As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 20, 2025

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 15, 2025

	B&G Foods, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-32316	13-3918742
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

Four Gatehall Drive, Parsippany, New Jersey		07054
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

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

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	BGS	New York Stock Exchange

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:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

B&G Foods’ annual meeting of stockholders was held on May 15, 2025. The matters voted upon and the results of the voting were as follows:

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

Director Nominee	For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
DeAnn L. Brunts		42,049,220		2,636,476		167,639		17,934,655
Debra Martin Chase		41,133,866		3,519,481		199,987		17,934,655
Kenneth C. Keller		41,938,519		2,699,633		215,182		17,934,655
Charles F. Marcy		38,276,760		6,338,888		237,687		17,934,655
Robert D. Mills		42,365,462		2,278,514		209,359		17,934,655
Dennis M. Mullen		40,355,964		4,244,558		252,813		17,934,655
Cheryl M. Palmer		41,185,152		3,478,564		189,619		17,934,655
Alfred Poe		39,998,888		4,603,141		251,306		17,934,655
Stephen C. Sherrill		40,549,552		4,084,829		218,954		17,934,655
David L. Wenner		41,722,078		2,892,872		238,385		17,934,655

Proposal No. 2: The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in our 2025 annual meeting proxy statement.

For				Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
	36,717,432				7,633,289				502,613				17,934,655

Proposal No. 3: The stockholders approved a proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 3, 2026 (fiscal 2025).

For				Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
	60,388,002				1,740,089				659,899				—

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SIGNATURE

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

	B&G FOODS, INC.

Dated: May 20, 2025	By:	/s/ Scott E. Lerner
		Scott E. Lerner
		Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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B&G Foods Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders