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): August 29, 2017 (August 23, 2017)

BOB EVANS FARMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


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)

(614) 491-2225

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Bob Evans Farms, Inc. (“Company”) was held on August 23, 2017 at the Company’s headquarters in New Albany, Ohio. According to the final certified voting report produced by the inspectors of the election for the Annual Meeting, 16,828,806 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, were represented in person or by proxy, which constituted a quorum based on a total outstanding of 19,930,632 shares as of the record date for the Annual Meeting.

The stockholders voted on the following four proposals at the Annual Meeting. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Schedule 14A and distributed to the Company’s stockholders on July 14, 2017.

The 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”);

The approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (“Proposal 2”);

The approval, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (“Proposal 3”); and

The ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm (“Proposal 4”).

The final certified vote showed the following:

Proposal 1. The final certified voting results for the election of nine directors to the Company’s Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting are as follows:


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

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 has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

BOB EVANS FARMS, INC.

Date: August 29, 2017

/s/ Colin M. Daly

Colin M. Daly

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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