Forward Air Corporation filings document financial results, governance actions, and proxy matters for a Delaware transportation and logistics company. Form 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual operating results, earnings presentations, segment commentary for Expedited Freight and Omni Logistics, liquidity disclosures, and material governance events such as director changes and executive appointments.
Proxy materials describe annual meeting proposals, board elections, advisory executive compensation votes, auditor ratification, incentive compensation plan amendments, shareholder voting rights, common stock, Series B preferred stock, and director designation arrangements tied to shareholder agreements. The filings also provide formal exhibits and disclosures around the company's capital structure and public-company reporting obligations.
FORWARD AIR CORP Chief People Officer Douglas James Smith reported routine equity compensation activity. He received a grant of 5,850 shares of common stock as restricted stock, which will vest in three equal installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date, as long as he remains employed.
On the same date, 516 shares were disposed of at $27.78 per share to cover minimum tax withholding obligations tied to the vesting and net settlement of restricted stock. After these transactions, he directly owns 13,294 shares of common stock.
FORWARD AIR CORP Chief Supply Chain Officer Jessica L. Herren reported equity compensation activity in company common stock. She received a grant of 4,950 shares of restricted stock at no cost, which will vest in equal installments on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date, conditioned on her continued employment. To cover minimum tax withholding upon vesting and net settlement of restricted stock, 436 shares were disposed of at $27.78 per share through shares withheld by the issuer. After these transactions, Herren directly owned 10,599 shares of Forward Air common stock.
LORRAIN Jerome Jean-Pierre reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Forward Air Corporation reported that Executive Chairman Jerome Jean-Pierre Lorrain received a grant of 10,799 shares of common stock as a restricted stock award. These shares vest in three equal installments on the first, second, and third anniversaries of the grant date, contingent on his continued employment.
FORWARD AIR CORP Chief Accounting Officer James R. Faught reported two common stock transactions. He received a grant of 2,340 shares of restricted stock at no cost, vesting in equal parts on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date, conditioned on continued employment. The company also withheld 362 shares, valued at $27.78 per share, to cover minimum tax obligations upon the vesting and net settlement of restricted stock, leaving him with 7,952 shares held directly after these transactions.
Cetus Capital VI, L.P., a 10% owner of FORWARD AIR CORP, reported both purchases and sales of common stock. On October 20, 2025, it bought a total of 225,000 shares in open-market purchases at reported weighted average prices. Between November 6 and November 12, 2025, it executed open-market sales totaling 272,163 shares at reported weighted average prices, resulting in a net sale of 47,163 shares. After these trades, Cetus Capital VI reported owning 3,116,546 common shares directly. Because certain October and November trades were potentially matchable under Section 16(b), Cetus Capital VI agreed to remit $807,054 to Forward Air in connection with those sale transactions.
Cetus Capital VI, L.P. filed an initial insider ownership report for Forward Air Corp. The filing shows direct ownership of 3,163,709 shares of Forward Air common stock, making Cetus Capital VI a more-than-10% beneficial owner of the company’s shares.
Cetus Capital VI, L.P., a 10% owner of Forward Air Corp, reported an open-market sale of 30,000 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $21.42 per share. After this sale, Cetus Capital VI, L.P. held 3,063,709 shares of Forward Air common stock.
According to a footnote, the reporting person’s sales, including those on November 6, 10, 11 and 12, 2025, were potentially matchable under Section 16(b) with a purchase of 225,000 shares on October 20, 2025. The reporting person agreed to remit $807,054 to Forward Air Corp in connection with these transactions pursuant to Section 16(b). Another footnote states the sale price reflects multiple trades between $21.20 and $21.56 per share.
Cetus Capital VI, L.P., a significant holder of FORWARD AIR CORP, filed an initial ownership report showing direct ownership of 3,093,709 shares of common stock. This Form 3 establishes Cetus Capital VI, L.P. as a more than ten percent owner but does not report any new share purchases or sales.
Forward Air Corporation Executive VP of Operations Timothy R. Osborne reported a small tax-related share disposition. On 02/09/2026, 111 shares of common stock at $30.23 per share were withheld by the company to cover minimum tax obligations upon vesting of restricted stock. After this tax-withholding transaction, Osborne directly beneficially owned 21,086 shares of Forward Air common stock.
Forward Air Corp executive reports small tax-related share disposition. CLO and Secretary Michael L. Hance reported a disposition of 225 shares of Forward Air common stock on February 9, 2026, through a tax-withholding transaction at $30.23 per share tied to restricted stock vesting. After this withholding, he directly holds 86,370.4515 common shares.