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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 19, 2020 STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) New York 001-04743 11-1362020 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (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) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425). ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12). ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)). ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)). Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, par value $2.00 per share SMP New York Stock Exchange LLC Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐ 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. ☐ Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders On May 19, 2020, Standard Motor Products, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Company is providing the following information regarding the results of the matters voted on by shareholders at the Annual Meeting: (a) Election of ten 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   19,180,712   834,270   1,706,378 Pamela Forbes Lieberman   19,383,417   631,565   1,706,378 Patrick S. McClymont   19,469,021   545,961   1,706,378 Joseph W. McDonnell   19,468,802   546,180   1,706,378 Alisa C. Norris   19,484,841   530,141   1,706,378 Eric P. Sills   19,778,463   236,519   1,706,378 Lawrence I. Sills   19,032,738   982,244   1,706,378 William H. Turner   18,556,292   1,458,690   1,706,378 Richard S. Ward   18,881,992   1,132,990   1,706,378 Roger M. Widmann   19,148,439   866,543   1,706,378 (b) Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020: Votes For   Votes Against   Abstain 21,223,541   475,743   22,076 (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 19,755,651   100,604   158,727   1,706,378 Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits (d) Exhibits. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File--the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. 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/ Nathan R. Iles       Nathan R. Iles     Chief Financial Officer Date: May 20, 2020 3 Exhibit Index   Exhibit No.   Description             104   Cover Page Interactive Data File--the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. 4