8-K - FIZZ - Equibles

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): June 29, 2020

National Beverage Corp.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-14170	59-2605822
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
8100 SW Tenth Street, Suite 4000
Fort Lauderdale, Florida	33324
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(954) 581-0922

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Title of each Class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	FIZZ	The NASDAQ Global Select Market

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On June 29, 2020, National Beverage Corp. issued a news release entitled “National Beverage Corp. States LaCroix Leads the Category on Reported Sales/Scans.” The release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibit 99.1	Press release dated June 29, 2020 entitled “National Beverage Corp. States LaCroix Leads the Category on Reported Sales/Scans.”
Exhibit 104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)
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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 thereunto duly authorized.

National Beverage Corp.

(Registrant)

By:	/s/ George R. Bracken
	George R. Bracken<br><br> <br>Executive Vice President – Finance<br><br> <br>(Principal Financial Officer)

Date: June 30, 2020

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1	Press release dated June 29, 2020 entitled “National Beverage Corp. States LaCroix Leads the Category on Reported Sales/Scans”
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)
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ex_192119.htm

Exhibit 99.1

<br><br> <br>NASDAQ:FIZZ<br><br> <br>For Immediate Release<br><br> <br>Contact: Office of the Chairman, Grace Keene

NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP. STATES

LACROIX LEADS THE CATEGORY

ON REPORTED SCANS **** / SALES

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, June 29, 2020 . . . National Beverage Corp. (NASDAQ:FIZZ) today announced that the latest flavors of LaCroix, LimonCello, Pastèque and Hi-Biscus, have pushed the weekly scans to new highs. LaCroix achieved scanned tracked channel growth of 27.4% or 220 basis points over the category in the four-week period ended June 20, 2020 compared to the prior year. (1)

We appreciate our loyal consumers that have chosen to accompany us on this refreshing journey and are pleased that LaCroix is giving those consumers a needed boost of faith, trust and authenticity.

National Beverage Corp. will release annual earnings for the fiscal year ended May 2, 2020 on Wednesday July 1, 2020.

(1)	Source - Nielsen United States xAOC

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