Edgar Filing: KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

KNIGHT KEVIN P

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC [KNX]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

20002 NORTH 19TH AVENUE

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/12/2013

(Street)

PHOENIX, AZ 85027

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Forward Sale Contract (obligation to sell)

⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾

12/12/2013

150,000

⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾

Common Stock

150,000

⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾

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Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KNIGHT KEVIN P 20002 NORTH 19TH AVENUE PHOENIX, AZ 85027	X		Chief Executive Officer

Signatures

/s/ Kevin P. Knight		12/16/2013
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On December 12, 2013, the reporting person entered into a prepaid variable forward sale contract with an unaffiliated third party buyer. The contract obligates the reporting person to deliver to the buyer up to 150,000 shares (in 50,000 increments) of KNX common stock (or, at the reporting person's election, an equivalent amount of cash based on the market price of KNX common stock at that time) on the maturity dates of the contract: 50,000 on February 22, 2017; 50,000 on February 23, 2017; and 50,000 on February 24, 2017 (each a "Maturity Date"). In exchange for assuming this obligation, the reporting person will receive a cash payment of $1,735,613.33 as of the date of entering into the contract. The reporting person pledged 150,000 shares of KNX common stock (the "Pledged Shares") to secure the
(2)	obligations under the contract, and retained dividend and voting rights in the Pledged Shares during the term of the pledge. The number of shares of KNX common stock to be delivered to the buyer on each Maturity Date is to be determined as follows: (a) if the Settlement Price is less than or equal to $13.00 (the "Floor Price"), the reporting person will deliver to the buyer 50,000 shares; (b) if the Settlement Price is greater than the Floor Price but less than or equal to $23.00 (the "Cap Price"), the reporting person will deliver to the buyer an amount of shares equal to: the product of 50,000 shares multiplied by the Floor Price, divided by the Settlement Price; and (c) if the Settlement Price is greater than the Cap Price, the reporting person will deliver to the purchaser the amount of shares equal to: 50,000 shares multiplied by the quotient of the Floor Price plus the Settlement Price minus the Cap Price, and divided by the Settlement Price.

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