8-K

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): May 17, 2022

Rush Enterprises, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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:

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Item 5.07         Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 17, 2022, Rush Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2022 Annual Meeting”). At the 2022 Annual Meeting, the holders of 41,090,920 shares of Class A Common Stock and the holders of 10,974,795 shares of Class B Common Stock cast votes, either in person or by proxy. Set forth below are the final voting results for the proposals voted upon at the 2022 Annual Meeting. The 2022 Proxy Statement contains a detailed description of the proposals.

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors. The Company’s shareholders elected W.M. “Rusty” Rush, Thomas A. Akin, Raymond J. Chess, William H. Cary, Dr. Kennon H. Guglielmo, Elaine Mendoza and Troy A. Clarke as directors to hold office until the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The voting results for each of these individuals were as follows:

Proposal 2 – Ratification of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2022 fiscal year. The voting results were as follows:

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.