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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): July 26, 2017

 

SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Michigan

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

001-33582

(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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):

 

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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 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

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Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(e)     Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

On July 26, 2017, the Board of Directors of Spartan Motors, Inc. (the "Company") adopted the Spartan Motors, Inc. Management Severance Plan (the "Plan") covering certain officers of the Company who are designated by the Human Resources & Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors as eligible under the Plan.

 

The full text of the Plan is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The Plan provides for certain severance benefits to the Participants in the event of a Qualifying Termination (as defined in the Plan). In consideration of these benefits, each Participant under the Plan will be bound by certain restrictive covenants and will be required to execute a release as a condition to receiving benefits thereunder.

 

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)     Exhibits

 

Exhibit 99.1

Spartan Motors, Inc. Management Severance Plan, as adopted by the Board of Directors on July 26, 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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: April 11, 2018 

/s/ Thomas T. Kivell

 

 

By: Thomas T. Kivell

Its: Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

 

 

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