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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 3, 2025
 
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.)
 
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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 3, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Rush Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Compensation  and Human Capital 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 2024 fiscal year, the Compensation Committee approved the following cash bonus payments:
 
Name / Title
 
Cash Bonus
 
         
W. M. “Rusty” Rush
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
  $ 3,732,075  
         
Michael J. McRoberts
Senior Advisor and Director
  $ 835,000  
         
Steven L. Keller
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
  $ 674,000  
         
Jason Wilder
Chief Operating Officer
  $ 668,000  
 
The cash bonuses will be paid on March 14, 2025.
 
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
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
    35,000  
         
Michael J. McRoberts
Senior Advisor and Director
    10,000  
         
Steven L. Keller
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
    10,000  
         
Jason Wilder
Chief Operating Officer
    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 14, 2025 (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 10.5 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2024.
 
 

 
Restricted Stock Awards
 
The Compensation Committee approved the following restricted stock awards (the “RSAs”):
 
Name / Title
 
RSAs (#)
 
         
W. M. “Rusty” Rush
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
    70,000  
         
Michael J. McRoberts
Senior Advisor and Director
    30,000  
         
Steven L. Keller
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
    25,000  
         
Jason Wilder
Chief Operating Officer
    20,000  
 
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 10.6 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2024.
 
 

 
 
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 5, 2025
By:
/s/ Michael Goldstone
Michael Goldstone
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary