Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): May 22, 2019

 

 

SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Michigan (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0 01 - 33582 (Commission File No.)

38-2078923 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1 541 Reynolds Road, Charlotte, Michigan (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

48813 (Zip Code)

 

517-543-6400

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

Not Applicable

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

 

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.    ☐

 

 

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Item 5.07            Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On May 22, 2019, the Company held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, at which meeting 30,640,287 of the 35,192,540 shares outstanding and entitled to vote as of the March 25, 2019 record date were present and voted in person or by proxy. The matters listed below were submitted to a vote of the shareholders through the solicitation of proxies. The proposals are described in detail in the Company's Proxy Statement dated as of, and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, on April 19, 2019. Each of proposals 1, 2, and 3 were approved by the Company’s shareholders. The voting results are as follows:

 

Proposal 1, Election to the Company’s Board of Directors for a three-year term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2022:

 

Nominee		For		Withheld			Broker Non-Votes
Richard F. Dauch		22,351,748		1,170,303			7,118,236
Ronald E.		22,877,911		644,140			7,118,236
James A. Sharman		19,226,848		4,295,203			7,118,236

 

 

Proposal 2, Ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019:

 

For		Against		Abstain
30,056,832		494,103		89,352

 

Proposal 3, Advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
21,463,787		1,554,918		503,346		7,118,236

 

 

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.

 

 

	SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.
Dated: May 28, 2019	/s/  Ryan L. Roney
	By: Ryan L. Roney
	Its: Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary