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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 21, 2021

LANDSTAR SYSTEM, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware |  | 021238 |  | 06-1313069
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

13410 Sutton Park Drive South, Jacksonville, Florida |  | 32224
(Address of principal executive offices) |  | (Zip Code)

(904) 398-9400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class |  | Trading Symbol(s) |  | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock |  | LSTR |  | NASDAQ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On July 21, 2021, Landstar System, Inc. (“Landstar” or the “Company”) issued a press release announcing results for the second quarter of fiscal 2021. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information contained in Item 7.01 concerning the presentation to Landstar investors is hereby incorporated into this Item 2.02 by reference.

The information furnished under Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

A slide presentation, dated July 21, 2021, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference. The slide presentation provides information that may be referred to by the Company on its conference call with investors scheduled to occur on July 22, 2021 in connection with the Company’s release of results for the second quarter of fiscal 2021.

In the slide presentation attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2, the Company provided the following information that may be deemed a non-GAAP financial measure: excluding the impact of the $12.6 million of pandemic incentives from the 2020 year-to-date and quarterly results, operating margin was 36.8% and 35.6% in the 2020 year-to-date and quarter periods, respectively.

Management believes that it is appropriate to present this financial information for the following reasons: (1) disclosure of these matters will allow investors to better understand the underlying trends in the Company’s financial condition and results of operations; (2) this information will facilitate comparisons by investors of the Company’s results as compared to the results of peer companies; and (3) management considers this financial information in its decision making.

The information furnished under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.2 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibits

99.1 |  | News Release dated July 21, 2021 of Landstar System, Inc.
99.2 |  | Slide Presentation dated July 21, 2021 of Landstar System, Inc.
104 |  | Inline XBRL for the cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

|  | LANDSTAR SYSTEM, INC.
Date: July 21, 2021 |  |  |  | By: |  | /s/ Federico L. Pensotti
|  |  |  |  |  | Name: Federico L Pensotti
|  |  |  |  |  | Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer