UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549 
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FORM 8-K
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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 17, 2018
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Del Taco Restaurants, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
 
001-36197
 
46-3340980
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
25521 Commercentre Drive
Lake Forest, CA 92630
(Address of Principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

(949) 462-9300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) 
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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 x

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Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 17, 2018, Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. (the "Company") held the annual meeting of stockholders to:
1.
consider and vote upon a proposal to elect two directors to serve on the Company's board of directors as Class II directors; and
2.
consider and vote upon a proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 1, 2019.
There were 38,445,409 shares of the Company's common stock issued and outstanding on the record date for the annual meeting of stockholders. The results for each matter voted on were as follows:

a.    The Company's stockholders elected two nominees to serve on the board of directors as Class II directors, based on the following votes:
Nominee
Votes For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Joseph Stein
29,969,652
997,656
3,982,370
Patrick D. Walsh
27,410,057
3,557,251
3,982,370

b.    The Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 1, 2019, based on the following votes:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstain

34,579,330
334,553
35,795







SIGNATURE

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

                        
DEL TACO RESTAURANTS, INC.
 
 
By:
/s/ Steven L. Brake
Name:
Steven L. Brake
Title:
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


Date: May 23, 2018