FORM 4                                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION                      OMB APPROVAL
[ ] CHECK THIS BOX IF NO LONGER                     WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549                          OMB Number           3235-0287
    SUBJECT TO SECTION 16. FORM                                                                     Expires:    September 30, 1998
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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 (Print or Type Responses) 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker 5. If Amendment, Date of Original or Trading Symbol (Month/Year) WILSON DAVID R. Spartan Motors, Inc. (SPAR) (Last) (First) (Middle) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer 3. IRS or Social Security (Check all applicable) Number of Reporting X Director ____ 10% Owner 5511 WALLACE DRIVE Person (Voluntary) ____ Officer (give title ____ Other (specify (Street) below below) ###-##-#### ______________________________ GREENSBORO NC 27407 4. Statement for Month/Year 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (City) (State) (Zip) (Check Applicable Line) June 1997 X Form filed by One Reporting Person ___Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
TABLE I - NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
1. Title of Security 2. Transaction Date 3. Transaction Code 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3) (Month/Day/Year) (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 06/16/1997 P 1000 A $7.7500 5. Amount of Securities 6. Ownership Form: 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficially Owned Direct (D) or Beneficial Ownership at End of Month Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 3 and 4) (Instr. 4) 1000 D Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, SEE Instruction 4(b)(v).
FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED (E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Conversion or 3. Transaction 4. Transaction Code 5. Number of Derivative (Instr. 3) Exercise Price Date (Month/ (Instr. 8) Securities Acquired (A) of Derivative Day/Year) or Disposed of (D) Security (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Code V (A) (D)
6. Date Exercisable and 7. Title and Amount of 8. Price of 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of Expiration Date Underlying Securities Derivative Derivative Form of Indirect (Month/Day/Year) (Instr. 3 and 4) Security Securities Derivative Beneficial Amount or (Instr. 5) Beneficially Security: Ownership Date Expiration Number of Owned at End Direct (D) (Instr. 4) Exercisable Date Title Shares of Month or Indirect (Instr. 4) (I) (Instr. 4) Explanation of Responses: **Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal /S/ RICHARD J. SCHALTER 7/2/97 Criminal Violations. SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). **Signature of Reporting Person Date Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, SEE Instruction 6 for procedure. Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. Wilson, David R. Spartan Motors, Inc. JUN-1997 PAGE: 2 OF 2