Matthew J. Batteh - 06 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for SAIA INC (SAIA)

Role: Chief Financial Officer
Signature: /s/ Kelly W. Benton
Issuer symbol: SAIA
Transactions as of: 06 Feb 2026
Net transactions value: -$118,930
Form type: 4
Filing time: 10 Feb 2026, 16:10:51 UTC
Previous filing: 09 Feb 2026
Next filing: 17 Feb 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Batteh Matthew J	Chief Financial Officer	11465 JOHNS CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 400, JOHNS CREEK	/s/ Kelly W. Benton	10 Feb 2026	0002023395

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	SAIA	Common Stock	Tax liability	$10,386	-25	-0.77%	$415.46	3,210	06 Feb 2026	Direct	F1
transaction	SAIA	Common Stock	Award	$0	+757	+24%	$0.000000	3,967	09 Feb 2026	Direct	F2
transaction	SAIA	Common Stock	Tax liability	$91,750	-224	-5.6%	$409.60	3,743	09 Feb 2026	Direct	F3
transaction	SAIA	Common Stock	Tax liability	$16,794	-41	-1.1%	$409.60	3,702	09 Feb 2026	Direct	F4

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
holding	SAIA	Phantom Stock						279	06 Feb 2026	Common Stock	279		Direct	F5, F6, F7
holding	SAIA	Stock Options (Right to buy)						470	06 Feb 2026	Common Stock	470	$277.86	Direct	F8
holding	SAIA	Stock Options (Right to buy)						500	06 Feb 2026	Common Stock	500	$200.81	Direct	F8
holding	SAIA	Stock Options (Right to buy)						1,110	06 Feb 2026	Common Stock	1,110	$100.20	Direct	F8

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Shares withheld at officer's election to cover tax liabilities incurred in connection with the vesting of restricted shares awarded in February 2024.
F2	Issuance of Performance Unit Awards under the 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan for the 1/1/23-12/31/25 performance period.
F3	Shares withheld at officer's election to cover tax liabilities incurred upon the issuance of Performance Unit Awards under the 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan for the 1/1/23-12/31/25 performance period.
F4	Shares withheld at officer's election to cover tax liabilities incurred in connection with the vesting of restricted shares awarded in February 2023.
F5	The conversion rate of this derivative security on February 6, 2026 is 1.1534 resulting in 321.430 shares of common stock (underlying security in column 7).
F6	Immediate
F7	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.
F8	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.