SEC Form SC 13G filed by Proficient Auto Logistics Inc.

6/10/24 9:48:22 AM ET

Transportation Services

Consumer Discretionary

Get the next $PAL alert in real time by email

SC 13G 1 filing.txt SCHEDULE 13G Amendment No.0 PROFICIENT AUTO LOGISTICS INC COMMON STOCK Cusip #74317M104 Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [x] Rule 13d-1(b) [ ] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) Cusip #74317M104 Item 1: Reporting Person - FMR LLC Item 2: (a) [ ] (b) [ ] Item 4: Delaware Item 5: 3,458,204 Item 6: 0 Item 7: 3,458,204 Item 8: 0 Item 9: 3,458,204 Item 11: 14.341% Item 12: HC Cusip #74317M104 Item 1: Reporting Person - Abigail P. Johnson Item 2: (a) [ ] (b) [ ] Item 4: United States of America Item 5: 0 Item 6: 0 Item 7: 3,458,204 Item 8: 0 Item 9: 3,458,204 Item 11: 14.341% Item 12: IN Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: PROFICIENT AUTO LOGISTICS INC Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 10057 103RD STREET Jacksonville, FL 32210 US Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: FMR LLC Item 2(b). Address or Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210 Item 2(c). Citizenship: Not applicable Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: COMMON STOCK Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 74317M104 Item 3. This statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or (c) and the person filing, FMR LLC, is a parent holding company in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G). (Note: See Exhibit A). Item 4. Ownership (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 3,458,204 (b) Percent of Class: 14.341% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: Please see the responses to Items 5 and 6 on the cover page (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 3,458,204 (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. Not applicable. Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. One or more other persons are known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the COMMON STOCK of PROFICIENT AUTO LOGISTICS INC. No one other person's interest in the COMMON STOCK of PROFICIENT AUTO LOGISTICS INC is more than five percent of the total outstanding COMMON STOCK. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company. See attached Exhibit A. Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Not applicable. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not applicable. Item 10. Certifications. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. Signature After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. June 7, 2024 Date /s/ Stephanie J. Brown Signature Stephanie J. Brown Duly authorized under Power of Attorney effective as of January 3, 2023, by and on behalf of FMR LLC and its direct and indirect subsidiaries* * This power of attorney is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 24 to the Schedule 13G filed by FMR LLC on January 10, 2023, accession number: 0000315066-23-000003. Exhibit A Pursuant to the instructions in Item 7 of Schedule 13G, the following table lists the identity and Item 3 classification, if applicable, of each relevant entity that beneficially owns shares of the security class being reported on this Schedule 13G. Entity ITEM 3 Classification FIAM LLC IA Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Trust Company BK Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC * IA Fidelity Management Trust Company BK * Entity beneficially owns 5% or greater of the outstanding shares of the security class being reported on this Schedule 13G. Abigail P. Johnson is a Director, the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer of FMR LLC. Members of the Johnson family, including Abigail P. Johnson, are the predominant owners, directly or through trusts, of Series B voting common shares of FMR LLC, representing 49% of the voting power of FMR LLC. The Johnson family group and all other Series B shareholders have entered into a shareholders' voting agreement under which all Series B voting common shares will be voted in accordance with the majority vote of Series B voting common shares. Accordingly, through their ownership of voting common shares and the execution of the shareholders' voting agreement, members of the Johnson family may be deemed, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, to form a controlling group with respect to FMR LLC. This filing reflects the securities beneficially owned, or that may be deemed to be beneficially owned, by FMR LLC, certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates, and other companies (collectively, the "FMR Reporters"). This filing does not reflect securities, if any, beneficially owned by certain other companies whose beneficial ownership of securities is disaggregated from that of the FMR Reporters in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission Release No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998). RULE 13d-1(k)(1) AGREEMENT The undersigned persons, on June 7, 2024, agree and consent to the joint filing on their behalf of this Schedule 13G in connection with their beneficial ownership of the COMMON STOCK of PROFICIENT AUTO LOGISTICS INC at May 31, 2024. FMR LLC By /s/ Stephanie J. Brown Stephanie J. Brown Duly authorized under Power of Attorney effective as of January 3, 2023, by and on behalf of FMR LLC and its direct and indirect subsidiaries* Abigail P. Johnson By /s/ Stephanie J. Brown Stephanie J. Brown Duly authorized under Power of Attorney effective as of January 26, 2023, by and on behalf of Abigail P. Johnson** * This power of attorney is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 24 to the Schedule 13G filed by FMR LLC on January 10, 2023, accession number: 0000315066-23-000003. ** This power of attorney is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 24 to the Schedule 13G filed by FMR LLC on January 31, 2023, accession number: 0000315066-23-000038.

Get the next $PAL alert in real time by email

Date

Price Target

Rating

Analyst

7/17/2024

$22.00

Outperform

Barrington Research

6/3/2024

$19.00

Buy

Stifel

6/3/2024

Outperform

William Blair

6/3/2024

$18.00

Outperform

Raymond James

SEC Form SC 13G filed by Proficient Auto Logistics Inc.

Chat with this insight

Recent Analyst Ratings for
$PAL

$PAL
Insider Trading

Insider transactions reveal critical sentiment about the company from key stakeholders. See them live in this feed.

Amendment: SEC Form 4 filed by President and COO Rice Amy F.

Amendment: New insider Rice Amy F. claimed ownership of 235 shares (SEC Form 3)

President and COO Rice Amy F. bought $5,000 worth of shares (500 units at $10.00) (SEC Form 4)

$PAL
Financials

Live finance-specific insights

Proficient Auto Logistics Sets Date to Report First Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Proficient Auto Logistics Acquires Brothers Auto Transport, Expanding Fleet and Market Presence

Proficient Auto Logistics Announces Participation in Stifel Transportation & Logistics Conference

$PAL
Leadership Updates

Live Leadership Updates

Proficient Auto Logistics Appoints Brenda Frank to Board of Directors

$PAL
Insider Purchases

Insider purchases reveal critical bullish sentiment about the company from key stakeholders. See them live in this feed.

President and COO Rice Amy F. bought $5,000 worth of shares (500 units at $10.00) (SEC Form 4)

Chief Executive Officer Odell Richard D bought $496,800 worth of shares (54,000 units at $9.20), increasing direct ownership by 8% to 753,802 units (SEC Form 4)

Director Gattoni James B bought $379,600 worth of shares (20,000 units at $18.98) (SEC Form 4)

$PAL
Analyst Ratings

Analyst ratings in real time. Analyst ratings have a very high impact on the underlying stock. See them live in this feed.

Barrington Research initiated coverage on Proficient Auto Logistics with a new price target

William Blair initiated coverage on Proficient Auto Logistics

Stifel initiated coverage on Proficient Auto Logistics with a new price target

$PAL
SEC Filings

SEC Form DEFA14A filed by Proficient Auto Logistics Inc.

SEC Form DEF 14A filed by Proficient Auto Logistics Inc.

SEC Form 10-K filed by Proficient Auto Logistics Inc.

$PAL
Large Ownership Changes

This live feed shows all institutional transactions in real time.