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): September 11, 2024

   

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 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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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

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 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On September 11, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of SpartanNash Company (“SpartanNash” or “Company”) unanimously adopted Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (as so amended and restated, the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”), effective immediately.

The Amended and Restated Bylaws, among other things:

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remove the requirement that amendments to the bylaws by shareholders must be approved by two-thirds of the total voting power of all stock entitled to vote; and

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modify the existing procedural mechanics and disclosure requirements for shareholder nominations of directors and submissions of shareholder proposals (other than proposals to be included in the Company’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) at shareholder meetings, including to clarify or limit the scope of certain information and disclosures required regarding proposing shareholders, proposed nominees and other related persons.

The foregoing summary of the amendments does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated Bylaws, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

As described in Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the following Exhibit is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

(d) Exhibits: The following document is attached as an exhibit to this report on Form 8-K:


Exhibit No.		Description
3.1		Amended and Restated Bylaws of SpartanNash Company.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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: September 13, 2024	SpartanNash Company

	By:	/s/ Ileana McAlary
		Ileana McAlary Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary