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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C.  20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 18, 2017 STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) New York (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 1-4743 (Commission File Number) 11-1362020 (I.R.S. Employee Identification Number) 37-18 Northern Boulevard, Long Island City, New York 11101 (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code) Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code:  718-392-0200 Not Applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)   Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders On May 18, 2017, Standard Motor Products, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Company is providing the following information regarding the results of the matters voted on by stockholders at the Annual Meeting: (a) Election of eleven Directors to serve for the ensuing year and until their successors are elected: Director Nominee   Votes For   Votes Withheld   Broker Non-Votes John P. Gethin   19,908,150   606,306   1,794,060 Pamela Forbes Lieberman   20,323,086   191,370   1,794,060 Patrick S. McClymont   20,334,528   179,928   1,794,060 Joseph W. McDonnell   20,322,205   192,251   1,794,060 Alisa C. Norris   20,322,019   192,437   1,794,060 Eric P. Sills   20,323,479   190,977   1,794,060 Lawrence I. Sills   19,894,718   619,738   1,794,060 Frederick D. Sturdivant   20,289,723   224,733   1,794,060 William H. Turner   20,241,792   272,664   1,794,060 Richard S. Ward   20,270,829   243,627   1,794,060 Roger M. Widmann   20,309,125   205,331   1,794,060 (b) Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017: Votes For   Votes Against   Abstain 22,252,220   51,487   4,809 (c) Approval of a non-binding, advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: Votes For   Votes Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes 20,086,138   389,594   38,724   1,794,060 2 (d) Approval of a non-binding, advisory resolution on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers: 1 Year   2 Years   3 Years   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes 16,363,079   23,930   4,077,098   50,349   1,794,060 Based on these results, the Board has determined to accept our stockholders expressed preference for an annual vote on executive compensation. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.   STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC.         By: /s/ James J. Burke     James J. Burke     Executive Vice President Finance,     Chief Financial Officer Date: May 24, 2017 3