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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001564590-16-014207
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160308
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160308
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160308

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SpartanNash Co
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000877422
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-GROCERIES & GENERAL LINE [5141]
		IRS NUMBER:				380593940
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MI
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1228

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-31127
		FILM NUMBER:		161491685

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		850 76TH ST SW
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 8700
		CITY:			GRAND RAPIDS
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			49518
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6168782000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		850 76TH ST SW
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 8700
		CITY:			GRAND RAPIDS
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			49518

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SPARTAN STORES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930328
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<p style="margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU2"></a><font style="font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or</font><font style="font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">On March 8, 2016, SpartanNash Company (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) issued a press release announcing the appointment of Christopher P. Meyers as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, to be effective April 11, 2016. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Mr. Meyers, age 45, joins the Company from KeHE Distributors, a leading distributor of natural, organic, gourmet, and specialty products, where he served as Chief Financial and Development Officer since 2007. At KeHE, Mr. Meyers was responsible for executive oversight of mergers and acquisitions, pricing, purchasing, supply chain, vendor management, and shared services. He also served as a member of a three-person executive committee having primary operational responsibility for KeHE. </p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:7.69%;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Mr. Meyers will be covered by our general relocation assistance program to aid him in his relocation to the Grand Rapids, Michigan area, including temporary housing as necessary for up to six months.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>
<p style="margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Rainey Agreement, which will be filed with the Company&#8217;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending April 23, 2016.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Grand Rapids, Mich., March 8, 2016<font style="font-weight:normal;">&#8212; SpartanNash (Nasdaq: SPTN) announced today that Chris Meyers will become the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the company, effective April 11, 2016.&nbsp;&nbsp;Meyers has been serving as the Chief Financial Officer for Naperville, Illinois-based KeHE Distributors, the second largest natural and organic wholesaler in North America.</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">As SpartanNash&#8217;s Chief Financial Officer and an Executive Vice President, Meyers will direct finance, the treasurer's department, internal audit, and risk management.  He will report to SpartanNash&#8217;s President and Chief Executive Officer, Dennis Eidson.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">&#8220;We look forward to having Chris join the company,&#8221; notes Eidson, &#8220;Chris&#8217; strong leadership skills, record of value creation, and knowledge of the food distribution industry lay the foundation for success at SpartanNash.&nbsp;&nbsp;During his tenure at KeHE, revenues grew significantly and he orchestrated two transforming multi-million dollar acquisitions.&nbsp;&nbsp;Chris&#8217; down-to-earth style combined with his visionary approach to drive results and operational efficiencies are a perfect fit for SpartanNash.&#8221;</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Dave Staples has been acting as SpartanNash&#8217;s interim CFO since March 1, 2015, when he was appointed Chief Operating Officer for the company.&nbsp;&nbsp;Staples joined SpartanNash in January 2000, serving as the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since November of 2000. His transition to Chief Operating Officer has enabled Eidson to focus more of his time on the Company's long term strategic plans and potential growth opportunities. </p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Meyers grew up in West Michigan and received his bachelor&#8217;s degree in accounting from Western Michigan University and his master&#8217;s degree in Finance, Strategy from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.&nbsp;&nbsp;Meyers is a Certified Public Accountant. He and his wife Kristen have three children. </p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">About SpartanNash<font style="font-weight:normal;"> </font></p>
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