{"url_path":"/sec/fizz/10-k/2026/item-16","section_key":"item-16","section_title":"Item 16 **         **Form 10-K Summary**","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-K","doc_date":"2026-07-01","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69891/0001437749-26-022315-index.html","accession_number":"0001437749-26-022315","cik":"0000069891","ticker":"FIZZ","issuer_name":"NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69891/0001437749-26-022315-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000069891","primary_entity_name":"NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP"},"word_count":1255,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**ITEM 16.**         **Form 10-K Summary**\n\n \n\nNone.\n\n \n\n36\n\n[Table of Contents](#toc)\n\n \n\n**EXHIBIT INDEX**\n\n \n\nExhibit\n\nNo.\n\nDescription\n\n \n \n\n3.1\n\n[Restated Certificate of Incorporation(1)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69891/000143774918012463/fizz20180626_def14c.htm)\n\n \n \n\n3.2\n\n[Amended and Restated By-Laws(2)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69891/000143774918013678/ex_118096.htm)\n\n \n \n\n3.3\n\n[Certificate of Designation of the Special Series D Preferred Stock of the Company(3)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69891/000114420413005136/v333530_ex3-1.htm)\n\n \n \n\n4\n[Description of the Registrant’s Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934(19)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69891/000143774920014395/ex_192157.htm)\n\n \n \n\n10.1\n\nManagement Agreement between the Company and Corporate Management Advisors, Inc.(4)*\n\n \n \n\n10.2\n\nNational Beverage Corp. Investment and Profit Sharing Plan(5) *\n\n \n \n\n10.3\n\nNational Beverage Corp. 1991 Omnibus Incentive Plan(4) *\n\n \n \n\n10.4\n\nNational Beverage Corp. 1991 Stock Purchase Plan(4) *\n\n \n \n\n10.5\n\nAmendment No. 1 to the National Beverage Corp. Omnibus Incentive Plan(6) *\n\n \n \n\n10.6\n\nNational Beverage Corp. Special Stock Option Plan(7) *\n\n \n \n\n10.7\n\n[Amendment No. 2 to the National Beverage Corp. Omnibus Incentive Plan(8) *](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69891/0000950144-97-008440.txt)\n\n \n \n\n10.8\n\n[National Beverage Corp. Key Employee Equity Partnership Program(8) *](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69891/0000950144-97-008440.txt)\n\n \n \n\n10.9\n\n[Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated June 30, 2008, between NewBevCo, Inc. and lender therein(9)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69891/000143774911001452/ex10-1.htm)\n\n \n \n\n10.10\n\n[Amendment to National Beverage Corp. Special Stock Option Plan(10) *](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69891/000095014409002138/g18059exv10w1.htm)\n\n \n \n\n10.11\n\n[Amendment to National Beverage Corp. Key Employee Equity Partnership Program(10)*](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69891/000095014409002138/g18059exv10w2.htm)\n\n \n \n\n10.12\n\n[Loan Agreement dated December 21, 2021 between NewBevCo, Inc. and lender therein(11)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69891/000143774922005876/ex_343627.htm)\n\n \n \n\n10.13\n[Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement between NewBevCo, Inc. and lender therein(12) ](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69891/000143774922028751/ex_452741.htm)\n\n \n \n\n10.14\n[Amendment to Loan Agreement dated November 15, 2023 between NewBevCo, Inc. and lender therein(14)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69891/000143774923033873/ex_601231.htm)\n\n \n \n\n10.15\n[Credit Agreement dated September 10, 2024 between NewBevCo, Inc. and lender therein(16)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69891/000143774924036808/ex_753076.htm)\n\n \n \n\n10.16\n[Amendment to Loan Agreement dated December 19, 2024 between NewBevCo, Inc. and lender therein(18)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69891/000143774925006467/ex_784507.htm)\n\n \n \n\n10.17\n\n[Sixth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated May 30, 2025 between NewBevCo, Inc. and lender therein(20)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69891/000143774925022007/ex_835876.htm)\n\n \n \n\n16\n[Letter from RSM US LLP dated November 6, 2024 (17)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69891/000143774924033638/ex_743622.htm)\n\n \n \n\n19\n[National Beverage Corp. Insider Trading Policy (15)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69891/000143774924021311/ex_690681.htm)\n\n \n \n\n21\n[Subsidiaries of Registrant (21)](ex_981193.htm)\n\n \n \n\n23.1\n[Consent of Grant Thornton LLP (21)](ex_981175.htm)\n\n \n \n\n23.2\n\n[Consent of RSM US LLP (21)](ex_981176.htm)\n\n \n\n \n\n37\n\n[Table of Contents](#toc)\n\n \n\n31.1\n\n[Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(21)](ex_981177.htm)\n\n \n \n\n31.2\n\n[Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(21)](ex_981178.htm)\n\n \n \n\n32.1\n[Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(21)](ex_981179.htm)\n\n \n \n\n32.2\n[Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(21)](ex_981180.htm)\n\n \n \n\n97\n[National Beverage Corp. Compensation Clawback Policy (15) *](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69891/000143774924021311/ex_690680.htm)\n\n \n \n\n101\nThe following financial information from National Beverage Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 2, 2026 is formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity; (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.\n\n \n \n\n104\n\nCover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).\n\n \n\n \n\n*\n\nIndicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.\n\n(1)\n\nPreviously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to Schedule 14C Information Statement dated June 26, 2018 and is incorporated herein by reference.\n\n(2)\n\nPreviously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to Form 8-K Current Report dated July 23, 2018 and is incorporated herein by reference.\n\n(3)\n\nPreviously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to Form 8-K Current Report dated January 31, 2013 and is incorporated herein by reference.\n\n(4)\n\nPreviously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to Amendment No. 1 to Form S-1 Registration Statement (File No. 33-38986) on July 26, 1991 and is incorporated herein by reference.\n\n(5)\n\nPreviously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Form S-1 Registration Statement (File No. 33-38986) on February 19, 1991 and is incorporated herein by reference.\n\n(6)\n\nPreviously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 1996 and is incorporated herein by reference.\n\n(7)\n\nPreviously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 33-95308) on August 1, 1995 and is incorporated herein by reference.\n\n(8)\n\nPreviously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 3, 1997 and is incorporated herein by reference.\n\n(9)\n\nPreviously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended January 29, 2011 and is incorporated herein by reference.\n\n(10)\n\nPreviously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended January 31, 2009 and is incorporated herein by reference.\n\n(11)\n\nPreviously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended January 29, 2022 and is incorporated herein by reference.\n\n(12)\n\nPreviously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended October 29, 2022 and is incorporated herein by reference.\n\n(13)\n\nPreviously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 2, 2020 and is incorporated herein by reference.\n\n(14)\n\nPreviously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended October 28, 2023 and is incorporated herein by reference.\n\n(15)\n\nPreviously filed with Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal period ended April 27, 2024 and is incorporated by reference.\n\n(16)\n\nPreviously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended October 26, 2024 and is incorporated herein by reference.\n\n(17)\n\nPreviously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to Form 8-K Current Report dated November 6, 2024 and is incorporated herein by reference.\n\n(18)\n\nPreviously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended January 25, 2025 and is incorporated herein by reference.\n\n(19)\n\nPreviously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 2, 2020 and is incorporated herein by reference.\n\n(20)\n\nPreviously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 3, 2025 and is incorporated herein by reference.\n\n(21)\n\nFiled herewith.\n\n \n\n38\n\n[Table of Contents](#toc)\n\n \n\n**SIGNATURES**\n\n \n\nPursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nNATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP. \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nBy:\n\n/s/ George R. Bracken\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nGeorge R. Bracken \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nExecutive Vice President – Finance \n\n \n\n \n \nDate: July 1, 2026\n \n\n \n\n \n\nPursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities indicated on July 1, 2026.\n\n \n\n \n\n/s/ Nick A. Caporella\n \n/s/ Samuel C. Hathorn, Jr.\n \n\nNick A. Caporella\n \nSamuel C. Hathorn, Jr.\n \n\nChairman of the Board and\n \nDirector\n \n\nChief Executive Officer\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n/s/ Joseph G. Caporella\n \n/s/ Stanley M. Sheridan\n \n\nJoseph G. Caporella\n \nStanley M. Sheridan\n \n\nPresident and Director\n \nDirector\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n/s/ George R. Bracken\n \n/s/ Glenn J. Waldman\n \n\nGeorge R. Bracken\n \nGlenn J. Waldman\n \n\nExecutive Vice President – Finance\n \nDirector\n \n\n(Principal Financial Officer and\n \n \n \n\nPrincipal Accounting Officer)\n \n \n \n\n \n\n39"}