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<div style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;height:2pt;page-break-after:always;width:77.45%;border:0;margin:30pt 10.78% 30pt 11.76%;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:11.76%;padding-right:11.76%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><a id="_Hlk35960218"></a><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">ITEM 5.02 &#8211; DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS</p><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">As further described below in Item 5.07, on May 1, 2020, at the annual meeting of stockholders (the &#8220;2020 Annual Meeting&#8221;) of ArcBest Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), the stockholders of the Company approved the First Amendment (the &#8220;Amendment&#8221;) to the Amended and Restated Ownership Incentive Plan (as so amended and restated, the &#8220;Plan&#8221;).</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">Previously, on February 21, 2020, the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors approved the Amendment, which increases the number of shares that the Company may issue under the Plan by 299,500 shares.</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">A copy of the Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by the complete terms and conditions of the Plan. A description of the material terms of the Plan, as amended and restated, was included in the Company&#8217;s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2020.</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="background-color:#c0c0c0;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">ITEM 5.07 &#8211; SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">On May 1, 2020, the Company&#8217;s 2020 Annual Meeting was held, at which meeting four proposals were passed by stockholders.</p><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">Matters voted on by stockholders included the following:</p><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:'Century Gothic';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.19;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;table-layout:fixed;text-align:justify;width:100%;border:0pt;"><tr><td style="width:36pt;"></td><td style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;vertical-align:text-top;white-space:nowrap;width:36pt;padding:0pt;">(i)</td><td style="padding:0pt;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;">the election of directors to the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors until the 2021 annual stockholders meeting; </span></td></tr></table><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:'Century Gothic';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.19;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;table-layout:fixed;text-align:justify;width:100%;border:0pt;"><tr><td style="width:36pt;"></td><td style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;vertical-align:text-top;white-space:nowrap;width:36pt;padding:0pt;">(ii)</td><td style="padding:0pt;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;">the ratification of appointment of Ernst &amp; Young LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2020; </span></td></tr></table><div style="font-family:'Century Gothic';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.19;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><span style="display:inline-block;font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;min-width:36pt;white-space:nowrap;">(iii)</span><span style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;">the annual advisory vote on the compensation of the Company&#8217;s Named Executive Officers; and</span></div><div style="font-family:'Century Gothic';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.19;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><span style="display:inline-block;font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;min-width:36pt;white-space:nowrap;">(iv)</span><span style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;">the approval of the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Ownership Incentive Plan.</span></div><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">The results of the stockholders&#8217; votes are reported below.</p><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:'Century Gothic';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.37;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;table-layout:fixed;text-align:justify;width:100%;border:0pt;"><tr><td style="width:36pt;"></td><td style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;vertical-align:text-top;white-space:nowrap;width:36pt;padding:0pt;">(i)</td><td style="padding:0pt;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.37;text-align:justify;">The following directors were elected by the indicated vote:</span></td></tr></table><div style="margin-top:10pt;"></div><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;width:100%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:31.32%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:21.69%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.89%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:24.08%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:31.32%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Directors</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:21.69%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Votes For</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.89%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Votes Withheld</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:24.08%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Broker Non-Votes</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:31.32%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">Eduardo F. Conrado</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:21.69%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">20,358,236</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:22.89%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">155,521</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:24.08%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">1,365,630</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:31.32%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">Fredrik J. Eliasson</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:21.69%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">20,477,520</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.89%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">36,237</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:24.08%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">1,365,630</p></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:31.32%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">Stephen E. Gorman</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:21.69%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">20,286,727</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:22.89%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">227,030</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:24.08%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">1,365,630</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:31.32%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">Michael P. Hogan</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:21.69%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">20,267,993</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.89%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">245,764</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:24.08%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">1,365,630</p></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:31.32%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">Kathleen D. McElligott</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:21.69%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">20,359,805</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:22.89%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">153,952</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:24.08%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">1,365,630</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:31.32%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">Judy R. McReynolds</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:21.69%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">20,293,547</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.89%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">220,210</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:24.08%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">1,365,630</p></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:31.32%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">Craig E. Philip</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:21.69%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">20,358,136</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:22.89%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">155,621</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:24.08%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">1,365,630</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:31.32%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">Steven L. Spinner</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:21.69%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">20,240,239</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.89%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">273,518</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:24.08%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">1,365,630</p></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:31.32%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">Janice E. Stipp</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:21.69%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">20,267,823</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:22.89%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">245,934</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:24.08%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">1,365,630</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:'Century Gothic';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.19;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;table-layout:fixed;text-align:justify;width:100%;border:0pt;"><tr><td style="width:36pt;"></td><td style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;vertical-align:text-top;white-space:nowrap;width:36pt;padding:0pt;">(ii)</td><td style="padding:0pt;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;">The ratification of appointment of Ernst &amp; Young LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2020: &#160;</span></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;width:99.9%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:49.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:50%;transform:translate(0,-50%);width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:50%;transform:translate(0,-50%);width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:49.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Votes for</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:middle;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">19,138,669</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:49.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Votes Against</p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">2,731,495</p></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:49.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Votes Abstained</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:middle;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">9,223</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:49.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Broker Non-Votes</p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">0</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div><div style="clear:both;margin-bottom:30pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;line-height:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div>
<div style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;height:2pt;page-break-after:always;width:76.47%;border:0;margin:30pt 11.76% 30pt 11.76%;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:11.76%;padding-right:11.76%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:'Century Gothic';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.19;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;table-layout:fixed;text-align:justify;width:100%;border:0pt;"><tr><td style="width:36pt;"></td><td style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;vertical-align:text-top;white-space:nowrap;width:36pt;padding:0pt;">(iii)</td><td style="padding:0pt;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;">The annual advisory vote on the compensation of the Company&#8217;s Named Executive Officers: &#160;</span></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;width:99.9%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:49.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:49.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">Votes for</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">19,384,717</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:49.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">Votes Against</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">1,111,388</p></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:49.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">Votes Abstained</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">17,652</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:49.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">Broker Non-Votes</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">1,365,630</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:'Century Gothic';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.19;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;table-layout:fixed;text-align:justify;width:100%;border:0pt;"><tr><td style="width:36pt;"></td><td style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;vertical-align:text-top;white-space:nowrap;width:36pt;padding:0pt;">(iv)</td><td style="padding:0pt;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;">The approval of the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Ownership Incentive Plan: </span></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;width:99.9%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:49.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:49.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">Votes for</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">19,643,653</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:49.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">Votes Against</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">859,129</p></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:49.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">Votes Abstained</p></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;vertical-align:top;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">10,975</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:49.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">Broker Non-Votes</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">1,365,630</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold;">ITEM 9.01 &#8211; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;">(d) </span></span>Exhibits.</p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;width:100%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:14.43%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:3.8%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:81.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;padding-bottom:1pt;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;"><span style="margin-bottom:12pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:14.43%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;padding-bottom:1pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Exhibit No.</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:3.8%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;margin-bottom:12pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:81.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="border-bottom-style:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;padding-bottom:0pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;margin-bottom:12pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;padding-bottom:1pt;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Description of Exhibit</b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:14.43%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;margin-bottom:12pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:3.8%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;margin-bottom:12pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:81.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;margin-bottom:12pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:14.43%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">10.1</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:3.8%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;margin-bottom:12pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:81.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><a href="arcb-20200501xex10d1.htm"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;">First Amendment to the Amended and Restated ArcBest Corporation Ownership Incentive Plan</span></a></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:14.43%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">104</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:3.8%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;margin-bottom:12pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:81.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;">Cover Page Interactive Data File &#8211; The cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New 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<div style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;height:2pt;page-break-after:always;width:76.47%;border:0;margin:30pt 11.76% 30pt 11.76%;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:11.76%;padding-right:11.76%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 6pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 9pt 0pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant 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June 30
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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549-1004
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FORM
8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
May 7, 2020
(
May 1, 2020
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ARCBEST
CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
0-19969
71-0673405
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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8401 McClure Drive
Fort Smith
,
Arkansas
72916
(
479
)
785-6000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
the registrant's principal executive offices)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
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Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock $0.01 Par Value
ARCB
Nasdaq
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions.
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Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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ITEM 5.02 – DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS
As further described below in Item 5.07, on May 1, 2020, at the annual meeting of stockholders (the "2020 Annual Meeting") of ArcBest Corporation (the "Company"), the stockholders of the Company approved the First Amendment (the "Amendment") to the Amended and Restated Ownership Incentive Plan (as so amended and restated, the "Plan").
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Previously, on February 21, 2020, the Company's Board of Directors approved the Amendment, which increases the number of shares that the Company may issue under the Plan by 299,500 shares.
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A copy of the Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by the complete terms and conditions of the Plan. A description of the material terms of the Plan, as amended and restated, was included in the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2020.
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ITEM 5.07 – SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
On May 1, 2020, the Company's 2020 Annual Meeting was held, at which meeting four proposals were passed by stockholders.
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Matters voted on by stockholders included the following:
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(i)
the election of directors to the Company's Board of Directors until the 2021 annual stockholders meeting;
(ii)
the ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2020;
(iii)
the annual advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers; and
(iv)
the approval of the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Ownership Incentive Plan.
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The results of the stockholders' votes are reported below.
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(i)
The following directors were elected by the indicated vote:
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Directors
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Eduardo F. Conrado
20,358,236
155,521
1,365,630
Fredrik J. Eliasson
20,477,520
36,237
1,365,630
Stephen E. Gorman
20,286,727
227,030
1,365,630
Michael P. Hogan
20,267,993
245,764
1,365,630
Kathleen D. McElligott
20,359,805
153,952
1,365,630
Judy R. McReynolds
20,293,547
220,210
1,365,630
Craig E. Philip
20,358,136
155,621
1,365,630
Steven L. Spinner
20,240,239
273,518
1,365,630
Janice E. Stipp
20,267,823
245,934
1,365,630
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(ii)
The ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2020:
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Votes for
19,138,669
Votes Against
2,731,495
Votes Abstained
9,223
Broker Non-Votes
0
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(iii)
The annual advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers:
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Votes for
19,384,717
Votes Against
1,111,388
Votes Abstained
17,652
Broker Non-Votes
1,365,630
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(iv)
The approval of the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Ownership Incentive Plan:
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Votes for
19,643,653
Votes Against
859,129
Votes Abstained
10,975
Broker Non-Votes
1,365,630
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ITEM 9.01 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
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(d)
Exhibits.
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Exhibit No.
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Description of Exhibit
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10.1
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First Amendment to the Amended and Restated ArcBest Corporation Ownership Incentive Plan
104
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SIGNATURES
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
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ARCBEST CORPORATION
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(Registrant)
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Date:
May 7, 2020
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/s/ Michael R. Johns
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Michael R. Johns
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Vice President – General Counsel
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and Corporate Secretary
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