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 16, 2017

Rush Enterprises, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (830) 302-5200

Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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As reported in Item 5.07 below and incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference, on May 16, 2017, Rush Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2017 Annual Meeting”), at which the Company’s shareholders voted to approve the amendment and restatement of the Rush Enterprises, Inc. 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2007 LTIP”). The Company’s executive officers may participate in the 2007 LTIP.

The amendment and restatement includes the following changes from the prior 2007 LTIP: (i) an increase in the number of authorized shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock that can be awarded under the 2007 LTIP by 1,750,000 and 750,000 shares, respectively; (ii) an extension of the term of the 2007 LTIP until May 16, 2027; (iii) the addition of a provision that prohibits the recycling of shares; (iv) the addition of a provision that provides that no dividends (or dividend equivalents) may be issued on unvested awards; and (v) the addition of a provision that provides a one-year vesting requirement for all awards issued under the 2007 LTIP, except under certain limited circumstances.

The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company and the Board of Directors of the Company had previously adopted the amendment and restatement, subject to shareholder approval. A description of the material terms and conditions of the 2007 LTIP appears in Proposal No. 2 of the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2017 (the “2017 Proxy Statement”), as amended on May 1, 2017 and further supplemented on May 2, 2017 with respect to Proposal No. 2.

The foregoing description of the amendment and restatement of the 2007 LTIP does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the 2007 LTIP, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

As described above in Item 5.02, the Company held its 2017 Annual Meeting on May 16, 2017.

Set forth below are the final voting results for the proposals voted upon at the 2017 Annual Meeting. The 2017 Proxy Statement contains a detailed description of the proposals. At the 2017 Annual Meeting, the holders of 28,978,482 shares of Class A Common Stock and the holders of 8,745,648 shares of Class B Common Stock cast votes, either in person or by proxy, which represents approximately 95.09% of the Class A Common Stock and 94.94% of the Class B Common Stock that were outstanding and entitled to vote.

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors. The Company’s shareholders elected W.M. “Rusty” 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 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The voting results for each of these individuals were as follows:

Proposal 2 – Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The Company’s shareholders approved the amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2007 LTIP. The voting results were as follows: 

Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation. The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation. The voting results were as follows:

Proposal 4 – Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation. With respect to the Company’s shareholders’ recommended frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation, the voting results were as follows:

Proposal 5 – 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 2017 fiscal year. The voting results were as follows:

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.

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