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 1, 2010
Rush Enterprises,
Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
| Texas | 0-20797 | 74-1733016 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 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.) |
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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 1, 2010, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Rush Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company”) approved adjustments, effective as of September 1, 2010, 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 | |||
|
W.M. “Rusty”
Rush
|
$ | 800,016 | ||
|
Chief Executive Officer and
President
|
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|
W. Marvin Rush
|
$ | 1,000,008 | ||
|
Chairman
|
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Steven L. Keller
|
$ | 264,000 | ||
|
Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
|
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The annual base salaries of Martin A. Naegelin, Jr., Executive Vice President of the Company, and Daryl J. Gorup, Senior Vice President – Dealership Operations 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, Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer
Dated: September 1, 2010
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