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<P id=PARA8 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA11 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Date of Report </B>(Date of earliest event reported): <B>May 17,</B><B> 201</B><B>6</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA13 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Rush Enterprises, Inc.</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA23 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>555 IH-35 South, Suite 500</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA49 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 5.0</B><B>7</B><B></B><B></B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA50 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B></B><B></B><B></B><B>Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</B></FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA51 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA52 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &#8220;Annual Meeting&#8221;) of Rush Enterprises, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) was held on May 17, 2016. At the Annual Meeting, the Company&#8217;s shareholders voted on each of the below proposals, which are described in detail in the Company&#8217;s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2016. The final voting results of the 2016 Annual Meeting are set forth below.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA54 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U><B>Proposal 1 &#8211; Election of Directors</B></U>. The Company&#8217;s shareholders elected W.M. &#8220;Rusty&#8221; Rush, W. Marvin Rush, Thomas A. Akin, James C. Underwood, Raymond J. Chess, William H. Cary and Dr. Kennon H. Guglielmo as directors to hold office until the Company&#8217;s 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The voting results for each of these individuals were as follows:</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA56 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U><B>Name</B></U></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA57 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U><B>Votes For</B></U></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA59 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Broker</B><U><B> </B></U></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U><B>Non-Votes</B></U></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA60 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 2.45pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">W. M. &#8220;Rusty&#8221; Rush </FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA61 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">8,881,449</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA62 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">115,552</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA63 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">1,772,704</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA64 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 2.45pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">W. Marvin Rush</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA65 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">8,883,208</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 20.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA66 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">113,793</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA67 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">1,772,704</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA68 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 2.45pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Thomas A. Akin</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA69 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">8,858,687</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA70 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">138,313</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA71 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">1,772,704</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA72 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 2.45pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">James C. Underwood</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA73 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">8,858,982</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA74 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">138,018</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA75 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">1,772,704</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA76 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 2.45pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Raymond J. Chess</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA77 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">8,808,920</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA78 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">188,081</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA79 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">1,772,704</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA80 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 2.45pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">William H. Cary</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 21.9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA81 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">8,876,299</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 20.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA82 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">120,702</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 22%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA83 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">1,772,704</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 29.9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA84 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 2.45pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Dr. Kennon H. Guglielmo</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 21.9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA85 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">8,889,176</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 20.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA86 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">107,825</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA87 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">1,772,704</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA91 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U><B>Proposal </B></U><U><B>2</B></U><U><B> &#8211; </B></U><U><B>Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</B></U>. The Company&#8217;s shareholders approved the proposal to approve the amendment and restatement of the Company&#8217;s 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares of Class A Common Stock authorized for issuance thereunder by 500,000 shares and to make certain other changes. The voting results were as follows:</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA94 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U><B>Votes Against</B></U></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA95 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U><B>Abstentions</B></U></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA96 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U><B>Broker Non-Votes</B></U></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 23.6%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA97 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">8,923,594</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 24.1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA98 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">72,121</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 20.9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA99 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">1,286</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 25.3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA100 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">1,772,704</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA102 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA103 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA104 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U><B>Proposal </B></U><U><B>3</B></U><U><B> &#8211; Ratification of the Company&#8217;s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</B></U>. The Company&#8217;s shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst &amp; Young LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2016 fiscal year. The voting results were as follows:</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA106 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U><B>Votes For</B></U></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA107 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U><B>Votes Against</B></U></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3.3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">&nbsp; </TD>
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<P id=PARA108 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U><B>Abstentions</B></U></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 28.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA109 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">10,764,320</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3.3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 34.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA110 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">2,983</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3.3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 30.2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA111 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">2,401</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA113 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA125 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA126 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA127 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">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 id=PARA143.2 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT>RUSH ENTERPRISES, INC.</P></TD>
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<P id=PARA143.12 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Dated: May 20, 2016&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA143.14 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">/s/&nbsp;</FONT>Derrek Weaver</P></TD>
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rusha20160520_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 17,
201
6
Rush Enterprises, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
0-20797
(Commission File Number)
74-1733016
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
555 IH-35 South, Suite 500
New Braunfels, Texas
(Address of principal executive offices)
78130
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(830)
302
-5200
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities 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))
Item 5.0
7
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Rush Enterprises, Inc. (the "Company") was held on May 17, 2016. At the Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders voted on each of the below proposals, which are described in detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2016. The final voting results of the 2016 Annual Meeting are set forth below.
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
. The Company's shareholders elected W.M. "Rusty" Rush, W. Marvin Rush, Thomas A. Akin, James C. Underwood, Raymond J. Chess, William H. Cary and Dr. Kennon H. Guglielmo as directors to hold office until the Company's 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The voting results for each of these individuals were as follows:
Name
Votes For
Votes
Withheld
Broker
Non-Votes
W. M. "Rusty" Rush
8,881,449
115,552
1,772,704
W. Marvin Rush
8,883,208
113,793
1,772,704
Thomas A. Akin
8,858,687
138,313
1,772,704
James C. Underwood
8,858,982
138,018
1,772,704
Raymond J. Chess
8,808,920
188,081
1,772,704
William H. Cary
8,876,299
120,702
1,772,704
Dr. Kennon H. Guglielmo
8,889,176
107,825
1,772,704
Proposal
2
–
Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
. The Company's shareholders approved the proposal to approve the amendment and restatement of the Company's 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares of Class A Common Stock authorized for issuance thereunder by 500,000 shares and to make certain other changes. The voting results were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
8,923,594
72,121
1,286
1,772,704
Proposal
3
– Ratification of the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
. The Company's shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2016 fiscal year. The voting results were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
10,764,320
2,983
2,401
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.
RUSH ENTERPRISES, INC.
Dated: May 20, 2016
By:
/s/
Derrek Weaver
Derrek Weaver
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary