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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
___________________________________________________________________
FORM
8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
April 29, 2024
___________________________________________________________________
COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
000-24960
88-0320154
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
400 Birmingham Hwy
,
Chattanooga
,
TN
37419
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(
423
)
821-1212
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
$0.01 Par Value Class A common stock
CVLG
NASDAQ
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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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.   [   ]
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
                            Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On April 29, 2024, Covenant Logistics Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), announced that the board of directors of the
                            Company (the "Board") appointed Dustin Koehl as Chief Operating Officer, effective May 13, 2024. Upon the effectiveness of Mr. Koehl's appointment, Mr. Koehl will also serve as the Company's principal operating officer, and M.
                            Paul Bunn, the Company's President, will no longer serve as principal operating officer.
In connection with Mr. Koehl's appointment, the Compensation Committee of the Board approved a compensation package for Mr. Koehl,
                            including:
•
an annualized base salary of $425,000;
•
participation in the 2024 Executive Bonus Program, with a cash bonus target of 60% of Mr. Koehl's
                              year-end annualized base salary; and
•
a severance agreement, including the following benefits, which are subject to reduction in the case of
                              termination before completing three years of service with the Company:
o
upon a qualifying severance event, subject to employment, release, and other customary provisions, including a non-compete
                              through 12 months post-termination, (i) 24 months of salary continuation, (ii) if earned at or above minimum, then the target cash bonus for the year of termination, prorated for partial year of service, and (iii) 24 months of
                              COBRA reimbursement; and
o
upon a qualifying change-in-control event only when the recipient is terminated without "cause" or is subject to a
                              "constructive termination" during the 24 months following a change-in-control, subject to employment, release, and other customary provisions, including a non-compete through 12 months post-termination, (i) 300% of annualized
                              base salary lump sum severance payment, (ii) target cash bonus for the year of termination, and (iii) 36 months of COBRA reimbursement.
The following is biographical information for Mr. Koehl:
Dustin Koehl
, 40, joined the Company as Chief Operating Officer in May 2024. Mr. Koehl previously served as the Head of Commercialization at Waabi, an AI-centered
                              self-driving truck developer, where he was responsible for customer adoption, transportation strategy, and safety. An active member of the transportation industry, Mr. Koehl is a partner with the Massachusetts Institute of
                              Technology's FreightLab and has served on several industry committees, including positions at the American Trucking Associations and the American Transportation Research Institute. Mr. Koehl has over 17 years of experience in
                              transportation, including 12 years at Total Transportation of Mississippi, including as Vice President – Sales and Operations (through 2019) and three years at U.S. Xpress, Inc., including as Senior Vice President –
                              Over-the-Road (through 2022).
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
99.1
Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. press release announcing the appointment of Chief Operating Officer
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File.
The information in Items 5.02 and
                              9.01 of this report and the exhibit hereto may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act
and such statements are subject to the safe
                            harbor created by those sections and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended
.  Such statements are made based on the current
                              beliefs and expectations of the Company's management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties.  Actual results or events may differ from those anticipated by forward-looking statements.  Please refer to the
                              italicized paragraph at the end of the attached press release and various disclosures by the Company in its press releases, stockholder reports, and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for information
                              concerning risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may affect future results.
SIGNATURE
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.
COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: April 29, 2024
By:
/s/ James S. Grant
James S. Grant
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer