UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 16, 2013
SPARTAN STORES, INC.
(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:
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| Item 5.03. | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On October 16, 2013, the Board of Directors of Spartan Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) determined to change the Company’s fiscal year end from the last Saturday in March to the Saturday closest to December 31, conditioned on the completion of the previously announced pending merger between the Company and Nash-Finch Company.
If the pending merger with Nash-Finch Company is completed, the Company will file a transition report on Form 10-K covering the transition period from March 31, 2013 to December 28, 2013, which is the period between the closing of the Company’s most recently completed fiscal year and the opening date of the newly selected fiscal year. The transition report will be filed within 75 days of the newly selected fiscal year end.
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: October 18, 2013 | SPARTAN STORES, INC. | |||||
| By | /s/ David M. Staples | |||||
David M. Staples Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||