NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP

This Proxy Statement is furnished to shareholders of National Beverage Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”, “NBC”, “we”, “us” or “our”), in connection with the solicitation, by order of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors” or the “Board”), of proxies to be voted at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held at The Conrad Fort Lauderdale, 551 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304 on October 3, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., local time, or any adjournment or postponement thereof (the “Meeting”). The accompanying proxy is being solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors. The mailing address of the principal executive offices of the Company is P.O. Box 16720, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33318. The approximate date on which this Proxy Statement and the accompanying form of proxy were first sent to shareholders is September 9, 2025.

Only holders of record of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) at the close of business on August 18, 2025 (the “Record Date”) are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting. Each holder of Common Stock is entitled to one vote for each share held at the close of business on the Record Date.

A shareholder who gives a proxy may revoke it at any time before it is voted by sending a written notice to the Corporate Secretary at the mailing address set forth above, by returning a later dated signed proxy, or by attending the Meeting and voting in person. Unless the proxy is revoked, the shares represented thereby will be voted as specified at the Meeting.

The Annual Report of the Company for the fiscal year ended May 3, 2025 (the “Annual Report”) is being mailed with this Proxy Statement to all holders of record of Common Stock. Additional copies of the Annual Report will be furnished to any shareholder upon request.

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