UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 6, 2018

SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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:

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. ☐

Explanatory Note

This current report on Form 8-K/A is being filed as an amendment (“Amendment No. 1”) to the Form 8-K dated April 10, 2018 (the “Original 8-K”) filed by Spartan Motors, Inc. (the “Company”), and updates disclosures made under Item 5.02, Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Director; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers regarding the appointment of Thomas R. Clevinger to the Company’s Board of Directors. The sole purpose of this Amendment No. 1 is to replace the version of the press release previously filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Original 8-K with the version attached to this Form 8-K/A as Exhibit 99.1.

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.