FORM 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 
OMB APPROVAL

 

Washington, D.C. 20549
 
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL

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OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

 

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1.    Name and Address of Reporting Person*
 
Winters                          Ronald                             C.                        
        (Last)                                        (First)                                   (Middle)
4.    Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
 
     Spartan Stores, Inc. ("SPTN")

 
 


850 - 76th Street SW  
                                                        (Street)

5.    Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
                                    (Check all applicable)
            Director                                          10% Owner
   X      Officer (give title                            Other (specify below)
                           below)
                       Vice President Logistics
 
 
 
Grand Rapids              Michigan           49518
        (City)                                        (State)                                   (Zip)

6.    If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

 

2.   Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)  

 7/30/01

7.    Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
          X      Form Filed by One Reporting Person
                   Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
3.    I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)
 
 
 


Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
    (Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities
    Beneficially Owned
     (Instr. 4)
3. Ownership
    Form: Direct
     (D) or Indirect
     (I)    (Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial
    Ownership
    (Instr. 4)
Common Stock
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Form 3 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)  

1. Title of Derivative Security
    (Instr. 4)
2. Date Exer-
    cisable and
    Expiration
    Date
    (Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities
    Underlying Derivative Security
    (Instr. 4)
4. Conver-
     sion or
     Exercise
     Price of
     Deri-
     vative
     Security
5. Owner-
     ship
     Form of
     Deriv-
     ative
     Security:
     Direct
     (D) or
     Indirect (I)
     (Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect
    Beneficial Ownership
    (Instr. 5)
  Date
Exer-
cisable
Expira-
tion
Date
Title
Amount
or
Number
of
Shares
     
Stock Option (Right to Buy)
7/30/2002
7/29/2011
Common Stock 6,250
$13.38
D
  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)
7/30/2003
7/29/2011
Common Stock 6,250
$13.38
D
  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)
7/30/2004
7/29/2011
Common Stock 6,250
$13.38
D
  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)
7/30/2005
7/29/2011
Common Stock 6,250
$13.38
D
  
               
               
               
               
               
               
               

Explanation of Responses:





   
Ronald C. Winters

By /s/ Ronald C. Winters
 

8/9/2001
 **Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal  
**Signature of Reporting Person
  Date
     Violations
     See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
 


   

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