For
NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III33,5500 00For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV30,8930 00For
Principal18,7130 00For
BNY Mellon18,4460 00For
Russell Investments18,1600 00For
Prudential/PGIM18,0510 00For
Goldman Sachs17,8150 00For
Empower17,2650 00For
Northern Trust15,1230 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 58 asset managers. See all 58 in the interactive database.

5. Election of Directors: Jerome Lorrain

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

83% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 83%WITHHELD 17%
FOR: 21,499,588WITHHELD: 4,551,699

Forward Air Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Jerome Lorrain”): 21,499,588 for, 4,551,699 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-17 (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. Of all 31,625,046 outstanding shares: 68% for, 14% withheld (82% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 58 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (8,052,776 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.7%
FOR: 8,052,776 (99.8%)ABSTAIN: 18,180 (0.2%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Jerome Lorrain” at Forward Air Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard1,922,7010 430For
BlackRock1,819,7200 00For
Fidelity1,520,7780 00For
SRH Total Return Fund, Inc.975,0000 00For
Charles Schwab472,2530 00For
Royce361,2390 00For
Invesco181,8480 00For
PIMCO106,4770 00For
State Street65,0350 50For
TIAA57,1820 00For
Equitable52,7040 00For
Dimensional50,1190 00For
Jackson National48,8150 00For
American Century37,7230 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC35,2500 00For
Columbia Threadneedle33,7690 00For
NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III33,5500 00For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV30,8930 00For
Principal18,7130 00For
BNY Mellon18,4460 00For
Russell Investments18,1600 00For
Prudential/PGIM18,0510 00For
Goldman Sachs17,8150 00For
Empower17,2650 00For
Northern Trust15,1230 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 58 asset managers. See all 58 in the interactive database.

6. Election of Directors: Shawn Stewart

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 25,370,833WITHHELD: 680,454

Forward Air Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Shawn Stewart”): 25,370,833 for, 680,454 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-17 (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. Of all 31,625,046 outstanding shares: 80% for, 2% withheld (82% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 58 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (8,054,584 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.7%
FOR: 8,054,584 (99.8%)ABSTAIN: 16,372 (0.2%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Shawn Stewart” at Forward Air Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard1,922,7380 60For
BlackRock1,819,7200 00For
Fidelity1,520,7780 00For
SRH Total Return Fund, Inc.975,0000 00For
Charles Schwab472,2530 00For
Royce361,2390 00For
Invesco181,8480 00For
PIMCO106,4770 00For
State Street65,0350 50For
TIAA57,1820 00For
Equitable52,7040 00For
Dimensional50,1190 00For
Jackson National48,8150 00For
American Century37,7230 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC35,2500 00For
Columbia Threadneedle33,7690 00For
NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III33,5500 00For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV30,8930 00For
Principal18,7130 00For
BNY Mellon18,4460 00For
Russell Investments18,1600 00For
Prudential/PGIM18,0510 00For
Goldman Sachs17,8150 00For
Empower17,2650 00For
Northern Trust15,1230 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 58 asset managers. See all 58 in the interactive database.

7. Election of Directors: Paul Svindland

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

83% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 83%WITHHELD 17%
FOR: 21,569,237WITHHELD: 4,482,050

Forward Air Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Paul Svindland”): 21,569,237 for, 4,482,050 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-17 (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. Of all 31,625,046 outstanding shares: 68% for, 14% withheld (82% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 58 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (8,054,552 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.7%
FOR: 8,054,552 (99.8%)ABSTAIN: 16,404 (0.2%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Paul Svindland” at Forward Air Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard1,922,7010 430For
BlackRock1,819,7200 00For
Fidelity1,520,7780 00For
SRH Total Return Fund, Inc.975,0000 00For
Charles Schwab472,2530 00For
Royce361,2390 00For
Invesco181,8480 00For
PIMCO106,4770 00For
State Street65,0400 00For
TIAA57,1820 00For
Equitable52,7040 00For
Dimensional50,1190 00For
Jackson National48,8150 00For
American Century37,7230 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC35,2500 00For
Columbia Threadneedle33,7690 00For
NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III33,5500 00For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV30,8930 00For
Principal18,7130 00For
BNY Mellon18,4460 00For
Russell Investments18,1600 00For
Prudential/PGIM18,0510 00For
Goldman Sachs17,8150 00For
Empower17,2650 00For
Northern Trust15,1230 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 58 asset managers. See all 58 in the interactive database.

8. TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF KPMG LLP AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM OF THE COMPANY FOR THE 2026 FISCAL YEAR.

AUDIT-RELATEDMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.5% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.5%
FOR: 30,503,398AGAINST: 145,356

Forward Air Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 3: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the 2026 Fiscal Year The Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered pu”): 30,503,398 for, 145,356 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-17 (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. Of all 31,625,046 outstanding shares: 96% for, 0.5% against (97% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 58 asset managers below cast 99.8% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (8,054,593 for, 11,770 against).

FOR 99.7%
FOR: 8,054,593 (99.8%)AGAINST: 11,770 (0.1%)ABSTAIN: 4,592 (0.1%)
Largest asset managers voting on “TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF KPMG LLP AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM OF THE COMPANY FOR ” at Forward Air Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard1,922,7420 10For
BlackRock1,819,7200 00For
Fidelity1,520,7780 00For
SRH Total Return Fund, Inc.975,0000 00For
Charles Schwab472,2530 00For
Royce361,2390 00For
Invesco181,8480 00For
PIMCO106,4770 00For
State Street65,0400 00For
TIAA57,1820 00For
Equitable52,7040 00For
Dimensional50,1190 00For
Jackson National48,8150 00For
American Century37,7230 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC35,2500 00For
Columbia Threadneedle33,7690 00For
NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III33,5500 00For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV30,8930 00For
Principal18,7130 00For
BNY Mellon18,4460 00For
Russell Investments18,1600 00For
Prudential/PGIM18,0510 00For
Goldman Sachs17,8150 00For
Empower17,2650 00For
Northern Trust15,1230 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 58 asset managers. See all 58 in the interactive database.

Largest Forward Air Corporation shareholders voting in 2025-2026

Ranked by the number of Forward Air Corporation shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2025-2026 meeting, shown as a share of the 31,625,046 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Top Forward Air Corporation shareholders by shares voted, 2025-2026
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Ridgemont Partners Management, LLC 16.16%
2Capital Group 12.09%
3BlackRock 8.98%
4Fidelity 8.82%
5Vanguard 6.64%
6SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. 6.17%
7PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC 3.55%
8Charles Schwab 3.07%
9Irenic Capital Management LP 2.92%
10LITTLEJOHN & CO LLC 2.32%

Reported Forward Air Corporation ownership

Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).

Forward Air Corporation beneficial owners on record for the 2025-2026 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
BlackRock 11.70% 13F
Company 10.07% DEF14A
Cetus Capital VI, L.P. 9.85% DEF14A
Barclays PLC 7.84% 13G
Vanguard Group 7.41% 13F
Charles L. Anderson 6.08% DEF14A
Robert L. Edwards, Jr. 6.08% DEF14A
Bracebridge Capital, LLC 5.09% 13G
FMR (Fidelity) 3.44% 13F
State Street 3.33% 13F

Percentages above are of 31,625,046 shares outstanding, as reported by Forward Air Corporation on its Form 10-Q dated 2026-04-29 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 meeting, so the percentages are the ones that were true then, not ones restated against today’s share count.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered investment companies and institutional managers disclose how they voted every proxy, and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from Forward Air Corporation’s 10-Q dated 2026-04-29. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 04 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At Forward Air Corporation's shareholder meeting held 2026-06-17, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 224 asset managers reported how they voted on 8 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,919 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers… — FOR was 96% 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: Forward Air Corporation's Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 2026-06-17.

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