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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - SpartanNash Co | d397630dex991.htm |
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): August 15, 2012
SPARTAN STORES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Michigan | 000-31127 | 38-0593940 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification no.) | ||
| 850 76th Street, S.W. P.O. Box 8700 Grand Rapids, Michigan |
49518-8700 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (616) 878-2000
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:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425). |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12). |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)). |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)). |
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Spartan Stores, Inc. held its annual meeting of shareholders on August 15, 2012. At that meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on the matters set forth below:
| 1. | All of the nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected, each for a term of office expiring in 2013, by the following vote: |
| Votes Cast | ||||||||||||
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
||||||||||
| M. Shân Atkins |
17,730,590 | 88,971 | 1,982,400 | |||||||||
| Wendy A. Beck |
17,731,734 | 87,827 | 1,982,400 | |||||||||
| Frank M. Gambino |
17,109,563 | 709,998 | 1,982,400 | |||||||||
| Yvonne R. Jackson |
17,117,100 | 702,461 | 1,982,400 | |||||||||
| Elizabeth A. Nickels |
17,435,218 | 384,343 | 1.982,400 | |||||||||
| Timothy J. O’Donovan |
17,117,472 | 702,089 | 1,982,400 | |||||||||
| 2. | In a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement, shareholders approved the proposal by the following vote: |
| Votes for |
16,554,784 | |||
| Votes against |
1,230,406 | |||
| Abstentions |
34,371 | |||
| Broker Non-Votes |
1,982,400 |
| 3. | A proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the current fiscal year ending March 30, 2013 was approved by the following vote: |
| Votes for approval |
19,317,790 | |||
| Votes against |
474,836 | |||
| Abstentions |
9,335 | |||
| Broker Non-Votes |
0 |
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On August 15, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing the results of voting at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated here by reference.
The information reported in this Item 7.01 (including the press release) is furnished to and not “filed” with the Commission for the purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits: The following documents are attached as an exhibit to this report on Form 8-K: |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated August 15, 2012. |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: August 15, 2012 | SPARTAN STORES, INC. | |||||
| By | /s/ David M. Staples | |||||
| David M. Staples Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Document | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated August 15, 2012. | |