SAIA INC — Director's Dealing 2013

May 20, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SAIA INC (SAIA)
CIK: 0001177702
Period of Report: 2013-05-16

Reporting Person: ODELL RICHARD D (President & CEO of Saia)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-05-16	Common Stock	M	26040	$45.9079	Acquired	84305	Direct
2013-05-16	Common Stock	S	26040	$45.9079	Disposed	58265	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-05-16	Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$14.71	M	26040	Disposed	2015-01-31	Common Stock (26040)	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$12.10	2017-02-01	Common Stock (22360)	22360	Direct
Phantom Stock	$0		Common Stock (43070.538)	43070.538	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$26.72	2017-02-01	Common Stock (19990)	19990	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$11.96	2016-02-02	Common Stock (22400)	22400	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$16.39	2018-05-01	Common Stock (19740)	19740	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$40.92	2020-04-29	Common Stock (30590)	30590	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$16.50	2019-02-02	Common Stock (35300)	35300	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Conversion rate of this derivative security on May 16, 2013 is 0.8171 resulting in 35,191.94 shares of common stock (underlying security in column 7).

F2: Immediate

F3: The shares of phantom stock become payable in the Company's stock upon reporting person's termination of service as a Director.

F4: The options vest one-third in year three, one-third in year four and one-third in year five.