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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JANUARY 29, 1997
REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO., INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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NEVADA 86-0666860
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
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1455 HULDA WAY
SPARKS, NEVADA 89431
(702) 359-9031
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER,
INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
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JERRY C. MOYES, PRESIDENT
SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO., INC.
2200 SOUTH 75TH AVENUE
PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85043
(602) 269-9700
(NAME, ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE
NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
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COPIES TO:
STEVEN D. PIDGEON, ESQ.
SAMUEL C. COWLEY, ESQ.
CHRISTOPHER J. LITTLEFIELD, ESQ.
SNELL & WILMER L.L.P.
ONE ARIZONA CENTER
PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85004-0001
(602) 382-6000
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC:
From time to time after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. [ ]
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, please check the following box. [X]
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ]
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [ ]
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [ ]
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED MAXIMUM PROPOSED MAXIMUM
AMOUNT OF AGGREGATE
TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF AMOUNT TO BE OFFERING OFFERING REGISTRATION
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED REGISTERED PRICE PER UNIT(1) PRICE(1) FEE
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Common Stock, $.001 par value per share........ 90,000 $25.25 $2,272,500.00 $689
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(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (g), based upon the last reported sales price of
the Common Stock on January 28, 1997.
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THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL
FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A),
MAY DETERMINE.
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INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR
MAY OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
BECOMES EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR
THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE
SECURITIES IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE
UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS
OF ANY SUCH STATE.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION
JANUARY 29, 1997
PROSPECTUS
90,000 SHARES
SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO., INC.
COMMON STOCK
($.001 PAR VALUE)
This Prospectus relates to the resale by Digby Leasing, Inc., a Nebraska
corporation ("Digby Leasing" or "Selling Stockholder"), of up to 90,000 shares
of Common Stock, $.001 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), of Swift
Transportation Co., Inc., a Nevada corporation ("Swift" or the "Company"). The
distribution of the Common Stock by the Selling Stockholder currently is not
subject to any underwriting agreement. None of the Common Stock offered pursuant
to this Prospectus has been registered prior to the filing of the Registration
Statement of which this Prospectus is a part. See "Plan of Distribution."
The Common Stock registered for resale hereby has been registered pursuant to
the Company's obligation contained in a written agreement with the Selling
Stockholder. The Selling Stockholder may elect to sell all, a portion or none of
the Common Stock offered by it hereunder.
The Common Stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol
"SWFT." On January 28, 1997, the last reported sale price of the Common Stock on
the Nasdaq National Market was $25.25 per share.
The Common Stock may be sold by the Selling Stockholder from time to time,
either in underwritten public offerings, in transactions pursuant to Rule 144
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), in
privately negotiated transactions, through the facilities of the Nasdaq National
Market, or otherwise, at market prices prevailing at the time of such sale, at
prices relating to such market prices, or at negotiated prices. The Company will
not receive any of the proceeds of the sale of Common Stock by the Selling
Stockholder. The net proceeds to the Selling Stockholder will be the proceeds it
receives upon such sales, less brokerage commissions. All expenses of
registration incurred in connection with the registration of the Common Stock,
other than any underwriting or brokerage discounts, commissions and selling
expenses with respect to the shares of Common Stock being sold by the Selling
Stockholder, will be borne by the Company. See "Plan of Distribution."
SEE "RISK FACTORS" COMMENCING ON PAGE 5 FOR A DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN FACTORS THAT
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS OF THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY.
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THE SELLING STOCKHOLDER AND ANY BROKER EXECUTING SELLING ORDERS ON BEHALF OF THE
SELLING STOCKHOLDER MAY BE DEEMED TO BE AN "UNDERWRITER" WITHIN THE MEANING OF
THE SECURITIES ACT. COMMISSIONS RECEIVED BY ANY SUCH BROKER MAY BE DEEMED TO BE
UNDERWRITING COMMISSIONS UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS, ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
The date of this Prospectus is January , 1997.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Company has filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") with respect to the shares offered by this Prospectus. This
Prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the Registration
Statement and the exhibits and schedules thereto. Statements contained herein
concerning the provisions of any documents are not necessarily complete and, in
each instance, reference is made to the copy of such documents filed as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement, and each such statement shall be deemed
qualified in its entirety by such reference.
The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and, in accordance
therewith, files reports and other information with the Commission. A copy of
the reports and other information filed by the Company in accordance with the
Exchange Act may be inspected without charge at the offices of the Commission,
Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and will also be
available for inspection and copying at the Commission's Regional Offices
located at 7 World Trade Center, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10048, and
Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois
60661-2511. Copies of such material may also be obtained by writing to the
Public Reference Section of the Commission
at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. The Commission maintains a
web site (http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information
statements and other information regarding registrants, such as the Company,
that file electronically with the Commission. Information concerning the
registrant is also available for inspection at the offices of the Nasdaq
National Market, Reports Section, 1735 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006.
INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed by the Company with the Commission are hereby
incorporated herein by reference: (i) the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995; (ii) the Company's Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 1996, June 30, 1996
and September 30, 1996; and (iii) the description of the Company's Common Stock
contained in the Company's Form 8-A filed under the Exchange Act. All documents
filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the
termination of the offering of the Common Stock registered hereby shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the
dates of filing of such documents. Any statements contained in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to
be modified or superseded for purposes of the Registration Statement and this
Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any
subsequently filed document which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded,
to constitute a part of the Registration Statement or this Prospectus. The
Company will provide, without charge, to each person to whom this Prospectus is
delivered, upon written or telephonic request of such person, a copy of any or
all of the foregoing documents incorporated by reference into this Prospectus
(other than exhibits to such documents unless such exhibits are specifically
incorporated by reference into this Prospectus). Requests should be delivered in
writing to the Secretary, Swift Transportation Co., Inc., P.O. Box 29243,
Phoenix, Arizona 85038-9243 or by telephone at (602) 269-9700.
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THE COMPANY
Swift Transportation Co., Inc. (with its subsidiaries, "Swift" or the
"Company") is the fourth largest publicly-held, national truckload carrier in
the United States. Swift operates primarily throughout the continental United
States, combining strong regional operations with a transcontinental van
operation. The principal types of freight transported by Swift include retail
and discount department store merchandise, paper products, non-perishable food,
tires, beverages and beverage containers and building materials.
By meeting its customers' specific needs for both regional and
transcontinental service and through selective acquisitions, Swift has been able
to achieve significant growth in revenues over the past five years. Operating
revenue has grown at a compound annual growth rate of 24.6% from $190.3 million
in 1991 to $458.2 million in 1995. During that same period, net earnings have
grown at a compound annual growth rate of 37.4% from $6.5 million to $23.0
million. During the nine months ended September 30, 1995 and 1996, respectively,
operating revenue increased from $337.1 million to $408.5 million and net
earnings increased from $17.8 million to $18.8 million.
OPERATING STRATEGY
Swift focuses on achieving high density for service-sensitive customers in
short-to-medium-haul traffic lanes. Through its network of 23 service terminals,
Swift is able to provide regional service on a nationwide basis. Swift's
terminal network establishes a local market presence in the regions Swift serves
and enables Swift to respond more rapidly to its customers' changing
requirements. This regional network also enables Swift to enhance driver
recruitment and retention by returning drivers to their homes regularly, reduce
its purchases of higher priced fuel at truck stops and expedite lower cost,
in-house equipment maintenance. With an average length of haul of 577 miles,
Swift is able to limit its direct competition with railroads, intermodal
services and longer-haul, less specialized truckload carriers.
Swift seeks to provide premium service with commensurate rates, rather than
compete primarily on the basis of price. The principal elements of Swift's
premium service include: regional terminals to facilitate single and multiple
pick-ups and deliveries and maintain local contact with customers; well-
maintained, late model equipment; a fully-integrated computer system to monitor
shipment status and variations from schedule; an onboard communication system
that enables the Company to dispatch and monitor traffic; timely deliveries; and
extra equipment to respond promptly to customers' varying requirements.
To manage the higher costs and greater logistical complexity inherent in
operating in short-to-medium haul traffic lanes, Swift employs sophisticated
computerized management control systems to monitor key aspects of its
operations, such as availability of equipment, truck productivity and fuel
consumption. Swift has a three-year replacement program for substantially all of
its tractors, which allows Swift to maximize equipment utilization and fuel
economy by capitalizing on improved engine efficiency and vehicle aerodynamics
and to minimize maintenance expense. For 1994 and 1995, Swift maintained an
operating ratio of 88.8% and 89.9%, respectively. For the nine months ended
September 30, 1995 and 1996, Swift's operating ratio was 89.3% and 90.8%,
respectively.
GROWTH STRATEGY
Major shippers continue to reduce the number of carriers that they use for
their regular freight needs. This has resulted in a relatively small number of
financially stable "core carriers" and has contributed to consolidation in the
truckload industry in recent years. The truckload industry remains highly
fragmented, and management believes that overall growth in the truckload
industry and continued industry consolidation will present opportunities for
well managed, financially stable carriers such as Swift to expand. The Company
intends to take advantage of growth opportunities through a combination of
internal growth and selective acquisitions.
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The key elements of Swift's growth strategy are:
- Strengthen Core Carrier Relationships. Swift intends to continue to
strengthen its core carrier relationships, expand its services to its
existing customers and pursue new customer relationships. By concentrating
on expanding its services to its existing customers, Swift's revenues from
its top 25 customers nearly doubled from 1993 to 1995. The largest 25, 10
and 5 customers, respectively, accounted for 48%, 30% and 19% of revenues
in 1993 and 51%, 37% and 26% of revenues in 1995, with no one customer
accounting for more than 8% of Swift's gross revenues during that period.
Revenues generated by Swift's top 25 customers for the nine months ended
September 30, 1996 have increased 13.4% for these customers over the same
period last year. In addition to expanding its services to existing
customers, Swift actively pursues new traffic commitments from high
volume, financially stable shippers for whom it has not previously
provided services.
- Pursue Strategic Acquisitions. Swift's revenue growth has been
attributable, in significant part, to seven acquisitions completed in the
last eight years. These acquisitions have enabled Swift to expand from
its historical operations base in the Western United States and develop a
strong regional presence in the Midwestern, Eastern and Southeastern
United States. Swift generally limits its consideration of acquisitions
to those it believes will be accretive to earnings within six months, and
historically all of its acquisitions have met this objective. Most
recently, in September 1996, Swift augmented its western operations by
acquiring the dry freight van division of Navajo Shippers, Inc., Digby
Leasing, Inc. and Digby-Ringsby Truck Line, Inc. This acquisition added
287 tractors to Swift's fleet.
- Exploit Private Fleet Outsourcing. A number of large companies maintain
their own private trucking fleets to facilitate distribution of their
products. Swift believes that nearly 82% of private fleet traffic is
short-to-medium haul in nature, traveling an average of 1,000 miles or
less per round trip, with 72% of such traffic traveling 500 miles or
less. In order to reduce operating costs associated with private fleets,
a number of large companies have begun to outsource their transportation
and logistics requirements. Swift believes that its strong regional
operations and average length of haul of less than 600 miles position it
to take advantage of this trend, and Swift already serves as a preferred
supplier or "core carrier" to many major shippers who are considering, or
may in the future consider, outsourcing their transportation and
logistics requirements.
Swift Transportation Co., Inc., a Nevada corporation headquartered in
Sparks, Nevada, is a holding company for the Arizona operating corporation also
named Swift Transportation Co., Inc. These companies are collectively referred
to herein as the "Company." The Company's headquarters are located at 2200 South
75th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85043, and its telephone number is (602) 269-9700.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
On January 10, 1997, the Company announced that it had signed a letter of
intent to acquire certain assets of Direct Transit, Inc. ("DTI"), a
Debtor-In-Possession in United States Bankruptcy Court. DTI is a dry van carrier
based in North Sioux City, South Dakota and operates predominately in the
eastern two-thirds of the United States.
Under the terms of this letter, the Company would acquire the inventory,
equipment and miscellaneous assets of DTI. In addition, the Company would
negotiate with DTI's lessors of revenue equipment to enter into new lease
agreements or to purchase such equipment, at agreed upon values. The Company and
DTI also have agreed to general terms of a proposed interim management agreement
pending the closing of the transaction.
The Company is conducting its due diligence and is negotiating the terms
of a definitive purchase agreement and interim management agreement with DTI.
The acquisition of DTI is subject to negotiation of a definitive purchase
agreement and interim management agreement on terms satisfactory to the
Company, approval by the Company's Board of Directors, DTI, DTI's creditors and
the United States Bankruptcy Court, and other customary closing conditions.
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RISK FACTORS
An investment in the Company's Common Stock involves a significant degree
of risk. In determining whether to make an investment in the Common Stock,
potential investors should consider carefully all of the information set forth
in and incorporated into this Prospectus and, in particular, the following
factors.
GENERAL ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS FACTORS
The Company's business is dependent upon a number of factors that may have
a material adverse effect on its results of operations, many of which are beyond
the Company's control. These factors include excess capacity in the trucking
industry, significant increases or rapid fluctuations in fuel prices, interest
rates, fuel taxes, tolls, license and registration fees and insurance premiums,
to the extent not offset by increases in freight rates or fuel surcharges, and
difficulty in attracting and retaining qualified drivers and owner operators.
The Company's results of operations also are affected by recessionary economic
cycles and downturns in customers' business cycles, particularly in market
segments and industries (such as retail and paper products) in which the Company
has a significant concentration of customers. In addition, the Company's results
of operations are affected by seasonal factors. Customers tend to reduce
shipments after the winter holiday season and the Company's operating expenses
tend to be higher in the winter months primarily due to increased operating
costs in colder weather and higher fuel consumption due to increased idle time.
COMPETITION
The trucking industry is extremely competitive and fragmented. The Company
competes with many other truckload carriers of varying sizes and, to a lesser
extent, with railroads. Competition has created downward pressure on the
truckload industry's pricing structure. There are several trucking companies
with which the Company competes that have greater financial resources than the
Company, own more revenue equipment and carry a larger volume of freight than
the Company.
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
The trucking industry is very capital intensive. The Company depends on
cash from operations, operating leases and debt financing for funds to expand
the size of its fleet and maintain modern revenue equipment. If the Company were
unable in the future to enter into acceptable financing arrangements, it would
have to limit its growth and might be required to operate its revenue equipment
for longer periods, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
operating results.
ACQUISITIONS
The growth of the Company has been, and will continue to be, dependent in
significant part upon the acquisition of small-to-medium-sized trucking
companies throughout the United States. To date, the Company has been successful
in identifying trucking companies to acquire and in integrating such companies'
operations into the Company's operations. The Company may face competition from
transportation companies or other third parties for acquisition opportunities
that become available. There can be no assurance that the Company will identify
acquisition candidates that will result in successful combinations in the
future. Any future acquisitions by the Company may result in the incurrence of
additional debt and amortization of expenses related to goodwill and intangible
assets, which could adversely affect the Company's profitability, or could
involve the potentially dilutive issuance of additional equity securities. In
addition, acquisitions involve numerous risks, including difficulties in
assimilation of the acquired company's operations particularly in the period
immediately following the consummation of such transactions, the diversion of
the attention of the Company's management from other business concerns, risks of
entering into markets in which the Company has had no or only limited direct
experience, and the potential loss of customers, key employees and drivers of
the acquired company, all of which could have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business and operating results.
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DEPENDENCE ON KEY PERSONNEL AND INFLUENCE OF PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDER
The Company is highly dependent upon the services of Mr. Jerry Moyes,
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. William F.
Riley, III, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Robert W.
Cunningham, Executive Vice President, and Mr. Rodney K. Sartor, Executive Vice
President. Although the Company believes it has an experienced and talented
management group, the loss of the services of Mr. Moyes, Mr. Riley, Mr.
Cunningham or Mr. Sartor could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
operations and future profitability. The Company does not have employment
agreements with nor does it maintain key man life insurance on Messrs. Moyes,
Riley, Cunningham or Sartor. Additionally, the trusts established for the
benefit of Mr. Moyes and his family beneficially own approximately 28% of the
outstanding Common Stock. Accordingly, Mr. Moyes is able to influence the
election of members of the Company's Board of Directors and decisions requiring
stockholder approval. This concentration of ownership, as well as the ability of
the Board to establish the terms of and issue Preferred Stock of the Company
without stockholder approval, may have the effect of delaying or preventing a
change in control of the Company.
REGULATION
The Company is regulated by the United States Department of Transportation
and by various state agencies. These regulatory authorities exercise broad
powers, generally governing activities such as authorization to engage in motor
carrier operations, rates and charges, operations, safety, financial reporting,
and certain mergers, consolidations and acquisitions. In addition, the Company's
operations are subject to various environmental laws and regulations dealing
with the transportation, storage, presence, use, disposal and handling of
hazardous materials, discharge of stormwater and underground fuel storage tanks.
If the Company should be involved in a spill or other accident involving
hazardous substances or if the Company were found to be in violation of
applicable laws or regulations, it could have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business and operating results.
CLAIMS EXPOSURE; INSURANCE
The Company currently self-insures in the amount of $75,000 per occurrence
for liability resulting from cargo loss, $500,000 for each claim for personal
injury and property damage and $300,000 per claim for worker's compensation, and
maintains insurance above these amounts with licensed insurance companies. To
the extent the Company were to experience an increase in the number of claims
for which it is self-insured, the Company's operating results would be
materially adversely affected. In addition, significant increases in insurance
costs, to the extent not offset by freight rate increases, would reduce the
Company's profitability.
POSSIBLE VOLATILITY OF STOCK PRICE
The market price of the Common Stock could be subject to significant
fluctuations in response to certain factors, such as, among others, variations
in the anticipated or actual results of operations of the Company or other
companies in the transportation industry, changes in conditions affecting the
economy generally, analyst reports, or general trends in the industry, as well
as other factors unrelated to the Company's operating results.
DEPENDENCE ON KEY CUSTOMERS
A significant portion of the Company's revenue is generated from key
customers. During 1995, the Company's top 25, 10 and 5 customers accounted for
51%, 37% and 26% of revenues, respectively. The Company does not have long-term
contractual relationships with many of its key customers, and there
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can be no assurance that the Company's relationships with its key customers will
continue as presently in effect. A reduction in or termination of the Company's
services by a key customer could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business and operating results.
DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Prospectus, including all documents incorporated herein by reference,
contains forward-looking statements. Additional written or oral forward-looking
statements may be made by the Company from time to time in filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission or otherwise. The words "believe," "expect,"
"anticipate," and "project" and similar expressions identify forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date the statement is made. Such
forward-looking statements are within the meaning of that term in Section 27A of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements may include, but not be
limited to, projections of revenues, income or loss, capital expenditures,
acquisitions, plans for future operations, financing needs or plans, the impact
of inflation and plans relating to products or services of the Company, as well
as assumptions relating to the foregoing. Forward-looking statements are
inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted
or quantified. Future events and actual results could differ materially from
those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking
statements. Statements in this Prospectus, including those set forth in "Risk
Factors," and in "Business" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995, which is incorporated by
reference herein, describe factors, among others, that could contribute to or
cause such differences.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of Common
Stock offered hereby.
DIVIDEND POLICY
The Company has never paid any cash dividends and does not anticipate
paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. It is the current intention
of management to retain earnings to finance the growth and development of the
Company's business and to repay indebtedness. Future payment of cash dividends
will depend upon the financial condition, results of operations, and capital
requirements of the Company as well as other factors deemed relevant by the
Board of Directors.
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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The following table sets forth the selected consolidated financial data for
the Company. The selected "Statement of Earnings Data" and "Balance Sheet Data"
presented below for, and as of the end of, each of the years in the five-year
period ended December 31, 1995 are derived from the consolidated financial
statements of the Company, which consolidated financial statements have been
audited by KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent certified public accountants. The
selected "Statement of Earnings Data" and "Balance Sheet Data" presented below
for, and as of, the nine months ended September 30, 1995 and 1996 are derived
from the unaudited interim consolidated condensed financial statements of the
Company which, in the opinion of management, have been prepared on the same
basis as the audited consolidated financial statements and include all
adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which management
considers necessary for a fair presentation of the financial data shown. The
results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 are not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending
December 31, 1996. This information should be read in conjunction with the
consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto incorporated herein by
reference and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations" included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1995 and in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1996, both of which are incorporated by
reference herein.
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ENDED
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, SEPTEMBER 30,
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1991(1) 1992 1993(2) 1994(3) 1995 1995 1996(4)
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STATEMENT OF EARNINGS DATA:
Operating revenue....................... $190,337 $233,409 $276,982 $365,889 $458,165 $337,118 $408,473
Operating expenses:
Salaries, wages and employee
benefits............................ 77,908 93,180 110,139 136,997 169,805 126,470 145,071
Operating supplies and expenses....... 18,666 23,197 25,500 31,630 40,582 29,850 37,830
Fuel.................................. 31,181 36,935 42,122 50,434 60,697 44,690 55,176
Purchased transportation.............. 4,756 3,609 8,004 19,809 42,592 28,600 50,538
Rental expense........................ 16,442 23,675 24,470 25,166 26,633 18,997 21,788
Insurance and claims.................. 4,989 8,221 11,983 15,273 13,121 9,630 14,886
Depreciation and amortization......... 12,278 12,466 15,676 24,649 31,726 23,335 25,539
Communication and utilities........... 2,513 3,220 3,978 4,014 7,547 5,655 6,052
Operating taxes and licenses.......... 8,541 10,741 13,261 17,069 19,377 14,001 14,188
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Total operating expenses....... 177,274 215,244 255,133 325,041 412,080 301,228 371,068
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Operating income............... 13,063 18,165 21,849 40,848 46,085 35,890 37,405
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Other (income) expenses:
Interest expense...................... 2,948 2,382 1,102 3,101 6,728 5,421 5,269
Interest income....................... (265) (194) (106) (78) (75) (53) (48)
Other................................. (486) (437) (556) (1,484) (638) (372) (400)
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Other (income) expenses, net........ 2,197 1,751 440 1,539 6,015 4,996 4,821
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Earnings before income taxes........ 10,866 16,414 21,409 39,309 40,070 30,894 32,584
Income taxes............................ 4,400 6,580 9,135 16,680 17,030 13,130 13,790
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net earnings................... $ 6,466 $ 9,834 $ 12,274 $ 22,629 $ 23,040 $ 17,764 $ 18,794
======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ========
Net earnings per common and equivalent
share................................. $ .30 $ .43 $ .48 $ .89 $ .91 $ .70 $ .74
======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ========
Shares used in per share calculations... 21,900 22,662 25,364 25,325 25,348 25,342 25,488
</TABLE>
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(1) Includes the results of operations from the acquisition of Arthur H. Fulton,
Inc. beginning September 9, 1991.
(2) Includes the results of operations from the acquisition of West's Best
Freight Systems, Inc. beginning June 1, 1993.
(3) Includes the results of operations from the asset acquisitions of East-West
Transportation, Inc. beginning on July 1, 1994 and Missouri-Nebraska
Espress, Inc. beginning October 2, 1994.
(4) Includes the results of operations from the asset acquisitions of the dry
freight van division of Navajo Shippers, Inc., Digby Leasing, Inc. and
Digby-Ringsby Truck Line, Inc. beginning September 12, 1996.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AS OF
AS OF DECEMBER 31, SEPTEMBER 30,
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1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1995 1996
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(IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Working capital............. $ 6,679 $ 13,862 $ 14,156 $ 14,012 $ 6,735 $ 9,362 $ 16,588
Total assets................ $108,944 $119,009 $172,220 $275,991 $311,308 $312,953 $388,577
Long-term obligations, less
current portion........... $ 21,147 $ 8,997 $ 23,379 $ 77,715 $ 68,954 $ 75,480 $ 92,010
Stockholders' equity........ $ 46,131 $ 71,842 $ 88,973 $111,342 $134,835 $128,021 $156,723
</TABLE>
The following table sets forth for the periods indicated certain statement
of earnings data as a percentage of operating revenue:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NINE MONTHS
ENDED
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, SEPTEMBER 30,
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1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1995 1996
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Operating revenue.................................. 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Operating expenses:
Salaries, wages and employee benefits............ 40.9 39.9 39.8 37.4 37.1 37.5 35.5
Operating supplies and expenses.................. 9.8 9.9 9.2 8.6 8.9 8.9 9.3
Fuel............................................. 16.4 15.8 15.2 13.8 13.2 13.2 13.5
Purchased transportation......................... 2.5 1.6 2.9 5.4 9.3 8.5 12.4
Rental expense................................... 8.6 10.1 8.8 6.9 5.8 5.6 5.3
Insurance and claims............................. 2.6 3.5 4.3 4.2 2.9 2.9 3.6
Depreciation and amortization.................... 6.5 5.4 5.7 6.7 6.9 6.9 6.3
Communications and utilities..................... 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.6 1.7 1.4
Operating taxes and licenses..................... 4.5 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.2 4.1 3.5
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Total operating expenses......................... 93.1 92.2 92.1 88.8 89.9 89.3 90.8
Net interest expense............................... 1.4 1.0 0.4 0.9 1.5 1.6 1.3
Other (income) expense, net........................ (0.2) (0.2) (0.2) (0.4) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1)
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Earnings before income taxes....................... 5.7 7.0 7.7 10.7 8.7 9.2 8.0
Income taxes....................................... 2.3 2.8 3.3 4.5 3.7 3.9 3.4
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Net earnings....................................... 3.4% 4.2% 4.4% 6.2% 5.0% 5.3% 4.6%
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MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth information with respect to the directors
and executive officers of the Company:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME AGE POSITION
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<S> <C> <C>
Jerry C. Moyes(1)(2)............ 52 Chairman of the Board, President and Chief
Executive Officer
William F. Riley, III........... 50 Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer, Secretary and Director
Robert W. Cunningham............ 41 Executive Vice President and Director
Rodney K. Sartor................ 41 Executive Vice President and Director
Lou A. Edwards(2)............... 83 Director
Alphonse E. Frei(1)(2).......... 58 Director
Earl H. Scudder, Jr.(1)......... 54 Director
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(1) Member of Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
(2) Member of Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.
JERRY C. MOYES has served as the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company since 1984. Mr. Moyes joined the Company in
1966 as a Vice President and served in that capacity until 1984. Mr. Moyes was
President of the Arizona Motor Transport Association from 1987 to 1988.
WILLIAM F. RILEY, III has served as an Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer, Secretary and a Director of the Company since March 1990 and
as a Vice President of Cooper Motor Lines and Swift Leasing Co., Inc. since
April 1988 and May 1986, respectively. Prior to joining Swift in February 1986,
Mr. Riley was employed by Armour Food Co. from 1978 to January 1986, serving in
various transportation and distribution assignments, principally Manager of
Business Planning of Armour Food Express, its truckload motor carrier.
ROBERT W. CUNNINGHAM has served as an Executive Vice President and a
Director of the Company since March 1990. Mr. Cunningham joined Swift in July
1985 as a Division Manager of its Southern California operations and served as
its Vice President of Sales and Marketing from September 1988 to February 1990.
From January 1980 to July 1985, Mr. Cunningham served as the Vice President of
Sales and Marketing for Motor Cargo Freight Lines, a less-than-truckload carrier
based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
RODNEY K. SARTOR has served as an Executive Vice President and a Director
of the Company since May 1990. Mr. Sartor joined Swift in May 1979. He served as
Director of Operations from May 1982 until August 1988 and as a Regional Vice
President from August 1988 until May 1990.
LOU A. EDWARDS has served as a Director of the Company since May 1990. Mr.
Edwards is the President of Sundance Truck Centers, a truck dealership, which he
founded in 1975, and has 40 years of experience in the trucking industry.
ALPHONSE E. FREI has served as a Director of the Company since May 1990.
Mr. Frei served in various capacities, including as Chief Financial Officer,
with America West Airlines from 1983 to 1994 and served as a director of America
West Airlines from 1986 to September 1993. In 1991, America West filed for
bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy laws, and
emerged from Chapter 11 protection in August 1994. Since 1994, Mr. Frei has
served in various executive capacities or as a consultant to a number of
business organizations.
EARL H. SCUDDER, JR. has served as a Director of the Company since May
1993. Mr. Scudder has been President of the Scudder Law Firm, P.C. in Lincoln,
Nebraska since February 1990, and has engaged in the private practice of law
since 1966. Mr. Scudder also served as a director of Heartland Express, Inc., a
publicly-held trucking company, until December 1996, and currently serves as a
director of Transcom Technologies, Inc., a communications technology company.
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SELLING STOCKHOLDER
The shares to be sold by the Selling Stockholder were acquired in
connection with the Company's acquisition of substantially all of the operating
assets used in the dry freight van division of Navajo Shippers, Inc., a Colorado
corporation, Digby-Ringsby Truck Line, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and Digby
Leasing, Inc., a Nebraska corporation. As of January 23, 1997, the Selling
Stockholder beneficially owned 90,000 shares of the Common Stock which was less
than 1% of the total shares of Common Stock outstanding on that date. After the
completion of this offering, and assuming that the Selling Stockholder disposes
of all of the 90,000 shares of Common Stock covered by this Prospectus and does
not acquire any additional shares, the Selling Stockholder will not own any
shares of Common Stock.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
This Prospectus relates to the resale of 90,000 shares of Common Stock. The
distribution of the Common Stock by the Selling Stockholder contemplated hereby
is not subject to any underwriting agreement.
The Common Stock may be sold by the Selling Stockholder from time to time,
either in underwritten public offerings, in transactions pursuant to Rule 144
under the Securities Act, in privately negotiated transactions, through the
facilities of the Nasdaq National Market, or otherwise, at market prices
prevailing at the time of such sale, at prices relating to such market prices,
or at negotiated prices. The Company will not receive any of the proceeds of the
sale of Common Stock by the Selling Stockholder. The net proceeds to the Selling
Stockholder will be the proceeds it receives upon such sales, less brokerage
commissions.
In the case of sales of the shares of Common Stock effected to or through
broker-dealers, such broker-dealers may receive compensation in the form of
discounts, concessions or commissions from the Selling Stockholder or the
purchasers of the Common Stock sold by or through such broker-dealers, or both.
The Company has advised the Selling Stockholder that the anti-manipulative Rules
10b-6 and 10b-7 under the Exchange Act may apply to its sales in the market and
has informed it of the need for delivery of copies of this Prospectus. The
Company is not aware as of the date of this Prospectus of any agreements between
the Selling Stockholder and broker-dealers with respect to the sale of the
Common Stock offered by this Prospectus. The Selling Stockholder and any
broker-dealer or other agent executing sell orders on behalf of the Selling
Stockholder may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of the
Securities Act, in which case the commissions received by any such broker-dealer
or agent and profit on any resale of the Common Stock may be deemed to be
underwriting commissions under the Securities Act. The commissions received by a
broker-dealer or agent may be in excess of customary compensation.
The Selling Stockholder may elect to sell all, a portion or none of the
Common Stock offered by it hereunder.
The Company will pay all of the expenses incident to the registration of
the shares of Common Stock offered hereby, other than underwriting or brokerage
discounts, commissions and selling expenses with respect to the Common Stock
being sold by the Selling Stockholder.
TRANSFER AGENT
The Transfer Agent and Registrar for the Company's Common Stock is
ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the Common Stock offered hereby will be passed upon for the
Company by Snell & Wilmer L.L.P., Phoenix, Arizona.
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EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of Swift Transportation Co., Inc. as
of December 31, 1995 and 1994, and for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 31, 1995, have been incorporated by reference herein and
in the Registration Statement in reliance upon the report of KPMG Peat Marwick
LLP, independent certified public accountants, incorporated by reference herein,
and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
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NO DEALER, SALESPERSON OR ANY OTHER PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN OR
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THIS PROSPECTUS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER MADE
BY THIS PROSPECTUS AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS
MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY OR THE SELLING
STOCKHOLDER. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE MADE HEREUNDER
SHALL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE ANY IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO
CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY SINCE THE DATES AS OF WHICH INFORMATION IS
GIVEN IN THIS PROSPECTUS. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OR
SOLICITATION BY ANYONE IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION
IS NOT AUTHORIZED OR IN WHICH THE PERSON MAKING SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS
NOT QUALIFIED TO DO SO OR TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH
SOLICITATION.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
<TABLE>
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PAGE
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<S> <C>
Available Information................. 2
Information Incorporated by
Reference........................... 2
The Company........................... 3
Recent Developments................... 4
Risk Factors.......................... 5
Use of Proceeds....................... 8
Dividend Policy....................... 8
Selected Consolidated Financial
Data................................ 9
Management............................ 11
Selling Stockholder................... 12
Plan of Distribution.................. 12
Transfer Agent........................ 12
Legal Matters......................... 12
Experts............................... 13
</TABLE>
90,000 SHARES
SWIFT
TRANSPORTATION
CO., INC.
COMMON STOCK
($.001 PAR VALUE)
[SWIFT LOGO]
PROSPECTUS
DATED JANUARY , 1997
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.
The following table sets forth the expenses to be borne by the Registrant
in connection with the offering being registered hereby:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
SEC filing fee............................................................ $ 689
Nasdaq National Market fee................................................ 2,000
Blue Sky fees and expenses, including legal fees*......................... 500
Printing and engraving *.................................................. 2,000
Legal fees and expenses *................................................. 20,000
Accounting fees and expenses*............................................. 10,000
Miscellaneous*............................................................ 1,811
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Total................................................................... $37,000
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* Estimated
The Company will pay all expenses of the offering.
ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
The Nevada General Corporation Law requires the Company to indemnify
officers and directors for any expenses incurred by any officer or director in
connection with any actions or proceedings, whether civil, criminal,
administrative, or investigative, brought against such officer or director
because of his or her status as an officer or director, to the extent that the
director or officer has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of
the action or proceeding. The Nevada General Corporation Law permits a
corporation to indemnify an officer or director, even in the absence of an
agreement to do so, for expenses incurred in connection with any action or
proceeding if such officer of director acted in good faith and in a manner in
which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation and such indemnification is authorized by the
stockholders, by a quorum of disinterested directors, by independent legal
counsel in a written opinion authorized by a majority vote of a quorum of
directors consisting of disinterested directors or by independent legal counsel
in a written opinion if a quorum of disinterested directors cannot be obtained.
The Nevada General Corporation Law prohibits indemnification of a director or
officer if a final adjudication establishes that the officer's or director's
acts or omissions involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation
of the law and were material to the cause of action. Despite the foregoing
limitations on indemnification, the Nevada General Corporation Law may permit an
officer or director to apply to the court for approval of indemnification even
if the officer or director is adjudged to have committed intentional misconduct,
fraud or a knowing violation of the law. The Nevada General Corporation Law also
provides that indemnification of directors is not permitted for the unlawful
payment of distributions, except for those directors registering their dissent
to the payment of the distribution.
The Company's Articles of Incorporation eliminate personal liability of
directors or officers for any expenses, claims, damages or liability incurred by
reason of their position in the Company to the fullest extent allowed under the
Nevada General Corporation Law.
The Company's Bylaws provide that the Company shall indemnify any person
who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or
she was or is a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company. In
addition, the Company's Bylaws provide that the Company shall indemnify any
person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the
Company by reason of the fact that he or she was or is a director, officer,
employee or
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agent of the Company against expenses, actually and reasonably incurred if he or
she acted in good faith, unless adjudged liable to the Company. Further, the
Company's Bylaws provide that to the extent that a director, officer, employee
or agent of the Company has been successful on the merits or otherwise, in
defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to above or in defense of any
claim, matter or issue therein, he or she shall be indemnified against expenses
actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection therewith.
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
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EXHIBIT PAGE OR
NUMBER DESCRIPTION METHOD OF FILING
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<C> <S> <C>
3.1 Articles of Incorporation of the
Company................................... Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.1 of the Company's Form S-3
Registration Statement No. 33-66034
("S-3 #33-66034")
3.2 Bylaws of the Company..................... Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.2 of S-3 #33-66034
4 Specimen of Common Stock Certificate...... Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4 of the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1992
5 Opinion of Snell & Wilmer L.L.P........... Filed herewith
23 Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.......... Filed herewith
24 Powers of Attorney........................ See signature page
</TABLE>
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ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:
(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act
of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part
of a registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in the
form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or
(4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part
of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.
(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of
prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to deliver or cause to be
delivered with the prospectus to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or
given, the latest annual report to
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stockholders that is incorporated by reference in the prospectus and furnished
pursuant to and meeting the requirements of Rule 14a-3 or Rule 14c-3 under the
Exchange Act; and, where interim financial information required to be presented
by Article 3 of Regulation S-X are not set forth in the prospectus, to deliver,
or cause to be delivered to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or given,
the latest quarterly report that is specifically incorporated by reference in
the prospectus, to provide such interim financial information.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual
report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file, during any period in
which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth
in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total
dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the
maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement.
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement
or any material change to such information in the registration
statement.
Provided, however, that paragraphs (i) and (ii) above do not apply if the
registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to remove from registration by
means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Swift
Transportation Co., Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused
this Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Phoenix, State of
Arizona, this 29th day of January, 1997.
SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO., INC.
By /s/ JERRY C. MOYES
------------------------------------
Jerry C. Moyes
Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Jerry C. Moyes and William F. Riley, III, and
each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power
of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Form S-3
Registration Statement and to sign any registration statement for the same
offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person hereby ratifying and confirming that
all said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
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<CAPTION>
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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<C> <S> <C>
/s/ JERRY C. MOYES Chairman of the Board, President January 29, 1997
- ---------------------------------------- and Chief Executive Officer
Jerry C. Moyes (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ ROBERT W. CUNNINGHAM Executive Vice President January 29, 1997
- ---------------------------------------- and Director
Robert W. Cunningham
/s/ WILLIAM F. RILEY, III Executive Vice President January 29, 1997
- ---------------------------------------- Secretary, Chief Financial
William F. Riley, III Officer (Principal Accounting
and Financial Officer), Director
/s/ RODNEY K. SARTOR Executive Vice President January 29, 1997
- ---------------------------------------- and Director
Rodney K. Sartor
/s/ ALPHONSE E. FREI Director January 29, 1997
- ----------------------------------------
Alphonse E. Frei
/s/ LOU A. EDWARDS Director January 29, 1997
- ----------------------------------------
Lou A. Edwards
/s/ EARL H. SCUDDER, JR. Director January 29, 1997
- ----------------------------------------
Earl H. Scudder, Jr.
</TABLE>
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EXHIBIT 5
January 29, 1997
Swift Transportation Co., Inc.
2200 South 75th Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85043
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-3, including
amendments and exhibits thereto (the "Registration Statement"), for the proposed
offer and sale of up to 90,000 shares of Common Stock of Swift Transportation
Co., Inc. (the "Company") we are of the opinion that the shares being sold by
the Selling Stockholder are legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
In rendering this opinion, we have reviewed and relied upon such documents
and records of the Company as we have deemed necessary and have assumed the
following:
1. The genuineness of all signatures and the authenticity of documents
submitted to us as originals and the conformity to originals of all
documents submitted to us as copies;
2. The accuracy, completeness, and genuineness of all representations
and certifications, with respect to factual matters, made to us by
officers of the Company and public officials; and
3. The accuracy and completeness of Company records.
The opinions expressed herein are limited solely to the General Corporation
Law of the State of Nevada. We express no opinion on the laws of any other
jurisdiction or principles of conflicts of law and can assume no responsibility
for the applicability of any such laws or principles.
The opinions expressed herein are based upon the law and other matters in
effect on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to review or supplement
this opinion should such law be changed by legislative action, judicial decision
or otherwise, or should any facts or other matters upon which we have relied be
changed.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement and to the use of our name in the Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
SNELL & WILMER L.L.P.
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EXHIBIT 23
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
The Board of Directors
Swift Transportation Co., Inc.:
We consent to the use of our report incorporated herein by reference
and to the reference to our firm under the headings "Selected Consolidated
Financial Data" and "Experts" in the prospectus.
/s/ KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
Phoenix, Arizona
January 27, 1997
