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): July 3, 2018
| 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.) |
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8100 SW Tenth Street, Suite 4000 Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
33324 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
| (954) 581-0922 | |
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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
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| (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) | |
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On July 3, 2018 the company issued a news release entitled “National Beverage Corp. Disputes Inaccurate Wall Street Journal Article”. The release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibit
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 News release entitled “National Beverage Corp. Disputes Inaccurate Wall Street Journal Article”
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)
| Date: July 5, 2018 |
/s/ George R. Bracken George R. Bracken Executive Vice President – Finance Principal Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit 99.1 |
News release entitled “National Beverage Corp. Disputes Inaccurate Wall Street Journal Article” |
Exhibit 99.1
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 NASDAQ: FIZZ For Immediate Release Contact: Office of the Chairman, Grace Keene |
National Beverage Corp.
Disputes Inaccurate Wall Street Journal Article
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, July 3, 2018 . . . National Beverage Corp. (NASDAQ: FIZZ) released the following statement:
National Beverage Corp. and Nick Caporella completely and unequivocally deny the allegations recited in today’s Wall Street Journal.
“There is no truth to any of the allegations and nothing remotely akin to the alleged events occurred,” the Company stated. “The allegations, which were lifted from employment-related lawsuits filed by two former associates, are contrary to the statements of many others who have known and flown with Mr. Caporella for decades. The Journal reporter chose to recklessly disregard documentary evidence that refuted the allegations that were the subject of the report.”
Samuel Hathorn, chairman of the Company’s Audit Committee, stated, “The Board is aware of the allegations and knows them to be untrue, based on our knowledge of Mr. Caporella and the investigation that was conducted.”
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