SAIA INC — Director's Dealing 2013

May 2, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SAIA INC (SAIA)
CIK: 0001177702
Period of Report: 2013-04-30

Reporting Person: Balius Brian A (VP-Linehaul & Ind Engineering)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-05-01	Common Stock	M	2105	$40.6954	Acquired	17647	Direct
2013-05-01	Common Stock	S	2105	$40.6954	Disposed	15542	Direct
2013-05-02	Common Stock	M	115	$40.65	Acquired	15657	Direct
2013-05-02	Common Stock	S	115	$40.65	Disposed	15542	Direct
2013-05-02	Common Stock	M	4910	$40.65	Acquired	20452	Direct
2013-05-02	Common Stock	S	4910	$40.65	Disposed	15542	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-04-30	Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$40.92	A	6340	Acquired	2020-04-29	Common Stock (6340)	Direct
2013-05-01	Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$26.72	M	2105	Disposed	2014-02-01	Common Stock (2105)	Direct
2013-05-02	Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$26.72	M	115	Disposed	2014-02-01	Common Stock (115)	Direct
2013-05-02	Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$14.71	M	4910	Disposed	2015-01-31	Common Stock (4910)	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Phantom Stock	$		Common Stock (9389.345)	9389.345	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$11.96	2016-02-02	Common Stock (4650)	4650	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$12.10	2017-02-01	Common Stock (4640)	4640	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$16.39	2018-05-01	Common Stock (4100)	4100	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$16.50	2019-02-02	Common Stock (6710)	6710	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Conversion rate of this derivative security on April 30, 2013 is 0.8234 resulting in 7,730.86 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.