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0001437749-13-006585.txt : 20130523 0001437749-13-006585.hdr.sgml : 20130523 20130523142750 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001437749-13-006585 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130522 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20130523 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130523 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SPARTAN MOTORS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000743238 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MOTOR VEHICLES & PASSENGER CAR BODIES [3711] IRS NUMBER: 382078923 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MI FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33582 FILM NUMBER: 13867792 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1000 REYNOLDS RD STREET 2: P O BOX 440 CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: MI ZIP: 48813 BUSINESS PHONE: 5175436400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1000 REYNOLDS RD STREET 2: P O BOX 440 CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: MI ZIP: 48813 8-K 1 spar20130523_8k.htm FORM 8-K spar20130523_8k.htm

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 22, 2013

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 22, 2013, Spartan Motors, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, at which meeting 30,195,534 of the 33,904,067 shares outstanding and entitled to vote as of the March 25, 2013 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 11, 2013. 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 2016:

Nominee	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Ronald Harbour	23,387,403	1,049,245	5,758,886
Richard F. Dauch	23,385,038	1,051,610	5,758,886

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, 2013:

For		Against		Abstain
29,937,273		185,217		73,044

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

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
23,238,998		632,206		565,444		5,758,886

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 23, 2013	By:	/s/ Lori L. Wade
		By: Lori L. Wade Its: Interim Chief Financial Officer