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Table of Contents United States Securities and Exchange Commission Washington , D.C. 20549 Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the fiscal year ended May 1 , 2021 FORM 10 - K or ☐ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the transition period from to Delaware ( State of incorporation ) Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ .01 per share Commission file number 1-14170 NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP . ( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter ) 59-2605822 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 8100 SW Tenth Street , Suite 4000 , Fort Lauderdale , Florida 33324 ( Address of principal executive offices including zip code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 954 ) 581-0922 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) . FIZZ Name of each exchange on which registered The NASDAQ Global Select Market Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , ' and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act .: Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer □ Smaller reporting company 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 . □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non - affiliates of Registrant computed by reference to the closing sale price of $ 39.15 on October 31 , 2020 was approximately $ 912 million . The number of shares of Registrant's common stock outstanding as of June 29 , 2021 was 93,307,746 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Registrant's Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference in Part III of this report .