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): September 4, 2009

 

Rush Enterprises, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Texas

 

0-20797

 

74-1733016

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

of incorporation)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

555 IH-35 South, Suite 500

 

 

New Braunfels, Texas

 

78130

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (830) 626-5200

 

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):

 

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Item 5.02               Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(e)           On September 4, 2009, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Rush Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company”) approved adjustments, effective as of September 1, 2009, to the annual base salary of certain of the Company’s named executive officers.  The annual base salaries, as adjusted, for the Company’s named executive officers are as follows:

 

Name / Title

 

Annual Base
Salary

 

 

 

 

 

Martin A. Naegelin, Jr.
Executive Vice President

 

$

379,500

 

 

 

 

 

Daryl J. Gorup
Senior Vice President — Dealership Operations

 

$

319,200

 

 

 

 

 

Steven L. Keller
Vice President — Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

$

240,000

 

 

The annual base salaries of W. Marvin Rush, Chairman of the Company, and W.M. “Rusty” Rush, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, remain unchanged.

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

RUSH ENTERPRISES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Steven L. Keller

 

 

 

Steven L. Keller

 

 

 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

Dated: September 10, 2009

 

 

 

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