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)

(614) 491-2225

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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:

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).

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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.  ☐

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 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:

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:

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:

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:

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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.