HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC
For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Feb 28, 2024.
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FY2023 · Filed Feb 28, 2024
HTLD$10.52+4.3%Stored close · as of Nov 9, 2026
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Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedule
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) 1. Financial Statements and Schedules.
| Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID Number 248) | F-1 |
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| Consolidated Balance Sheets - as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 | F-4 |
| Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - Years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 | F-5 |
| Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity - Years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 | F-6 |
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 | F-7 |
| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | F-9 |
- Financial Statements Schedule
| Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves - Years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 | S-1 |
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Schedules not listed have been omitted because they are not applicable or are not required or the information required to be set forth therein is included in the Consolidated Financial Statements or Notes thereto.
- Exhibits–The exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K are listed at paragraph (b) below.
(b) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this Form 10-K or incorporated herein by reference to the document set forth next to the exhibit listed below:
EXHIBIT INDEX
| 2.1 | Stock Purchase Agreement dated May 31, 2022, by and among, Smith Transport, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Smith Transport, Inc., Heartland Express Inc. of Iowa, Heartland Express, Inc., in its capacity as guarantor, and Todd Smith, in his capacity as Sellers’ Representative. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. |
| 2.2 | Stock Purchase Agreement, dated August 21, 2022, by and among TForce US Holdco, Inc., TForce TL Holdings USA, Inc., Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa, and Heartland Express, Inc. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022. |
| 3.1 | Articles of Incorporation, as amended. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q, for the quarter ended September 30, 2017. |
| 3.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form 10-Q, for the quarter ended September 30, 2017. |
| 4.1 | Description of the Registrant's securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. |
| 10.1# | Heartland Express, Inc. 2011 Restricted Stock Award Plan. Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company’s Schedule 14-A filed June 13, 2011. |
| 10.2# | Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. |
| 10.3#* | Form Award Notice under the 2021 Restricted Stock Award Plan. |
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| 10.4# | Heartland Express, Inc. 2021 Restricted Stock Award Plan. Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company’s Schedule 14A filed April 2, 2021. |
| 10.5 | Credit Agreement, dated August 31, 2022, by and among Heartland Express, Inc., Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa, certain other of the Company’s direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries as Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022. |
| 21* | Subsidiaries of the Registrant. |
| 23.1* | Consent of Grant Thornton LLP. |
| 31.1* | Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended. |
| 31.2* | Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended. |
| 32.1** | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
| 32.2** | Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
| 97* | Clawback Policy. |
| 101.INS | XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |
| 101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
| 101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |
| 101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
| 101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document |
| 101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
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