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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-09-008671
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20091218
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20091218
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20091218

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:		091249321

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8100 SW 10TH STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 4000
		CITY:			FT. LAUDERDALE
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33324
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9545810922

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8100 SW 10TH STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 4000
		CITY:			FT. LAUDERDALE
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33324
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      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>UNITED
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      SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</b></font><br><br><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Date
      of report (Date of earliest event reported):&#160;&#160; </font><u><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">December
      18, 2009</font></u><br><br>
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            National Beverage Corp.
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            Delaware
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            1-14170
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            59-2605822
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            8100 SW Tenth Street, Suite 4000
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            Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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            33324
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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">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.
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      <b>Item 8.01 Other Events&#160;&#160;</b>
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      On December 18, 2009 National Beverage Corp. announced a special cash
      dividend of $1.35 per share. This release is furnished herewith as
      Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
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      <b>Item 9.01 &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits</b>
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      &#160;(c) Exhibit 99.1 &#160;&#160;Press release dated December 18, 2009
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>SIGNATURES</b></font>
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      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.
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            <u>National Beverage Corp.</u>
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            December 18, 2009
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            Dean A. McCoy
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            Senior Vice President -
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            Chief Accounting Officer
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      <b>EXHIBIT INDEX</b><br>
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          99.1
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            Press release dated December 18, 2009
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>National
      Beverage Corp. Declares Special Cash Dividend . . . </b></font><b><i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Again!</font></i></b>
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      FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--December 18, 2009--National
      Beverage Corp. (NASDAQ: FIZZ) today announced that its Board of
      Directors has declared a special cash dividend of $1.35 per share on
      approximately 46.1 million outstanding shares. The dividend will be paid
      on or before January 22, 2010 to shareholders of record &#8211; as of the
      close of business on January 6, 2010. The FIZZ common stock will trade
      ex-dividend on January 4, 2010.
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      &#8220;This cash distribution reflects our Board&#8217;s diligence in its commitment
      to our shareholders. While the current mantra that <i>Cash is King</i> &#8211;
      is not without merit . . . excess cash (in this economy) is truly a bad
      investment and should be &#8211; &#8216;Put to Work&#8217;! What better way to maximize
      its value &#8211; than to &#8216;pay back&#8217; our loyal shareholders the debt of
      gratitude for their investing in our Company,&#8221; stated Nick A. Caporella,
      Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
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    <p>
      &#8220;A spark will light a fire &#8211; so does a psychological &#8216;lift&#8217; ignite &#8211;
      good thoughts and, hopefully, confidence! If more good thoughts provoked
      confidence in our lives &#8211; our work &#8211; our America &#8211; just maybe . . .
      renewed enthusiasm would breed job creation and <u>that</u> would
      ultimately put our America on a healthy &#8211; fiscal course again,&#8221;
      continued Caporella.
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    <p>
      &#8220;No Board or management team worth their salt, would distribute cash in
      these times &#8211; without profound deliberation. Our balance sheet, credit
      lines, earnings and future plans have made the Board&#8217;s decision a very
      sound one! For certain &#8211; we cannot think of a better way to bring this
      2009 to a close and give 2010 a <i>&#8216;kick in the butt start&#8217;</i>
      &#8211; than to give our shareholders this holiday cash payment.&#8221;
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      &#8220;Our Board, our Team National and our families &#8211; want to wish all of you
      a Happy Holiday and sincerely . . . a more <i>Hopeful </i>New Year!&#8221;
      concluded Caporella.
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    <p>
      National Beverage is highly innovative, making it unique as a <i>pace-setter</i>
      in the changing soft-drink industry. Its lineup of refreshment products
      including &#8211; energy drinks, fortified powders - <i>SuppleNutrients</i>,
      functionally enhanced juices and waters &#8211; are geared toward the
      lifestyle/health-conscious consumer.
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    <p>
      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> energy
      products to make National Beverage . . . America&#8217;s <i>Flavor&#8226;Favorite</i>
      &#8211; soft-drink company.
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: center">
      <i>Fun, Flavor and Vitality . . . the National Beverage Way</i>
    </p>
    <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.
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    <p>
      CONTACT:<br>National Beverage Corp.<br>Grace Keene, Office of the
      Chairman, 877-NBC-FIZZ
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