NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP — Director's Dealing 2016

Feb 10, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP (FIZZ)
CIK: 0000069891
Period of Report: 2016-02-08

Reporting Person: HATHORN SAMUEL C (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-02-08	COMMON STOCK	X	18000	$1.22	Acquired	79188	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-02-08	Special Stock Option	$1.22	X	18000	Disposed	2016-02-12	COMMON STOCK (18000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Options granted under the Company's Special Stock Option Plan vest over an eight-year period in relatively equal amounts at approximately 16 month intervals. The exercise price can be reduced and the vesting schedule can be accelerated by the optionee purchasing and maintaining ownership of shares of common stock and/or the Company achieving performance objectives as determined by the Board of Directors. Mr. Samuel C Hathorn, Jr.'s option was granted on February 13, 2006, became fully vested on October 13, 2013, and was set to expire on February 12, 2016. Reference is made to Exhibit 10.6 of the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended May 2, 2015.