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Ownership Document |
Schema Version: X0306 |
Document Type: 4 |
Period of Report: 6/4/20 |
Not Subject to Section 16? No |
Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 1177702 |
| Issuer Name: SAIA INC |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: SAIA |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1799742 |
| | Owner Name: COL DOUGLAS L |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 11465 JOHNS CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 400 |
| | Owner Street 2: |
| | Owner City: JOHNS CREEK |
| | Owner State: GA |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 30097 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? No |
| | Is Officer? Yes |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
| | Officer Title: Executive VP, CFO & Secretary |
| | Other Text: |
Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 6/4/20 |
| | Deemed Execution Date: |
| | | Value: 6/4/20 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: S |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 1,000.00 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 111.75 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 5,227.00 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
Derivative Table: |
| Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Phantom Stock |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F2 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F3 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 2,738.522 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 2,738.522 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Stock Options (Right to Buy) |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 100.20 |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F4 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 2/6/27 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 2,820.00 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 2,820.00 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Stock Options (Right to Buy) |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 73.35 |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Value: 2/6/21 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 2/6/25 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 1,270.00 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 1,270.00 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Stock Options (Right to Buy) |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 66.03 |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Value: 2/7/22 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 2/7/26 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 1,580.00 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 1,580.00 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: The conversion rate of this derivative security on June 4, 2020 is 1.1774 resulting in 3,224.328 shares of common stock (underlying security in column 7). |
| Footnote - F2: Immediate |
| Footnote - F3: The shares of phantom stock become payable in the Company's common stock upon reporting person's termination of service as an employee, in accordance with the terms of the Plan. |
| Footnote - F4: Stock Options granted as part of the long-term incentive program approved by the Compensation Committee. One-third of the award vests each year on the anniversary of the grant date. |
Remarks: |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Stephanie R. Maschmeier |
| Signature Date: 6/8/20 |