FORM 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 
OMB APPROVAL

 

Washington, D.C. 20549
 
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL

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OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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

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

 
 


  850 - 76th Street, SW
 
                                                        (Street)

 5.    Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
                                    (Check all applicable)
    X        Director                                            10% Owner
    X        Officer (give title                              Other (specify below)
                           below)
                                President and Chief Executive Officer      
 
  Grand Rapids,               Michigan                49518

        (City)                                        (State)                                   (Zip)		 6.    If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
2.   Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)  
     March 3, 2003
 7.    Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
           X         Form Filed by One Reporting Person
                       Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
3.    I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)
 
 		  


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

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

1. Title of Derivative Security
    (Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exer-
    cisable and
    Expiration
    Date
    (Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities
    Underlying Derivative Security
    (Instr. 4)		 4. Conver-
     sion or
     Exercise
     Price of
     Deri-
     vative
     Security 		5. Owner-
     ship
     Form of
     Deriv-
     ative
     Security:
     Direct
     (D) or
     Indirect (I)
     (Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect
    Beneficial Ownership
    (Instr. 5)
  Date
Exer-
cisable 		Expira-
tion
Date 		Title
Amount
or
Number
of
Shares
     
               
               
               
               
                
               
               
               
               
               
               
               

Explanation of Responses:





   

By /s/ Craig C. Sturken*   
  
March 5, 2003
 **Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal   **Signature of Reporting Person   Date
     Violations
     See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).		  
     Craig C. Sturken
     * By Alex J. DeYonker
      Attorney-in-Fact  
    

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LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

                    The undersigned does hereby constitute and appoint ALEX J. DEYONKER, GORDON R. LEWIS, and TIMOTHY L. HORNER, or any one or more of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and to execute and file any and all instruments that such attorneys and agents, or any of them, may consider necessary or advisable to enable the undersigned (in his or her individual capacity or in a fiduciary or other capacity) to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the preparation, execution and filing of any report or statement of beneficial ownership or changes in beneficial ownership of securities of SPARTAN STORES, INC. (the "Company") that the undersigned (in his or her individual capacity or in a fiduciary or other capacity) may be required to file pursuant to Sections 13 or 16 of the Act including, without limitation, full power and authority to sign the undersigned's name, in his or her individual capacity or in a fiduciary or other capacity, to any report, application or statement on Form ID, Forms 3, 4 or 5, Schedules 13D or 13G, or to any amendments or any successor forms thereto, or any form or forms adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission in lieu thereof or in addition thereto, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

                    The undersigned agrees that the attorneys-in-fact named herein may rely entirely on information furnished orally or in writing by the undersigned to such attorneys-in-fact. The undersigned also agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the attorneys-in-fact against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) that arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or omission of necessary fact in the information provided by the undersigned to the attorneys-in-fact for purposes of executing, acknowledging, delivering or filing any such forms, or any amendments or any successor forms thereto, or any form or forms adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission in lieu thereof or in addition thereto.

                    This authorization shall be in addition to all prior authorizations to act for the undersigned with respect to securities of the Company in these matters.



Date: March 3, 2003

/s/ Craig C. Sturken

 

Craig C. Sturken