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 20, 2020

 

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.)

 

41280 Bridge Street, Novi, Michigan

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

48375

(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)

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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))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $.01 par value

SPAR

NASDAQ Global Select Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). 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. ☐

 

 

 

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.

 

At the annual meeting of shareholders of Spartan Motors, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 20, 2020, the Company’s shareholders approved the First Amendment to Spartan Motors, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to make an additional 1,200,000 shares of common stock available for issuance pursuant to the Plan. This amendment was disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 10, 2020.

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders  

 

On May 20, 2020, the Company held its annual meeting of shareholders, at which meeting 30,380,862 of the 35,427,135 shares outstanding and entitled to vote as of the March 23, 2020 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 filed with the SEC on April 10, 2020. 

 

Each of the nominees for directors listed in proposal 1 below were elected and each of the proposals 2, 3, 4, and 5 below 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 2023:

 

Nominee   For   Withheld   Broker Non-Votes
Angela K. Freeman   24,290,878   560,790   5,529,194
Dominic A. Romeo   23,690,646   1,161,022   5,529,194
Andrew M. Rooke   23,754,764   1,096,904   5,529,194

 

Proposal 2: Amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to change the name of Spartan Motors, Inc. to The Shyft Group, Inc.:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

29,730,915

 

525,703

 

124,244

 

Proposal 3: Amendment to the Spartan Motors, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan to make an additional 1,200,000 shares of common stock available for issuance under the plan:

 

For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
24,134,877   565,511   151,280   5,529,194

 

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Proposal 4: Ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

29,891,105

 

385,782

 

103,975

 

Proposal 5: Advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation:

 

For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
23,753,814   415,399   682,455   5,529,194

 

 

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 21, 2020

/s/ Ryan L. Roney

 

 

By: Ryan L. Roney

 

 

Its: Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

 

 

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