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 21, 2014

 

 

SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Michigan

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

0-13611

(Commission File No.)

38-2078923

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1541 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:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Section 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

 

On May 21, 2014, Spartan Motors, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, at which meeting 31,774,900 of the 34,186,531 shares outstanding and entitled to vote as of the March 24, 2014 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 (“SEC”) on, April 10, 2014.  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 three year terms expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2017:

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

Richard R. Current

 

25,597,962

 

664,379

 

5,512,559

Hugh W. Sloan, JR.

 

25,593,592

 

668,749

 

5,512,559

Andrew M. Rooke

 

25,690,490

 

571,851

 

5,512,559

 

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, 2014:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

31,362,271

 

388,907

 

23,722

 

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

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

24,819,991

 

829,781

 

612,569

 

5,512,559

 

 

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 22, 2014 

/s/ Lori L. Wade 

 

 

By: Lori L. Wade 

 

 

Its: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer 

 


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