Form 8-K

 

 

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 28, 2014

 

 

SPARTANNASH COMPANY

(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.

SpartanNash Company (formerly known as Spartan Stores, Inc.) held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 28, 2014. 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 2015, by the following vote:

 

     Votes Cast  
     For      Withheld      Broker
Non-Votes
 

M. Shân Atkins

     30,867,244         408,192         3,011,342   

Mickey P. Foret

     31,068,077         207,359         3,011,342   

Dennis Eidson

     30,980,617         294,819         3,011,342   

Frank M. Gambino

     30,870,686         404,750         3,011,342   

Douglas A. Hacker

     31,179,531         95,905         3,011,342   

Yvonne R. Jackson

     31,181,153         94,283         3,011,342   

Elizabeth A. Nickels

     30,868,837         406,599         3,011,342   

Timothy J. O’Donovan

     30,979,529         295,907         3,011,342   

Hawthorne L. Proctor

     31,071,240         204,196         3,011,342   

Craig C. Sturken

     30,958,182         317,254         3,011,342   

William R. Voss

     31,152,134         123,302         3,011,342   

 

2. Shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to change the name of the Company to “SpartanNash Company” by the following vote:

 

Votes for

     34,128,305      

Votes against

     133,766      

Abstentions

     24,707      

Broker Non-Votes

          

 

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3. In a non-binding advisory vote to approve the 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

     29,140,531      

Votes against

     2,064,382      

Abstentions

     70,523      

Broker Non-Votes

     3,011,342      

 

4. A proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the current fiscal year ending January 3, 2015 was approved by the following vote:

 

Votes for approval

     33,443,462      

Votes against

     819,114      

Abstentions

     24,202      

Broker Non-Votes

          

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 28, 2014, 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 May 28, 2014.

 

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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: May 28, 2014     SPARTANNASH COMPANY
    By   /s/ David M. Staples
     

David M. Staples

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number
   Document
99.1    Press Release dated May 28, 2014.