UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~WASHINGTON,~~Washington D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

~~Pursuant~~PURSUANT toTO ~~Section~~ SECTION 13 orOR 15(dD)

ofOF ~~the~~THE ~~Securities~~SECURITIES ~~Exchange~~EXCHANGE ~~Act~~ACT ofOF 1934

Date of ~~report~~Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 29 30, 2017 (August 2330, 2017)

~~BOB~~Bob ~~EVANS~~Evans ~~FARMS~~Farms, ~~INC~~Inc.(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware	0-1667	31-4421866
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Delaware	000-1667	31-4421866
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
8111 Smith’s Mill Road New Albany, Ohio		43054
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

8111 Smith’s Mill Road, New Albany, Ohio 43054

(Address of principal executive offices Zip Code)

(614) 491-2225

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

~~(Former~~Not ~~name or former address, if changed since last report)~~ applicable

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IfItem an2.02. Results 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~~Operations ~~Exchange~~and ~~Act. ☐~~Financial Condition.

~~Item~~On 5August 30, 2017, Bob Evans Farms, Inc.07, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 ended July 28, 2017. A ~~Submission~~copy of ~~Matters~~the tonews release and a ~~Vote~~fact ofsheet ~~Security~~with ~~Holders~~additional financial information is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

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The ~~stockholders~~information ~~voted~~in onthis ~~the~~Form ~~following~~8-K, ~~four~~including ~~proposals~~the atinformation ~~the~~contained ~~Annual~~in ~~Meeting~~Exhibit 99.1, ~~The~~is ~~proposals~~being ~~are~~furnished ~~described~~and inshall ~~detail~~not inbe ~~the Company’s~~deemed ~~definitive~~to ~~proxy~~be ~~statement~~“filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the ~~Annual~~Securities ~~Meeting~~Exchange Act of 1934, ~~which~~as ~~was~~amended ~~filed~~(the ~~with~~“Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the ~~Securities~~liability ~~and~~of ~~Exchange~~that ~~Commission~~Section, onnor ~~Schedule~~shall ~~14A~~such ~~and~~information ~~distributed~~be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other document filed under the ~~Company’s~~Securities ~~stockholders~~Act onof ~~July 14~~1933, ~~2017.~~as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

1Item 9.01. Financial ~~The~~Statements ~~election of nine directors to the Company’s Board of Directors, each to hold office until the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders~~ and ~~a successor is elected and qualified (“Proposal 1”);~~Exhibits.

2.(a) Financial ~~The~~Statements ~~approval, on an advisory basis,~~ of ~~the~~Business ~~compensation~~Acquired of- ~~the~~Not ~~Company’s named executive officers (“Proposal 2”);~~Applicable

3.(b) Pro ~~The~~Forma ~~approval,~~Financial onInformation an- ~~advisory~~Not ~~basis, of the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (“Proposal 3”); and~~applicable

4.(c) Shell ~~The ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the~~ Company’s ~~independent~~Transactions ~~registered~~- ~~public~~Not ~~accounting firm (“Proposal 4”).~~Applicable

~~The final certified vote showed the following~~(d) Exhibits:

~~Proposal 1.~~ The ~~final~~following ~~certified~~exhibits ~~voting~~are ~~results~~included ~~for~~with ~~the~~this ~~election~~Current ofReport ~~nine~~on ~~directors~~Form ~~to the Company’s Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting are as follows~~8‑K:

Nominee	For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Douglas N. Benham		13,736,921		71,707		25,494		2,994,684
Charles M. Elson		13,717,586		82,337		34,199		2,994,684
Mary Kay Haben		13,703,467		79,108		51,547		2,994,684
David W. Head		13,693,494		79,784		60,844		2,994,684
Kathleen S. Lane		13,730,642		78,856		24,624		2,994,684
Eileen A. Mallesch		13,725,846		74,993		33,283		2,994,684
Larry S. McWilliams		13,643,006		165,517		25,599		2,994,684
J. Michael Townsley		13,729,866		78,386		25,870		2,994,684
Michael F. Weinstein		13,680,617		118,545		34,960		2,994,684



99.1	News release issued by Bob Evans Farms, Inc. on August 30, 2017 announcing the financial results for the first quarter and fiscal year 2018 ended July 28, 2017.	Filed herewith

Each of these directors will serve a term that expires at our 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, or his or her earlier resignation or removal.

Proposal 2. The final certified voting results for the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, are as follows:

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
12,297,179		1,453,560		83,383		2,994,684

Proposal 3. The final certified voting results for the approval, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, are as follows:

1 Year		2 Years		3 Years		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
10,750,071		52,998		2,960,142		70,911		2,994,684

Based on the voting results set forth above, the Company’s Board of Directors has determined that future advisory votes by the Company’s stockholders on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers will be conducted on an annual basis.

Proposal 4. The final certified voting results for the ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm, are as follows:

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
16,531,231		272,193		25,382		Not Applicable

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the ~~registrant~~Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

BOB EVANS FARMS, INC.

~~BOB EVANS FARMS, INC.~~

Date: August 29, 2017

/s/ Colin M. Daly

Date: August 30, 2017

/s/ Mark E. Hood

Colin M. Daly

Mark E. Hood, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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