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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b>FORM 8-K</b></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>CURRENT REPORT</b></p>

<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of</p>

<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): <font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">May 24, 2017</font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b>SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.</b></p>

<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</p>

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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(State or Other Jurisdiction</p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">of Incorporation)</p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>0-13611</b></p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(Commission File No.)</p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>38-2078923</b></p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(IRS Employer</p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Identification No.)</p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>1</b><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>541</b><b> Reynolds Road, Charlotte, Michigan</b></font></p>

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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>48813</b></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>517-543-6400</b></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">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:</p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">I<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">ndicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Emerging growth company<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">I<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">f 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.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Item </b><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>5.07</b><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</b><b>Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders</b><b> </b></font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">On May 2<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">4, 2017, Spartan Motors, Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, at which meeting 28,667,471 of the 34,367,241 shares outstanding and entitled to vote as of the March 27, 2017 record date were present and voted in person or by proxy.&nbsp; The matters listed below were submitted to a vote of the shareholders through the solicitation of proxies.&nbsp; The proposals are described in detail in the Company&#39;s Proxy Statement dated as of, and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&ldquo;SEC&rdquo;) on, April 13, 2017.&nbsp; Each of proposals 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 were approved by the Company&rsquo;s shareholders. The voting results are as follows:</font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Proposal 1<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">, Election to the Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors for a three year term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2020:</font></p>

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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Nominee</p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">For</p>
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			<td style="width: 16.9%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Withheld</p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Broker Non-Votes</p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Andrew M. Rooke</p>
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			<td style="width: 3.5%; vertical-align: bottom;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 16.9%; vertical-align: bottom;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">18,465,439</p>
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			<td style="width: 3.5%; vertical-align: bottom;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">3,365,736</p>
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			<td style="width: 3.5%; vertical-align: bottom;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 16.9%; vertical-align: bottom;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">6,<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">836,296</font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Election to the Company<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&rsquo;s Board of Directors for a one year term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2018:</font></p>

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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">For</p>
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			<td style="width: 16.9%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Withheld</p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Broker Non-Votes</p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Richard R. Current</p>
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			<td style="width: 3.5%; vertical-align: bottom;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 16.9%; vertical-align: bottom;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">17,835,837</p>
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			<td style="width: 3.5%; vertical-align: bottom;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 16.9%; vertical-align: bottom;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">3,995,338</p>
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			<td style="width: 3.5%; vertical-align: bottom;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 16.9%; vertical-align: bottom;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">6,836,296</p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Proposal <font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">2, Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock:</font></p>

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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">For</p>
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			<td style="width: 6.1%; vertical-align: bottom;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 29.3%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Against</p>
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			<td style="width: 29.3%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Abstain</p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">25,809,392</p>
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			<td style="width: 6.1%; vertical-align: bottom;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 29.3%; vertical-align: bottom;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">2,726,327</p>
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			<td style="width: 6.1%; vertical-align: bottom;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 29.3%; vertical-align: bottom;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">131,752</p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Proposal <font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">3, Ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017:</font></p>

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		<tr>
			<td style="width: 29.3%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">For</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 6.1%; vertical-align: bottom;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 29.3%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Against</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 6.1%; vertical-align: bottom;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 29.3%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Abstain</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
			<td style="width: 29.3%; vertical-align: bottom;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">28,275,370</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 6.1%; vertical-align: bottom;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 29.3%; vertical-align: bottom;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">332,414</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 6.1%; vertical-align: bottom;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 29.3%; vertical-align: bottom;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">59,687</p>
			</td>
		</tr>

</table>

<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Proposal <font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">4, Advisory vote on the Company&rsquo;s executive compensation:</font></p>

<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</p>

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			<td style="width: 21.6%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">For</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 4.5%; vertical-align: bottom;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 21.6%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Against</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 4.5%; vertical-align: bottom;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 21.6%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Abstain</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 4.5%; vertical-align: bottom;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 21.6%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Broker Non-Votes</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
			<td style="width: 21.6%; vertical-align: bottom;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">20,869,048</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 4.5%; vertical-align: bottom;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 21.6%; vertical-align: bottom;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">629,665</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 4.5%; vertical-align: bottom;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 21.6%; vertical-align: bottom;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">332,462</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 4.5%; vertical-align: bottom;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 21.6%; vertical-align: bottom;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">6,836,296</p>
			</td>
		</tr>

</table>

<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Proposal 5, Advisory vote on the <font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation:</font></p>

<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</p>

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			<td style="width: 18.5%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">One Year</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 3.9%; vertical-align: bottom;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 18.5%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Two Years</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 3.9%; vertical-align: bottom;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 18.5%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Three Years</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 3.1%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 12.2%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Abstain</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 3.1%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 18.5%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Broker Non-Votes</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
			<td style="width: 18.5%; vertical-align: bottom;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">16,241,845</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 3.9%; vertical-align: bottom;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 18.5%; vertical-align: bottom;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">181,737</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 3.9%; vertical-align: bottom;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 18.5%; vertical-align: bottom;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">5,077,056</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 3.1%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 12.2%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: none;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">330,537</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 3.1%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 18.5%; vertical-align: bottom;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">6,836,296</p>
			</td>
		</tr>

</table>

<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>SIGNATURES</b></p>

<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">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.</font></p>

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			<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.</p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Dated: <font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">May 25, 2017&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<td style="text-align: left;" valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td align="left" nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid;" valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;/s/ Frederick J. Sohm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">By: Frederick J. Sohm</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Its: Chief Financial Officer </font></p>
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spar20170525b_8k.htm
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, 2017
SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Michigan
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
0-13611
(Commission File No.)
38-2078923
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1
541
Reynolds Road, Charlotte, Michigan
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
48813
(Zip Code)
517-543-6400
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if changed Since Last Report)
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 Section 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))
I
ndicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Emerging growth company
☐
I
f 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 2
4, 2017, Spartan Motors, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, at which meeting 28,667,471 of the 34,367,241 shares outstanding and entitled to vote as of the March 27, 2017 record date were present and voted in person or by proxy.  The matters listed below were submitted to a vote of the shareholders through the solicitation of proxies.  The proposals are described in detail in the Company's Proxy Statement dated as of, and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on, April 13, 2017.  Each of proposals 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 were approved by the Company's shareholders. The voting results are as follows:
Proposal 1
, Election to the Company's Board of Directors for a three year term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2020:
Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Andrew M. Rooke
18,465,439
3,365,736
6,
836,296
Election to the Company
's Board of Directors for a one year term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2018:
Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Richard R. Current
17,835,837
3,995,338
6,836,296
Proposal
2, Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock:
For
Against
Abstain
25,809,392
2,726,327
131,752
Proposal
3, Ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017:
For
Against
Abstain
28,275,370
332,414
59,687
Proposal
4, Advisory vote on the Company's executive compensation:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
20,869,048
629,665
332,462
6,836,296
Proposal 5, Advisory vote on the
frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation:
One Year
Two Years
Three Years
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
16,241,845
181,737
5,077,056
330,537
6,836,296
2
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.
SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.
Dated:
May 25, 2017
/s/ Frederick J. Sohm
By: Frederick J. Sohm
Its: Chief Financial Officer
3