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 24, 2023 |
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SpartanNash Company
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Michigan | 000-31127 | 38-0593940 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer | ||
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850 76th Street, S.W. P.O. Box 8700 |
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Grand Rapids, Michigan |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (616) 878-2000 |
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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:
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Common Stock, no par value |
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| 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 (§ 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. ☐
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 24, 2023, SpartanNash Company (the "Company") held its 2023 annual meeting of shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"). As of March 29, 2023, the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting (the "Record Date"), there were 35,119,509 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. 31,098,107 shares of common stock, or 88.54% of the common stock outstanding on the Record Date, were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum.
Set forth below are (i) the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting, which are more fully described in the Company's proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2023, and (ii) the final certified results of the voting reported by Morrow Sodali LLC, the independent Inspector of Election for the Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
Shareholders elected each of the Company's nominees to serve until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company and until such directors' successors shall have been elected and qualified. The voting results for this proposal were as follows:
Company Nominees |
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| Withheld |
M. Shân Atkins |
| 26,057,054 |
| 1,462,508 |
Douglas A. Hacker |
| 26,974,402 |
| 545,160 |
Julien R. Mininberg |
| 26,337,695 |
| 1,181,867 |
Jaymin B. Patel |
| 26,334,363 |
| 1,185,199 |
Hawthorne L. Proctor |
| 26,335,704 |
| 1,183,858 |
Pamela S. Puryear, Ph.D. |
| 27,159,045 |
| 360,517 |
Tony B. Sarsam |
| 27,122,339 |
| 397,223 |
William R. Voss |
| 23,441,032 |
| 4,078,530 |
Proposal 2 - Advisory Approval of the Company's Named Executive Officer Compensation
Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the Company's named executive officer compensation. The voting results for this proposal were as follows:
For |
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| Abstained |
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25,204,328 |
| 2,223,312 |
| 91,922 |
| 3,578,545 |
Proposal 3 - Advisory Approval on Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Named Executive Officer Compensation
Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the recommendation by the Company's Board of Directors that the shareholders vote for every "1 Year" as the frequency for the Say on Frequency Vote. The voting results for this proposal were as follows:
For 1 Year |
| For 2 Years |
| For 3 Years |
| Abstain |
24,279,641 |
| 105,156 |
| 3,048,161 |
| 86,604 |
Proposal 4 - Ratification of the Selection of the Company's Independent Certified Public Accounting Firm
Shareholders approved the ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent certified public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2023. The voting results for this proposal were as follows:
For |
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| Abstained |
30,277,654 |
| 781,483 |
| 38,970 |
No other matters were properly presented for consideration or shareholder action at the Annual Meeting.
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 25, 2023, the Company issued a press release regarding the certified results of the Annual Meeting. The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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 | |
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99.1 | ||
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104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 25, 2023 | SpartanNash Company | |
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| By: | /s/ Ileana McAlary |
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| Ileana McAlary Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary |
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