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): July 19, 2011
SPARTAN STORES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in 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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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On July 19, 2011, Spartan Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an amendment to its existing Senior Secured Credit Facility between the Company and its subsidiaries and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Key Bank National Association, Bank of America, N.A., PNC Bank N.A., General Electric Capital Corporation, and Fifth Third Bank.
The amendment to the credit facility increases the dollar amount the Company is allowed to distribute in dividends and share repurchases from $15 million per fiscal year to $30 million per fiscal year.
The foregoing brief description of the amendment is qualified in its entirety by the amendment itself, which is attached to this Report as Exhibit 10.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits: |
| 10 | Amendment No. 10 to Loan and Security Agreement dated July 19, 2011 between Spartan Stores, Inc. and its subsidiaries and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Key Bank National Association, Bank of America, N.A., PNC Bank N.A., General Electric Capital Corporation, and Fifth Third Bank. |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: July 19, 2011 | SPARTAN STORES, INC. | |||||
| By | /s/ David M. Staples | |||||
| David M. Staples Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Document | |
| 10 | Amendment No. 10 to Loan and Security Agreement dated July 19, 2011 between Spartan Stores, Inc. and its subsidiaries and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Key Bank National Association, Bank of America, N.A., PNC Bank N.A., General Electric Capital Corporation, and Fifth Third Bank. | |
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