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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): December 21, 2021   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) 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 $.01 per share   FIZZ   The NASDAQ Global Select Market                                       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): ☐  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))   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).   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 8.01 Other Events   On December 21, 2021, National Beverage Corp. announced its Board of Directors set Wednesday, December 29, 2021, as the payment date for its previously announced $3.00 per share special cash dividend. This press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.   Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits   (d)  Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated December 21, 2021 announcing Wednesday, December 29, 2021, as the payment date for the Company’s previously announced $3.00 per share special cash dividend.     Exhibit 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)     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   Executive Vice President – Finance   (Principal Financial Officer)     Date: December 22, 2021     EXHIBIT INDEX   99.1 Press release dated December 21, 2021 announcing Wednesday, December 29, 2021, as the payment date for the Company’s previously announced $3.00 per share special cash dividend.   104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)