LOEFFLER DAVID E 4

4 · ARKANSAS BEST CORP /DE/ · Filed Jan 31, 2006

Form 4

Period: 2006-01-30

VP - CFO & Treasurer

Transactions

Exercise/Conversion
Stock Option (Right to Buy)
2006-01-30−2,000→ 0 total
Exercise: $24.38Exp: 2011-01-17→ Common Stock Par Value, $0.01 Per Share (2,000 underlying)
Exercise/Conversion
Stock Option (Right to Buy)
2006-01-30−1,500→ 3,000 total
Exercise: $24.59Exp: 2013-01-21→ Common Stock Par Value, $0.01 Per Share (1,500 underlying)
Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
2006-01-30$24.38/sh+2,000$48,750→ 7,600 total
Exercise/Conversion
Stock Option (Right to Buy
2006-01-30−1,156→ 1,156 total
Exercise: $28.05Exp: 2011-12-18→ Common Stock Par Value, $0.01 Per Share (1,156 underlying)
Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
2006-01-30$24.59/sh+1,500$36,885→ 10,256 total
Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
2006-01-30$28.05/sh+1,156$32,426→ 8,756 total

Footnotes (5)

[F1]The option is exercisable in five (5) annual installments beginning on 1/18/2002.
[F2]Field intentionally left blank.
[F3]The option is exercisable in five (5) annual installments beginning on 12/19/2002.
[F4]The option is exercisable in five (5) annual installments beginning on 1/22/2004. The stock option was granted in tandem with a stock appreciation right. Accordingly, the exercise of one results in the expiration of the other.
[F5]The option is exercisable in five (5) annual installments beginning on 1/28/2005. The stock option was granted in tandem with a stock appreciation right. Accordingly, the exercise of one results in the expiration of the other.

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