Form 8-K B&G Foods, Inc. For: May 24

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 27, 2016

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington,  DC 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 24, 2016

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (973) 401-6500

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:

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

B&G Foods’ annual meeting of stockholders was held on May 24, 2016.  The matters voted upon and the results of the voting were as follows:

Proposal No. 1:    The stockholders elected eight directors to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified.

Proposal No. 2:  The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in our 2016 annual meeting proxy statement.

Proposal No. 3:  The stockholders approved a proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 (fiscal 2016).

Item 8.01.  Other Events.

On May 24, 2016, the board of directors of B&G Foods appointed Charles F. Marcy, a director since 2010, to the compensation committee.  No other changes were made to committee membership.

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.