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): December 31, 2008 (December 24, 2008)
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   0-1667   31-4421866
 
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  ( IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
3776 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio   43207
 
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
(614) 491-2225
 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
 
(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 ( see General Instruction A.2. below):
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o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 


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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EX-10.1
EX-10.2
EX-10.3
EX-10.4
EX-10.5
EX-10.6
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
     See the information set forth under Item 2.03 below.
Item 2.03.   Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant .
     In July 2007, Bob Evans Farms, Inc. (the “Company”), through certain of its affiliates, entered into notes underlying a $100 million demand line of credit with National City Bank (“NCB”), which was increased in December 2007 to $150 million (the “Original Credit Line”). Although not a party to the notes, the Company guaranteed the obligations of its affiliates under the notes.
     On December 24, 2008, the notes entered into in December 2007 were cancelled and new notes were entered into by the Company’s affiliates reducing the amount of the Original Credit Line from $150 million to $135 million (the “Revised Credit Line”), and the Company entered into replacement guarantees underlying the Revised Credit Line. The notes and guarantees entered into in July 2007 remain outstanding and unchanged.
     The Original Credit Line was increased to $150 million in December 2007 as a temporary measure to provide the Company additional credit until it could complete its planned private placement of $70 million original principal amount of senior unsecured fixed-rate notes. This offering was completed in July 2008, and part of the proceeds were used to repay amounts outstanding under the Original Credit Line. Although it was the Company’s intent to reduce the Original Credit Line back to $100 million, the Company and NCB mutually agreed to reduce the line from $150 million to $135 million, providing the Company additional borrowing capacity if necessary.
     Although more than one note underlies the Revised Credit Line, the aggregate amount of principal advances under all of the notes cannot exceed $135 million, and a draw under any outstanding note reduces the amount of available credit under the other notes. The face amount of any standby letters of credit issued, or requested to be issued, by NCB under the notes also count toward the aggregate limit of the Revised Credit Line.
     The Revised Credit Line is unsecured and NCB is not obligated to advance any amounts under the Revised Credit Line. The Revised Credit Line does not specify an interest rate for advances, and the interest rate applicable to each advance will be agreed upon by the Company and NCB at the time the advance is made.
     The foregoing description of the Revised Credit Line does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the notes and guarantees underlying the Revised Credit Line, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1 through 10.4, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
     On December 24, 2008, the Company entered into a First Amendment to Employment Agreement (the “First Amendment”) with Steven A. Davis, the Company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, amending the Employment Agreement between Mr. Davis and the Company dated May 1, 2006 (the “Employment Agreement”). Several changes in the First Amendment were required by Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended

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(“Section 409A”), although certain additional changes were not required by Section 409A. These non-Section 409A changes include payment by the Company of Mr. Davis’ legal fees in connection with any extension or renewal of the Employment Agreement and a clarification that any bonus amounts to be paid to Mr. Davis upon a termination of his employment would be prorated based upon the date of termination, provided that the relevant performance goals are satisfied.
     Also on December 24, 2008, the Company entered into Amended and Restated Change in Control Agreements (the “Restated Agreements”) with certain of the Company’s executive officers, including Donald J. Radkosksi, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Roger D. Williams, President – Bob Evans Restaurants, J. Michael Townsley, President – Food Products and Randall L. Hicks, Executive Vice President – Bob Evans Restaurant Operations.
     The primary purpose of the Restated Agreements was to include revisions required by Section 409A; however, certain additional changes were also included. In addition to certain Section 409A changes, the Restated Agreements changed the definition of a “disability” under the agreements to match the definition used in the Company’s 2006 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan, and included several changes clarifying (i) the right of the executive to terminate for “good reason” prior to the occurrence of a change in control, (ii) what amounts must be repaid if the executive breaches his or her obligations under the Restated Agreement, (iii) the effect of a termination by the executive without “good reason,” (iv) that the cash bonus to which the executive is entitled upon a change in control is the executive’s annual cash bonus, (v) that the executive is entitled to change in control protection regardless of executive’s age, and (vi) that the Company or the executive may terminate the executive’s employment due to disability and the effect of such termination.
     On December 24, 2008, the Company also entered into an Amended and Restated Change in Control Agreement with Mr. Davis (the “Restated Davis Agreement”). The Restated Davis Agreement contains all of the changes discussed in the preceding paragraph, but also changes the form of payment of Mr. Davis’ cash severance payment upon a change in control. Under his prior agreement, Mr. Davis would have received a lump sum payment. However, to match the form of payment under his Employment Agreement as required by Section 409A, the Restated Davis Agreement provides that Mr. Davis will receive his cash severance payment in installment payments.
     The foregoing descriptions of the First Amendment, the Restated Agreements and the Restated Davis Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the First Amendment, the form of Restated Agreement and the Restated Davis Agreement, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.5 through 10.7, and are incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
     (a) – (c). Not applicable.
     (d). Exhibits:
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
   
10.1
  Master Grid Note from BEF Holding Co., Inc. to National City Bank dated December 24, 2008
 
   
10.2
  Master Grid Note from BEF REIT, Inc. to National City Bank dated December 24, 2008
 
   
10.3
  Guarantee from Bob Evans Farms, Inc. to National City Bank dated December 24, 2008, guaranteeing obligations of BEF Holding Co., Inc.
 
   
10.4
  Guarantee from Bob Evans Farms, Inc. to National City Bank dated December 24, 2008, guaranteeing obligations of BEF REIT, Inc.
 
   
10.5
  First Amendment to Employment Agreement between Bob Evans Farms, Inc. and Steven A. Davis, dated December 24, 2008
 
   
10.6
  Form of Amended and Restated Change in Control Agreement between Bob Evans Farms, Inc. and certain of its executive officers
 
   
10.7
  Amended and Restated Change in Control Agreement between Bob Evans Farms, Inc. and Steven A. Davis, dated December 24, 2008

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SIGNATURES
     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.
 
 
Dated: December 31, 2008  By:   /s/ Mary L. Garceau    
    Mary L. Garceau   
    Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary   

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Current Report on Form 8-K
Dated December 31, 2008
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
   
10.1
  Master Grid Note from BEF Holding Co., Inc. to National City Bank dated December 24, 2008
 
   
10.2
  Master Grid Note from BEF REIT, Inc. to National City Bank dated December 24, 2008
 
   
10.3
  Guarantee from Bob Evans Farms, Inc. to National City Bank dated December 24, 2008, guaranteeing obligations of BEF Holding Co., Inc.
 
   
10.4
  Guarantee from Bob Evans Farms, Inc. to National City Bank dated December 24, 2008, guaranteeing obligations of BEF REIT, Inc.
 
   
10.5
  First Amendment to Employment Agreement between Bob Evans Farms, Inc. and Steven A. Davis, dated December 24, 2008
 
   
10.6
  Form of Amended and Restated Change in Control Agreement between Bob Evans Farms, Inc. and certain of its executive officers
 
   
10.7
  Amended and Restated Change in Control Agreement between Bob Evans Farms, Inc. and Steven A. Davis, dated December 24, 2008

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Exhibit 10.1
MASTER GRID NOTE
     
$35,000,000.00
  Executed at Columbus, Ohio
 
  December 24, 2008
ON DEMAND, for value received, BEF HOLDING CO., INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Debtor ”) promises to pay to the order of NATIONAL CITY BANK, a national banking association (“ Bank ”), having a banking office at 155 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio, at any office of Bank,
THIRTY-FIVE MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($35,000,000.00)
(or, if less, the unpaid principal balance shown on the reverse side or any allonge thereto or as recorded in Bank’s loan account records which may be evidenced by computer print-out), in lawful money of the United States, with interest on each advance hereunder payable on the date such advance is repaid and on demand, and computed (on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual days elapsed) at a per annum rate of interest as agreed to by Debtor and Bank at the time of each request for an advance hereunder and fixed for the duration such advance is outstanding, which rate of interest shall be confirmed in writing by Bank to Debtor after the date such advance is made.
This note does not of itself constitute a commitment by Bank to make any advance or advances to Debtor; this note merely represents an arrangement whereby, for Debtor’s convenience, Debtor may obtain advances without giving Bank a separate note each time. Bank may endorse on the reverse side (or any allonge thereto or in Bank’s loan account records which may be evidenced by computer print-out) the date and amount of each advance. Debtor agrees that each such endorsement or notation shall be prima facie evidence that the advance indicated was made on the date indicated.
There is no limit to the amount of such advances, EXCEPT that the maximum principal balance outstanding at any one time hereunder shall not exceed the face amount of $35,000,000.00, LESS the principal balance outstanding under that certain $35,000,000.00 Master Grid Note dated of even date herewith made by Debtor’s affiliate, BEF REIT, INC., an Ohio corporation , in favor of Bank (the “ BEF REIT Note ”). Debtor acknowledges that the effect of the foregoing sentence is to limit the aggregate principal balance outstanding under this note and the BEF REIT Note to a combined maximum of $35,000,000.00. For purposes of this paragraph, the “principal balance outstanding” under this note shall include the sum of (a) the principal amount of all amounts advanced and outstanding as loans under this note, (b) the principal amount of any requests for advances submitted to Bank but not yet funded under this note, (c) the face amount of any standby letters of credit issued by Bank and in effect under this note, and (d) the face amount of any requests for standby letters of credit submitted to Bank but not yet issued under this note. For purposes of this paragraph, the “principal balance outstanding” under the BEF REIT Note shall include the sum of (w) the principal amount of all amounts advanced and outstanding as loans under the BEF REIT Note, (x) the principal amount of any requests for advances submitted to Bank but not yet funded under the BEF REIT Note, (y) the face amount of any standby letters of credit issued by Bank and in effect under the BEF REIT Note, and (z) the face amount of any requests for standby letters of credit submitted to Bank but not yet issued under the BEF REIT Note.

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No delay or omission on the part of the holder in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver of such right or of any other right under this note. If any provision of this note shall be declared illegal or unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed cancelled to the same extent as though it never had appeared herein, but the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby.
Debtor hereby authorizes any attorney at law to appear at any time in any State or Federal court of record in the United States of America, to waive the issuance and service of process, to confess judgment against Debtor in favor of the holder of this note for the amount then appearing due, together with interest and costs of suit, and thereupon to release all errors and waive all rights of appeal and stays of execution. Should any judgment be vacated for any reason this warrant of attorney nevertheless may be used for obtaining additional judgments.
This note shall be governed by Ohio law.
WARNING—BY SIGNING THIS PAPER YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO NOTICE AND COURT TRIAL. IF YOU DO NOT PAY ON TIME A COURT JUDGEMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWERS OF A COURT CAN BE USED TO COLLECT FROM YOU REGARDLESS OF ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE CREDITOR WHETHER FOR RETURNED GOODS, FAULTY GOODS, FAILURE ON HIS PART TO COMPLY WITH THE AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE.
         
1105 North Market Street
 Wilmington, Delaware 19899
(302) 429-0359
BEF HOLDING CO., INC.,
a Delaware corporation

 
 
  By:   /s/ Tod Spornhauer    
    Print: Tod Spornhauer   
    Its:     VP, Treasurer, Asst. Sec’y.   
 

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Exhibit 10.2
MASTER GRID NOTE
     
$35,000,000.00
  Executed at Columbus, Ohio
 
  December 24, 2008
ON DEMAND, for value received, BEF REIT, INC., an Ohio corporation (“ Debtor ”) promises to pay to the order of NATIONAL CITY BANK, a national banking association (“ Bank ”), having a banking office at 155 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio, at any office of Bank,
THIRTY-FIVE MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($35,000,00.00)
(or, if less, the unpaid principal balance shown on the reverse side or any allonge thereto or as recorded in Bank’s loan account records which may be evidenced by computer print-out), in lawful money of the United States, with interest on each advance hereunder payable on the date such advance is repaid and on demand, and computed (on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual days elapsed) at a per annum rate of interest as agreed to by Debtor and Bank at the time of each request for an advance hereunder and fixed for the duration such advance is outstanding, which rate of interest shall be confirmed in writing by Bank to Debtor after the date such advance is made.
This note does not of itself constitute a commitment by Bank to make any advance or advances to Debtor; this note merely represents an arrangement whereby, for Debtor’s convenience, Debtor may obtain advances without giving Bank a separate note each time. Bank may endorse on the reverse side (or any allonge thereto or in Bank’s loan account records which may be evidenced by computer print-out) the date and amount of each advance. Debtor agrees that each such endorsement or notation shall be prima facie evidence that the advance indicated was made on the date indicated.
There is no limit to the amount of such advances, EXCEPT that the maximum principal balance outstanding at any one time hereunder shall not exceed the face amount of $35,000,000.00, LESS the principal balance outstanding under that certain $35,000,000.00 Master Grid Note dated of even date herewith made by Debtor’s affiliate, BEF HOLDING CO., INC., a Delaware corporation , in favor of Bank (the “ BEF Holding Note ”). Debtor acknowledges that the effect of the foregoing sentence is to limit the aggregate principal balance outstanding under this note and the BEF Holding Note to a combined maximum of $35,000,000.00. For purposes of this paragraph, the “principal balance outstanding” under this note shall include the sum of (a) the principal amount of all amounts advanced and outstanding as loans under this note, (b) the principal amount of any requests for advances submitted to Bank but not yet funded under this note, (c) the face amount of any standby letters of credit issued by Bank and in effect under this note, and (d) the face amount of any requests for standby letters of credit submitted to Bank but not yet issued under this note. For purposes of this paragraph, the “principal balance outstanding” under the BEF Holding Note shall include the sum of (w) the principal amount of all amounts advanced and outstanding as loans under the BEF Holding Note, (x) the principal amount of any requests for advances submitted to Bank but not yet funded under the BEF Holding Note, (y) the face amount of any standby letters of credit issued by Bank and in effect under the BEF Holding Note, and (z) the face amount of any requests for standby letters of credit submitted to Bank but not yet issued under the BEF Holding Note.

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No delay or omission on the part of the holder in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver of such right or of any other right under this note. If any provision of this note shall be declared illegal or unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed cancelled to the same extent as though it never had appeared herein, but the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby.
Debtor hereby authorizes any attorney at law to appear at any time in any State or Federal court of record in the United States of America, to waive the issuance and service of process, to confess judgment against Debtor in favor of the holder of this note for the amount then appearing due, together with interest and costs of suit, and thereupon to release all errors and waive all rights of appeal and stays of execution. Should any judgment be vacated for any reason this warrant of attorney nevertheless may be used for obtaining additional judgments.
This note shall be governed by Ohio law.
WARNING—BY SIGNING THIS PAPER YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO NOTICE AND COURT TRIAL. IF YOU DO NOT PAY ON TIME A COURT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWERS OF A COURT CAN BE USED TO COLLECT FROM YOU REGARDLESS OF ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE CREDITOR WHETHER FOR RETURNED GOODS, FAULTY GOODS, FAILURE ON HIS PART TO COMPLY WITH THE AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE.
         
3776 South High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43207
(614) 491-2225
BEF REIT, INC.,
an Ohio corporation

 
 
  By:   /s/ Tod Spornhauer    
    Print: Tod Spornhauer   
    Its:      VP, Treasurer, Asst. Sec’y.   
 

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Exhibit 10.3
GUARANTY
(All Debt)
    This Guaranty is executed and delivered at Columbus, Ohio, as of December 24, 2008.
 
1.   To induce NATIONAL CITY BANK, a national banking association (“ Bank ”), having a banking office at 155 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43251, to extend or continue to extend credit to BEF HOLDING CO., INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Borrower ”), the undersigned, BOB EVANS FARMS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Guarantor ”), intending to be legally bound, hereby unconditionally guarantees to Bank the prompt payment of each and every obligation of Borrower to Bank when due, whether direct, indirect or contingent, now existing or hereafter created, arising or acquired, and howsoever evidenced or secured, including but not limited to, payment of all principal, interest and other sums due, whether by acceleration or otherwise, together with all late charges, disbursements, expenses, and deficiencies (collectively the “ Guaranteed Debt ”) together with the performance of Borrower’s obligations under any documents or instruments executed in connection with or given to secure the Guaranteed Debt. Guarantor also agrees to pay all expenses, legal and otherwise (including court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees), paid or incurred by Bank in endeavoring to collect such Guaranteed Debt, or any part thereof, and in enforcing this Guaranty. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the total liability of Guarantor to Bank under this Guaranty shall not exceed the principal sum of Thirty-five Million and 00/100 Dollars ($35,000,000.00), plus all interest thereon and late charges applicable thereto plus all expenses, legal and otherwise (including court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees), paid or incurred by Bank in endeavoring to collect such Guaranteed Debt, or any part thereof, and in enforcing this Guaranty.
 
2.   This is a continuing Guaranty and shall remain in full force and effect until revoked by Guarantor in writing and a signed copy thereof is duly served upon Bank; provided, however, that any such revocation shall not affect any outstanding obligation or liability hereunder created or incurred prior to Bank’s receipt of such notice of revocation or which is subsequently created or incurred pursuant to a binding commitment to lend in effect prior to Bank’s receipt of such notice of revocation, or any unpaid portion thereof which may be renewed or extended. This Guaranty shall be construed as an absolute and unconditional guaranty of payment and not a guaranty of collection and Guarantor’s liability shall be direct, immediate and not conditional or contingent upon the pursuit by Bank of any remedies it may have or the requirement to resort first to the Borrower, any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Debt, any collateral or security or any other remedy whatsoever. Guarantor shall have no right of contribution, subrogation, reimbursement or indemnity whatsoever against or from the Borrower or any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Debt, nor any right to recourse to security for the Guaranteed Debt from the Borrower or any other entity or person who has granted security for the Guaranteed Debt unless and until all of the Guaranteed Debt has been paid in full. The obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall not be released, discharged or in any way affected nor shall Guarantor have any rights against Bank by reason of: (a) the fact that any collateral or security, securing the Guaranteed Debt or the obligations of Guarantor hereunder, may be subject to equitable claims or defenses in favor of others or may be invalid or defective in any way; (b) the failure to convey, perfect or create a valid lien in any such collateral or security; (c) the invalidity or unenforceability for any reason of any part of the Guaranteed Debt; (d) the change, loss, or deterioration in value of any collateral or of the financial condition of the Borrower, whether due to incorrect estimates of such value or financial condition, failure to protect or insure, or because of any other reason; (e) the exchange, sale, release or surrender of any such collateral or security; (f) any defense based upon suretyship or impairment of collateral; or (g) any other defense in law or equity to which Guarantor or Borrower may be entitled. Bank may pursue all or any of its remedies at one or at different times. Bank’s books and records showing the account between Bank and the Borrower shall be admissible in any action or proceeding, shall be binding upon Guarantor for the purpose of establishing the items therein set forth, and shall constitute prima facie proof thereof.

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3.   Guarantor hereby waives any notice of acceptance of this Guaranty, or any notice of the incurring by the Borrower at any time of any obligation or liability covered hereunder. Guarantor also waives any and all presentment, demand of payment, protest or notice of protest, notice of dishonor, notice of nonpayment or other default with respect to any obligation or liability covered hereunder, and all defenses in law or equity. Any and all present and future debts and obligations of the Borrower to Guarantor are hereby postponed in favor of and subordinated to the full payment and performance of all present and future obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to Bank. Guarantor hereby grants to Bank full power, in its absolute discretion and without notice to Guarantor, to: (a) modify, accelerate, or otherwise change the terms of the Guaranteed Debt in accordance with its provisions; (b) renew or extend the Guaranteed Debt at one or more times; (c) release, compromise, or settle the Guaranteed Debt in settlement, liquidation, adjustment, bankruptcy proceedings or otherwise as Bank deems advisable; (d) delay or forbear to act in respect to the Guaranteed Debt or any collateral, or the enforcement thereof whether such delay or forbearance is deliberate or by omission; (e) consent to the substitution, exchange or release of any collateral or security for the Guaranteed Debt or forbear from calling for additional security; or (f) take an additional guaranty or guaranties, or settle, compromise or release one or more other guaranties. All sums at any time to the credit of Guarantor and any property of Guarantor at any time in Bank’s possession may be held by Bank as security for all obligations of Guarantor to Bank arising out of this Guaranty.
 
4.   If any payment received by Bank from the Borrower in respect of the Guaranteed Debt is subsequently recovered from or repaid by Bank as the result of any bankruptcy, dissolution, reorganization, arrangement or liquidation proceedings (or proceedings similar thereto), Guarantor’s payment obligation hereunder shall continue to be effective as though such payment had not been made. The provisions of this paragraph shall survive the termination of this Guaranty.
 
5.   Guarantor hereby represents and warrants to Bank that the execution and delivery of this Guaranty and the performance of all of Guarantor’s obligations hereunder does not violate any law or regulation to which Guarantor is subject; that Guarantor’s execution of this Guaranty is duly authorized; and that this Guaranty constitutes a valid, binding and legally enforceable obligation of Guarantor subject only to laws relating to bankruptcy and creditor’s rights generally. Guarantor further agrees to execute and deliver any and all other documents and take any and all other steps or actions reasonably deemed necessary by Bank to effectuate this Guaranty.
 
6.   Guarantor has established adequate means of obtaining, on a continuing basis, all facts pertaining to the risks hereunder. Guarantor assumes the responsibility for being and keeping informed of all facts pertaining to the risks hereunder, and Guarantor agrees that Bank shall have no duty to disclose to Guarantor any such facts. Guarantor recognizes that Guarantor is subject to risks under this Guaranty and that those risks may increase in the future due to changing circumstances. To induce Bank to make the credit extensions to Borrower described in this Guaranty, Guarantor hereby assumes all present and future risks hereunder.
 
7.   Guarantor will furnish to Bank, without expense to Bank and forthwith upon each request of Bank made upon Guarantor therefor, such information in writing regarding Guarantor’s financial condition, income taxes, properties, business operations, if any, and pension plans, if any, prepared, in the case of financial information, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied and otherwise in form and detail satisfactory to Bank. Guarantor hereby authorizes Bank to share all credit and financial information relating to Guarantor with Bank’s parent company, with any subsidiary or affiliate company of Bank or of Bank’s parent company or with such other persons or entities as Bank shall deem advisable for the conduct of its business.

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8.   The obligations and liabilities hereunder shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns of the parties hereto. If there is more than one guarantor of the Guaranteed Debt, the obligations of each guarantor shall be joint and several with any other guarantor. This Agreement shall be governed by the law (excluding conflict of laws rules) of the jurisdiction in which Bank’s banking office is located.
 
9.   This Guaranty contains the entire guaranty agreement between Guarantor and Bank with respect to all indebtedness arising hereunder and may be in addition to other contracts of guaranty executed by the undersigned in favor of Bank. The provisions of this Guaranty may be modified, altered or amended only by written agreement signed by Guarantor and Bank.
 
10.   Any action, claim, counterclaim, crossclaim, proceeding, or suit arising under or in connection with this Guaranty (each such action, claim, counterclaim, crossclaim, proceeding, or suit, an “ Action ”) may be brought in any federal or state court located in the city in which Bank’s banking office listed herein is located. Guarantor hereby unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of any such court with respect to each such Action and hereby waives any objection Guarantor may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such Action brought in any such court. GUARANTOR HEREBY, AND EACH HOLDER OF THE GUARANTEED DEBT OR ANY PART THEREOF, KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES JURY TRIAL IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM, CROSSCLAIM, PROCEEDING, OR SUIT AT ANY TIME ARISING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS GUARANTY.
 
11.   Guarantor hereby authorizes any attorney-at-law on Guarantor’s behalf or on behalf of Guarantor’s successors or survivors: to appear in an action on this Guaranty at any time after the Guaranty becomes due in any court of record in Ohio or elsewhere; to waive the issuing and service of process and to confess judgment in favor of the holder hereof for the amount due plus interest and costs; and to release and waive all errors and appeals in the actions and judgments. No judgment against Guarantor shall be a bar to a subsequent judgment or judgments pursuant to this warrant of attorney against Guarantor.
WARNING — BY SIGNING THIS PAPER YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO NOTICE AND COURT TRIAL. IF YOU DO NOT PAY ON TIME A COURT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWERS OF A COURT CAN BE USED TO COLLECT FROM YOU REGARDLESS OF ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE CREDITOR WHETHER FOR RETURNED GOODS, FAULTY GOODS, FAILURE ON HIS PART TO COMPLY WITH THE AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE.
           
    BOB EVANS FARMS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
 
/s/ Regina Fultz
  By:   /s/ Tod Spornhauer  
 
         
Witness
Print: Regina Fultz
      Print: Tod Spornhauer
Its:     Sr. VP — Finance & Controller
 
         
     
/s/ Mariah Storts      
Witness     
Print: Mariah Storts     

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Exhibit 10.4
GUARANTY
(All Debt)
    This Guaranty is executed and delivered at Columbus, Ohio, as of December 24, 2008.
 
1.   To induce NATIONAL CITY BANK, a national banking association (“ Bank ”), having a banking office at 155 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43251, to extend or continue to extend credit to BEF REIT, INC., an Ohio corporation (“ Borrower ”), the undersigned, BOB EVANS FARMS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Guarantor ”), intending to be legally bound, hereby unconditionally guarantees to Bank the prompt payment of each and every obligation of Borrower to Bank when due, whether direct, indirect or contingent, now existing or hereafter created, arising or acquired, and howsoever evidenced or secured, including but not limited to, payment of all principal, interest and other sums due, whether by acceleration or otherwise, together with all late charges, disbursements, expenses, and deficiencies (collectively the “ Guaranteed Debt ”) together with the performance of Borrower’s obligations under any documents or instruments executed in connection with or given to secure the Guaranteed Debt. Guarantor also agrees to pay all expenses, legal and otherwise (including court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees), paid or incurred by Bank in endeavoring to collect such Guaranteed Debt, or any part thereof, and in enforcing this Guaranty. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the total liability of Guarantor to Bank under this Guaranty shall not exceed the principal sum of Thirty-five Million and 00/100 Dollars ($35,000,000.00), plus all interest thereon and late charges applicable thereto plus all expenses, legal and otherwise (including court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees), paid or incurred by Bank in endeavoring to collect such Guaranteed Debt, or any part thereof, and in enforcing this Guaranty.
 
2.   This is a continuing Guaranty and shall remain in full force and effect until revoked by Guarantor in writing and a signed copy thereof is duly served upon Bank; provided, however, that any such revocation shall not affect any outstanding obligation or liability hereunder created or incurred prior to Bank’s receipt of such notice of revocation or which is subsequently created or incurred pursuant to a binding commitment to lend in effect prior to Bank’s receipt of such notice of revocation, or any unpaid portion thereof which may be renewed or extended. This Guaranty shall be construed as an absolute and unconditional guaranty of payment and not a guaranty of collection and Guarantor’s liability shall be direct, immediate and not conditional or contingent upon the pursuit by Bank of any remedies it may have or the requirement to resort first to the Borrower, any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Debt, any collateral or security or any other remedy whatsoever. Guarantor shall have no right of contribution, subrogation, reimbursement or indemnity whatsoever against or from the Borrower or any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Debt, nor any right to recourse to security for the Guaranteed Debt from the Borrower or any other entity or person who has granted security for the Guaranteed Debt unless and until all of the Guaranteed Debt has been paid in full. The obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall not be released, discharged or in any way affected nor shall Guarantor have any rights against Bank by reason of: (a) the fact that any collateral or security, securing the Guaranteed Debt or the obligations of Guarantor hereunder, may be subject to equitable claims or defenses in favor of others or may be invalid or defective in any way; (b) the failure to convey, perfect or create a valid lien in any such collateral or security; (c) the invalidity or unenforceability for any reason of any part of the Guaranteed Debt; (d) the change, loss, or deterioration in value of any collateral or of the financial condition of the Borrower, whether due to incorrect estimates of such value or financial condition, failure to protect or insure, or because of any other reason; (e) the exchange, sale, release or surrender of any such collateral or security; (f) any defense based upon suretyship or impairment of collateral; or (g) any other defense in law or equity to which Guarantor or Borrower may be entitled. Bank may pursue all or any of its remedies at one or at different times. Bank’s books and records showing the account between Bank and the Borrower shall be admissible in any action or proceeding, shall be binding upon Guarantor for the purpose of establishing the items therein set forth, and shall constitute prima facie proof thereof.

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3.   Guarantor hereby waives any notice of acceptance of this Guaranty, or any notice of the incurring by the Borrower at any time of any obligation or liability covered hereunder. Guarantor also waives any and all presentment, demand of payment, protest or notice of protest, notice of dishonor, notice of nonpayment or other default with respect to any obligation or liability covered hereunder, and all defenses in law or equity. Any and all present and future debts and obligations of the Borrower to Guarantor are hereby postponed in favor of and subordinated to the full payment and performance of all present and future obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to Bank. Guarantor hereby grants to Bank full power, in its absolute discretion and without notice to Guarantor, to: (a) modify, accelerate, or otherwise change the terms of the Guaranteed Debt in accordance with its provisions; (b) renew or extend the Guaranteed Debt at one or more times; (c) release, compromise, or settle the Guaranteed Debt in settlement, liquidation, adjustment, bankruptcy proceedings or otherwise as Bank deems advisable; (d) delay or forbear to act in respect to the Guaranteed Debt or any collateral, or the enforcement thereof whether such delay or forbearance is deliberate or by omission; (e) consent to the substitution, exchange or release of any collateral or security for the Guaranteed Debt or forbear from calling for additional security; or (f) take an additional guaranty or guaranties, or settle, compromise or release one or more other guaranties. All sums at any time to the credit of Guarantor and any property of Guarantor at any time in Bank’s possession may be held by Bank as security for all obligations of Guarantor to Bank arising out of this Guaranty.
 
4.   If any payment received by Bank from the Borrower in respect of the Guaranteed Debt is subsequently recovered from or repaid by Bank as the result of any bankruptcy, dissolution, reorganization, arrangement or liquidation proceedings (or proceedings similar thereto), Guarantor’s payment obligation hereunder shall continue to be effective as though such payment had not been made. The provisions of this paragraph shall survive the termination of this Guaranty.
 
5.   Guarantor hereby represents and warrants to Bank that the execution and delivery of this Guaranty and the performance of all of Guarantor’s obligations hereunder does not violate any law or regulation to which Guarantor is subject; that Guarantor’s execution of this Guaranty is duly authorized; and that this Guaranty constitutes a valid, binding and legally enforceable obligation of Guarantor subject only to laws relating to bankruptcy and creditor’s rights generally. Guarantor further agrees to execute and deliver any and all other documents and take any and all other steps or actions reasonably deemed necessary by Bank to effectuate this Guaranty.
 
6.   Guarantor has established adequate means of obtaining, on a continuing basis, all facts pertaining to the risks hereunder. Guarantor assumes the responsibility for being and keeping informed of all facts pertaining to the risks hereunder, and Guarantor agrees that Bank shall have no duty to disclose to Guarantor any such facts. Guarantor recognizes that Guarantor is subject to risks under this Guaranty and that those risks may increase in the future due to changing circumstances. To induce Bank to make the credit extensions to Borrower described in this Guaranty, Guarantor hereby assumes all present and future risks hereunder.
 
7.   Guarantor will furnish to Bank, without expense to Bank and forthwith upon each request of Bank made upon Guarantor therefor, such information in writing regarding Guarantor’s financial condition, income taxes, properties, business operations, if any, and pension plans, if any, prepared, in the case of financial information, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied and otherwise in form and detail satisfactory to Bank. Guarantor hereby authorizes Bank to share all credit and financial information relating to Guarantor with Bank’s parent company, with any subsidiary or affiliate company of Bank or of Bank’s parent company or with such other persons or entities as Bank shall deem advisable for the conduct of its business.

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8.   The obligations and liabilities hereunder shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns of the parties hereto. If there is more than one guarantor of the Guaranteed Debt, the obligations of each guarantor shall be joint and several with any other guarantor. This Agreement shall be governed by the law (excluding conflict of laws rules) of the jurisdiction in which Bank’s banking office is located.
 
9.   This Guaranty contains the entire guaranty agreement between Guarantor and Bank with respect to all indebtedness arising hereunder and may be in addition to other contracts of guaranty executed by the undersigned in favor of Bank. The provisions of this Guaranty may be modified, altered or amended only by written agreement signed by Guarantor and Bank.
 
10.   Any action, claim, counterclaim, crossclaim, proceeding, or suit arising under or in connection with this Guaranty (each such action, claim, counterclaim, crossclaim, proceeding, or suit, an “ Action ”) may be brought in any federal or state court located in the city in which Bank’s banking office listed herein is located. Guarantor hereby unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of any such court with respect to each such Action and hereby waives any objection Guarantor may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such Action brought in any such court. GUARANTOR HEREBY, AND EACH HOLDER OF THE GUARANTEED DEBT OR ANY PART THEREOF, KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES JURY TRIAL IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM, CROSSCLAIM, PROCEEDING, OR SUIT AT ANY TIME ARISING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS GUARANTY.
 
11.   Guarantor hereby authorizes any attorney-at-law on Guarantor’s behalf or on behalf of Guarantor’s successors or survivors: to appear in an action on this Guaranty at any time after the Guaranty becomes due in any court of record in Ohio or elsewhere; to waive the issuing and service of process and to confess judgment in favor of the holder hereof for the amount due plus interest and costs; and to release and waive all errors and appeals in the actions and judgments. No judgment against Guarantor shall be a bar to a subsequent judgment or judgments pursuant to this warrant of attorney against Guarantor.
WARNING — BY SIGNING THIS PAPER YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO NOTICE AND COURT TRIAL. IF YOU DO NOT PAY ON TIME A COURT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWERS OF A COURT CAN BE USED TO COLLECT FROM YOU REGARDLESS OF ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE CREDITOR WHETHER FOR RETURNED GOODS, FAULTY GOODS, FAILURE ON HIS PART TO COMPLY WITH THE AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE.
           
    BOB EVANS FARMS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
 
/s/ Regina Fultz
  By:   /s/ Tod Spornhauer  
 
         
Witness
Print: Regina Fultz
      Print: Tod Spornhauer
Its:     Sr. VP — Finance & Controller
 
         
     
/s/ Mariah Storts      
Witness     
Print: Mariah Storts     

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Exhibit 10.5
FIRST AMENDMENT TO
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
     WHEREAS, Bob Evans Farms, Inc. (the “Company”) and Steven A. Davis (the “Executive”) entered into an Employment Agreement effective as of May 1, 2006 (the “Agreement”);
     WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 19(c) of the Agreement, the Agreement may be amended if the amendments are made in writing and signed by both the Company and the Executive;
     WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to amend the Agreement to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 409A”); and
     WHEREAS, Section 19(i) of the Agreement provides that the Agreement may be amended to comply with Section 409A without any further consideration from or to either party.
     NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Executive mutually agree as follows:
     1. Section 6(c) of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted therefor:
     c. Executive Deferral Program . The Executive shall be eligible to participate in the Company’s Executive Deferral Program (“BEEDP”), in accordance with the terms contained therein.
     2. Section 6(f) of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted therefor:
     f. Automobile . The Company shall provide the Executive with the use of an automobile or a monthly allowance in accordance with the Company’s then current automobile policy for officers, as approved by the Compensation Committee. If a monthly allowance is provided pursuant to this Section 6(f), such allowance shall be paid to the Executive in substantially equal bi-weekly installments.
     3. Sections 6(g) and 6(h) of the Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety and the following is substituted therefor:
     g. Attorneys’ Fees . The Company agrees to reimburse the Executive for his legal fees incurred in connection with the negotiation and documentation of the First Amendment to this Agreement, any additional amendments to this Agreement and any renewal or extension of this Agreement; provided, however, that such reimbursement shall be subject to the Executive’s providing the Compensation Committee with a good faith estimate of such legal fees prior to the applicable negotiation and documentation and the Compensation Committee’s approval of such estimate. Any reimbursement under this Section 6(g) shall be made no later than the 15th day of the third month following the later of (i) the end of the Executive’s taxable year during which the applicable fees are incurred or (ii) the end of the Company’s taxable year during which the applicable fees are incurred.

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     4. Section 13 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following to the beginning thereof:
For purposes of this Agreement, any reference to the Executive’s termination of employment or any form thereof shall mean a “separation from service” with the Company and all persons with whom the Company would be considered a single employer under Code Sections 414(b) and (c) and within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(h).
     5. Section 13(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following to the end thereof:
All payments due under Section 13(a)(i) shall be made within thirty (30) days after the date of the Executive’s death.
     6. Section 13(b) of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following to the end thereof:
Any payments of Base Salary during the Disability Period shall be made in accordance with the payroll procedures described in Section 5(b)(i) of this Agreement. Any payments due under Section 13(b)(i) shall be made within thirty (30) days after the date of the Executive’s termination of employment.
     7. Section 13(c) of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following to the end thereof:
All payments due under Section 13(c)(A) shall be made within thirty (30) days after the date of the Executive’s termination of employment.
     8. Subsections (i) through (vi) of Section 13(d) of the Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety and the following are substituted therefor:
     i. any Base Salary that is accrued but unpaid, the value of any vacation that is accrued but unused (determined by dividing Base Salary by 365 and multiplying such amount by the number of unused vacation days), and any business expenses that are unreimbursed — all, as of the date of termination of employment. All payments due under this Section 13(d)(i) shall be made within thirty (30) days after the date of the Executive’s termination of employment;
     ii. any rights and benefits (if any) provided under plans and programs of the Company, determined in accordance with the applicable terms and provisions of such plans and programs;

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     iii. any prior year earned, but unpaid bonus, which shall be paid in accordance with the terms and provisions of the applicable plan or program;
     iv. continuation of the Executive’s Base Salary in effect on the date of his termination of employment for a period of twenty-four (24) months following the date of his termination; provided, that these payments will be made in separate, equal monthly payments over such twenty-four month period;
     v. a pro-rated bonus for the then current fiscal year based on the achievement of the applicable performance goals for such fiscal year and as approved by the Compensation Committee, which bonus shall be paid within ninety (90) days following the end of such fiscal year; and
     vi. the payment by the Company of premiums on behalf of the Executive, for coverage substantially similar to that provided to the Executive and his dependents as of the date of termination under the Company’s group health and medical policies, for so long as the Executive elects to continue such coverage, but for no longer than the twenty-four (24) month severance payment period; provided, however, that, with respect to the payment by the Company of such premiums on behalf of the Executive for any coverage provided after the end of the applicable COBRA health insurance benefit continuation period described in Code Section 4980B, (A) the amount of the premiums paid during any taxable year of the Executive shall not affect the premiums eligible for payment in any other taxable year and (B) the right to payment of such premiums may not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.
     9. Section 13(e) of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following to the end thereof:
All payments due under this Section 13(e)(i) shall be made within thirty (30) days after the date of the Executive’s termination of employment.
     10. Section 13(g) of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph to the end thereof:
     All payments due under paragraph (i) of this Section 13(g) shall be made within thirty (30) days after the date of the Executive’s termination of employment. Any payments of continued Base Salary made pursuant to clause (B)(2)(II) of this Section 13(g) shall be made in accordance with the payroll procedures described in Section 5(b)(i) of this Agreement.
     11. The second sentence of Section 13(h) of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following sentences are substituted therefor:

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In the event of the Executive’s termination of employment, all amounts owed by the Executive to the Company for any reason whatsoever will become immediately due and payable. The Company will have the right in its discretion to collect any or all such amounts by offset against any amounts due to the Executive from the Company whether or not under this Agreement; provided that such offset complies with the requirements of Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such offset that would have the effect (directly or indirectly) of accelerating amounts due to the Executive under this Agreement that are subject to Code Section 409A must meet the following requirements: (i) such offset must relate to a debt that was incurred in the ordinary course of the service relationship between the Company and the Executive; (ii) the entire amount of reduction in any of Executive’s taxable years may not exceed $5,000; and (iii) the offset must be made at the same time and in the same amount as the debt otherwise would have been due and collected from the Executive.
     12. The Agreement is amended by adding the following new Section 13(i) thereto:
i. Certain Delays in Payment if the Executive is a Specified Employee . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Executive is a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(i) and as determined under the Company’s policy for determining specified employees) on the date of his termination of employment and the Executive is entitled to a payment and/or a benefit under this Agreement that is required to be delayed pursuant to Code §409A(a)(2)(B)(i), then such payment or benefit, as the case may be, shall not be paid or provided (or begin to be paid or provided) until the first business day of the seventh month following the date of the Executive’s termination of employment (or, if earlier, the date of the Executive’s death). The first payment that can be made to the Executive following such postponement period shall include the cumulative amount of any payments or benefits that could not be paid or provided during such postponement period due to the application of Code §409A(a)(2)(B)(i).
     13. Section 15 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following to the end thereof:
With respect to any payment or reimbursement by the Company of arbitration filing fees, (a) such arbitration filing fees must relate to a claim filed within the timeframe specified in Section 16 of this Agreement, (b) any such reimbursement shall be made on or before the last day of the Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year of the Executive in which the expense was incurred, (c) the amount of the fees eligible for payment or reimbursement during any taxable year of the Executive may not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement or payment in any other taxable year, and (d) the right to payment or reimbursement of such fees may not be subject to liquidation or exchange for any other benefit.
     14. Section 18(b) of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted therefor:
b. If to the Executive, to the address of the Executive on file with the Company.

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     15. Section 19(i) of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted therefor:
i. Compliance with Code Section 409A . The parties acknowledge that portions of this Agreement are or may be subject to Code Section 409A. The parties also acknowledge that their mutual intent is to avoid generating any penalties under Code Section 409A. To that end, the parties agree that this Agreement is intended to be administered and interpreted in compliance with Code Section 409A to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Executive hereby enter into this First Amendment effective this 24 th day of December, 2008.
BOB EVANS FARMS, INC.
/s/ Donald J. Radkoski
 
Name: Donald J. Radkoski
Title: Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
EXECUTIVE
/s/ Steven A. Davis
 
Steven A. Davis

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Exhibit 10.6
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT
This Agreement between                      (“Executive”) and Bob Evans Farms, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), was originally effective May 1, 2002 (“Effective Date”) and superceded any similar agreement between the Executive and the Corporation. The Parties hereby amend and restate this Agreement in its entirety effective [                      ], 2008 (the “Restatement Effective Date”).
1.00 PURPOSE
The Corporation believes that [1] a sound and stable management team is essential to promoting the best interests of the Group and the Corporation’s stockholders, [2] as is the case with many publicly held corporations, a Change in Control may materially alter the Group’s structure and adversely affect managers’ employment security, [3] appropriate steps should be taken to enable certain managers, including the Executive, to devote their full and continued attention to the Group’s business affairs during the crucial (and often tumultuous) period preceding and immediately following a Change in Control and [4] subject to the terms of this Agreement, these objectives can best be met by providing the Executive with the severance payments described in this Agreement.
2.00 DEFINITIONS
When used in this Agreement, the following terms will have the meanings given to them in this section unless another meaning is expressly provided elsewhere in this Agreement. When applying these definitions, the form of any term or word will include any of its other forms.
2.01 Board . The Corporation’s board of directors.
2.02 Cause. The Executive’s [1] willful and continued refusal to substantially perform assigned duties (other than any refusal resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness), [2] willful engagement in gross misconduct materially and demonstrably injurious to any Group Member or [3] breach of any term of this Agreement. However, [4] Cause will not arise [a] solely because the Executive is absent from active employment during periods of vacation, consistent with the Employer’s applicable vacation policy, or other period of absence initiated by the Executive and approved by the Employer or [b] due to any event that constitutes Good Reason.
2.03 Change in Control.
[1] Subject to the rules of application described in Section 2.03[2], the date on which the earliest of the following events occurs:
[a] After the Effective Date, an event that would be required to be reported as a change in control for purposes of the Exchange Act.

 


 

[b] During any 12-consecutive-calendar-month period ending after the Effective Date, there is a change in a majority of the Incumbent Directors for any reason other than death or disability as reasonably established by the Corporation on the basis of medical and other information known (or made available) to it.
[c] After the Effective Date, any entity or “person,” [including a “group” as contemplated by Exchange Act §§13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2)] is or becomes the “beneficial owner” [as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act], through a tender offer or otherwise, of Common Shares representing 50 percent or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding Common Shares.
[d] During any 12-consecutive-calendar-month period ending after the Effective Date, any entity or “person,” [including a “group” as contemplated by Exchange Act §§13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2)] acquires, either directly or as a “beneficial owner” [as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act], through a tender offer or otherwise, Common Shares representing more than 20 percent of the combined voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding Common Shares. However, this element of this definition will be applied without regard to the effect of any redemption of Common Shares by the Corporation or the acquisition of Common Shares by any Group Member and after ignoring any Common Shares acquired:
[i] Before the beginning of any 12-consecutive-calendar-month measurement period;
[ii] By or through an employee benefit plan [whether or not intended to comply with Code §401(a) and whether or not the Executive participates in that plan] maintained by any Group Member;
[iii] Directly, through an equity compensation plan maintained by any Group Member;
[iv] Directly, through inheritance, gift, bequest or by operation of law on the death of an individual; or
[v] By any entity or “person” [including a “group” as contemplated by Exchange Act §§13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2)] with respect to which that acquirer has filed SEC Schedule 13G indicating that the Common Shares were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing, directly or indirectly, the Corporation’s management or policies, unless and until that entity or person indicates that its intent has changed by filing SEC Schedule 13D.

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[e] After the Effective Date, the Corporation’s stockholders approve a definitive agreement to merge or combine the Corporation with or into another entity, a majority of the directors of which were not Incumbent Directors immediately before the merger and in which the Corporation’s stockholders will hold less than 50 percent of the voting power of the surviving entity. When applying this element of this definition:
[i] Stockholders will be determined immediately before and immediately after the merger or combination; and
[ii] The Common Shares owned before the transaction by the entity with which the Corporation merges or combines will be disregarded for all purposes.
[f] Within any 12-consecutive-calendar-month period ending after the Effective Date, any entity or “person” [including a “group” as contemplated by Exchange Act §§13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) and Code §280G] acquires, either directly or as a “beneficial owner” [as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act] of another entity or person, Group assets having a total gross fair market value equal to or greater than 50 percent of the book value of the Group’s assets. For purposes of this definition, “book value” will be established on the basis of the latest consolidated financial statement the Corporation filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission before the date any 12-consecutive calendar month measurement period began. However, except as otherwise provided in this section, this element of this definition will be applied after ignoring:
[i] Any transfer of assets to a stockholder of the Corporation (determined immediately before the asset transfer), but only to the extent exchanged for or with respect to the Corporation’s stock;
[ii] Any transfer of assets to an entity, 50 percent or more of the total value or voting power of which is owned by one or more Group Members;
[iii] Any transfer of assets to any entity or “person” [including a “group” as contemplated by Exchange Act §§13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2)] that, immediately before the transfer, owns, directly or as a “beneficial owner” [as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act], 50 percent or more of the total value or voting power of the Corporation’s outstanding securities; or
[iv] Any transfer of assets to an entity, at least 50 percent or more of the total value or voting power of which, immediately before the transfer, is owned, directly or indirectly, by a person described in Section 2.03[1][c] of this definition.
[2] The following rules of application will be applied to this definition:

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[a] For purposes of applying all parts of this definition, [i] Common Shares owned or acquired by the Executive or by any other entity or “person” [including a “group” as contemplated by Exchange Act §§13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2)] acting in concert with the Executive will be disregarded, [ii] any transfer of assets to the Executive or to any other entity or “person” [including a “group” as contemplated by Exchange Act §§13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2)] acting in concert with the Executive will be disregarded and [iii] the constructive ownership rules of Code §318(a) will be applied to determine stock ownership;
[b] For purposes of applying Section 2.03[1][f], an entity’s or a person’s status (unless specifically indicated otherwise) will be determined immediately after the transfer of assets; and
[c] Any transfer of assets disregarded under Section 2.03[1][f][i] will not be ignored when applying that subsection if that transaction is part of a larger transaction or series of transactions that also involve the transfer of assets for cash or consideration other than Common Shares.
2.04 Code. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor statute.
2.05 Common Shares. The Corporation’s shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, or any security of the Corporation issued in substitution, exchange or in place of these shares.
2.06 Confidential Information . Any and all information (other than information in the public domain) related to the Group’s business or that of any Group Member, including all processes, inventions, trade secrets, computer programs, engineering or technical data, drawings or designs, manufacturing techniques, information concerning pricing and pricing policies, marketing techniques, plans and forecasts, new product information, information concerning suppliers, methods and manner of operations, and information relating to the identity and location of all past, present and prospective customers.
2.07 Date of Termination. The date that the Executive incurs a Termination.
2.08 Disability. The Executive’s inability (established by an independent physician selected by the Board and reasonably acceptable to the Executive or to the Executive’s legal representative) due to illness, accident or otherwise to perform his duties, which is expected to be permanent or for an indefinite duration longer than one year.
2.09 Effective Period. The 36 consecutive calendar months beginning on the date a Change in Control occurs during the Term, even if that period extends beyond the Term.
2.10 Employer. The Group Member by which the Executive is directly employed on the date of any event, act or occurrence described in this Agreement, including execution of this Agreement. If, without incurring a Termination, the Executive becomes a common law employee of a Group Member other than the Employer, that Group Member will automatically become the Executive’s “Employer” under this Agreement and will be fully liable, as the Executive’s Employer, for all obligations arising under this Agreement during the period of that employment relationship, including the payment of any amount described in Section 5.00 that becomes due during the course of that employment relationship.

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2.11 Exchange Act. The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute.
2.12 Good Reason. For purposes of Section 4.05, any of the following to which the Executive has not consented in writing:
[1] Any breach of this Agreement of any nature whatsoever by or in behalf of the Group or any Group Member;
[2] A reduction in the Executive’s title, duties, responsibilities or status, as compared to either [a] the Executive’s title, duties, responsibilities or status as of the Restatement Effective Date or [b] any enhanced or increased title, duties, responsibilities or status to which the Executive accedes after the Restatement Effective Date;
[3] The assignment to the Executive of duties that are inconsistent with [a] the Executive’s office immediately before the Restatement Effective Date or [b] any more senior office to which the Executive is promoted after the Restatement Effective Date;
[4] During any calendar year ending after the Restatement Effective Date, a 10 percent (or larger) reduction (other than a reduction attributable to any Termination for death, Disability or Cause or for any period the Executive is temporarily absent from active employment) in the highest of [a] the Executive’s total cash compensation for the preceding calendar year or, if higher, [b] the Executive’s total cash compensation for the last calendar year ending before the Restatement Effective Date, but [c] in both cases, determined without regard to any amounts described in this Agreement;
[5] A requirement that the Executive relocate to a principal office or worksite (or accept indefinite assignment) to a location more than 50 miles distant from [a] the principal office or worksite to which the Executive was assigned as of the Restatement Effective Date or [b] any location to which the Executive agreed to be assigned after the Restatement Effective Date;
[6] The imposition on the Executive of business travel obligations substantially greater than the Executive’s business travel obligations during the 12-consecutive-calendar-month period ending before the Restatement Effective Date; provided that this subsection [6] shall be applied without regard to any special business travel obligations associated with activities relating to a Change in Control; or
[7] The Employer’s [a] failure to continue in effect any material fringe benefit or compensation plan, retirement or deferred compensation plan, life insurance plan, health and accident plan or disability plan in which the Executive is participating at the time of the Restatement Effective Date, [b] modification of any of the plans or programs just described that adversely affects the value of the Executive’s benefits under those plans, or [c] failure to provide the Executive with the same number of paid vacation days to which the Executive is or becomes entitled at or any time on or after the Restatement Effective Date under the terms of the Employer’s vacation policy or program. However, Good Reason will not arise under this subsection solely because [d] the Corporation or the Employer terminates or modifies any program on or after the Restatement Effective Date solely to comply with applicable law but only to the extent of the change required or [e] a plan or benefit program expires under self-executing terms contained in that plan or benefit program before the Restatement Effective Date.

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2.13 Group. The Corporation and any entity with whom the Corporation would be considered a single employer under Code §§414(b) and 414(c).
2.14 Group Member. Each entity that is a member of the Group.
2.15 Incumbent Director. Each person who was a member of the Board on the Effective Date and, after the Effective Date, each director whose election or nomination for election by the Corporation’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the then Incumbent Directors.
2.16 Notice of Payment. The written notice by which the Corporation apprises the Executive of [1] the amount of any payment due under this Agreement, [2] the reason that such amount is payable and [3] the basis on which that payment was calculated.
2.17 Notice of Termination. A written notice that describes in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for Termination.
2.18 Parties. The Corporation and the Executive.
2.19 Term. Initially, the period beginning on the Restatement Effective Date and ending on the first anniversary of the Restatement Effective Date (“Expiration Date”). Subject to Section 6.00, the Term will automatically be extended for successive one-year periods beginning on the Expiration Date and each anniversary thereof.
2.20 Termination. A “separation from service” with the Group within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(h).
3.00 EXECUTIVE’S OBLIGATIONS
3.01 Confidential Information. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, the Executive expressly agrees to keep and maintain Confidential Information confidential and not, at any time during or subsequent to the Executive’s employment with any Group Member, to use any Confidential Information for the Executive’s own benefit or to divulge, disclose or communicate any Confidential Information to any person or entity in any manner except [1] to employees or agents of the Employer or of the Corporation that need the Confidential Information to perform their duties on behalf of any Group Member or [2] in the performance of the Executive’s duties to the Employer. The Executive also agrees to notify the Corporation promptly of any circumstance the Executive believes may legally compel the disclosure of Confidential Information and to give this notice before disclosing any Confidential Information.
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[1] If that breach occurs before a Change in Control, this Agreement will terminate as of the date of the breach, even if the fact of the breach becomes apparent at a later date;
[2] If that breach occurs on or after a Change in Control but before the Executive has Terminated, this Agreement will terminate as of the date of the breach, even if the fact of the breach becomes apparent at a later date and no amounts will be due under this Agreement; or
[3] If that breach occurs on or after a Change in Control and after the Executive Terminates, the Executive will repay any amounts paid under Section 5.01[2] of this Agreement plus interest calculated at the prime interest rate quoted in the Wall Street Journal, over the period beginning on the date of the payment to the Executive (or any beneficiary) under Section 5.01[2] of this Agreement and ending on the date of repayment.
4.00 EFFECT OF TERMINATION
4.01 Termination For Cause or Without Good Reason.
[1] The Employer may Terminate the Executive for Cause at any time by delivering to the Executive a Notice of Termination. The Executive may Terminate without Good Reason at any time by delivering to the Employer a Notice of Termination.
[2] As of the Date of Termination, [a] this Agreement will terminate and [b] no amounts will be paid or due under this Agreement at any time.
4.02 Termination Because of Death. Subject to Section 8.03, if the Executive dies, this Agreement will terminate as of the date the Executive dies and no amounts will be paid or due under this Agreement at any time.
4.03 Termination Because of Disability.
[1] After the Executive has been determined to be Disabled as provided in Section 2.08, the Employer may Terminate the Executive due to the Executive’s Disability by delivering to the Executive a Notice of Termination for Disability and the Executive may Terminate due to the Executive’s Disability by delivering to the Corporation a Notice of Termination for Disability.
[2] If the Executive’s employment Terminates due to the Executive’s Disability and the Date of Termination is within an Effective Period (whether or not the Executive’s absence began before or after the Effective Period began), then, as of the Date of Termination, [a] this Agreement will terminate and [b] the Executive will be entitled to receive an amount equal to:
[i] The amount described in Section 5.00, calculated on the basis of the compensation paid to the Executive before the absence began or, if higher, the amount the Executive was receiving during the period of absence; minus

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[ii] The value of:
[A] One half of the disability benefit payable under the Social Security Act of 1935, as amended;
[B] The amount by which the Executive’s employer-funded benefit under any retirement or deferred compensation plan [whether or not intended to comply with Code §401(a)] is enhanced by the Disability; and
[C] The value of any employer-funded disability income or other benefits the Executive is entitled to receive from any disability plan or program.
The value of these reductions:
[D] Will be calculated by applying the factors described in Section 5.02[4]; and
[E] Will be applied before application of Section 5.02[1] or [2].
4.04 Termination Without Cause.
[1] The Employer may Terminate the Executive without Cause for any reason by delivering to the Executive a Notice of Termination.
[2] The Corporation will pay or provide (or cause the Employer to pay or provide) to the Executive the payments and benefits described in Section 5.00 if the Executive’s employment is Terminated by the Employer without Cause and:
[a] the Date of Termination is within the period beginning six months before the beginning of an Effective Period and ending on the day before a Change in Control occurs; provided that such Change in Control also constitutes a “change in control event” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(i)(5) (“Section 409A Change in Control Event”); or
[b] the Date of Termination is within an Effective Period.
After any such payments and benefits have been paid or provided, this Agreement will terminate and no further amounts will be paid or due under this Agreement.
4.05 Termination for Good Reason.
[1] The Executive may Terminate for Good Reason by delivering to the Corporation a Notice of Termination for Good Reason specifying the basis upon which the Executive believes that Good Reason has arisen; provided that the Corporation does not cure such Good Reason event within 30 days after the Notice of Termination is delivered.

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[2] The Corporation will pay or provide (or cause the Employer to pay or provide) to the Executive the payments and benefits described in Section 5.00 if the Executive Terminates for Good Reason and:
[a] the Date of Termination is within the period beginning six months before the beginning of an Effective Period and ending on the day before a Change in Control occurs; provided that such Change in Control also constitutes a Section 409A Change in Control Event; or
[b] the Date of Termination is within an Effective Period.
After any such payments and benefits have been paid or provided, this Agreement will terminate and no further amounts will be paid or due under this Agreement.
5.00 CHANGE IN CONTROL PAYMENTS
5.01 Calculation of Change in Control Payments. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, if the Executive is Terminated under Section 4.03[2], 4.04 or 4.05, the Corporation (or the Employer) will:
[1] Continue to pay the Executive’s compensation and other benefits through the Date of Termination and also will pay the Executive the value of any unused vacation and compensation days determined under the Employer’s personnel policy. These amounts will be paid no later than 30 days after the Executive’s Date of Termination and will be based on the rate of compensation and value of benefits in effect before the Notice of Termination was delivered.
[2] Pay to the Executive a lump sum equal to the amount described in this subsection. This payment will be accompanied by a Notice of Payment and, subject to Section 5.02, made no more than 30 days after the Executive’s Date of Termination (or, if later, the date of the occurrence of the Change in Control). The amount payable under this subsection will be the sum of:
[a] 299 percent of the Executive’s “base amount” as defined under Code §280G [whether or not the Change in Control generating benefits under this Agreement is a “change in control” as defined under Code §280G]; plus
[b] An additional amount equal to:
[i] The annual cash bonus paid to the Executive by all Group Members averaged over the three full fiscal years ending before the Date of Termination (or, if shorter, over the full period of the Executive’s employment by all Group Members); multiplied by
[ii] The number of days between the Executive’s Date of Termination and the last day of the Corporation’s last complete fiscal year ending before that Date of Termination; and divided by
[iii] 365 days.

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[3] For 36 months after the Executive’s Date of Termination, the Corporation also will maintain (or cause the Employer to maintain) in full force and effect, for the Executive’s continued benefit (and that of all family members and other dependents who were enrolled in the programs on the Executive’s Date of Termination) all life, medical and dental insurance programs in which the Executive (or members of the Executive’s family or other dependents) was participating or was covered immediately before the Executive’s Date of Termination. If the terms of any of the programs just described do not allow the continued participation described in the preceding sentence, the Corporation (or the Employer) will [a] provide benefits that are substantially similar (including eligibility conditions, conditions on benefits, the value of benefits and the scope of coverage) to those provided by the life, medical and dental insurance programs in which the Executive, members of the Executive’s family and dependents were participating immediately before the Executive’s Date of Termination and [b] ensure that any eligibility or other conditions on benefits under these programs, including deductibles and co-payments, will be administered by applying the Executive’s experience under any predecessor program in which the Executive (or members of the Executive’s family and dependents) were participating before Termination. With respect to this Section 5.01[3], any benefits or payments relating to medical and dental insurance that are provided after completion of the applicable continuation period permitted under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, as amended, and any benefits or payments relating to life insurance shall be subject to the following: [i] the benefits or payments provided during any taxable year of the Executive may not affect the benefits or payments to be provided to the Executive in any other taxable year; [ii] reimbursement of any eligible expense must be made on or before the last day of the Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred; and [iii] the right to such benefits or payments is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit or payment.
In addition to the payments and benefits described above, the Executive shall receive any other change in control benefits to which the Executive is entitled under any other plan, program or agreement with any Group Member. Such benefits shall be provided in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plan, program or agreement.
5.02 Effect of Code §280G. If the sum of the amounts described in Section 5.01 and those promised under any other plan, program or agreement between the Executive and any Group Member constitute “excess parachute payments” as defined in Code §280G(b)(1), in the Corporation’s sole discretion, the Corporation (or the Employer) will either:
[1] Reimburse the Executive for the amount of any excise tax due under Code §4999, if this procedure provides the Executive with an after-tax amount that is greater than the after-tax amount produced under Section 5.02[2]; or

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[2] Reduce the Executive’s payments under this Agreement so that the Executive’s total payments under this and any all other agreements will be $1.00 less than the amount that would trigger the excise tax under Code §4999 if this procedure provides the Executive with an after-tax amount that is greater than the after-tax amount produced under Section 5.02[1].
[3] Any reimbursement by the Corporation pursuant to Section 5.02[1] shall be made no later than the end of the taxable year of the Executive next following the taxable year of the Executive in which the Executive remits the related taxes. Any reduction pursuant to Section 5.02[2] shall be made in accordance with Code §409A and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.
[4] The value of all amounts due under this Agreement will be established by a nationally recognized certified public accounting firm designated by the Corporation and by applying principles, assumptions and procedures consistent with Code §280G.
5.03 Conditions Affecting Payments.
[1] Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the Executive’s right to receive the payments described in this Agreement will not decrease the amount of, or otherwise adversely affect, any other benefits payable to the Executive under any plan, agreement or arrangement between the Executive and any Group Member.
[2] The Executive is not required to mitigate the amount of any payment described in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor will the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement be reduced by any compensation the Executive earns in any capacity after Termination or, except as provided in Section 4.03, by reason of the Executive’s receipt of or right to receive any retirement or other benefits on or after Termination.
[3] The amount of any payment made under this Agreement will be reduced by amounts the Employer is required to withhold with respect to any income, wage or employment taxes imposed on the payment.
[4] Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Executive is a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(i) and as determined under the Corporation’s policy for determining specified employees) on the Date of Termination and the Executive is entitled to a payment and/or a benefit under this Agreement that is required to be delayed pursuant to Code §409A(a)(2)(B)(i), then such payment or benefit, as the case may be, shall not be paid or provided (or begin to be paid or provided) until the first business day of the seventh month following the Date of Termination or, if earlier, the date of the Executive’s death. The first payment that can be made to the Executive following such postponement period shall include the cumulative amount of any payments or benefits that could not be paid or provided during such postponement period due to the application of Code §409A(a)(2)(B)(i).
5.04 Limit on Number of Changes in Control. Regardless of any provision of this Agreement, if more than one Change in Control (whether or not related) occurs during the Term, the total amount payable under this Agreement will be the largest amount (after application of Section 5.02[1] or [2]) calculated with respect to any single change in control occurring during the Effective Period.

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6.00 AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
6.01 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended at any time by written agreement between the Executive and the Corporation.
6.02 Termination. This Agreement will terminate on the earliest of the following to occur:
[1] Except to the extent necessary to implement the eligibility provisions of Sections 4.04[2][a] and 4.05[2][a] (dealing with a Termination without Cause or a Termination for Good Reason within the period beginning six months before a Change in Control), the Executive’s employment with all Group Members is Terminated before a Change in Control;
[2] The Corporation and the Executive mutually agree, in writing, to terminate this Agreement, whether or not it is replaced with a similar agreement;
[3] The Corporation notifies the Executive, in writing, that the Agreement is to terminate at the end of its then current Term. To be effective, however, this written notice [a] must be given at least 60 days prior to the end of the then current Term but [b] may never be effective [i] during an Effective Period or [ii] at any time after the Corporation learns that activities have begun that, if completed, would cause a Change in Control, although the notice may be given if those activities end without generating a Change in Control;
[4] All payments due under this Agreement have been fully paid; or
[5] As provided in Section 4.00.
7.00 EQUITABLE RELIEF/DISPUTE RESOLUTION
7.01 Uniqueness of Obligations. The Executive’s obligations described in this Agreement are of a special and unique character which gives them a peculiar value to the Group and the Group cannot be reasonably or adequately compensated in damages in an action at law if the Executive breaches those obligations. The Executive therefore expressly agrees that, in addition to any other rights or remedies that the Corporation, the Employer or the Group may have, the Corporation, the Employer and the Group will be entitled to injunctive and other equitable relief in the form of preliminary and permanent injunctions without bond or other security if the Executive actually breaches (or threatens to breach) any obligation under this Agreement.
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[1] The Executive may request the Corporation to recalculate the amount of payments due under this Agreement. That request must [a] be filed in writing no later than 30 days after the Executive receives the Notice of Payment and [b] specify the basis upon which the Executive believes that an additional amount is due. Any request for recalculation that does not comply with both requirements will be ineffective.
[2] Within 30 days of receiving a request that complies with Section 7.02[1], the Corporation will notify the Executive of any changes to its calculations and the effect of any changes on the amount payable to the Executive. If the Corporation does not deliver this information to the Executive within this 30-day period, the Executive may regard the request as having been denied.
[3] The Executive expressly waives any right to proceed under Section 7.03 to dispute the calculation of the amount payable under this Agreement unless and until the administrative remedies described in this Section 7.02 are fully exhausted.
7.03 Arbitration. Any [a] disagreement concerning the calculation of any payment due under this Agreement that is not resolved after utilizing the procedures described in Section 7.02, [b] breach of any term of this Agreement or [c] other dispute or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including the basis on which the Executive is Terminated, will be resolved by arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association. The award of the arbitrator will be final, conclusive and nonappealable and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having competent jurisdiction. The arbitrator must be an arbitrator qualified to serve in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association and one who is approved by the Corporation and the Executive. If the Executive and the Corporation fail to agree on an arbitrator, each must designate a person qualified to serve as an arbitrator in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association and these persons will select the arbitrator from among those persons qualified to serve in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any arbitration relating to this Agreement will be held in the city in which the Executive’s last principal place of employment with a Group Member before the Executive’s Date of Termination is or was located or another place the Parties mutually select immediately before the arbitration.
7.04 Costs.
[1] The Corporation will bear all reasonable costs associated with any dispute arising under this Agreement, including reasonable accounting and legal fees incurred by the Executive through any proceeding described in Section 7.02 or 7.03, subject to the following requirements: [a] such costs are incurred during the Executive’s remaining lifetime; [b] any reimbursement or payment of such costs shall be made on or before the last day of the Executive’s taxable year following the Executive’s taxable year in which the costs were incurred; provided, that the Corporation shall not be obligated to reimburse or pay any such costs for which the Executive fails to submit an invoice at least 10 business days before the end of the Executive’s taxable year following the Executive’s taxable year in which the costs were incurred; [c] the amount of the costs eligible for payment or reimbursement during any taxable year of the Executive may not affect the costs eligible for reimbursement or payment in any other taxable year; and [d] the right to payment or reimbursement of such costs may not be subject to liquidation or exchange for any other benefit.

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[2] Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amounts will be paid under this subsection to the extent that those payments are “excess parachute payments.”
7.05 Payment During Dispute Resolution Period. If otherwise due, the Corporation may not defer (or cause the Employer to defer) payment of any amount that is not being contested under Section 7.02 or 7.03.
8.00 MISCELLANEOUS
8.01 Security. At any time during the Term, the Corporation may provide (or cause the Employer to provide) security for payment of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5.00. This security may include one or more of [1] a stand-by letter of credit issued by a reputable financial institution, [2] an irrevocable grantor trust (the “Trust”) established on terms the Corporation believes to be appropriate, including a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (or opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Corporation), to the effect that any funds held by the Trust will be includible in the Executive’s gross income only for the taxable year or years paid to the Executive under the terms of the Trust’s related trust agreement or [3] any other form of security the Corporation believes is appropriate.
8.02 Nonassignment. The right of the Executive or any other person to receive any amount under this Agreement may not be assigned, transferred, pledged or encumbered except by will or by applicable laws of descent and distribution. Any attempt to assign, transfer, pledge or encumber any amount that is or may be receivable under this Agreement will be null and void and of no legal effect.
8.03 Successors to the Executive. Subject to Section 8.02, this Agreement inures to the benefit of and may be enforced by the Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees.
8.04 Notices. All notices and other communications provided for in this Agreement must be written and will be deemed to have been given when deposited with a reputable delivery service or in United States registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Also:
[1] All notices must be directed to the addresses shown on the last page of this Agreement.
[2] Notices and other communications to the Corporation and the Employer will not be deemed to have been given unless they are directed to the attention of the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and copies are sent to the Corporation’s Secretary.
[3] Neither Party will be required to use any address other than that shown on the last page of this Agreement unless notified of a change in the other Party’s address. Any change in either Party’s address must be given in writing to the other Party and will be effective only upon receipt.

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8.05 Complete Agreement. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement have been made by either Party that are not set forth expressly in this Agreement.
8.06 Applicable Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement will be governed by the laws (but not the law of conflicts of laws) of the State of Ohio.
8.07 Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions of this Agreement will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provisions of this Agreement, which will remain in full force and effect.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement to be effective as of the date and year first above written.
         
  BOB EVANS FARMS, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Title:     
 
  Address:     
 
    3776 South High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43207 
 
 
  [Executive’s Name]
 
 
       
       
 
Address:
 
 
       
       
       
     
     
     
 

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Exhibit 10.7
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT
This Agreement between Steven A. Davis (“Executive”) and Bob Evans Farms, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), was originally effective May 1, 2006 (“Effective Date”). The Parties hereby amend and restate this Agreement in its entirety effective December 24, 2008 (the “Restatement Effective Date”).
1.00 PURPOSE
The Corporation believes that [1] a sound and stable management team is essential to promoting the best interests of the Group and the Corporation’s stockholders, [2] as is the case with many publicly held corporations, a Change in Control may materially alter the Group’s structure and adversely affect managers’ employment security, [3] appropriate steps should be taken to enable certain managers, including the Executive, to devote their full and continued attention to the Group’s business affairs during the crucial (and often tumultuous) period preceding and immediately following a Change in Control and [4] subject to the terms of this Agreement, these objectives can best be met by providing the Executive with the severance payments described in this Agreement.
2.00 DEFINITIONS
When used in this Agreement, the following terms will have the meanings given to them in this section unless another meaning is expressly provided elsewhere in this Agreement. When applying these definitions, the form of any term or word will include any of its other forms.
2.01 Board . The Corporation’s board of directors.
2.02 Cause. The Executive’s [1] willful and continued refusal to substantially perform assigned duties (other than any refusal resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness), [2] willful engagement in gross misconduct materially and demonstrably injurious to any Group Member or [3] breach of any term of this Agreement. However, [4] Cause will not arise [a] solely because the Executive is absent from active employment during periods of vacation, consistent with the Employer’s applicable vacation policy, or other period of absence initiated by the Executive and approved by the Employer or [b] due to any event that constitutes Good Reason.
2.03 Change in Control.
[1] Subject to the rules of application described in Section 2.03[2], the date on which the earliest of the following events occurs:
[a] After the Effective Date, an event that would be required to be reported as a change in control for purposes of the Exchange Act.
[b] During any 12-consecutive-calendar-month period ending after the Effective Date, there is a change in a majority of the Incumbent Directors for any reason other than death or disability as reasonably established by the Corporation on the basis of medical and other information known (or made available) to it.

 


 

[c] After the Effective Date, any entity or “person,” [including a “group” as contemplated by Exchange Act §§13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2)] is or becomes the “beneficial owner” [as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act], through a tender offer or otherwise, of Common Shares representing 50 percent or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding Common Shares.
[d] During any 12-consecutive-calendar-month period ending after the Effective Date, any entity or “person,” [including a “group” as contemplated by Exchange Act §§13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2)] acquires, either directly or as a “beneficial owner” [as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act], through a tender offer or otherwise, Common Shares representing more than 20 percent of the combined voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding Common Shares. However, this element of this definition will be applied without regard to the effect of any redemption of Common Shares by the Corporation or the acquisition of Common Shares by any Group Member and after ignoring any Common Shares acquired:
[i] Before the beginning of any 12-consecutive-calendar-month measurement period;
[ii] By or through an employee benefit plan [whether or not intended to comply with Code §401(a) and whether or not the Executive participates in that plan] maintained by any Group Member;
[iii] Directly, through an equity compensation plan maintained by any Group Member;
[iv] Directly, through inheritance, gift, bequest or by operation of law on the death of an individual; or
[v] By any entity or “person” [including a “group” as contemplated by Exchange Act §§13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2)] with respect to which that acquirer has filed SEC Schedule 13G indicating that the Common Shares were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing, directly or indirectly, the Corporation’s management or policies, unless and until that entity or person indicates that its intent has changed by filing SEC Schedule 13D.
[e] After the Effective Date, the Corporation’s stockholders approve a definitive agreement to merge or combine the Corporation with or into another entity, a majority of the directors of which were not Incumbent Directors immediately before the merger and in which the Corporation’s stockholders will hold less than 50 percent of the voting power of the surviving entity. When applying this element of this definition:

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[i] Stockholders will be determined immediately before and immediately after the merger or combination; and
[ii] The Common Shares owned before the transaction by the entity with which the Corporation merges or combines will be disregarded for all purposes.
[f] Within any 12-consecutive-calendar-month period ending after the Effective Date, any entity or “person” [including a “group” as contemplated by Exchange Act §§13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) and Code §280G] acquires, either directly or as a “beneficial owner” [as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act] of another entity or person, Group assets having a total gross fair market value equal to or greater than 50 percent of the book value of the Group’s assets. For purposes of this definition, “book value” will be established on the basis of the latest consolidated financial statement the Corporation filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission before the date any 12-consecutive calendar month measurement period began. However, except as otherwise provided in this section, this element of this definition will be applied after ignoring:
[i] Any transfer of assets to a stockholder of the Corporation (determined immediately before the asset transfer), but only to the extent exchanged for or with respect to the Corporation’s stock;
[ii] Any transfer of assets to an entity, 50 percent or more of the total value or voting power of which is owned by one or more Group Members;
[iii] Any transfer of assets to any entity or “person” [including a “group” as contemplated by Exchange Act §§13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2)] that, immediately before the transfer, owns, directly or as a “beneficial owner” [as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act], 50 percent or more of the total value or voting power of the Corporation’s outstanding securities; or
[iv] Any transfer of assets to an entity, at least 50 percent or more of the total value or voting power of which, immediately before the transfer, is owned, directly or indirectly, by a person described in Section 2.03[1][c] of this definition.
[2] The following rules of application will be applied to this definition:
[a] For purposes of applying all parts of this definition, [i] Common Shares owned or acquired by the Executive or by any other entity or “person” [including a “group” as contemplated by Exchange Act §§13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2)] acting in concert with the Executive will be disregarded, [ii] any transfer of assets to the Executive or to any other entity or “person” [including a “group” as contemplated by Exchange Act §§13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2)] acting in concert with the Executive will be disregarded and [iii] the constructive ownership rules of Code §318(a) will be applied to determine stock ownership;

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[b] For purposes of applying Section 2.03[1][f], an entity’s or a person’s status (unless specifically indicated otherwise) will be determined immediately after the transfer of assets; and
[c] Any transfer of assets disregarded under Section 2.03[1][f][i] will not be ignored when applying that subsection if that transaction is part of a larger transaction or series of transactions that also involve the transfer of assets for cash or consideration other than Common Shares.
2.04 Code. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor statute.
2.05 Common Shares. The Corporation’s shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, or any security of the Corporation issued in substitution, exchange or in place of these shares.
2.06 Confidential Information . Any and all information (other than information in the public domain) related to the Group’s business or that of any Group Member, including all processes, inventions, trade secrets, computer programs, engineering or technical data, drawings or designs, manufacturing techniques, information concerning pricing and pricing policies, marketing techniques, plans and forecasts, new product information, information concerning suppliers, methods and manner of operations, and information relating to the identity and location of all past, present and prospective customers.
2.07 Date of Termination. The date that the Executive incurs a Termination.
2.08 Disability. The Executive’s inability (established by an independent physician selected by the Board and reasonably acceptable to the Executive or to the Executive’s legal representative) due to illness, accident or otherwise to perform his duties, which is expected to be permanent or for an indefinite duration longer than one year.
2.09 Effective Period. The 36 consecutive calendar months beginning on the date a Change in Control occurs during the Term, even if that period extends beyond the Term.
2.10 Employer. The Group Member by which the Executive is directly employed on the date of any event, act or occurrence described in this Agreement, including execution of this Agreement. If, without incurring a Termination, the Executive becomes a common law employee of a Group Member other than the Employer, that Group Member will automatically become the Executive’s “Employer” under this Agreement and will be fully liable, as the Executive’s Employer, for all obligations arising under this Agreement during the period of that employment relationship, including the payment of any amount described in Section 5.00 that becomes due during the course of that employment relationship.

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2.11 Exchange Act. The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute.
2.12 Good Reason. For purposes of Section 4.05, any of the following to which the Executive has not consented in writing:
[1] Any breach of this Agreement of any nature whatsoever by or in behalf of the Group or any Group Member;
[2] A reduction in the Executive’s title, duties, responsibilities or status, as compared to either [a] the Executive’s title, duties, responsibilities or status as of the Restatement Effective Date or [b] any enhanced or increased title, duties, responsibilities or status to which the Executive accedes after the Restatement Effective Date;
[3] The assignment to the Executive of duties that are inconsistent with [a] the Executive’s office immediately before the Restatement Effective Date or [b] any more senior office to which the Executive is promoted after the Restatement Effective Date;
[4] During any calendar year ending after the Restatement Effective Date, a 10 percent (or larger) reduction (other than a reduction attributable to any Termination for death, Disability or Cause or for any period the Executive is temporarily absent from active employment) in the highest of [a] the Executive’s total cash compensation for the preceding calendar year or, if higher, [b] the Executive’s total cash compensation for the last calendar year ending before the Restatement Effective Date, but [c] in both cases, determined without regard to any amounts described in this Agreement;
[5] A requirement that the Executive relocate to a principal office or worksite (or accept indefinite assignment) to a location more than 50 miles distant from [a] the principal office or worksite to which the Executive was assigned as of the Restatement Effective Date or [b] any location to which the Executive agreed to be assigned after the Restatement Effective Date;
[6] The imposition on the Executive of business travel obligations substantially greater than the Executive’s business travel obligations during the 12-consecutive-calendar-month period ending before the Restatement Effective Date; provided that this subsection [6] shall be applied without regard to any special business travel obligations associated with activities relating to a Change in Control; or
[7] The Employer’s [a] failure to continue in effect any material fringe benefit or compensation plan, retirement or deferred compensation plan, life insurance plan, health and accident plan or disability plan in which the Executive is participating at the time of the Restatement Effective Date, [b] modification of any of the plans or programs just described that adversely affects the value of the Executive’s benefits under those plans, or [c] failure to provide the Executive with the same number of paid vacation days to which the Executive is or becomes entitled at or any time on or after the Restatement Effective Date under the terms of the Employer’s vacation policy or program. However, Good Reason will not arise under this subsection solely because [d] the Corporation or the Employer terminates or modifies any program on or after the Restatement Effective Date solely to comply with applicable law but only to the extent of the change required or [e] a plan or benefit program expires under self-executing terms contained in that plan or benefit program before the Restatement Effective Date.

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2.13 Group. The Corporation and any entity with whom the Corporation would be considered a single employer under Code §§414(b) and 414(c).
2.14 Group Member. Each entity that is a member of the Group.
2.15 Incumbent Director. Each person who was a member of the Board on the Effective Date and, after the Effective Date, each director whose election or nomination for election by the Corporation’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the then Incumbent Directors.
2.16 Notice of Payment. The written notice by which the Corporation apprises the Executive of [1] the amount of any payment due under this Agreement, [2] the reason that such amount is payable and [3] the basis on which that payment was calculated.
2.17 Notice of Termination. A written notice that describes in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for Termination.
2.18 Parties. The Corporation and the Executive.
2.19 Term. Initially, the period beginning on the Restatement Effective Date and ending on the first anniversary of the Restatement Effective Date (“Expiration Date”). Subject to Section 6.00, the Term will automatically be extended for successive one-year periods beginning on the Expiration Date and each anniversary thereof.
2.20 Termination. A “separation from service” with the Group within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(h).
3.00 EXECUTIVE’S OBLIGATIONS
3.01 Confidential Information. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, the Executive expressly agrees to keep and maintain Confidential Information confidential and not, at any time during or subsequent to the Executive’s employment with any Group Member, to use any Confidential Information for the Executive’s own benefit or to divulge, disclose or communicate any Confidential Information to any person or entity in any manner except [1] to employees or agents of the Employer or of the Corporation that need the Confidential Information to perform their duties on behalf of any Group Member or [2] in the performance of the Executive’s duties to the Employer. The Executive also agrees to notify the Corporation promptly of any circumstance the Executive believes may legally compel the disclosure of Confidential Information and to give this notice before disclosing any Confidential Information.
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[1] If that breach occurs before a Change in Control, this Agreement will terminate as of the date of the breach, even if the fact of the breach becomes apparent at a later date;
[2] If that breach occurs on or after a Change in Control but before the Executive has Terminated, this Agreement will terminate as of the date of the breach, even if the fact of the breach becomes apparent at a later date and no amounts will be due under this Agreement; or
[3] If that breach occurs on or after a Change in Control and after the Executive Terminates, the Executive will repay any amounts paid under Section 5.01[2] of this Agreement plus interest calculated at the prime interest rate quoted in the Wall Street Journal, over the period beginning on the date of the payment to the Executive (or any beneficiary) under Section 5.01[2] of this Agreement and ending on the date of repayment.
4.00 EFFECT OF TERMINATION
4.01 Termination For Cause or Without Good Reason.
[1] The Employer may Terminate the Executive for Cause at any time by delivering to the Executive a Notice of Termination. The Executive may Terminate without Good Reason at any time by delivering to the Employer a Notice of Termination.
[2] As of the Date of Termination, [a] this Agreement will terminate and [b] no amounts will be paid or due under this Agreement at any time.
4.02 Termination Because of Death. Subject to Section 8.03, if the Executive dies, this Agreement will terminate as of the date the Executive dies and no amounts will be paid or due under this Agreement at any time.
4.03 Termination Because of Disability.
[1] After the Executive has been determined to be Disabled as provided in Section 2.08, the Employer may Terminate the Executive due to the Executive’s Disability by delivering to the Executive a Notice of Termination for Disability and the Executive may Terminate due to the Executive’s Disability by delivering to the Corporation a Notice of Termination for Disability.
[2] If the Executive’s employment Terminates due to the Executive’s Disability and the Date of Termination is within an Effective Period (whether or not the Executive’s absence began before or after the Effective Period began), then, as of the Date of Termination, [a] this Agreement will terminate and [b] the Executive will be entitled to receive an amount equal to:
[i] The amount described in Section 5.00, calculated on the basis of the compensation paid to the Executive before the absence began or, if higher, the amount the Executive was receiving during the period of absence; minus

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[ii] The value of:
[A] One half of the disability benefit payable under the Social Security Act of 1935, as amended;
[B] The amount by which the Executive’s employer-funded benefit under any retirement or deferred compensation plan [whether or not intended to comply with Code §401(a)] is enhanced by the Disability; and
[C] The value of any employer-funded disability income or other benefits the Executive is entitled to receive from any disability plan or program.
The value of these reductions:
[D] Will be calculated by applying the factors described in Section 5.02[4]; and
[E] Will be applied before application of Section 5.02[1] or [2].
4.04 Termination Without Cause.
[1] The Employer may Terminate the Executive without Cause for any reason by delivering to the Executive a Notice of Termination.
[2] The Corporation will pay or provide (or cause the Employer to pay or provide) to the Executive the payments and benefits described in Section 5.00 if the Executive’s employment is Terminated by the Employer without Cause and:
[a] the Date of Termination is within the period beginning six months before the beginning of an Effective Period and ending on the day before a Change in Control occurs; provided that such Change in Control also constitutes a “change in control event” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(i)(5) (“Section 409A Change in Control Event”); or
[b] the Date of Termination is within an Effective Period.
After any such payments and benefits have been paid or provided, this Agreement will terminate and no further amounts will be paid or due under this Agreement.
4.05 Termination for Good Reason.
[1] The Executive may Terminate for Good Reason by delivering to the Corporation a Notice of Termination for Good Reason specifying the basis upon which the Executive believes that Good Reason has arisen; provided that the Corporation does not cure such Good Reason event within 30 days after the Notice of Termination is delivered.

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[2] The Corporation will pay or provide (or cause the Employer to pay or provide) to the Executive the payments and benefits described in Section 5.00 if the Executive Terminates for Good Reason and:
[a] the Date of Termination is within the period beginning six months before the beginning of an Effective Period and ending on the day before a Change in Control occurs; provided that such Change in Control also constitutes a Section 409A Change in Control Event; or
[b] the Date of Termination is within an Effective Period.
After any such payments and benefits have been paid or provided, this Agreement will terminate and no further amounts will be paid or due under this Agreement.
5.00 CHANGE IN CONTROL PAYMENTS
5.01 Calculation of Change in Control Payments. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, if the Executive is Terminated under Section 4.03[2], 4.04 or 4.05, the Corporation (or the Employer) will:
[1] Continue to pay the Executive’s compensation and other benefits through the Date of Termination and also will pay the Executive the value of any unused vacation and compensation days determined under the Employer’s personnel policy. These amounts will be paid no later than 30 days after the Executive’s Date of Termination and will be based on the rate of compensation and value of benefits in effect before the Notice of Termination was delivered.
[2] Pay to the Executive an amount equal to the sum of:
[a] 299 percent of the Executive’s “base amount” as defined under Code §280G [whether or not the Change in Control generating benefits under this Agreement is a “change in control” as defined under Code §280G]; plus
[b] An additional amount equal to:
[i] The annual cash bonus paid to the Executive by all Group Members averaged over the three full fiscal years ending before the Date of Termination (or, if shorter, over the full period of the Executive’s employment by all Group Members); multiplied by
[ii] The number of days between the Executive’s Date of Termination and the last day of the Corporation’s last complete fiscal year ending before that Date of Termination; and divided by
[iii] 365 days.
Subject to Sections 5.02 and 5.03[4], the amount payable under this subsection [2] will be paid in separate, equal monthly payments over a twenty-four month period, beginning no more than 30 days after the Executive’s Date of Termination (or, if later, the date of the occurrence of the Change in Control). The first monthly payment under this subsection will be accompanied by a Notice of Payment.

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[3] For 36 months after the Executive’s Date of Termination, the Corporation also will maintain (or cause the Employer to maintain) in full force and effect, for the Executive’s continued benefit (and that of all family members and other dependents who were enrolled in the programs on the Executive’s Date of Termination) all life, medical and dental insurance programs in which the Executive (or members of the Executive’s family or other dependents) was participating or was covered immediately before the Executive’s Date of Termination. If the terms of any of the programs just described do not allow the continued participation described in the preceding sentence, the Corporation (or the Employer) will [a] provide benefits that are substantially similar (including eligibility conditions, conditions on benefits, the value of benefits and the scope of coverage) to those provided by the life, medical and dental insurance programs in which the Executive, members of the Executive’s family and dependents were participating immediately before the Executive’s Date of Termination and [b] ensure that any eligibility or other conditions on benefits under these programs, including deductibles and co-payments, will be administered by applying the Executive’s experience under any predecessor program in which the Executive (or members of the Executive’s family and dependents) were participating before Termination. With respect to this Section 5.01[3], any benefits or payments relating to medical and dental insurance that are provided after completion of the applicable continuation period permitted under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, as amended, and any benefits or payments relating to life insurance shall be subject to the following: [i] the benefits or payments provided during any taxable year of the Executive may not affect the benefits or payments to be provided to the Executive in any other taxable year; [ii] reimbursement of any eligible expense must be made on or before the last day of the Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred; and [iii] the right to such benefits or payments is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit or payment.
In addition to the payments and benefits described above, the Executive shall receive any other change in control benefits to which the Executive is entitled under any other plan, program or agreement with any Group Member. Such benefits shall be provided in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plan, program or agreement.
5.02 Effect of Code §280G. If the sum of the amounts described in Section 5.01 and those promised under any other plan, program or agreement between the Executive and any Group Member constitute “excess parachute payments” as defined in Code §280G(b)(1), in the Corporation’s sole discretion, the Corporation (or the Employer) will either:
[1] Reimburse the Executive for the amount of any excise tax due under Code §4999, if this procedure provides the Executive with an after-tax amount that is greater than the after-tax amount produced under Section 5.02[2]; or

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[2] Reduce the Executive’s payments under this Agreement so that the Executive’s total payments under this and any all other agreements will be $1.00 less than the amount that would trigger the excise tax under Code §4999 if this procedure provides the Executive with an after-tax amount that is greater than the after-tax amount produced under Section 5.02[1].
[3] Any reimbursement by the Corporation pursuant to Section 5.02[1] shall be made no later than the end of the taxable year of the Executive next following the taxable year of the Executive in which the Executive remits the related taxes. Any reduction pursuant to Section 5.02[2] shall be made in accordance with Code §409A and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.
[4] The value of all amounts due under this Agreement will be established by a nationally recognized certified public accounting firm designated by the Corporation and by applying principles, assumptions and procedures consistent with Code §280G.
5.03 Conditions Affecting Payments.
[1] Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the Executive’s right to receive the payments described in this Agreement will not decrease the amount of, or otherwise adversely affect, any other benefits payable to the Executive under any plan, agreement or arrangement between the Executive and any Group Member.
[2] The Executive is not required to mitigate the amount of any payment described in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor will the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement be reduced by any compensation the Executive earns in any capacity after Termination or, except as provided in Sections 4.03 and 8.04, by reason of the Executive’s receipt of or right to receive any retirement or other benefits on or after Termination.
[3] The amount of any payment made under this Agreement will be reduced by amounts the Employer is required to withhold with respect to any income, wage or employment taxes imposed on the payment.
[4] Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Executive is a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(i) and as determined under the Corporation’s policy for determining specified employees) on the Date of Termination and the Executive is entitled to a payment and/or a benefit under this Agreement that is required to be delayed pursuant to Code §409A(a)(2)(B)(i), then such payment or benefit, as the case may be, shall not be paid or provided (or begin to be paid or provided) until the first business day of the seventh month following the Date of Termination or, if earlier, the date of the Executive’s death. The first payment that can be made to the Executive following such postponement period shall include the cumulative amount of any payments or benefits that could not be paid or provided during such postponement period due to the application of Code §409A(a)(2)(B)(i).

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5.04 Limit on Number of Changes in Control. Regardless of any provision of this Agreement, if more than one Change in Control (whether or not related) occurs during the Term, the total amount payable under this Agreement will be the largest amount (after application of Section 5.02[1] or [2]) calculated with respect to any single change in control occurring during the Effective Period.
6.00 AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
6.01 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended at any time by written agreement between the Executive and the Corporation.
6.02 Termination. This Agreement will terminate on the earliest of the following to occur:
[1] Except to the extent necessary to implement the eligibility provisions of Sections 4.04[2][a] and 4.05[2][a] (dealing with a Termination without Cause or a Termination for Good Reason within the period beginning six months before a Change in Control), the Executive’s employment with all Group Members is Terminated before a Change in Control;
[2] The Corporation and the Executive mutually agree, in writing, to terminate this Agreement, whether or not it is replaced with a similar agreement;
[3] The Corporation notifies the Executive, in writing, that the Agreement is to terminate at the end of its then current Term. To be effective, however, this written notice [a] must be given at least 60 days prior to the end of the then current Term but [b] may never be effective [i] during an Effective Period or [ii] at any time after the Corporation learns that activities have begun that, if completed, would cause a Change in Control, although the notice may be given if those activities end without generating a Change in Control;
[4] All payments due under this Agreement have been fully paid; or
[5] As provided in Section 4.00.
7.00 EQUITABLE RELIEF/DISPUTE RESOLUTION
7.01 Uniqueness of Obligations. The Executive’s obligations described in this Agreement are of a special and unique character which gives them a peculiar value to the Group and the Group cannot be reasonably or adequately compensated in damages in an action at law if the Executive breaches those obligations. The Executive therefore expressly agrees that, in addition to any other rights or remedies that the Corporation, the Employer or the Group may have, the Corporation, the Employer and the Group will be entitled to injunctive and other equitable relief in the form of preliminary and permanent injunctions without bond or other security if the Executive actually breaches (or threatens to breach) any obligation under this Agreement.

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7.02 Initial Resolution of Disputes Affecting Payment Amount.
[1] The Executive may request the Corporation to recalculate the amount of payments due under this Agreement. That request must [a] be filed in writing no later than 30 days after the Executive receives the Notice of Payment and [b] specify the basis upon which the Executive believes that an additional amount is due. Any request for recalculation that does not comply with both requirements will be ineffective.
[2] Within 30 days of receiving a request that complies with Section 7.02[1], the Corporation will notify the Executive of any changes to its calculations and the effect of any changes on the amount payable to the Executive. If the Corporation does not deliver this information to the Executive within this 30-day period, the Executive may regard the request as having been denied.
[3] The Executive expressly waives any right to proceed under Section 7.03 to dispute the calculation of the amount payable under this Agreement unless and until the administrative remedies described in this Section 7.02 are fully exhausted.
7.03 Arbitration. Any [a] disagreement concerning the calculation of any payment due under this Agreement that is not resolved after utilizing the procedures described in Section 7.02, [b] breach of any term of this Agreement or [c] other dispute or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including the basis on which the Executive is Terminated, will be resolved by arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association. The award of the arbitrator will be final, conclusive and nonappealable and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having competent jurisdiction. The arbitrator must be an arbitrator qualified to serve in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association and one who is approved by the Corporation and the Executive. If the Executive and the Corporation fail to agree on an arbitrator, each must designate a person qualified to serve as an arbitrator in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association and these persons will select the arbitrator from among those persons qualified to serve in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any arbitration relating to this Agreement will be held in the city in which the Executive’s last principal place of employment with a Group Member before the Executive’s Date of Termination is or was located or another place the Parties mutually select immediately before the arbitration.
7.04 Costs.
[1] The Corporation will bear all reasonable costs associated with any dispute arising under this Agreement, including reasonable accounting and legal fees incurred by the Executive through any proceeding described in Section 7.02 or 7.03, subject to the following requirements: [a] such costs are incurred during the Executive’s remaining lifetime; [b] any reimbursement or payment of such costs shall be made on or before the last day of the Executive’s taxable year following the Executive’s taxable year in which the costs were incurred; provided, that the Corporation shall not be obligated to reimburse or pay any such costs for which the Executive fails to submit an invoice at least 10 business days before the end of the Executive’s taxable year following the Executive’s taxable year in which the costs were incurred; [c] the amount of the costs eligible for payment or reimbursement during any taxable year of the Executive may not affect the costs eligible for reimbursement or payment in any other taxable year; and [d] the right to payment or reimbursement of such costs may not be subject to liquidation or exchange for any other benefit.

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[2] Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amounts will be paid under this subsection to the extent that those payments are “excess parachute payments.”
7.05 Payment During Dispute Resolution Period. If otherwise due, the Corporation may not defer (or cause the Employer to defer) payment of any amount that is not being contested under Section 7.02 or 7.03.
8.00 MISCELLANEOUS
8.01 Security. At any time during the Term, the Corporation may provide (or cause the Employer to provide) security for payment of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5.00. This security may include one or more of [1] a stand-by letter of credit issued by a reputable financial institution, [2] an irrevocable grantor trust (the “Trust”) established on terms the Corporation believes to be appropriate, including a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (or opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Corporation), to the effect that any funds held by the Trust will be includible in the Executive’s gross income only for the taxable year or years paid to the Executive under the terms of the Trust’s related trust agreement or [3] any other form of security the Corporation believes is appropriate.
8.02 Nonassignment. The right of the Executive or any other person to receive any amount under this Agreement may not be assigned, transferred, pledged or encumbered except by will or by applicable laws of descent and distribution. Any attempt to assign, transfer, pledge or encumber any amount that is or may be receivable under this Agreement will be null and void and of no legal effect.
8.03 Successors to the Executive. Subject to Section 8.02, this Agreement inures to the benefit of and may be enforced by the Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees.
8.04 Effect of Employment Agreement. If, at any time during the period beginning six months before any Effective Period and ending on the last day of the same Effective Period, the Executive is employed by an Employer pursuant to an employment agreement (“Employment Agreement”), the following rules of application will be applied:
[1] Subject to Section 8.04[2], if a term is defined in this Agreement and in the Employment Agreement and those definitions are not identical, [a] the definition contained in this Agreement will supersede the definition contained in the Employment Agreement for purposes of applying that term under this Agreement and [b] the definition contained in the Employment Agreement will supersede the definition contained in this Agreement for purposes of applying that term under the Employment Agreement;

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[2] If, prior to a Change in Control that also constitutes a Section 409A Change in Control Event, the Executive’s employment with all Group Members is Terminated by the Employer without Cause (as defined in this Agreement) or if the Executive Terminates with Good Reason (as defined in this Agreement), this Agreement will not Terminate until six months after the Executive’s Termination. If a Change in Control that also constitutes a Section 409A Change in Control Event occurs during this six-month period, the Corporation will pay or provide (or cause the Employer to pay or provide) to the Executive the amounts and benefits described in Section 5.00 (adjusted as provided in Section 8.04[3]). After those amounts and benefits have been paid and provided, this Agreement will terminate and no further amounts will be paid or due under this Agreement. If a Change in Control that also constitutes a Section 409A Change in Control Event does not occur during this six-month period, this Agreement will terminate at the end of that six-month period and no amount will be due under it (although amounts due under the Employment Agreement on account of that termination of employment will be unaffected by the termination of this Agreement); and
[3] If an event or a series of related events entitle the Executive to payments under both the Employment Agreement and this Agreement, the Executive will be entitled to the payments due under this Agreement reduced by the amounts (if any) received under the Employment Agreement before the payments become due under this Agreement and no further payments will be due under the Employment Agreement.
8.05 Notices. All notices and other communications provided for in this Agreement must be written and will be deemed to have been given when deposited with a reputable delivery service or in United States registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Also:
[1] All notices must be directed to the addresses shown on the last page of this Agreement.
[2] Notices and other communications to the Corporation and the Employer will not be deemed to have been given unless they are directed to the attention of the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and copies are sent to the Corporation’s Secretary.
[3] Neither Party will be required to use any address other than that shown on the last page of this Agreement unless notified of a change in the other Party’s address. Any change in either Party’s address must be given in writing to the other Party and will be effective only upon receipt.
8.06 Complete Agreement. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement have been made by either Party that are not set forth expressly in this Agreement.
8.07 Applicable Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement will be governed by the laws (but not the law of conflicts of laws) of the State of Ohio.

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8.08 Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions of this Agreement will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provisions of this Agreement, which will remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement to be effective as of the date and year first above written.
         
  BOB EVANS FARMS, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Donald J. Radkoski  
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and
Assistant Secretary
 
 
  Address:    
 
      3776 South High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43207 
 
         
     
  STEVEN A. DAVIS    
     /s/ Steven A. Davis  
 
  Address:    
 
      3776 South High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43207 
 

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