SpartanNash Files Proxy Statement

TL;DR

SpartanNash dropped its proxy statement, time to vote on board stuff.

AI Summary

SpartanNash Company filed a Definitive Proxy Statement (DEFA14A) on August 29, 2025. This filing is related to the company's annual meeting and likely concerns the election of directors, executive compensation, and other corporate governance matters. The filing does not contain specific financial figures or proposals in the provided excerpt.

Why It Matters

This filing provides shareholders with crucial information regarding company governance, director nominations, and executive compensation, enabling informed voting decisions.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low — This is a routine proxy filing and does not inherently present new financial or operational risks.

Key Players & Entities

• SpartanNash Co (company) — Registrant
• 0000877422 (company) — Central Index Key
• MI (company) — State of Incorporation
• 1228 (company) — Fiscal Year End
• DEFA14A (company) — Form Type
• 1934 Act (company) — SEC Act
• 000-31127 (company) — SEC File Number
• 251281499 (company) — Film Number
• GRAND RAPIDS (company) — City
• 49518 (company) — ZIP Code

FAQ

Key Financial Figures

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• $2,500 — Co. Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. $2,500 7.4x October 11, 2012 Ares Manageme

Filing Documents

• tm2524682d2_defa14a.htm (DEFA14A) — 93KB
• sptn-logo.jpg (GRAPHIC) — 16KB
• 0001104659-25-085737.txt ( ) — 116KB

01. Other Events

Item 8.01. Other Events. As previously disclosed, on June 22, 2025, SpartanNash Company, a Michigan corporation (the "Company" or "SpartanNash") entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Company, New Mackinac HoldCo, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), Mackinac Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Merger Sub") and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, and C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Guarantor" or "C&S"), pursuant to which, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the "Transaction"), with the Company surviving the Transaction as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. On July 18, 2025, the Company filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") its preliminary proxy statement on Schedule 14A relating to the special meeting of SpartanNash shareholders to be held on September 9, 2025 (the "Proxy Statement") to, among other things, vote on a proposal to approve the Merger Agreement. The Company subsequently filed, on July 31, 2025, a definitive Proxy Statement, which the Company first mailed to its shareholders on or about the same day (the "Definitive Proxy Statement"). On August 13, 2025 and August 14, 2025, two complaints were filed in New York County Supreme Court by purported shareholders of the Company: (i) Kevin O'Conner v. SpartanNash Company, et al., Case No. 654832/2025 (New York Sup. Ct. filed August 13, 2025); and (ii) Bruce Miller v. SpartanNash Company, et al., Case No. 654854/2025 (New York Sup. Ct. filed August 14, 2025) (together, the "SpartanNash Actions"). The SpartanNash Actions name the Company and the members of its board of directors (the "Board of Directors") as defendants. The SpartanNash Actions assert claims under New York state law in connection with the filing of the Definitive Proxy Statement and generally allege that the Definitive Proxy Statement is fals

SIGNATURES

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: August 29, 2025 SpartanNash Company By: /s/ Ileana McAlary Ileana McAlary Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

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