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24-May-2012
Amendment or Waiver to Code of Ethics, Submission of Matters to
(a)
On May 22, 2012, upon the recommendation of the Governance and Nomination
Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Old Dominion Freight Line,
Inc. (the "Company"), the Board amended the Company's Code of Business Conduct
(the "Code"). The amendment, which revised certain portions of the "Conflicts of
Interest and Gifts" provision of the Code, provides additional clarity for the
Company's officers, directors and employees regarding the Company's expectations
and requirements with respect to the provision or receipt of gifts and/or
entertainment. The Code, as revised, is available on our website at
http://www.odfl.com/company/corpGovernance.shtml.
(a), (b)
The 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") of the Company
was held on May 22, 2012. The following matters, which are described in more
detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on April 19, 2012, were voted upon and approved by the
Company's shareholders at the Annual Meeting:
Proposal 1 - Election of Nine Directors
Each of the following individuals were elected by the shareholders to serve as
directors for one-year terms and until their respective successors have been
elected and qualified or until their death, resignation, removal or
disqualification or until there is a decrease in the number of directors, and
received the number of votes set opposite their respective names:
Broker
Nominee For Withheld Non-Votes
Earl E. Congdon 51,020,837 3,290,123 1,255,691
David S. Congdon 52,067,774 2,243,186 1,255,691
John R. Congdon 50,977,070 3,333,890 1,255,691
J. Paul Breitbach 53,613,067 697,893 1,255,691
John R. Congdon, Jr. 49,343,384 4,967,576 1,255,691
Robert G. Culp, III 49,646,530 4,664,430 1,255,691
John D. Kasarda 53,530,004 780,956 1,255,691
Leo H. Suggs 50,783,837 3,527,123 1,255,691
D. Michael Wray 50,989,896 3,321,064 1,255,691
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Proposal 2 - Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company's Named
Executive Officers
The compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved, on an
advisory basis, by the shareholders based on the following vote:
Broker
For Against Abstain Non-Votes
39,321,208 14,701,007 288,745 1,255,691
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Proposal 3 - Approval of an Amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to Increase the Number of Authorized Shares of the Company's Common Stock
The amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to
increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 70,000,000 to
140,000,000 was approved by the shareholders based on the following vote:
For Against Abstain
50,670,376 4,836,836 59,439
Proposal 4 - Ratification of the Appointment of the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered
public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012 was ratified by the
shareholders based on the following vote:
For Against Abstain
54,646,836 890,426 29,389
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