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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-08-002060
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080306
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080307
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080307

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000069891
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BOTTLED & CANNED SOFT DRINKS CARBONATED WATERS [2086]
		IRS NUMBER:				592605822
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0430

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14170
		FILM NUMBER:		08672879

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE
		STREET 2:		BUILDING A 4TH FLOOR
		CITY:			FORT LAUDERDALE
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33324
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3055810922

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 NORTH UNIVERSITY DR
		CITY:			PLANTATION
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33324
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      <b><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">UNITED
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      D.C. 20549</font></b><br><br><br><b><font style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times New Roman">FORM
      8-K</font></b><br><br><br><b><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">CURRENT
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      TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE</font></b><br><b><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">
      SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></b><br><br>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Date of
      Report (Date of earliest event reported): &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><u><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">March
      6, 2008</font></u><br>
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            National Beverage Corp.
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            (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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            Delaware
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            (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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            1-14170
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            59-2605822
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            (Commission File Number)
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            (IRS Employer Identification No.)
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            One North University Drive
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            Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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            33324
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          <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">(Address
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          <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">(Zip
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            (954) 581-0922
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          &#160;
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            <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">(Former
            Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</font>
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    </p>
    <p style="text-indent: 30.0px">
      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">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 </font>(<i>see </i>General Instruction A.2.
      below)<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">:</font>
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      230.425)</font>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Soliciting
      material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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      <b><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Item
      2.02&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Results of Operations and Financial Condition </font></b>
    </p>
    <p>
      On March 6, 2008, National Beverage Corp. issued a press release
      announcing its financial results for its third quarter and nine month
      period ended January 26, 2008. This release is furnished herewith as
      Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
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    <p>
      <b><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Item
      9.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits </font></b>
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            (c) Exhibit 99.1
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          Press release dated March 6, 2008 announcing the Company&#8217;s financial
          results for its third quarter and nine month period ended January
          26, 2008.
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      <br>
      <b><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">SIGNATURES</font></b>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">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.</font>
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            &#160;
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            &#160;
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            <u><font style="font-size: 10pt">National Beverage Corp.</font></u>
          </p>
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            &#160;
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          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            &#160;
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            <font style="font-size: 10pt">(Registrant)</font>
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            &#160;
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        <td style="width: 45%">

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        <td style="width: 44%">

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        <td style="width: 5%">

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            &#160;
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            <font style="font-size: 10pt">Date:</font>
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            <font style="font-size: 10pt">March 6, 2008</font>
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            &#160;
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            <u><font style="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Dean A. McCoy</font></u>
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        </td>
        <td style="width: 44%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 5%">

        </td>
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            <font style="font-size: 10pt">Dean A. McCoy</font>
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        <td style="width: 6%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 44%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 5%">

        </td>
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            <font style="font-size: 10pt">Senior Vice President -</font>
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        </td>
        <td style="width: 44%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 5%">

        </td>
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          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <font style="font-size: 10pt">Chief Accounting Officer</font>
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      <br>
      <br>
      <b><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">EXHIBIT
      INDEX</font></b>
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          99.1
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          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Press release dated March 6, 2008 announcing the Company&#8217;s
            financial results for its third quarter and nine month period
            ended January 26, 2008.
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <b><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">National
      Beverage Corp. Reports Solid Winter Quarter</font></b>
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: center">

    </p>
    <p>
      FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--<b>National Beverage Corp. </b>(NASDAQ:FIZZ)<b>
      today reported financial results for its third quarter ended January 26,
      2008.</b> <b>Compared to the prior year:</b>
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    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <b>Revenues increased 5% to $123.2 million;</b>
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <b>Operating Income increased 13% to $4.9 million; and</b>
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <b>Net Income increased 7% to $3.3 million.</b>
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>
      <b>&#8220;Led by our <i>Rip It</i> energy drinks and <i>LaCroix</i>
      water brands, the continued volume gains of higher-margin products
      allowed us to overcome significant cost pressures and softness in the
      carbonated soft-drink market in what is traditionally our weakest
      quarter,&#8221; stated Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Nick A. Caporella.</b>
      <b>&#8220;On an operating basis, this was one of our best third quarters ever,
      with the <i>Everfresh / Mr. Pure</i> juice lines also reporting solid
      growth.&#8221;</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>&#8220;We are pleased with the initial response to the introduction of our
      newest functional products, the <i>&#192;sant&#233; </i>line of enhanced
      waters.</b> <b>Fortified with vitamins, minerals and electrolytes, <i>&#192;sant&#233;</i>
      will provide consumers superior flavor and lower calories at a value
      price.</b> <b>Final development work has also been completed on several
      other announced new products, including <i>BODYWO<sub>RX</sub> </i>premium
      enhanced waters, <i>Sundance</i> organic tea/super-fruit blends and the <i>Nutrafizz</i>
      line of effervescent tablets, with rollouts scheduled to begin during
      our fourth quarter,&#8221; concluded Caporella. </b>
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>National Beverage is highly innovative, making it unique as a <i>pace-setter</i>
      in the changing soft-drink industry.</b> <b>Its lineup of refreshment
      products consisting of &#8211; Energy Drinks and Fortified Powders, Vitamin
      Enhanced juices and waters, and new-to-come beverage supplements are
      geared toward the lifestyle/health-conscious consumer.</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Shasta<i>&#174;</i> &#8211; Faygo<i>&#174;</i> &#8211; Everfresh<i>&#174;</i>
      and LaCroix<i>&#174;</i> are aligned with Rip It<i>&#174; </i>and FREEK&#8482;
      energy products to make National Beverage . . . America&#8217;s <i>Flavor&#8226;Favorite</i>
      &#8211; soft-drink company. </b>
    </p>
    <p>
      <i><b>Fun, Flavor and Vitality . . . the National Beverage Way </b></i>
    </p>
    <p>

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            <b>National Beverage Corp.</b>
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          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Consolidated Results for the Periods Ended</b>
          </p>
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td colspan="14" valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>January 26, 2008 and January 27, 2007</b>
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      </tr>
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        <td colspan="14">
          &#160;
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        <td colspan="14" valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>(in thousands, except per share amounts)</b>
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      </tr>
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="5" valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Three Months </b>
          </p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Ended</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Nine Months </b>
          </p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>Ended</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <i><b>Twelve Months </b></i>
          </p>
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <i><b>Ended</b></i>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>January 26,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>January 27,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>January 26,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>January 26,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>2008</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>2007</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>2008</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>2008</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          <b>Net Sales</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>123,182</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>117,123</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>418,474</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>554,427</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          <b>Net Income</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>3,254</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>3,034</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>16,916</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>23,056</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>Net Income Per Share (a):</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          <b>Basic</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>.07</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>.07</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>.37</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>.50</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          <b>Diluted</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>.07</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>.07</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>.37</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>.50</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>Average Common Shares Outstanding (a):</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          <b>Basic</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>45,912</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>45,772</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>45,875</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>45,854</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px">
          <b>Diluted</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>46,094</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>46,066</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>46,107</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px">
          <b>46,109</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="14" valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="14" valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            (a) Prior year net income per share and average common shares
            outstanding amounts are adjusted for the 20% stock dividend
            distributed on June 22, 2007.
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    <p>
      This press release includes forward-looking statements within the
      meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
      forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
      uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results,
      performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different
      from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or
      implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include
      fluctuations in costs, changes in consumer preferences and other items
      and risk factors described in the Company's Securities and Exchange
      Commission filings and the Company disclaims an obligation to update any
      such factors or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any
      forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect future events or
      developments.
    </p>
    <p>

    </p>
    <p>
      CONTACT:<br><b>National Beverage Corp., Fort Lauderdale</b><br><b>Grace
      A. Keene, Office of the Chairman, 954-581-0922</b>
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