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):   January 14, 2009

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Item 5.02     Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 14, 2009, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of National Beverage Corp. (the "Company") elected Mr. Cecil D. Conlee to serve as a director of the Company.  The Board also appointed Mr. Conlee to serve as a member of its Audit Committee; he will remain a member of its Strategic Planning Committee where he has served since 1995, during which time Mr. Conlee was not an officer, director or employee of the Company. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Conlee and the Company or any employee or affiliate of the Company, pursuant to which Mr. Conlee was selected as a director. In addition, neither Mr. Conlee nor any member of his immediate family has or will have any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction with the Company.

Including his position as the Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer of CGR Advisors, a real estate investment and advisory firm, Mr. Conlee brings extensive business experience to his new role at the Company, as described in a press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibit 99.1       Press release dated January 20, 2009 announcing the election of Mr. Conlee to the Board.

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.

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