Current Report Filing (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 29, 2019

SpartanNash Company

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Michigan

000-31127

38-0593940

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification no.)

850 76 ^th 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

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, no par value

SPTN

NASDAQ Global Select Market

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)).

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).

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. ☐

Ite m 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 22, 2019. At that meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on the matters set forth below:

All of the nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected, each for a term of office expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2020, by the following vote:


	Votes Cast
	Votes Cast
	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
M. Shân Atkins	27,806,186	2,453,660	2,808,560
Dennis Eidson	29,075,287	1,184,559	2,808,560
Frank M. Gambino	28,868,196	1,391,650	2,808,560
Douglas A. Hacker	30,001,451	258,395	2,808,560
Yvonne R. Jackson	29,955,161	304,685	2,808,560
Matthew Mannelly	30,071,941	187,905	2,808,560
Elizabeth A. Nickels	28,888,616	1,371,230	2,808,560
Hawthorne L. Proctor	30,050,578	209,268	2,808,560
David M. Staples	29,127,884	1,131,962	2,808,560
William R. Voss	30,028,955	230,891	2,808,560

Shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement, by the following vote:

Votes for	28,792,550
Votes against	1,407,358
Abstentions	59,937
Broker Non-Votes	2,808,560

Shareholders approved a proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the current fiscal year ending December 28, 2019 by the following vote:

Votes for	32,221,693
Votes against	830,920
Abstentions	15,792
Broker Non-Votes	0

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 29, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing the results of voting at the annual meeting. 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 releases) is furnished to and not "filed" with the Commission for the purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and it shall not 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 document is attached as an exhibit to this report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press Release dated May 29, 2019.

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.