Shareholder Vote

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):  September 15, 2011   NATHAN’S FAMOUS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)       Delaware 1-3189 11-3166443 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)       One Jericho Plaza, Jericho, New York 11753 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: xxx N/A (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): o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))         Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.   On September 15, 2011, Nathan’s Famous, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders.  At the annual meeting, stockholders of the Company voted on the matters set forth below.  Each outstanding common share as of the record date was entitled to one vote on the proposals voted on at the meeting.   1. The proposal to elect nine directors was approved based upon the following votes:   Name   For   Withheld Robert J. Eide   3,275,436     43,389   Eric Gatoff   3,042,015     276,810   Brian S. Genson   3,277,293     41,532   Barry Leistner   3,301,654     17,171   Howard M. Lorber   3,027,067     291,758   Wayne Norbitz   3,041,765     277,060   Donald L. Perlyn   3,027,640     291,185   A.F. Petrocelli   3,027,302     291,523   Charles Raich   3,009,414     309,411   2. A non-binding advisory proposal on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis executive compensation tables and accompanying narrative disclosure in the Company Proxy Statement was approved based on the following votes:   For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes 2,803,797   37,313   477,715   1,394,304   3. A non-binding advisory proposal on frequency of the vote on the Company’s executive compensation program (every year, every two years or every three years) received the following votes (accordingly the stockholders approved a three year frequency):   One Year   Two Years   Three Years   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes 1,087,261   59,573   1,169,184   474,668   1,922,443 4. The proposal to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s auditors for fiscal 2012 was approved based on the following votes:   For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes 4,685,705   14,183   13,241   0           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.   Dated:  September 15, 2011 NATHAN’S FAMOUS, INC.           By: /s/  Ronald DeVos     Name: Ronald DeVos     Title: Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer)