SpartanNash Co - Quarter Report: 2018 October (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended October 6, 2018.

☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to .

Commission File Number: 000-31127

SPARTANNASH COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Michigan		38-0593940
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

850 76^th Street, S.W. P.O. Box 8700 Grand Rapids, Michigan		49518
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(616) 878-2000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

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Accelerated filer

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Non-accelerated filer

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Smaller reporting company

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Emerging growth company

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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. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of November 6, 2018, the registrant had 35,939,837 outstanding shares of common stock, no par value.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The matters discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, in the Company’s press releases and in the Company’s website-accessible conference calls with analysts and investor presentations include “forward-looking statements” about the plans, strategies, objectives, goals or expectations of SpartanNash Company and subsidiaries (“SpartanNash” or “the Company”). These forward-looking statements are identifiable by words or phrases indicating that SpartanNash or management “expects,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “believes,” or “estimates,” or that a particular occurrence or event “will,” “may,” “could,” “should” or “will likely” result, occur or be pursued or “continue” in the future, that the “outlook” or “trend” is toward a particular result or occurrence, that a development is an “opportunity,” “priority,” “strategy,” “focus,” that the Company is “positioned” for a particular result, or similarly stated expectations. Accounting estimates, such as those described under the heading “Critical Accounting Policies” in Part I, Item 2 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, are inherently forward-looking. The Company’s asset impairment and restructuring cost provisions are estimates and actual costs may be more or less than these estimates and differences may be material. Undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of the Quarterly Report, other report, release, presentation, or statement.

In addition to other risks and uncertainties described in connection with the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, SpartanNash’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2017 and other periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), there are many important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include general business conditions, changes in overall economic conditions that impact consumer spending, the Company’s ability to integrate acquired assets, the impact of competition and other factors which are often beyond the control of the Company, and other risks listed in the “Risk Factors” discussion in Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2017 and risks and uncertainties not presently known to the Company or that the Company currently deems immaterial.

This section and the discussions contained in Item 1A “Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2017 and in Part I, Item 2 “Critical Accounting Policy” of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, are intended to provide meaningful cautionary statements for purposes of the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This should not be construed as a complete list of all the economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factors that could adversely affect the Company’s expected consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to SpartanNash or that SpartanNash currently believes are immaterial also may impair its business, operations, liquidity, financial condition and prospects. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise its forward-looking statements to reflect developments that occur or information obtained after the date of this Quarterly Report.

PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. Financial Statements

SPARTANNASH COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	October 6,			December 30,
	2018			2017
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	20,673		$	15,667
Accounts and notes receivable, net		363,951			344,057
Inventories, net		592,152			597,162
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		43,333			47,400
Property and equipment held for sale		8,654			—
Total current assets		1,028,763			1,004,286

Property and equipment, net		577,285			600,240
Goodwill		178,648			178,648
Intangible assets, net		130,227			134,430
Other assets, net		139,118			138,193

Total assets	$	2,054,041		$	2,055,797

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	411,399		$	376,977
Accrued payroll and benefits		60,086			65,156
Other accrued expenses		38,498			43,252
Current maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations		8,135			9,196
Total current liabilities		518,118			494,581

Long-term liabilities
Deferred income taxes		51,634			42,050
Postretirement benefits		16,337			15,687
Other long-term liabilities		36,693			40,774
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations		694,889			740,755
Total long-term liabilities		799,553			839,266

Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)

Shareholders’ equity
Common stock, voting, no par value; 100,000 shares authorized; 35,938 and 36,466 shares outstanding		483,175			497,093
Preferred stock, no par value, 10,000 shares authorized; no shares outstanding		—			—
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(14,926	)		(15,136	)
Retained earnings		268,121			239,993
Total shareholders’ equity		736,370			721,950

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	2,054,041		$	2,055,797

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

SPARTANNASH COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

	12 Weeks Ended							40 Weeks Ended
	October 6, 2018			October 7, 2017				October 6, 2018			October 7, 2017
Net sales	$	1,886,730		$	1,868,398			$	6,167,756		$	6,078,299
Cost of sales		1,630,588			1,606,706				5,302,740			5,188,205
Gross profit		256,142			261,692				865,016			890,094

Operating expenses
Selling, general and administrative		228,583			228,545				773,844			782,856
Merger/acquisition and integration		521			2,392				3,531			7,031
Goodwill impairment		—			189,027				—			189,027
Restructuring charges and asset impairment		232			35,626				5,269			36,633
Total operating expenses		229,336			455,590				782,644			1,015,547

Operating earnings (loss)		26,806			(193,898	)			82,372			(125,453	)

Other expenses and (income)
Interest expense		7,082			6,130				22,828			19,128
Other, net		(195	)		(131	)			(655	)		(445	)
Total other expenses, net		6,887			5,999				22,173			18,683

Earnings (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations		19,919			(199,897	)			60,199			(144,136	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		2,374			(76,445	)			12,381			(56,809	)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations		17,545			(123,452	)			47,818			(87,327	)

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes		(80	)		(54	)			(238	)		(125	)
Net earnings (loss)	$	17,465		$	(123,506	)		$	47,580		$	(87,452	)

Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	0.49		$	(3.31	)		$	1.33		$	(2.32	)
Loss from discontinued operations		—			(0.01	)	*		(0.01	)		(0.01	)	*
Net earnings (loss)	$	0.49		$	(3.32	)		$	1.32		$	(2.33	)

Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	0.49		$	(3.31	)		$	1.33		$	(2.32	)
Loss from discontinued operations		—			(0.01	)	*		(0.01	)		(0.01	)	*
Net earnings (loss)	$	0.49		$	(3.32	)		$	1.32		$	(2.33	)

* Includes rounding

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

SPARTANNASH COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	12 Weeks Ended						40 Weeks Ended
	October 6, 2018			October 7, 2017			October 6, 2018			October 7, 2017
Net earnings (loss)	$	17,465		$	(123,506	)	$	47,580		$	(87,452	)

Other comprehensive income, before tax
Pension and postretirement liability adjustment		83			31			278			103

Income tax expense related to items of other comprehensive income		(20	)		(12	)		(68	)		(39	)

Total other comprehensive income, after tax		63			19			210			64
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	17,528		$	(123,487	)	$	47,790		$	(87,388	)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

SPARTANNASH COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

							Accumulated
							Other
	Shares			Common			Comprehensive			Retained
	Outstanding			Stock			Income (Loss)			Earnings			Total
Balance at December 30, 2017		36,466		$	497,093		$	(15,136	)	$	239,993		$	721,950
Net earnings		—			—			—			47,580			47,580
Other comprehensive income		—			—			210			—			210
Dividends - $0.54 per share		—			—			—			(19,452	)		(19,452	)
Share repurchases		(952	)		(20,000	)		—			—			(20,000	)
Stock-based employee compensation		—			7,040			—			—			7,040
Issuances of common stock for stock bonus plan and associate stock purchase plan		34			672			—			—			672
Issuances of restricted stock		482			—			—			—			—
Cancellations of stock-based awards		(92	)		(1,630	)		—			—			(1,630	)
Balance at October 6, 2018		35,938		$	483,175		$	(14,926	)	$	268,121		$	736,370

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

SPARTANNASH COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	40 Weeks Ended
	October 6, 2018			October 7, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities
Net earnings (loss)	$	47,580		$	(87,452	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		238			125
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations		47,818			(87,327	)
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Non-cash goodwill/asset impairment, restructuring, and other charges		5,496			225,101
Depreciation and amortization		64,457			66,366
LIFO expense		2,349			2,474
Postretirement benefits expense		852			1,276
Deferred taxes on income		9,584			(62,257	)
Stock-based compensation expense		7,040			8,593
Postretirement benefit plan contributions		(1,771	)		(280	)
Other, net		(108	)		(86	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(17,852	)		(44,737	)
Inventories		2,098			(49,442	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		155			(3,546	)
Accounts payable		35,490			42,842
Accrued payroll and benefits		(5,917	)		(19,881	)
Other accrued expenses and other liabilities		(7,145	)		(7,533	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		142,546			71,563
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment		(52,600	)		(55,292	)
Net proceeds from the sale of assets		6,568			3,928
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		—			(226,412	)
Loans to customers		(948	)		(1,005	)
Payments from customers on loans		1,456			1,904
Other		(9	)		(279	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(45,533	)		(277,156	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from senior secured credit facility		764,934			1,160,066
Payments on senior secured credit facility		(809,058	)		(918,425	)
Share repurchase		(20,000	)		(22,500	)
Net payments related to stock-based award activities		(1,630	)		(3,204	)
Repayment of other long-term debt		(6,461	)		(5,795	)
Financing fees paid		(106	)		(256	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		—			3,207
Dividends paid		(19,452	)		(18,649	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(91,773	)		194,444
Cash flows from discontinued operations
Net cash used in operating activities		(234	)		(48	)
Net cash used in discontinued operations		(234	)		(48	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		5,006			(11,197	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		15,667			24,351
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	20,673		$	13,154

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

SPARTANNASH COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and include the accounts of SpartanNash Company and its subsidiaries (“SpartanNash” or “the Company”). Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2017.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, contain all adjustments, including normal recurring items, necessary to present fairly the financial position of SpartanNash as of October 6, 2018, and the results of its operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

The unaudited information in the condensed consolidated financial statements for the third quarter and year to date periods of 2018 and 2017 include the results of operations of the Company for the 12- and 40-week periods ended October 6, 2018 and October 7, 2017, respectively.

Note 2 – Adoption of New Accounting Standards and Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers – Topic 606” (“ASC 606”). The new guidance affects any reporting organization that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets unless those contracts are within the scope of other standards. The standard’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. As of the beginning of 2018, the Company adopted ASC 606 and all subsequent ASUs that modified ASC 606. Refer to Note 3, Revenue Recognition, for additional information about adoption of this guidance and additional disclosures required under the standard.

From a principal versus agent perspective, the Company determined that certain contracts in the Food Distribution segment that were historically reported on a gross basis are now required to be reported on a net basis, resulting in a corresponding decrease to both net sales and cost of sales of $56.0 million and $151.9 million in the third quarter and year-to-date period of 2018, respectively, from what would have been recognized under previous guidance. The implementation of the guidance had no impact on gross profit, net earnings, the balance sheet, cash flows, equity, or the timing of revenue recognition in current or prior periods. The adoption of the guidance using the full retrospective method resulted in decreases to fiscal 2017 net sales and cost of sales previously reported as shown in the following table:

	Full Year		4th Quarter		3rd Quarter		2nd Quarter		1st Quarter
(In thousands)	(52 Weeks)		(12 Weeks)		(12 Weeks)		(12 Weeks)		(16 Weeks)
2017	$	164,283	$	38,725	$	38,246	$	38,510	$	48,802

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, “Compensation – Retirement Benefits.” ASU 2017-07 requires that the service cost component of pension and postretirement benefit costs be presented in the same line item as other current employee compensation costs and other components of those benefit costs be presented separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations, if presented. The ASU also requires that only the service cost component of pension and postretirement benefit costs is eligible for capitalization. The Company adopted this guidance as of the beginning of 2018. Accordingly, benefit costs other than service cost, are reflected in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings in Other, net, whereas they previously were recognized in Selling, general and administrative expenses. Retrospective application resulted in a decrease to Other, net and an increase in Selling, general and administrative expenses. The costs associated with the reclassifications were not material in either of the periods presented.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software: Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract” in order to provide additional guidance on the accounting for costs of implementation activities performed in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract. This is an amendment to ASU 2015-05, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software: Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement.” ASU 2018-15 aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. ASU 2018-15 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company early adopted this guidance retrospectively as of the beginning of fiscal 2018, as permitted by the amendment. The adoption of this guidance did not have a significant effect on the Company’s financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, “Compensation—Retirement Benefits—Defined Benefit Plans—General: Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans.” The amendments in this ASU remove disclosures that are no longer considered to be cost beneficial, clarify the specific requirements of disclosures, and add disclosure requirements identified as relevant. The amendments in ASU 2018-14 are effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2020 and will be applied on a retrospective basis to all periods presented. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a significant effect on the Company’s financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, “Business Combinations – Clarifying the Definition of a Business.” ASU 2017-01 narrows the definition of a business and provides a screen to determine when a set of the three elements of a business – inputs, processes, and outputs – are not a business. The screen requires that when substantially all the fair value of the gross assets acquired (or disposed of) is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the set is not a business. If the screen is not met, the amendments (1) require that to be considered a business, a set must include, at a minimum, an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create output and (2) remove the evaluation of whether a market participant could replace missing elements. The amendments provide a framework to assist entities in evaluating whether both an input and a substantive process are present. This guidance was effective as of the beginning of 2018. As no business combinations have occurred since the effective date, there has been no impact on the consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases.” The FASB subsequently issued ASU’s 2018-01, 2018-10, and 2018-11, which include clarifications and provide various practical expedients and transition options related to ASU 2016-02. ASU 2016-02 provides guidance for lease accounting and stipulates that lessees will need to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for substantially all leases (other than leases that meet the definition of a short-term lease). The liability will be equal to the present value of lease rent payments. Treatment in the consolidated statements of operations will be similar to the current treatment of operating and capital leases. The new guidance is effective on a modified retrospective basis for the Company in the first quarter of its fiscal year ending December 28, 2019. The Company has established a transition process which includes understanding the current leasing activities, identifying changes resulting from the new standard, designing tools to account for the change, and updating accounting policies, processes and controls over financial reporting. The adoption of this ASU will result in a significant increase to the Company’s consolidated balance sheets for lease liabilities and right-of-use assets. Other effects of the adoption of these ASUs are currently being evaluated by the Company.

Note 3 – Revenue

Revenue Recognition Accounting Policy

The Company recognizes revenue when it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control of the promised goods and services to a customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration that it expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. This is achieved through applying the following five-step model:

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Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer

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Identification of the performance obligations in the contract

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Determination of the transaction price

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Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract

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Recognition of revenue when, or as, the Company satisfies a performance obligation

The Company generates substantially all of its revenue from contracts with customers, whether formal or implied. Sales taxes collected from customers are remitted to the appropriate taxing jurisdictions and are excluded from sales revenue as the Company considers itself a pass-through conduit for collecting and remitting sales taxes, with the exception of taxes assessed during the procurement process of select inventories. Greater than 99% of the Company’s revenues are recognized at a point in time. Revenues from product sales are recognized when control of the goods is transferred to the customer, which occurs at a point in time, typically upon delivery or shipment to the customer, depending on shipping terms, or upon customer check-out in a corporate owned retail store. Freight revenues are also recognized upon delivery, at a point in time. Other revenues, including revenues from value-added services, are recognized as earned, over a period of time. All of the Company’s revenues are domestic, as the Company has no performance obligations on international shipments subsequent to delivery to the domestic port. This standard applies to all contracts with customers, except for contracts that are within the scope of other standards, such as leases, insurance, collaboration arrangements and financial instruments.

The Company evaluates whether it is the principal (i.e., report revenues on a gross basis) or agent (i.e., report revenues on a net basis) with respect to each contract with customers. The Company determined that certain contracts in the Food Distribution segment that were historically reported on a gross basis are now required to be reported on a net basis, resulting in corresponding decreases to both net sales and cost of sales.

Based upon the nature of the products the Company sells, its customers have limited rights of return which are immaterial. Discounts provided by the Company to customers at the time of sale are recognized as a reduction in sales as the products are sold. Certain contracts include rebates and other forms of variable consideration, including up-front rebates, rebates in arrears, rebatable incentives, flex funds, and product incentives, which may have tiered structures based on purchase volumes and which are accounted for as variable consideration. To the extent the transaction price includes variable consideration, the Company estimates the amount of variable consideration that should be included in the transaction price utilizing either the expected value method or the most likely amount method depending on the nature of the variable consideration. Variable consideration is included in the transaction price if, in the Company’s judgment, it is probable that a significant future reversal of cumulative revenue under the contract will not occur. The Company believes that there will not be significant changes to its estimates of variable consideration and has not constrained any consideration in any period presented.

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table provides information about disaggregated revenue by type of products and customers for each of the Company’s reportable segments:

	12 Weeks Ended October 6, 2018								40 Weeks Ended October 6, 2018
(In thousands)	Food Distribution		Military		Retail		Total		Food Distribution		Military		Retail		Total
Type of products:
Center store (a)	$	291,830	$	247,804	$	175,773	$	715,407	$	938,460	$	804,939	$	576,629	$	2,320,028
Fresh (b)		341,846		134,612		159,444		635,902		1,132,676		448,794		535,619		2,117,089
Non-food (c)		288,759		116,271		76,317		481,347		905,868		394,807		254,180		1,554,855
Fuel		—		—		34,576		34,576		—		—		110,018		110,018
Other		17,748		1,535		215		19,498		60,092		4,956		718		65,766
Total	$	940,183	$	500,222	$	446,325	$	1,886,730	$	3,037,096	$	1,653,496	$	1,477,164	$	6,167,756
Type of customers:
Individuals	$	—	$	—	$	446,110	$	446,110	$	—	$	—	$	1,476,446	$	1,476,446
Manufacturers, brokers and distributors		44,805		479,523		—		524,328		153,673		1,598,191		—		1,751,864
Retailers		881,776		19,164		—		900,940		2,837,036		50,349		—		2,887,385
Other		13,602		1,535		215		15,352		46,387		4,956		718		52,061
Total	$	940,183	$	500,222	$	446,325	$	1,886,730	$	3,037,096	$	1,653,496	$	1,477,164	$	6,167,756

	12 Weeks Ended October 7, 2017								40 Weeks Ended October 7, 2017
(In thousands)	Food Distribution		Military		Retail		Total		Food Distribution		Military		Retail		Total
Type of products:
Center store (a)	$	282,117	$	252,386	$	186,346	$	720,849	$	911,193	$	792,819	$	613,801	$	2,317,813
Fresh (b)		333,814		132,980		169,094		635,888		1,124,997		434,723		571,692		2,131,412
Non-food (c)		265,654		119,150		77,502		462,306		818,572		388,637		259,549		1,466,758
Fuel		—		—		30,422		30,422		—		—		95,953		95,953
Other		17,566		1,115		252		18,933		61,663		3,842		858		66,363
Total	$	899,151	$	505,631	$	463,616	$	1,868,398	$	2,916,425	$	1,620,021	$	1,541,853	$	6,078,299
Type of customers:
Individuals	$	—	$	—	$	463,364	$	463,364	$	—	$	—	$	1,540,995	$	1,540,995
Manufacturers, brokers and distributors		47,030		498,911		—		545,941		166,402		1,606,907		—		1,773,309
Retailers		838,438		5,605		—		844,043		2,702,318		9,272		—		2,711,590
Other		13,683		1,115		252		15,050		47,705		3,842		858		52,405
Total	$	899,151	$	505,631	$	463,616	$	1,868,398	$	2,916,425	$	1,620,021	$	1,541,853	$	6,078,299

(a) Center store includes dry grocery, frozen and beverages.
(b) Fresh includes produce, meat, dairy, deli, bakery, prepared proteins, seafood and floral.
(c) Non-food includes general merchandise, health and beauty care, tobacco products and pharmacy.

Sources of Revenue

The Company’s main sources of revenue include the following:

Customer Supply Agreements (CSAs) – The Company enters into CSAs (also known as Retail Sales and Service Agreements) with many of its retailer customers. These contracts obligate the Company to supply grocery and related products upon receipt of a purchase order from its customers. The contracts often specify minimum purchases a customer is required to make - in dollars or as a percentage of their total purchases - in order to earn certain rebates or incentives. In some cases, customers are required to repay certain advanced or loaned funds if they fail to meet purchase minimums or otherwise exit the supply agreement. Many of these contracts include various performance obligations other than providing grocery products, such as providing store resets, shelf tags, signage, or merchandising services. The Company has determined that these obligations are not material in the overall context of the contracts, and as such has not allocated transaction price to these obligations. Revenue is recognized under these contracts when control of the product passes to the customer, which may happen before or after delivery depending upon specified shipping terms.

Contracts with Manufacturers and Brokers to supply the Defense Commissary Agency (“DeCA”) and Other Government Agencies – DeCA operates a chain of 237 commissaries on U.S. military installations. DeCA contracts with manufacturers to obtain grocery products for the commissary system. Manufacturers either deliver the products to the commissaries themselves or, more commonly, contract with distributors such as SpartanNash to provide products to the commissaries. Manufacturers must authorize the distributors as their official representatives to DeCA, and the distributors must adhere to DeCA’s frequent delivery system (“FDS”) procedures governing matters such as product identification, ordering and processing, information exchange and resolution of discrepancies. The Company obtains distribution contracts with manufacturers through competitive bidding processes and direct negotiations. As commissaries need to be restocked, DeCA identifies the manufacturer with which an order is to be placed, determines which distributor is the manufacturer’s official representative for a particular commissary or exchange location, and then places a product order with that distributor under the auspices of DeCA’s master contract with the applicable manufacturer. The distributor selects that product from its existing inventory, delivers it to the commissary or port (in the case of overseas shipments) designated by DeCA, and bills the manufacturer for the product price plus a drayage fee that is typically based on a percentage of the purchase price, but may in some cases be based on a dollar amount per case or pound of product sold. The manufacturer then bills DeCA under the terms of its master contract. As control of the product passes to the customer upon delivery, revenue is recognized by SpartanNash at this point in time.

Revenue is recognized for the full amount paid by the vendor (for product and drayage) as the Company is a principal in the transaction and therefore should recognize revenue on a gross basis for these contracts. The FASB’s definition of a principal in the transaction is centered on controlling goods before they are transferred to the customer. Key considerations supporting that SpartanNash controls the goods for these contracts prior to transfer to the customer include the following: the Company has the ability to obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits from the assets by selling the goods and/or by pledging the related assets as collateral for borrowings, the Company is required to bear the risk of inventory loss prior to transfer to the customer, has shared responsibilities in the fulfillment and acceptability of the goods, and to a lesser extent, has some discretion in establishing the price for the goods sold to DeCA. Based on a thorough evaluation of all of the facts and circumstances, including a detailed assessment and interpretation of the revenue standard, the Company concluded that it is a principal in the transaction and should recognize revenue on a gross basis for these contracts.

Retail Sales – The corporate owned retail stores recognize revenue at the time the customer takes possession of the goods. While there are no formal contracts related to these sales, they are within the scope of ASC 606. Customer returns are not material. The Company does not recognize a sale when it awards customer loyalty points or sells gift cards and gift certificates; rather, a sale is recognized when the customer loyalty points, gift card or gift certificate are redeemed to purchase product. There were no significant changes to revenue recognition in the Retail segment under ASC 606 related to the accounting for gift card breakage and loyalty rewards, which are immaterial to the consolidated financial statements.

Contract Assets and Liabilities

Under its contracts with customers, the Company stands ready to deliver product upon receipt of a purchase order. Accordingly, the Company has no performance obligations under its contracts until its customers submit a purchase order. The Company does not receive pre-payment from its customers, or enter into commitments to provide goods or services that have terms greater than one year. As the performance obligation is part of a contract that has an original expected duration of less than one year, the Company has applied the practical expedient under ASC 606 to omit disclosures regarding remaining performance obligations.

For the first three quarters of 2018 and 2017, revenue recognized from performance obligations related to prior periods (for example, due to changes in estimated rebates and incentives impacting the transaction price) was not material.

In the ordinary course of business, the Company may advance funds to certain independent retailers which are earned by the retailers primarily through achieving specified purchase volume requirements, as outlined in their supply agreements with the Company, or in limited instances, for remaining a SpartanNash customer for a specified time period. These advances must be repaid if the purchase volume requirements are not met or if the retailer no longer remains a customer for the specified time period. For volume-based arrangements, the Company estimates the amount of the advanced funds earned by the retailers based on the expected volume of purchases by the retailer, and amortizes the advances as a reduction of the transaction price and revenue earned. These advances are not considered contract assets under ASC 606 as they are not generated through the transfer of goods or services to the retailers. These advances are included in Other assets, net on the Company’s balance sheets.

When the Company transfers goods or services to a customer, payment is due - subject to normal terms - and is not conditional on anything other than the passage of time. Typical payment terms range from due upon receipt to 30 days, depending on the type of customer and relationship. At contract inception, the Company expects that the period of time between the transfer of goods to the customer and when the customer pays for those goods will be less than one year, which is consistent with the Company’s standard payment terms. Accordingly, the Company has elected the practical expedient under ASC 606 to not adjust for the effects of a significant financing component. As such, these amounts are recorded as receivables and not contract assets. The Company had no contract assets for any period presented.

The following table presents the Company’s accounts and notes receivable:

	October 6,			December 30,
(In thousands)	2018			2017
Customer notes receivable	$	2,848		$	2,555
Customer accounts receivable		329,696			312,214
Other receivables		34,012			31,169
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(2,605	)		(1,881	)
Net current accounts and notes receivable	$	363,951		$	344,057
Long-term notes receivable		16,177			18,322
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(120	)		(120	)
Net long-term notes receivable	$	16,057		$	18,202

The Company does not typically incur incremental costs of obtaining a contract that are contingent upon successful contract execution and would therefore be capitalized. The Company expenses incremental costs of obtaining a contract as and when incurred if the expected amortization period of the asset that the Company would have recognized is one year or less.

Note 4 – Acquisitions

On January 6, 2017, the Company acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Caito Foods Service (“Caito”) and Blue Ribbon Transport (“BRT”) for $214.6 million in cash, net of $2.5 million of cash acquired. Acquired assets consist primarily of property and equipment of $76.7 million, intangible assets of $72.9 million and working capital. Intangible assets are primarily composed of customer relationships, which are amortized over fifteen years, and indefinite lived trade names. In connection with the purchase, the Company provided earn-out opportunities that have the potential to pay the sellers an additional $27.4 million, collectively, if the business achieves certain performance targets during the first three years after acquisition. As certain performance targets were not met in the first year after acquisition, the Company will be reimbursed a portion of the initial purchase price at an amount not to exceed the sum of: a) $15.0 million, representing the funds paid into escrow, and b) any earn-out opportunities earned by the sellers. The reduction in purchase price will first be applied to funds paid into escrow and then as an offset against and a reduction to any payments owed on the various earn-out opportunities, with reimbursement made after the third-year anniversary of the acquisition date.

Caito is a leading supplier of fresh fruits and vegetables as well as value-added meal solutions to grocery retailers and food service distributors across the Southeast, Midwest and Eastern United States. BRT offers temperature-controlled distribution and logistics services throughout North America. The Company acquired Caito and BRT to strengthen its fresh product offerings to its existing customer base and to expand into fast-growing, value-added services, such as freshly-prepared centerplate and side dish categories.

The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired of $46.3 million was recorded as goodwill in the consolidated balance sheet within the Food Distribution segment and is deductible for tax purposes. During the measurement period, which ended January 5, 2018, the Company recorded opening balance sheet adjustments in the amount of $1.3 million, which increased the balance of goodwill, associated with updated valuations of certain acquired long-lived assets. All adjustments were made during fiscal 2017.

Note 5 – Restructuring Charges and Asset Impairment

The following table provides the activity of reserves for closed properties for the 40-week period ended October 6, 2018. Reserves for closed properties recorded in the condensed consolidated balance sheets are included in “Other accrued expenses” in Current liabilities and “Other long-term liabilities” in Long-term liabilities based on the timing of when the obligations are expected to be paid.

	Lease and
(In thousands)	Ancillary Costs			Severance			Total
Balance at December 30, 2017	$	17,889		$	3		$	17,892
Provision for closing charges		4,499			—			4,499
Provision for severance		—			142			142
Other		554			—			554
Changes in estimates		(633	)		—			(633	)
Accretion expense		457			—			457
Payments		(4,797	)		(142	)		(4,939	)
Balance at October 6, 2018	$	17,969		$	3		$	17,972

Included in the liability are lease obligations recorded at the present value of future minimum lease payments, calculated using a risk-free interest rate, and related ancillary costs from the date of closure to the end of the remaining lease term, net of estimated sublease income.

Restructuring and asset impairment charges included in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings consisted of the following:

	12 Weeks Ended					40 Weeks Ended
	October 6,			October 7,		October 6,			October 7,
(In thousands)	2018			2017		2018			2017
Asset impairment charges	$	570		$	33,158	$	2,040		$	33,678
Provision for closing charges		596			481		4,499			886
(Gain) loss on sales of assets related to closed facilities		(171	)		238		(1,578	)		912
Provision for severance		3			76		142			620
Other costs associated with distribution center and store closings		203			532		799			1,306
Changes in estimates		(969	)		1,141		(633	)		1,141
Lease termination adjustments		—			—		—			(1,910	)
	$	232		$	35,626	$	5,269		$	36,633

Restructuring and asset impairment charges in the current year were primarily incurred in the Retail segment due to the economic and competitive environment of certain stores and in conjunction with the Company’s retail store rationalization plan. The Company also realized a gain on the sale of a Military distribution center in the second quarter of 2018, an asset impairment charge related to certain discontinued Food Distribution warehouse equipment in the first quarter of 2018, and other closing costs related to a Food Distribution warehouse in the prior year. The changes in estimates relate to revised estimates of ancillary costs associated with previously closed locations, due to lower than expected costs, offset by the deterioration of the condition of certain properties. The lease termination adjustments represent the benefits recognized in connection with lease buyouts negotiated related to previously closed stores.

Long-lived assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis using Level 3 inputs under the fair value hierarchy, as further described in Note 6 – Fair Value Measurements. Assets with a book value of $2.4 million were measured at a fair value of $0.4 million, resulting in an impairment charge of $2.0 million in 2018. Assets with a book value of $48.6 million were measured at a fair value of $14.9 million, resulting in an impairment charge of $33.7 million in 2017. Fair value of long-lived assets is determined by estimating the amount and timing of net future cash flows, discounted using a risk-adjusted rate of interest. The Company estimates future cash flows based on historical results of operations, external factors expected to impact future performance, experience and knowledge of the geographic area in which the assets are located, and when necessary, uses real estate brokers. In the prior year quarter, it was determined that the carrying value of the Retail segment exceeded its fair value, and the company recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $189.0 million.

Note 6 – Fair Value Measurements

ASC 820 prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into the following hierarchy:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, reflecting the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing.

Financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts and notes receivable, accounts payable and long-term debt. The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts and notes receivable, and accounts payable approximate fair value because of the short-term maturities of these financial instruments. See Note 5 for discussion of the fair value measurements related to long-lived asset impairment charges. At October 6, 2018 and December 30, 2017, the book value and estimated fair value of the Company’s debt instruments, excluding debt financing costs, were as follows:

	October 6,		December 30,
(In thousands)	2018		2017
Book value of debt instruments, excluding debt financing costs:
Current maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations	$	8,135	$	9,196
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations		700,059		747,172
Total book value of debt instruments		708,194		756,368
Fair value of debt instruments, excluding debt financing costs		710,141		757,966
Excess of fair value over book value	$	1,947	$	1,598

The estimated fair value of debt is based on market quotes for instruments with similar terms and remaining maturities (Level 2 inputs and valuation techniques).

Certain of the Company’s business combinations involve the potential for the receipt or payment of future contingent consideration upon the shortfall or achievement of various operating thresholds, respectively. The additional consideration is generally contingent on the acquired company reaching certain performance milestones, including attaining specified EBITDA levels. For business combinations including contingent consideration provisions an asset or liability is recorded for the estimated fair value of the contingent consideration on the acquisition date. The fair value of the contingent consideration is remeasured at each reporting period with the change in fair value recognized as income or expense within operating expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of income. The Company measures the asset and liability on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs.

The fair value of contingent consideration is measured using projected payment dates, discount rates, probabilities of payment, and projected EBITDA. Projected contingent payment or receipt amounts are discounted back to the current period using a discounted cash flow model. Projected EBITDA amounts are based on initial deal model forecasts at the time of acquisition as well as the Company’s most recent internal operational budget and include a probability weighted range of outcomes. Changes in projected EBITDA, probabilities of payment, discount rates, or projected payment dates may result in higher or lower fair value measurements. The recurring Level 3 fair value measurements of contingent consideration include the following significant unobservable inputs as of October 6, 2018:

Unobservable Input	Range
Discount rate	11.80%
Probability of payments	0% - 100%
Projected year(s) of payments	2019

The fair value of contingent consideration receivable and payable associated with the Caito and BRT acquisition was $18.4 million and $3.4 million, respectively, as of October 6, 2018. The net receivable of $15 million was recorded in other assets, net in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as there is a right of offset for the payable and receivable. Upon payment, the portion of the contingent consideration related to the acquisition date fair value is reported as a financing activity in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. Amounts received or paid in excess of the acquisition date fair value are reported as an operating activity in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

Note 7 – Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is engaged from time-to-time in routine legal proceedings incidental to its business. The Company does not believe that these routine legal proceedings, taken as a whole, will have a material impact on its business or financial condition. While the ultimate effect of such actions cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that their outcome will not result in an adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, operating results or liquidity.

From time to time, the Company may advance funds to independent retailers which are earned by the retailers primarily through achieving specified purchase volume requirements, as outlined in their supply agreements with the Company, or in limited instances, for remaining a SpartanNash customer for a specified time period. These advances must be repaid if the purchase volume requirements are not met or if the retailer no longer remains a customer for the specified time period. As of October 6, 2018, the Company has an unearned advance to one independent retailer for an amount representing approximately two percent of the Company’s total assets. The Company’s collateral related to the advanced funds is a security interest in select business assets of the independent retailer’s stores, including select real property assets and other collateral, including a personal guarantee, from the shareholder. Despite the collateral, the Company may be unable to realize the entire unearned portion of the funds advanced to this independent retailer, and accordingly, has established a reserve of $4.9 million related to the advance. During the fourth quarter of 2017, and in the context of a state law receivership proceeding, the customer rationalized its retail store base and entered into a new supply agreement with the Company and assumed the obligation of the original agreement. Based on the expected cash flows generated from sales to this customer and consideration of the previously mentioned collateral, the Company believes it is adequately reserved as of October 6, 2018. However, if the customer’s future performance and related cash flows are negatively impacted by changes in economic, industry or market conditions, including changes in the business climate and competition, the Company may be unable to realize the remaining unearned portion of the advanced funds. Given the uncertainty regarding the previously mentioned factors that could impact the customer’s future performance, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the additional amount of advanced funds, if any, which should be reserved. The Company estimates that the possible range of loss related to this customer is between zero and $25.0 million, depending on the circumstances discussed above.

The Company contributes to the Central States Southeast and Southwest Pension Fund (“Central States Plan” or “the Plan”), a multi-employer pension plan, based on obligations arising from its collective bargaining agreements (“CBAs”) in Bellefontaine, Ohio, Lima, Ohio, and Grand Rapids, Michigan covering its supply chain associates at those locations. This Plan provides retirement benefits to participants based on their service to contributing employers. The benefits are paid from assets held in trust for that purpose. Trustees are appointed by contributing employers and unions; however, SpartanNash is not a trustee. The trustees typically are responsible for determining the level of benefits to be provided to participants, as well as for such matters as the investment of the assets and the administration of the plan. The Company currently contributes to the Central States Plan under the terms outlined in the “Primary Schedule” of Central States’ Rehabilitation Plan or those outlined in the “Default Schedule.” Both the Primary and Default schedules require varying increases in employer contributions over the previous year’s contribution. Increases are set within the CBAs and vary by location. The Plan continues to be in red zone status, and according to the Pension Protection Act (“PPA”), is considered to be in “critical and declining” zone status. Among other factors, plans in the “critical and declining” zone are generally less than 65% funded and are projected to become insolvent within the next 15 years (or 20 years depending on the ratio of active-to-inactive participants). Based on the most recent information available to the Company, management believes that the present value of actuarial accrued liabilities in this multi-employer plan significantly exceeds the value of the assets held in trust to pay benefits. Because SpartanNash is one of a number of employers contributing to this plan, it is difficult to ascertain what the exact amount of the underfunding would be. Management is not aware of any significant change in funding levels since December 30, 2017. To reduce this underfunding, management expects increases in expense as a result of required incremental multi-employer pension plan contributions in future years. Any adjustment for withdrawal liability will be recorded when it is probable that a liability exists and can be reasonably determined.

Note 8 – Associate Retirement Plans

During the 12 and 40-week periods ended October 6, 2018, the Company recognized net periodic pension income of $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively, related to the SpartanNash Company Pension Plan (“Pension Plan” or “Plan”) and net postretirement benefit costs of $0.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively, related to the SpartanNash Retiree Medical Plan. During the 12 and 40-week periods ended October 7, 2017, the Company recognized net periodic pension income of $0.1 million and $0.5 million, respectively, and net postretirement benefit costs of $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively for the aforementioned plans. Substantially all of these amounts are included in Other, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

On February 28, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors granted approval to proceed with terminating the frozen Pension Plan. The Plan was terminated on July 31, 2018. The Company will offer participants the option to receive an annuity or lump sum distribution which may be rolled over into another qualified plan. The distribution of assets to plan participants is expected to take between six and 18 months. The Company will incur a one-time, pre-tax settlement charge estimated to be $20 to $21 million to recognize the deferred losses in AOCI upon distribution of the Plan assets and related recognition of the settlement as well as other termination expenses. The Company expects the Plan termination will reduce administrative fees and premium funding costs in future periods.

Although no contributions are required, the Company made contributions of $1.5 million to the SpartanNash Company Pension Plan during the 12 and 40 weeks ended October 6, 2018 to fund the plan termination liability. No additional contributions are expected to be made to the Pension Plan in 2018. The Company expects to make contributions of $0.4 million in 2018 to the Retiree Medical Plan.

The Company’s retirement programs also include defined contribution plans providing contributory benefits, as well as executive compensation plans for a select group of management personnel and/or highly compensated associates.

Multi-Employer Plans

In addition to the plans listed above, the Company participates in the Central States Southeast and Southwest Pension Fund, the Michigan Conference of Teamsters and Ohio Conference of Teamsters Health and Welfare plans (collectively referred to as “multi-employer plans”), and other company-sponsored defined contribution plans for most associates covered by collective bargaining agreements.

With respect to the Company’s participation in the Central States Plan, expense is recognized as contributions are funded. The Company’s contributions during the 12 weeks ended October 6, 2018 and October 7, 2017 were $2.1 million and $2.4 million, respectively. The Company’s contributions for the 40 weeks ended October 6, 2018 and October 7, 2017 were $10.0 million and $10.2 million, respectively. See Note 7 for further information regarding contingencies related to the Company’s participation in the Central States Plan.

Note 9 – Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 11.9% and 38.2% for the 12 weeks ended October 6, 2018 and October 7, 2017, respectively. For the 40 weeks ended October 6, 2018 and October 7, 2017, the effective income tax rate was 20.6% and 39.4%, respectively. The difference from the federal statutory rate of 21% in 2018 was primarily due to the lapse of the statute of limitations for an uncertain tax position, the Federal rate change effect on the finalization of deferred taxes for 2017 and tax credits, partially offset by state income taxes. The difference from the federal statutory rate of 35% for 2017 was primarily due to state taxes, stock-based compensation and federal tax credits.

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”). The Tax Act made broad and complex changes to the U.S. tax code, including, but not limited to reducing the U.S. federal corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent, effective January 1, 2018. In connection with initial analysis of the impact of the Tax Act, the Company recorded a provisional discrete income tax benefit of $26.0 million in the period ended December 30, 2017 associated with the re-measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities as a result of the reduction in the U.S. federal corporate tax rate. During the 12 weeks ended October 6, 2018, the Company completed its accounting for the income tax effects of certain elements of the Tax Act, resulting in an income tax benefit of $0.5 million.

Note 10 – Stock-Based Compensation

The Company has a shareholder-approved stock incentive plan that provides for the granting of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock awards, and other stock-based and stock-related awards to directors, officers and other key associates.

Stock-based compensation expense recognized and included in “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings, and related tax benefits were as follows:

	12 Weeks Ended						40 Weeks Ended
(In thousands)	October 6, 2018			October 7, 2017			October 6, 2018			October 7, 2017
Restricted stock	$	773		$	1,103		$	7,040		$	8,593
Tax benefits		(166	)		(439	)		(1,095	)		(3,149	)
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax	$	607		$	664		$	5,945		$	5,444

The following table summarizes activity in the stock-based compensation plans for the 40 weeks ended October 6, 2018:

									Weighted
	Shares			Weighted		Restricted			Average
	Under			Average		Stock			Grant-Date
	Options			Exercise Price		Awards			Fair Value
Outstanding at December 30, 2017		47,928		$	16.52		613,744		$	30.32
Granted		—			—		481,940			16.99
Exercised/Vested		—			—		(260,644	)		28.90
Cancelled/Forfeited		(14,400	)		22.69		(6,003	)		24.01
Outstanding at October 6, 2018		33,528		$	13.87		829,037		$	23.07

The Company has not issued any stock options since 2009 and all outstanding options are vested and exercisable at October 6, 2018.

As of October 6, 2018, total unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested stock-based awards granted under the Company’s stock incentive plans were $5.0 million for restricted stock and are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.48 years. All compensation costs related to stock options have been recognized.

Note 11 – Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations:

	12 Weeks Ended						40 Weeks Ended
(In thousands, except per share amounts)	October 6, 2018			October 7, 2017			October 6, 2018			October 7, 2017
Numerator:
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	17,545		$	(123,452	)	$	47,818		$	(87,327	)
Adjustment for (earnings) loss attributable to participating securities		(407	)		2,064			(1,044	)		1,522
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations used in calculating earnings (loss) per share	$	17,138		$	(121,388	)	$	46,774		$	(85,805	)
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding, including participating securities		35,934			37,254			36,033			37,596
Adjustment for participating securities		(833	)		(623	)		(787	)		(655	)
Shares used in calculating basic earnings per share		35,101			36,631			35,246			36,941
Effect of dilutive stock options		12			—			12			—
Shares used in calculating diluted earnings per share		35,113			36,631			35,258			36,941
Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations	$	0.49		$	(3.31	)	$	1.33		$	(2.32	)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations	$	0.49		$	(3.31	)	$	1.33		$	(2.32	)

Note 12 – Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Supplemental cash flow information is as follows:

	40 Weeks Ended
(In thousands)	October 6, 2018		October 7, 2017
Non-cash financing activities:
Recognition of capital lease obligations	$	2,410	$	405
Issuance of note payable as consideration for acquisition		—		2,460
Non-cash investing activities:
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable		4,350		1,711
Capital lease asset additions		2,410		405
Acquisition financed through issuance of note payable		—		2,460
Other supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest		22,768		18,379

Note 13 – Reporting Segment Information

The following tables set forth information about the Company by reporting segment:

(In thousands)	Food Distribution			Military			Retail			Total
12 Weeks Ended October 6, 2018
Net sales to external customers	$	940,183		$	500,222		$	446,325		$	1,886,730
Inter-segment sales		195,451			—			—			195,451
Merger/acquisition and integration		479			—			42			521
Restructuring (gains) charges and asset impairment		(68	)		29			271			232
Depreciation and amortization		7,540			2,816			8,891			19,247
Operating earnings		19,815			1,508			5,483			26,806
Capital expenditures		7,840			950			9,214			18,004

12 Weeks Ended October 7, 2017
Net sales to external customers	$	899,151		$	505,631		$	463,616		$	1,868,398
Inter-segment sales		204,605			—			—			204,605
Merger/acquisition and integration		939			1,453			—			2,392
Goodwill impairment		—			—			189,027			189,027
Restructuring charges and asset impairment		379			500			34,747			35,626
Depreciation and amortization		6,354			2,786			9,807			18,947
Operating earnings (loss)		20,322			1,111			(215,331	)		(193,898	)
Capital expenditures		4,402			1,940			11,161			17,503

40 Weeks Ended October 6, 2018
Net sales to external customers	$	3,037,096		$	1,653,496		$	1,477,164		$	6,167,756
Inter-segment sales		647,163			—			—			647,163
Merger/acquisition and integration		3,419			4			108			3,531
Restructuring charges (gains) and asset impairment		1,292			(801	)		4,778			5,269
Depreciation and amortization		24,398			9,257			29,836			63,491
Operating earnings		63,060			6,120			13,192			82,372
Capital expenditures		26,250			2,479			23,871			52,600

40 Weeks Ended October 7, 2017
Net sales to external customers	$	2,916,425		$	1,620,021		$	1,541,853		$	6,078,299
Inter-segment sales		681,368			—			—			681,368
Merger/acquisition and integration		5,254			1,453			324			7,031
Goodwill impairment		—			—			189,027			189,027
Restructuring charges and asset impairment		1,280			500			34,853			36,633
Depreciation and amortization		21,370			8,832			32,430			62,632
Operating earnings (loss)		68,769			4,492			(198,714	)		(125,453	)
Capital expenditures		18,431			5,994			30,867			55,292

	October 6,		December 30,
(In thousands)	2018		2017
Total Assets
Food Distribution	$	1,148,087	$	1,085,621
Military		417,183		432,818
Retail		485,297		533,912
Discontinued operations		3,474		3,446
Total	$	2,054,041	$	2,055,797

ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the information contained under the caption “Forward-Looking Statements,” which appears at the beginning of this report, and the information in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2017.

Overview

SpartanNash, headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a leading multi-regional grocery distributor and grocery retailer whose core businesses include distributing grocery products to a diverse group of independent and chain retailers, its corporate owned retail stores, military commissaries and exchanges in the United States, as well as premier fresh produce distribution and fresh food processing. The Company operates three reportable business segments: Food Distribution, Military and Retail.

The Company’s Food Distribution segment provides a wide variety of nationally branded and private brand grocery products and perishable food products to approximately 2,100 independent retail locations, the Company’s corporate owned retail stores, food service distributors and other customers. The Food Distribution segment primarily conducts business in the Midwest and Southeast regions of the United States. Combined with the Military segment, the Company serves customers in all 50 states. The Company processes fresh-cut fruits and vegetables and other value-added meal solutions and supplies these products to grocery retailers and food service distributors. Through the Fresh Kitchen facility, the Company processes, cooks and packages fresh protein-based foods and complete meal solutions for a number of different customers.

The Company’s Military segment contracts with manufacturers to distribute a wide variety of grocery products primarily to military commissaries and exchanges located in the United States, the District of Columbia, Europe, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Bahrain, Djibouti and Egypt. The Company has over 40 years of experience acting as a distributor to U.S. military commissaries and exchanges. The Company is the exclusive worldwide supplier of private brand products to U.S. military commissaries and is continuing to partner with DeCA in the rollout of private brand products to military commissaries which began during the second quarter of fiscal 2017.

At the end of the third quarter, the Company’s Retail segment operated 139 corporate owned retail stores in the Midwest region primarily under the banners of Family Fare Supermarkets, VG’s Food and Pharmacy, D&W Fresh Markets, Sun Mart and Family Fresh Market. The Company also offers pharmacy services in 83 of its corporate owned retail stores and operates 29 fuel centers. The retail stores have a “neighborhood market” focus to distinguish them from supercenters and limited assortment stores.

All fiscal quarters are 12 weeks, except for the Company’s first quarter, which is 16 weeks and will generally include the Easter holiday. The fourth quarter includes the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, and depending on the fiscal year end, may include the New Year’s holiday.

In certain geographic areas, the Company’s sales and operating performance may vary with seasonality. Many stores are dependent on tourism and therefore, are most affected by seasons and weather patterns, including, but not limited to, the amount and timing of snowfall during the winter months and the range of temperature during the summer months.

2018 Third Quarter and Year-to-Date Highlights

During the quarter ended October 6, 2018, the Company’s consolidated net sales increased 1.0% compared with the quarter ended October 7, 2017 and year-to-date net sales increased 1.5% compared with the year-to-date period ended October 7, 2017. The increase in net sales for the quarter and year-to-date periods was driven by continued sales growth in the Food Distribution segment, partially offset by lower sales at Retail. Increases in net sales for the year-to-date period were also supported with growth in the Military segment. While continuing to onboard new customer programs, the Company also secured new business wins in its commissary, food processing, and traditional grocery distribution businesses, as well as continued to make progress towards its sequential comparable store sales improvements in the Retail segment. The Company continued to execute against its long-term strategic objective of becoming a growth company that is focused on developing a national, highly efficient distribution platform that services a diverse customer base, and is known for solving unique and complex logistical issues. The Company also continued to execute plans to evolve its primary retail brand and deliver innovative solutions for a diverse customer base.

Third quarter and year-to-date 2018 operational highlights include:

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The Food Distribution segment realized sales growth of 4.6% for the quarter and 4.1% year-to-date compared to the prior year periods, driven largely by sales to existing customers. The segment continues to attract new customers and execute new initiatives which grow volume and expand the reach of the supply chain. The Company also remains focused on partnering with independent retailers to support their operations and enhance the consumer experience. The Company continues to enjoy strong customer retention, a testament to the success of these partnerships. Within the food processing operations, the Company has seen year-over-year progress related to its efforts to improve efficiency. In addition, the Company is beginning to see interest from new types of customers and its fresh offerings are expanding. The Company expects further progress in its results as it becomes more experienced at seamlessly onboarding new business opportunities and is able to continue to develop an experienced workforce.

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The Military segment continued to support DeCA in the expansion of its private brand program, which has contributed to sales growth in both the quarter as well as the year-to-date period. In the third quarter, the Company also secured incremental business with an existing customer through the continued demonstration of superior customer service and execution capabilities. Incremental sales with this customer are expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2018 and will partially offset the challenges of operating in a commissary environment which continues to experience negative sales trends in the channel.

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The Company continued to make strategic Retail segment investments through the execution of three store remodels in the third quarter, with an additional two remodels completed early in the fourth quarter. These investments have supported the Company’s objectives related to brand repositioning and it expects that they will help improve customer satisfaction and contribute to the achievement of sequential growth in fourth quarter fiscal 2018 comparable store sales.

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The Company partnered with a third party advisory firm and in December 2018 will commence a company-wide initiative designed to transform its culture and empower associates at all levels to drive substantial ongoing, sustainable improvements to business processes and results. This initiative is intended to position the Company to take full advantage of the opportunities it expects to see over the next one to two years.

For the remainder of 2018, the Company continues to expect strong Food Distribution sales growth due to existing customer programs and new food processing customers. Fourth quarter Military sales are expected to be below the prior year, as the Company has now cycled the new business obtained in the prior year’s third quarter and the Company does not expect that the new business within this segment will completely offset the negative sales trend in the channel. The Company expects a sequential improvement in the Retail segment comparable sales trend by the end of the fourth quarter, benefiting from current year store remodels and the Company’s brand repositioning. However, improvement in the Company’s food processing operations is now expected to be slower than previously anticipated. Within the Food and Military distribution businesses, heightened transportation and labor costs will represent ongoing industry headwinds which impact the Company particularly due to significant growth in certain regions being disproportionately impacted by these matters. The Company has experienced delays in the penetration of its private brand offerings in both its Michigan market and at DeCA. In response to the pressures in the distribution businesses, the Company is working to improve its supply chain capabilities by identifying and capitalizing on freight efficiencies, managing through tight labor markets in certain geographies, and increasing the acceptance of its private brand products.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth items from the condensed consolidated statements of earnings as a percentage of net sales and the year-to-year percentage change in the dollar amounts:

	Percentage of Net Sales										Percentage Change
	12 Weeks Ended					40 Weeks Ended					12 Weeks Ended			40 Weeks Ended
	October 6, 2018		October 7, 2017			October 6, 2018		October 7, 2017			October 6, 2018			October 6, 2018
Net sales		100.0		100.0			100.0		100.0			1.0			1.5
Gross profit		13.6		14.0			14.0		14.6			(2.1	)		(2.8	)
Selling, general and administrative expenses		12.1		12.2			12.5		12.9			0.0			(1.2	)
Merger/acquisition and integration		—		0.1			0.1		0.1			(78.2	)		(49.8	)
Goodwill impairment		—		10.1			—		3.1		**			**
Restructuring charges and asset impairment		0.0		1.9			0.1		0.6		**			**
Operating earnings (loss)		1.4		(10.4	)		1.3		(2.1	)		113.8			165.7
Other income and expenses		0.4		0.3			0.4		0.3			14.8			18.7
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations		1.1		(10.7	)		1.0		(2.4	)		110.0			141.8
Income tax expense		0.1		(4.1	)		0.2		(0.9	)		(103.1	)		(121.8	)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations		0.9		(6.6	)		0.8		(1.4	)		114.2			154.8
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes		—		—			—		—		**			**
Net earnings (loss)		0.9		(6.6	)		0.8		(1.4	)		114.1			154.4

Note: Certain totals do not sum due to rounding.

** Not meaningful

Net Sales – The following table presents net sales by segment and variances in net sales:

	12 Weeks Ended							40 Weeks Ended
(In thousands)	October 6, 2018		October 7, 2017		Variance			October 6, 2018		October 7, 2017		Variance
Food Distribution	$	940,183	$	899,151	$	41,032		$	3,037,096	$	2,916,425	$	120,671
Military		500,222		505,631		(5,409	)		1,653,496		1,620,021		33,475
Retail		446,325		463,616		(17,291	)		1,477,164		1,541,853		(64,689	)
Total net sales	$	1,886,730	$	1,868,398	$	18,332		$	6,167,756	$	6,078,299	$	89,457

Net sales for the quarter ended October 6, 2018 (“third quarter”) increased $18.3 million, or 1.0%, to $1.89 billion from $1.87 billion in the quarter ended October 7, 2017 (“prior year quarter”). Net sales for the year-to-date period ended October 6, 2018 (“year-to-date period”) increased $89.5 million, or 1.5%, to $6.17 billion from $6.08 billion in the year-to-date period ended October 7, 2017 (“prior year-to-date period”). The increases were driven primarily by organic growth from existing customers in the Food Distribution segment and new business in the Military segment, which more than offset lower sales in the Retail segment and lower comparable sales at Defense Commissary Agency (“DeCA”) operated locations in the Military segment.

Food Distribution net sales, after intercompany eliminations, increased $41.0 million, or 4.6%, to $940.2 million in the third quarter from $899.2 million in the prior year quarter. Net sales for the year-to-date period increased $120.7 million, or 4.1%, from $2.92 billion in the prior year-to-date period to $3.04 billion. The third quarter and year-to-date increases were due to sales growth from existing customers, including new programs with existing customers.

Military net sales decreased $5.4 million, or 1.1%, to $500.2 million in the third quarter from $505.6 million in the prior year quarter. Net sales for the year-to-date period increased $33.5 million, or 2.1%, from $1.62 billion in the prior year-to-date period to $1.65 billion. The changes were primarily due to new commissary business in the Southwest (which was cycled early in the third quarter), and incremental volume from the private brand program, offset by lower comparable sales at the DeCA operated commissaries.

Retail net sales decreased $17.3 million, or 3.7%, to $446.3 million in the third quarter from $463.6 million in the prior year quarter. Net sales for the year-to-date period decreased $64.7 million, or 4.2%, from $1.54 billion in the prior year-to-date period to $1.48 billion. The decrease in net sales was primarily attributable to lower sales resulting from the closures and sales of retail stores and negative comparable store sales, partly offset by an increase in fuel prices. Comparable store sales, excluding fuel, were -1.9 percent for the quarter and -2.0 percent for the year-to-date period, and reflect continued strong competition within the industry. The Company defines a retail store as comparable when it is in operation for 14 accounting periods (a period equals four weeks), regardless of remodels, expansions or relocated stores. The Company’s definition of comparable store sales may differ from similarly titled measures at other companies.

Gross Profit – Gross profit represents net sales less cost of sales, which for all non-production operations includes purchase costs, in-bound freight, physical inventory adjustments, markdowns and promotional allowances and excludes warehousing costs, depreciation and other administrative expenses. For the Company’s food processing operations, cost of sales includes direct product and production costs, inbound freight, purchasing and receiving costs, utilities, depreciation, and other indirect production costs and excludes out-bound freight and other administrative expenses. The Company’s gross profit definition may not be identical to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Vendor allowances that relate to the buying and merchandising activities consist primarily of promotional allowances, which are generally allowances on purchased quantities and, to a lesser extent, slotting allowances, which are billed to vendors for the Company’s merchandising costs, such as setting up warehouse infrastructure. Vendor allowances are recognized as a reduction in cost of sales when the product is sold. Lump sum payments received for multi-year contracts are amortized over the life of the contracts based on contractual terms. The distribution segments include shipping and handling costs in the Selling, general and administrative section of operating expenses in the consolidated statements of earnings.

Gross profit decreased $5.6 million, or 2.1%, to $256.1 million in the third quarter from $261.7 million in the prior year quarter. As a percent of net sales, gross profit was 13.6% compared to 14.0% in the prior year quarter. Gross profit for the year-to-date period decreased $25.1 million, or 2.8%, from $890.1 million in the prior year-to-date period to $865.0 million in the current year. As a percent of net sales, gross profit for the year-to-date period was 14.0% compared to 14.6% in the prior year-to-date period. As a percent of net sales, the third quarter and year-to-date changes in gross margin were primarily due to an increased mix of Food Distribution and Military segment sales as a percentage of the total sales combined with a change in customer mix within the Food Distribution segment, higher fees paid to pharmacy benefit managers in the Retail segment and lower procurement gains in Food Distribution.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses – Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses consist primarily of salaries and wages, employee benefits, warehousing costs, store occupancy costs, shipping and handling, utilities, equipment rental, depreciation (to the extent not included in Cost of sales), out-bound freight and other administrative expenses.

SG&A expenses remained consistent at $228.6 million in the third quarter compared to $228.5 million in the prior year quarter, representing 12.1% of net sales in the third quarter compared to 12.2% in the prior year quarter. SG&A expenses for the year-to-date period decreased $9.0 million, or 1.2%, from $782.9 million in the prior year-to-date period to $773.8 million and decreased to 12.5% as a percentage of net sales compared to 12.9% in the prior year-to-date period. For the quarter, the decrease in the rate of sales was primarily due to the mix of business operations, lower administrative costs and lower healthcare, partially offset by increased transportation and warehousing costs within the Food Distribution and Military segments. The year-to-date decrease in the rate of sales was primarily due to the mix of business operations, partially offset by the impact of the product recall, increased transportation costs within the Military segment and certain higher operating expenses within the Retail segment.

Merger/Acquisition and Integration – Third quarter and year-to-date period results included $0.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, and prior year quarter and year-to-date results included $2.4 million and $7.0 million, respectively, of merger/acquisition and integration expenses, mainly associated with the merger of Spartan Stores, Inc. and Nash-Finch Company and the acquisition and integration of Caito and BRT.

Restructuring Charges and Goodwill and Asset Impairment – Third quarter and year-to-date period results included charges of $0.2 million and $5.3 million, respectively, of net restructuring and asset impairment charges. These amounts include charges associated with the Company’s retail store rationalization plans, partially offset by changes in estimates of closed store liabilities in the third quarter and gains on sales of real estate in the second quarter. The prior year-to-date period included $35.6 million of asset impairment and restructuring charges, primarily in the third quarter, associated with the underlying performance of Company’s retail store base and the execution of its store rationalization program. The prior year third quarter also included a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $189.0 million related to the Retail segment.

Operating Earnings (Loss) – The following table presents operating earnings (loss) by segment and variances in operating earnings (loss):

	12 Weeks Ended								40 Weeks Ended
(In thousands)	October 6, 2018		October 7, 2017			Variance			October 6, 2018		October 7, 2017			Variance
Food Distribution	$	19,815	$	20,322		$	(507	)	$	63,060	$	68,769		$	(5,709	)
Military		1,508		1,111			397			6,120		4,492			1,628
Retail		5,483		(215,331	)		220,814			13,192		(198,714	)		211,906
Total operating earnings (loss)	$	26,806	$	(193,898	)	$	220,704		$	82,372	$	(125,453	)	$	207,825

Operating earnings increased $220.7 million, to $26.8 million in the third quarter from a $193.9 million loss in the prior year quarter. Operating earnings for the year-to-date period increased $207.8 million, to $82.4 million from a $125.5 million loss in the prior year-to-date period. The third quarter and year-to-date increases were primarily due to the goodwill impairment and higher asset impairment charges in the prior year.

Food Distribution operating earnings decreased $0.5 million, or 2.5%, to $19.8 million in the third quarter from $20.3 million in the prior year quarter. Operating earnings for the year-to-date period decreased $5.7 million, or 8.3%, to $63.1 million from $68.8 million in the prior year-to-date period. The decrease in reported operating earnings was primarily attributable to lower gross margin and higher transportation costs associated with the continued roll-out of a significant new customer program, the effects of Hurricane Florence, and lower procurement gains, partially offset by lower administrative costs and an improvement in earnings from its food processing operations. The year-to-date decrease in operating earnings was due to the impact of the voluntary product recall in the second quarter of 2018 as well as the same factors discussed for the quarter.

Military operating earnings increased $0.4 million, or 35.7%, to $1.5 million in the third quarter from $1.1 million in the prior year quarter. Operating earnings for the year-to-date period increased $1.6 million, or 36.2%, to $6.1 million from $4.5 million in the prior year-to-date period. The increase for the quarter was primarily attributable to lower acquisition costs partially offset by higher transportation and warehousing expenses as well as margin rates which were negatively affected by Hurricane Florence. The year-to-date increase was driven by lower integration costs, sales growth and margin improvements and the gain on the sale of real estate, partially offset by higher transportation and warehousing expenses.

Retail operating earnings increased $220.8 million to $5.5 million in the third quarter from a $215.3 million loss in the prior year quarter. Operating earnings for the year-to-date period increased $211.9 million to $13.2 million from a $198.7 million loss in the prior year-to-date period. The third quarter and year-to-date increases were primarily due to the goodwill impairment, and higher asset impairment charges in the prior year. Other significant factors include the closure of underperforming stores, lower health care and depreciation expenses partially offset by lower comparable store sales and higher fees paid to pharmacy benefit managers.

Interest Expense – Interest expense increased $1.0 million, or 16.4%, to $7.1 million in the third quarter from $6.1 million in the prior year quarter. Interest expense for the year-to-date period increased $3.7 million, or 19.4%, from $19.1 million in the prior year-to-date period to $22.8 million. The increases in interest expense were primarily due to an increase in interest rates compared to the same periods in the prior year.

Income Taxes – The effective income tax rate was 11.9% and 38.2% for the third quarter and prior year quarter, respectively. For the year-to-date period and prior year-to-date period, the effective income tax rate was 20.6% and 39.4%, respectively. The difference from the federal statutory rate of 21% in 2018 was primarily due to the lapse of the statute of limitations for an uncertain tax position, the Federal rate change effect on the finalization of deferred taxes for 2017 and tax credits, partially offset by state income taxes. The difference from the federal statutory rate of 35% for 2017 was primarily due to state taxes, stock-based compensation and federal tax credits. The tax impacts of stock-based compensation are primarily generated in the first quarter due to the timing of awards and vesting schedules.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with GAAP, the Company also provides information regarding adjusted operating earnings, adjusted earnings from continuing operations, and Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“adjusted EBITDA”). These are non-GAAP financial measures, as defined below, and are used by management to allocate resources, assess performance against its peers and evaluate overall performance. The Company believes these measures provide useful information for both management and its investors. The Company believes these non-GAAP measures are useful to investors because they provide additional understanding of the trends and special circumstances that affect its business. These measures provide useful supplemental information that helps investors to establish a basis for expected performance and the ability to evaluate actual results against that expectation. The measures, when considered in connection with GAAP results, can be used to assess the overall performance of the Company as well as assess the Company’s performance against its peers. These measures are also used as a basis for certain compensation programs sponsored by the Company. In addition, securities analysts, fund managers and other shareholders and stakeholders that communicate with the Company request its financial results in these adjusted formats.

Current year adjusted operating earnings, adjusted earnings from continuing operations, and adjusted EBITDA exclude start-up costs associated with the new Fresh Kitchen operation through the start-up period, which concluded during the first quarter. The Fresh Kitchen is a newly constructed facility that provides the Company with the ability to process, cook, and package fresh protein-based foods and complete meal solutions. Given the Fresh Kitchen represents a new line of business for the Company, the start-up activities associated with testing, training, and preparing the Fresh Kitchen for production, as well as incorporating the related operations into the business, are considered “non-operational” or “non-core” in nature. The retirement stock compensation award represents incremental compensation expense in connection with an executive retirement that is also considered “non-operational” or “non-core” in nature.

Adjusted Operating Earnings

Adjusted operating earnings is a non-GAAP operating financial measure that the Company defines as operating earnings plus or minus adjustments for items that do not reflect the ongoing operating activities of the Company and costs associated with the closing of operational locations.

The Company believes that adjusted operating earnings provide a meaningful representation of its operating performance for the Company as a whole and for its operating segments. The Company considers adjusted operating earnings as an additional way to measure operating performance on an ongoing basis. Adjusted operating earnings is meant to reflect the ongoing operating performance of all of its distribution and retail operations; consequently, it excludes the impact of items that could be considered “non-operating” or “non-core” in nature and also excludes the contributions of activities classified as discontinued operations. Because adjusted operating earnings and adjusted operating earnings by segment are performance measures that management uses to allocate resources, assess performance against its peers and evaluate overall performance, the Company believes it provides useful information for both management and its investors. In addition, securities analysts, fund managers and other shareholders and stakeholders that communicate with the Company request its operating financial results in adjusted operating earnings format.

Adjusted operating earnings is not a measure of performance under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and should not be considered as a substitute for operating earnings, cash flows from operating activities and other income or cash flow statement data. The Company’s definition of adjusted operating earnings may not be identical to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

The retrospective adoption of ASU 2017-07 resulted in an immaterial decrease in operating earnings from the amount previously reported for the 12 and 40 weeks ended October 7, 2017.

Following is a reconciliation of operating earnings (loss) to adjusted operating earnings for the 12 weeks and 40 weeks ended October 6, 2018 and October 7, 2017.

	12 Weeks Ended						40 Weeks Ended
(In thousands)	October 6, 2018			October 7, 2017			October 6, 2018			October 7, 2017
Operating earnings (loss)	$	26,806		$	(193,898	)	$	82,372		$	(125,453	)
Adjustments:
Merger/acquisition and integration		521			2,392			3,531			7,031
Restructuring charges and goodwill/asset impairment		232			224,653			5,269			225,660
Fresh Kitchen start-up costs		—			2,086			1,366			6,688
Stock compensation associated with executive retirement		—			—			—			1,172
Expenses associated with tax planning strategies		225			—			225			—
Severance associated with cost reduction initiatives		50			4			668			27
Adjusted operating earnings	$	27,834		$	35,237		$	93,431		$	115,125
Reconciliation of operating earnings (loss) to adjusted operating earnings by segment:
Food Distribution:
Operating earnings	$	19,815		$	20,322		$	63,060		$	68,769
Adjustments:
Merger/acquisition and integration		479			939			3,419			5,254
Restructuring (gains) charges and asset impairment		(68	)		379			1,292			1,280
Fresh Kitchen start-up costs		—			2,086			1,366			6,688
Stock compensation associated with executive retirement		—			—			—			591
Expenses associated with tax planning strategies		116			—			116			—
Severance associated with cost reduction initiatives		66			4			517			25
Adjusted operating earnings	$	20,408		$	23,730		$	69,770		$	82,607
Military:
Operating earnings	$	1,508		$	1,111		$	6,120		$	4,492
Adjustments:
Merger/acquisition and integration		—			1,453			4			1,453
Restructuring charges (gains)		29			500			(801	)		500
Stock compensation associated with executive retirement		—			—			—			147
Expenses associated with tax planning strategies		28			—			28			—
Severance associated with cost reduction initiatives		(1	)		—			69			1
Adjusted operating earnings	$	1,564		$	3,064		$	5,420		$	6,593
Retail:
Operating earnings (loss)	$	5,483		$	(215,331	)	$	13,192		$	(198,714	)
Adjustments:
Merger/acquisition and integration		42			—			108			324
Restructuring charges and goodwill/asset impairment		271			223,774			4,778			223,880
Stock compensation associated with executive retirement		—			—			—			434
Expenses associated with tax planning strategies		81			—			81			—
Severance associated with cost reduction initiatives		(15	)		—			82			1
Adjusted operating earnings	$	5,862		$	8,443		$	18,241		$	25,925

Adjusted Earnings from Continuing Operations

Adjusted earnings from continuing operations is a non-GAAP operating financial measure that the Company defines as earnings from continuing operations plus or minus adjustments for items that do not reflect the ongoing operating activities of the Company and costs associated with the closing of operational locations.

The Company believes that adjusted earnings from continuing operations provide a meaningful representation of its operating performance for the Company. The Company considers adjusted earnings from continuing operations as an additional way to measure operating performance on an ongoing basis. Adjusted earnings from continuing operations is meant to reflect the ongoing operating performance of all of its distribution and retail operations; consequently, it excludes the impact of items that could be considered “non-operating” or “non-core” in nature, and excludes the contributions of activities classified as discontinued operations. Because adjusted earnings from continuing operations is a performance measure that management uses to allocate resources, assess performance against its peers and evaluate overall performance, the Company believes it provides useful information for both management and its investors. In addition, securities analysts, fund managers and other shareholders and stakeholders that communicate with the Company request its operating financial results in adjusted earnings from continuing operations format.

Adjusted earnings from continuing operations is not a measure of performance under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and should not be considered as a substitute for net earnings, cash flows from operating activities and other income or cash flow statement data. The Company’s definition of adjusted earnings from continuing operations may not be identical to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Following is a reconciliation of earnings from continuing operations to adjusted earnings from continuing operations for the 12 weeks and 40 weeks ended October 6, 2018 and October 7, 2017.

	12 Weeks Ended
	October 6, 2018					October 7, 2017
				per diluted					per diluted
(In thousands, except per share amounts)	Earnings			share		Earnings			share
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	17,545		$	0.49	$	(123,452	)	$	(3.31	)
Adjustments:
Merger/acquisition and integration		521					2,392
Restructuring charges and goodwill/asset impairment		232					224,653
Fresh Kitchen start-up costs		—					2,086
Expenses associated with tax planning strategies		225					—
Severance associated with cost reduction initiatives		50					4
Total adjustments		1,028					229,135
Income tax effect on adjustments (a)		(176	)				(85,546	)
Impact of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (b)		(494	)				—
Total adjustments, net of taxes		358			0.01		143,589			3.85
Adjusted earnings from continuing operations	$	17,903		$	0.50	$	20,137		$	0.54

	40 Weeks Ended
	October 6, 2018					October 7, 2017
				per diluted					per diluted
(In thousands, except per share amounts)	Earnings			share		Earnings			share
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	47,818		$	1.33	$	(87,327	)	$	(2.32	)
Adjustments:
Merger/acquisition and integration		3,531					7,031
Restructuring charges and goodwill/asset impairment		5,269					225,660
Fresh Kitchen start-up costs		1,366					6,688
Expenses associated with tax planning strategies		225					—
Severance associated with cost reduction initiatives		668					27
Stock compensation associated with executive retirement		—					1,172
Total adjustments		11,059					240,578
Income tax effect on adjustments (a)		(2,564	)				(89,840	)
Impact of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (b)		(494	)				—
Total adjustments, net of taxes		8,001			0.22		150,738			4.01
Adjusted earnings from continuing operations	$	55,819		$	1.55	$	63,411		$	1.69

(a)	The income tax effect on adjustments is computed by applying the effective tax rate, before discrete tax items, to the total adjustments for the period.

(b)	Includes a $1.1 million tax benefit attributable to tax planning strategies related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“adjusted EBITDA”) is a non-GAAP operating financial measure that the Company defines as net earnings plus interest, discontinued operations, depreciation and amortization, and other non-cash items including deferred (stock) compensation, the LIFO provision, as well as adjustments for items that do not reflect the ongoing operating activities of the Company and costs associated with the closing of operational locations.

The Company believes that adjusted EBITDA provides a meaningful representation of its operating performance for the Company and for its operating segments. The Company considers adjusted EBITDA as an additional way to measure operating performance on an ongoing basis. Adjusted EBITDA is meant to reflect the ongoing operating performance of all of its distribution and retail operations; consequently, it excludes the impact of items that could be considered “non-operating” or “non-core” in nature, and also excludes the contributions of activities classified as discontinued operations. Because adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA by segment are performance measures that management uses to allocate resources, assess performance against its peers and evaluate overall performance, the Company believes it provides useful information for both management and its investors. In addition, securities analysts, fund managers and other shareholders and stakeholders that communicate with the Company request its operating financial results in adjusted EBITDA format.

Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA by segment are not measures of performance under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and should not be considered as a substitute for net earnings, cash flows from operating activities and other income or cash flow statement data. The Company’s definitions of adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA by segment may not be identical to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

The retrospective adoption of ASU 2017-07 resulted in an immaterial decrease in EBITDA from the amount previously reported for the 12 and 40 weeks ended October 7, 2017.

Following is a reconciliation of net earnings (loss) to adjusted EBITDA for the 12 weeks and 40 weeks ended October 6, 2018 and October 7, 2017.

	12 Weeks Ended						40 Weeks Ended
(In thousands)	October 6, 2018			October 7, 2017			October 6, 2018			October 7, 2017
Net earnings (loss)	$	17,465		$	(123,506	)	$	47,580		$	(87,452	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		80			54			238			125
Income tax expense		2,374			(76,445	)		12,381			(56,809	)
Other expenses, net		6,887			5,999			22,173			18,683
Operating earnings (loss)		26,806			(193,898	)		82,372			(125,453	)
Adjustments:
LIFO expense		654			192			2,349			2,474
Depreciation and amortization		19,247			19,455			63,272			63,553
Merger/acquisition and integration		521			2,392			3,531			7,031
Restructuring charges and goodwill/asset impairment		232			224,653			5,269			225,660
Fresh Kitchen start-up costs		—			2,086			1,366			6,688
Stock-based compensation		773			1,102			7,040			8,593
Other non-cash charges (gains)		71			(139	)		(33	)		(661	)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	48,304		$	55,843		$	165,166		$	187,885
Reconciliation of operating earnings (loss) to adjusted EBITDA by segment:
Food Distribution:
Operating earnings	$	19,815		$	20,322		$	63,060		$	68,769
Adjustments:
LIFO expense		245			98			929			1,361
Depreciation and amortization		7,540			6,862			24,179			22,291
Merger/acquisition and integration		479			939			3,419			5,254
Restructuring (gains) charges and asset impairment		(68	)		379			1,292			1,280
Fresh Kitchen start-up costs		—			2,086			1,366			6,688
Stock-based compensation		351			488			3,318			3,999
Other non-cash charges (gains)		160			(57	)		581			(11	)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	28,522		$	31,117		$	98,144		$	109,631
Military:
Operating earnings	$	1,508		$	1,111		$	6,120		$	4,492
Adjustments:
LIFO expense (benefit)		146			(63	)		544			329
Depreciation and amortization		2,816			2,786			9,257			8,832
Merger/acquisition and integration		—			1,453			4			1,453
Restructuring charges (gains)		29			500			(801	)		500
Stock-based compensation		155			186			1,181			1,313
Other non-cash (gains) charges		(43	)		1			(192	)		(15	)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	4,611		$	5,974		$	16,113		$	16,904
Retail:
Operating earnings (loss)	$	5,483		$	(215,331	)	$	13,192		$	(198,714	)
Adjustments:
LIFO expense		263			157			876			784
Depreciation and amortization		8,891			9,807			29,836			32,430
Merger/acquisition and integration		42			—			108			324
Restructuring charges and goodwill/asset impairment		271			223,774			4,778			223,880
Stock-based compensation		267			428			2,541			3,281
Other non-cash gains		(46	)		(83	)		(422	)		(635	)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	15,171		$	18,752		$	50,909		$	61,350

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flow Information

The following table summarizes the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows:

	40 Weeks Ended
(In thousands)	October 6, 2018			October 7, 2017
Cash flow activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	142,546		$	71,563
Net cash used in investing activities		(45,533	)		(277,156	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(91,773	)		194,444
Net cash used in discontinued operations		(234	)		(48	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		5,006			(11,197	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period		15,667			24,351
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	$	20,673		$	13,154

Net cash provided by operating activities. Net cash provided by operating activities increased during the current year-to-date period from the prior year-to-date period by approximately $71.0 million and was primarily due to the timing of working capital requirements, particularly improvements in inventory and accounts receivable, compared to the prior year.

Net cash used in investing activities. Net cash used in investing activities decreased $231.6 million in the current year compared to the prior year primarily due to the acquisition made in the prior year.

The Food Distribution, Military and Retail segments utilized 49.9%, 4.7% and 45.4% of capital expenditures, respectively, in the current year.

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities. Net cash used in financing activities increased $286.2 million in the current year compared to the prior year primarily due to borrowings on the revolving credit facility in the prior year to fund the acquisition and working capital, as well as increases in cash provided by operating activities which were used to pay down debt in the current year.

Net cash used in discontinued operations. Net cash used in discontinued operations contains the net cash flows of the Company’s Retail and Food Distribution discontinued operations and is primarily composed of facility maintenance expenditures.

Debt Management

Total debt, including capital lease obligations and current maturities, was $703.0 million and $750.0 million as of October 6, 2018 and December 30, 2017, respectively. The decrease in total debt was driven by principal payments in the current year due to an increase in cash provided by operations.

Liquidity

The Company’s principal sources of liquidity are cash flows generated from operations and its senior secured credit facility which has maximum available credit of $1.0 billion. As of October 6, 2018, the senior secured revolving credit facility had outstanding borrowings of $663.4 million. Additional available borrowings under the Company’s $1.0 billion credit facility are based on stipulated advance rates on eligible assets, as defined in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement requires that the Company maintain excess availability of 10% of the borrowing base, as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement. The Company had excess availability after the 10% covenant of $159.5 million at October 6, 2018. Payment of dividends and repurchases of outstanding shares are permitted, provided that certain levels of excess availability are maintained. The credit facility provides for the issuance of letters of credit, of which $11.7 million were outstanding as of October 6, 2018. The revolving credit facility matures December 2021 and is secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets.

The Company believes that cash generated from operating activities and available borrowings under the credit facility will be sufficient to meet anticipated requirements for working capital, capital expenditures, dividend payments, and debt service obligations for the foreseeable future. However, there can be no assurance that the business will continue to generate cash flow at or above current levels or that the Company will maintain its ability to borrow under the credit facility.

The Company’s current ratio (current assets to current liabilities) was 1.99-to-1 at October 6, 2018 compared to 2.03-to-1 at December 30, 2017, and its investment in working capital was $510.6 million at October 6, 2018 compared to $509.7 million at December 30, 2017. Net debt to total capital ratio was 0.48-to-1 at October 6, 2018 compared to 0.50-to-1 at December 30, 2017.

Total net debt is a non-GAAP financial measure that is defined as long-term debt and capital lease obligations, plus current maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations, less cash and cash equivalents. The ratio of net debt to capital is a non-GAAP financial measure that is calculated by dividing net debt, as defined previously, by total capital (net debt plus total shareholders’ equity). The Company believes both management and its investors find the information useful because it reflects the amount of long-term debt obligations that are not covered by available cash and temporary investments. Total net debt is not a substitute for GAAP financial measures and may differ from similarly titled measures of other companies.

Following is a reconciliation of long-term debt and capital lease obligations to total net long-term debt and capital lease obligations as of October 6, 2018 and December 30, 2017.

	October 6,			December 30,
(In thousands)	2018			2017
Current maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations	$	8,135		$	9,196
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations		694,889			740,755
Total debt		703,024			749,951
Cash and cash equivalents		(20,673	)		(15,667	)
Total net long-term debt	$	682,351		$	734,284

For information on contractual obligations, see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2017. At October 6, 2018, there have been no material changes to the Company’s significant contractual obligations outside the ordinary course of business.

Cash Dividends

During the year-to-date period ended October 6, 2018, the Company returned $39.5 million to shareholders from dividend payments of $19.5 million and share repurchases of $20.0 million. A 9.1% increase in the quarterly dividend rate from $0.165 per share to $0.18 per share was approved by the Board of Directors and announced on March 15, 2018. Although the Company expects to continue to pay a quarterly cash dividend, adoption of a dividend policy does not commit the Board of Directors to declare future dividends. Each future dividend will be considered and declared by the Board of Directors at its discretion. Whether the Board of Directors continues to declare dividends depends on a number of factors, including the Company’s future financial condition, anticipated profitability and cash flows and compliance with the terms of its credit facilities.

Under the senior revolving credit facility, the Company is generally permitted to pay dividends in any fiscal year up to an amount such that all cash dividends, together with any cash distributions and share repurchases, do not exceed $25.0 million. Additionally, the Company is generally permitted to pay cash dividends and repurchase shares in excess of $25.0 million in any fiscal year so long as its Excess Availability, as defined in the senior revolving credit facility, is in excess of 10% of the Total Borrowing Base, as defined in the senior revolving credit facility, before and after giving effect to the repurchases and dividends.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company has also made certain commercial commitments that extend beyond October 6, 2018. These commitments consist primarily of operating leases and purchase commitments (as disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2017), standby letters of credit of $11.7 million as of October 6, 2018, and interest on long-term debt and capital lease obligations.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to bad debts, inventories, intangible assets, assets held for sale, long-lived assets, income taxes, self-insurance reserves, restructuring costs, retirement benefits, stock-based compensation, contingencies and litigation. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that may not be readily apparent from other sources. Based on the Company’s ongoing review, the Company makes adjustments it considers appropriate under the facts and circumstances. This discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations is based upon the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company believes these accounting policies and others set forth in Item 8, Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2017 should be reviewed as they are integral to the understanding the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. The Company has discussed the development, selection and disclosure of these accounting policies with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. The accompanying financial statements are prepared using the same critical accounting policies discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2017.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Refer to Note 2 in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further information.

ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

There have been no material changes in market risk of SpartanNash from the information provided in Part II, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk,” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2017.

ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures

An evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of SpartanNash Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as currently defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) was performed as of October 6, 2018 (the “Evaluation Date”). This evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of SpartanNash Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and Chief Accounting Officer (“CAO”). As of the Evaluation Date, SpartanNash Company’s management, including the CEO, CFO and CAO, concluded that SpartanNash’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the Evaluation Date to ensure that material information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers as appropriate to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. During the third quarter there was no change in SpartanNash’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, SpartanNash’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following table provides information regarding SpartanNash’s purchases of its own common stock during the 12 week period ended October 6, 2018. These may include: (1) shares of SpartanNash common stock delivered in satisfaction of the exercise price and/or tax withholding obligations by holders of employee stock options who exercised options, and (2) shares submitted for cancellation to satisfy tax withholding obligations that occur upon the vesting of the restricted shares. The value of the shares delivered or withheld is determined by the applicable stock compensation plan. For the third quarter of 2018, all shares purchased by SpartanNash related to shares submitted for cancellation to satisfy tax withholding obligations that occur upon the vesting of the restricted shares.

During the first quarter of 2016, the Board authorized and publicly announced a new five-year share repurchase program for $50 million of SpartanNash’s common stock. The remainder of this program was fully utilized in the first quarter of 2018. During the fourth quarter of 2017, the Board authorized an incremental, publicly announced $50 million share repurchase program, expiring in 2022. No repurchases were made under these programs during the third quarter of 2018 and $45.0 million remains available under the 2017 program.

			Average
	Total Number		Price Paid
Fiscal Period	of Shares Purchased		per Share
July 15 - August 11, 2018
Employee Transactions		—	$	—
Repurchase Program		—	$	—
August 12 - September 8, 2018
Employee Transactions		—	$	—
Repurchase Program		—	$	—
September 9 - October 6, 2018
Employee Transactions		1,403	$	18.97
Repurchase Program		—	$	—
Total for quarter ended October 6, 2018
Employee Transactions		1,403	$	18.97
Repurchase Program		—	$	—

ITEM 6. Exhibits

The following documents are filed as exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:

Exhibit Number		Document

3.1		Restated Articles of Incorporation of SpartanNash Company, as amended. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 15, 2017. Incorporated herein by reference.

3.2		Bylaws of SpartanNash Company, as amended. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed on March 1, 2017. Here incorporated by reference.

31.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2		Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.3		Certification of Chief Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1		Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS		XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

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 thereunto duly authorized.

SPARTANNASH COMPANY

(Registrant)

Date: November 8, 2018

/s/ Mark E. Shamber

Mark E. Shamber

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer