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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): March 1, 2023
 
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):
 
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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.
 
(e)        On March 1, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Rush Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”), approved the following compensation payments to the below named executive officers of the Company:
 
Cash Bonus Payments
 
After a review of competitive market data and the Company’s operating results for the 2022 fiscal year, the Compensation Committee approved the following cash bonus payments:
 
Name / Title
 
Cash Bonus
 
           
W. M. “Rusty” Rush
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
   
$
4,050,000
   
           
Michael J. McRoberts
Chief Operating Officer
   
$
905,000
   
           
Steven L. Keller
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
   
$
730,000
   
           
Scott Anderson
Senior Vice President – Finance, Insurance and Leasing
   
$
735,000
   
 
The cash bonuses will be paid on March 15, 2023.
 
 

 
Stock Option Grants
 
The Compensation Committee approved the following stock options exercisable for shares of the Company’s Class A common stock (the “Stock Options”):
 
Name / Title
 
Stock
Options (#)
 
           
W. M. “Rusty” Rush
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
     
35,000
   
           
Michael J. McRoberts
Chief Operating Officer
     
10,000
   
           
Steven L. Keller
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
     
10,000
   
           
Scott Anderson
Senior Vice President – Finance, Insurance and Leasing
     
10,000
   
           
 
The Stock Options will be granted under the Rush Enterprises, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) on March 15, 2023 (the “Grant Date”). The Stock Options will have an exercise price equal to the closing sale price of the Company’s Class A common stock on the Grant Date and will vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the third anniversary of the Grant Date. Additional terms and conditions applicable to the Stock Options are set forth in the Form of Rush Enterprises, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan Stock Option Agreement attached as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 22, 2021.
 
Restricted Stock Awards
 
The Compensation Committee approved the following restricted stock awards (the “RSAs”):
 
Name / Title
 
RSAs (#)
 
           
W. M. “Rusty” Rush
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
     
70,000
   
           
Michael J. McRoberts
Chief Operating Officer
     
30,000
   
           
Steven L. Keller
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
     
22,000
   
           
Scott Anderson
Senior Vice President – Finance, Insurance and Leasing
     
15,400
   
 
The RSAs will be granted under the Plan on the Grant Date. The RSAs entitle the grantee to receive shares of the Company’s Class B common stock upon satisfaction of the vesting conditions. The RSAs will vest in three equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the Grant Date. Additional terms and conditions applicable to the RSAs are set forth in the Form of Rush Enterprises, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Award Agreement attached as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 22, 2021.
 
 

 
 
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: March 6, 2023
 
By:
/s/ Michael Goldstone
 
Michael Goldstone
    Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary