Bob Evans Issues Comment on 'Misleading Statements, Overstated Claims' by Sandell

Bob Evans Farms, Inc.,

today filed material with the Securities and Exchange Commission supplementing its investor presentation to correct a series of misleading statements and overstated claims by Sandell Asset Management, which is conducting a proxy contest for control of the Company's Board of Directors. The revised presentation can be found at investors.bobevans.com/events.cfm. The Company urges stockholders to promptly submit their voting instructions using the WHITE proxy card to elect the Board's slate of director nominees, as the August 20th Annual Meeting is just two weeks away. Investors who need assistance in voting their shares may call the Company's proxy solicitor, Innisfree M&A Incorporated, toll-free at (877) 825-8621. (Banks and Brokers may call collect: (212) 750-5833.)