SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 11-K (Mark One) [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [No fee required effective October 7, 1996] For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997. OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [No fee required] For the transition report period from ________________ to ________________. Commission File number 1-14194 A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below: MORRISON HEALTH CARE, INC. SALARY DEFERRAL PLAN B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the Plan and address of its principal executive office: Morrison Health Care, Inc. 1955 Lake Park Drive Suite 400 Smyrna, GA 30080 Exhibit index appears on page 2. EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description _______ __________________________________________ 13 Annual report to Security-Holders 23 Consent of Independent Auditors SIGNATURES Morrison Health Care, Inc. Salary Deferral Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Compensation Committee of the Morrison Health Care, Inc. Salary Deferral Plan has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Morrison Health Care, Inc. Salary Deferral Plan (Name of Plan) Date: June 29, 1998 /s/ Claire L. Arnold --------------- ----------------------- Claire L. Arnold Director; Chairman, Compensation Committee