Edgar Filing: SpartanNash Co

Votes against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

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 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

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:

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:

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:

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.

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.

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number		Document

99.1		Press Release dated May 28, 2014.