Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers OnFebruary 17, 2021 , the Compensation Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of Directors (the "Board") ofCovenant Logistics Group, Inc. , aNevada corporation (the "Company") approved a grant of 5,384 shares of restricted stock toSamuel F. Hough , the Company's Executive Vice President - Expedited Operations, in recognition ofMr. Hough's role in the wind-down of certain of the Company's terminal operations throughout 2020. The shares will vest onFebruary 17, 2022 , subject to certain continued employment, acceleration, and forfeiture provisions. The shares were granted under the Company's Third Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
The Board has establishedMay 19, 2021 as the date of our 2021 annual meeting of stockholders (the "2021 Annual Meeting"). This date represents a change of more than 30 days from the anniversary date of our 2020 annual meeting of stockholders (the "2020 Annual Meeting"). As a result, the deadlines for stockholder proposals set forth in our definitive proxy statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting are no longer effective. Stockholder proposals intended for inclusion in our definitive proxy statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting pursuant to Rule 14a-8, as well as any stockholder proposals (other than director nominations) to be considered at the 2021 Annual Meeting, but not included in our proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14a-8, must be received byMarch 17, 2021 (which we believe is a reasonable time before we begin to print and send our proxy materials). The inclusion of any such stockholder proposals in our definitive proxy statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting will be subject to the requirements of the proxy rules adopted under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including Rule 14a8. Under Rule 14a-4(c)(1) of the Exchange Act, the proxy holders designated by an executed proxy in the form accompanying our definitive proxy statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting will have discretionary authority to vote on any stockholder proposal that is not received on or prior toMarch 17, 2021 . Proxy access nominations for the 2021 Annual Meeting must be received byMarch 1, 2021 . Proxy access nominations must meet all the requirements set forth in our Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws"). A stockholder's notice of director nominations to be considered at our 2021 Annual Meeting, but not included in our proxy materials, must be received byMarch 1, 2021 . Stockholder director nominations must meet all of the requirements set forth in our Bylaws. Stockholder proposals (including proxy access nominations) should be addressed and sent toM. Paul Bunn , Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary;Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. ;400 Birmingham Highway ;Chattanooga, Tennessee 37419.
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