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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): September 30, 2020
 
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
______________________________________________
(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):
 
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
RUSHA
Nasdaq Global Select Market
Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
RUSHB
Nasdaq Global Select Market
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
Emerging growth company
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
 
 

 
Item 5.02     Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
On September 30, 2020, the Board of Directors of Rush Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company”) restored the base salaries, effective October 1, 2020, of all of its named executive officers except for W.M. “Rusty” Rush, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The base salaries will be restored on a going-forward basis to the same levels as they were prior to April 21, 2020, when the Board of Directors of the Company approved a 10% temporary reduction in base salary for each of its named executive officers other than Mr. Rush, whose base salary was reduced by 25%.
 
 

 
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: October 2, 2020
By:
/s/ Michael Goldstone
Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary