SpartanNash Company (NASDAQ:SPTN) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

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SpartanNash Company (NASDAQ:SPTN) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Item 5.02.Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers.

As previously announced, Dennis Eidson retired as Chief Executive
Officer of the Company effective as of May 23, 2017. David M.
Staples succeeded Mr. Eidson as Chief Executive Officer as of the
same date.Mr. Eidson will continue to serve as Chairman of the
Board of Directors. The information included under Item 5.02 of
the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 2, 2017 is
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 23,
2017. At that meeting, the Companys 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 at the annual meeting of shareholders to be held
in 2017, by the following vote:

Votes Cast

For

Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

M. Shn Atkins

31,312,355

845,535

2,418,698

Dennis Eidson

31,955,506

202,384

2,418,698

Mickey P. Foret

32,012,296

145,594

2,418,698

Frank M. Gambino

31,302,394

855,496

2,418,698

Douglas A. Hacker

31,935,761

222,129

2,418,698

Yvonne R. Jackson

31,990,524

167,366

2,418,698

Elizabeth A. Nickels

31,311,472

846,418

2,418,698

Timothy J. ODonovan

31,299,514

858,376

2,418,698

Hawthorne L. Proctor

32,015,570

142,320

2,418,698

David M. Staples

31,977,002

180,888

2,418,698

William R. Voss

32,002,239

155,651

2,418,698

2.

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

Votes for

30,662,009

Votes against

1,445,063

Abstentions

50,818

Broker Non-Votes

2,418,698

3.

Shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, a
frequency of one year for future advisory votes on
executive compensation as follows:

1 Year

23,854,034

2 Years

40,454

3 Years

8,218,063

Abstentions

45,339

Broker Non-Votes

2,418,698

Based upon these results, and consistent with the Board’s
recommendation, the Board of Directors has determined that
advisory votes on executive compensation will be submitted to
shareholders on an annual basis until the next required vote on
the frequency of such votes.

4.

Shareholders approved a proposal to ratify the selection
of Deloitte Touche LLP as the Companys independent
auditors for the current fiscal year ending December 30,
2017 by the following vote:

Votes for

33,776,633

Votes against

796,556

Abstentions

3,399

Broker Non-Votes

Item 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 24, 2017, 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
release) 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 Released dated May 24, 2017.


About SpartanNash Company (NASDAQ:SPTN)

Spartannash Company, formerly Spartan Stores, Inc., is a multi-regional grocery distributor and grocery retailer, and a distributor of grocery products to military commissaries in the United States. The Company’s core businesses include distributing food to military commissaries and exchanges, and independent and corporate-owned retail stores located in over 40 states and the District of Columbia, Europe, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Bahrain, Egypt, Honduras, Afghanistan and Bosnia. It operates through three segments: Military, which sells and distributes grocery products to military commissaries and exchanges in the United States and overseas; Food Distribution, which uses a multi-platform sales approach to distribute groceries to independent retail locations and corporate-owned retail stores, and Retail, which operates retail supermarkets. The products it distributes are delivered to over 170 military commissaries and over 440 exchanges located in over 40 states across the United States.

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