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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): August 29, 2017

 

 

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
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

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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.

 

On August 29, 2017, pursuant to the recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors”) of Rush Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company”), the Board of Directors approved new base salaries, effective as of September 1, 2017, for certain named executive officers of the Company, as follows:

 

Name / Title		Annual Base Salary
W.M. “Rusty” Rush Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer		$1,550,000
Michael J. McRoberts  Chief Operating Officer		$553,516
Steven L. Keller Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer		$469,800
James E. Thor Senior Vice President – Retail & Marketing		$438,728

 

In addition, the new base salary for Derrek Weaver, Executive Vice President, is $469,800. Although Mr. Weaver was not listed as a named executive officer in the Company’s 2017 Proxy Statement, his prior base salary was disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 3, 2017 in connection with the disclosure of his promotion to Executive Vice President. It is expected that he will be a named executive officer in the Company’s 2018 Proxy Statement.

 

 

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: September 1, 2017		By:	/s/ Michael Goldstone
		Michael Goldstone
		Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary