SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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): February 16, 2017

 

J & J SNACK FOODS CORP.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                                                                                                         

New Jersey		0-14616		22-1935537
(State or Other		(Commission		(I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of Organization)		File Number)		Identification No.)

 

6000 Central Highway, Pennsauken, NJ 08109

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (856) 665-9533

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneouusly satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS

 

On February 16, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the declaration of a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.42 per share of common stock.

 

 

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number	Description of Document
99.1	Press Release dated February 16, 2017

 

  

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

	J & J SNACK FOODS CORP.
	By:     /s/     Gerald B. Shreiber
	Gerald B. Shreiber President
	/s/     Dennis G. Moore
	Dennis G. Moore Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: February 16, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number	Description of Document
99.1	Press Release dated February 16, 2017

 

 

3

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	Contact:     Dennis G. Moore
FOR:	Senior Vice President
	Chief Financial Officer
	(856) 532-6603

 

6000 Central Highway

Pennsauken, NJ 08109

 

 

J & J SNACK FOODS CORP.

ANNOUNCES

QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND

 

 

Pennsauken, NJ, February 16, 2017 -- J & J Snack Foods Corp. (NASDAQ-JJSF) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.42 per share of its common stock payable on April 6, 2017 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 15, 2017.

 

J&J Snack Foods Corp. is a leader and innovator in the snack food industry, providing nutritional and affordable branded niche snack foods and beverages to foodservice and retail supermarket outlets.  Manufactured and distributed nationwide, our principal products include SUPERPRETZEL, BAVARIAN BAKERY and other soft pretzels, ICEE and SLUSH PUPPIE frozen beverages, LUIGI’S, PHILLY SWIRL, MINUTE MAID* frozen juice bars and ices, WHOLE FRUIT sorbet and frozen fruit bars, MARY B’S biscuits and dumplings, DADDY RAY’S fig and fruit bars, CALIFORNIA CHURROS and TIO PEPE’S churros, PATIO Burritos and other handheld sandwiches, THE FUNNEL CAKE FACTORY funnel cakes, and several cookie brands within COUNTRY HOME BAKERS.  For more information, please visit us at www.jjsnack.com.

 

 

*MINUTE MAID is a registered trademark of The Coca-Cola Company.

 

 

 

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