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                                 UNITED STATES                                  
                       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): May 01, 2024 (
                          May 01, 2024                          
                               )                                

                                                                                

                         JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC.                         
             (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)             
                                                                                


                 Delaware                          0-19681              36-2419677     
       (State or Other Jurisdiction        (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer   
            of Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)
                                                                                       
           1703 N. RANDALL ROAD                                                        
                  Elgin                                                 60123-7820     
                    ,                                                                  
                 Illinois                                                              
 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                               (Zip Code)     



Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:
                       (847)                       
                     289-1800                      





                                                                                
                                                                                
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to 
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of 
the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 
230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 
240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange 
Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange 
Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:           

         Title of each class             Trading   Name of each exchange on which registered
                                        Symbol(s)                                           
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share    JBSS            The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC       

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as 
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 ((s)/230.405 of this 
chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ((s)/240.12b-2 
of this chapter).
Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has 
elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new 
or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) 
of the Exchange Act.


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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On May 1, 2024, John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press 
release announcing that its Board of Directors declared a special cash 
dividend (the "Special Dividend") of $1.00 per share on all issued and 
outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company and $1.00 per share on all 
issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company. The 
Special Dividend will be paid on June 20, 2024 to stockholders of record as of 
the close of business on May 31, 2024. A copy of the press release is attached 
hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


The exhibits furnished herewith are listed in the Exhibit Index of this 
Current Report on Form 8-K.


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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX                                  

Exhibits  Description                                                                 
99.1      Press Release dated May 1, 2024.                                            
104       Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).


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                                   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.

                      JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC.                                               
                                                                                                   
Date: May 1, 2024 By: /s/ Frank S. Pellegrino                                                      
                      Frank S. Pellegrino                                                          
                      Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration


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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1
                                                                                
                                                                                
    JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC. DECLARES $1.00 PER SHARE SPECIAL DIVIDEND    

Elgin, IL, May 1, 2024  John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ: JBSS)
(the Company) today announced that its Board of Directors (the Board) declared 
a special cash dividend (the Special Dividend) of $1.00 per share on all 
issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company and $1.00 per 
share on all issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock of the 
Company. The Special Dividend will return approximately $11.7 million to JBSS 
stockholders.

The Special Dividend will be paid on June 20, 2024, to stockholders of record 
as of the close of business on May 31, 2024.

We are pleased to announce the $1.00 per share Special Dividend, stated 
Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Our financial 
performance over the last several quarters of fiscal 2024 has provided us the 
opportunity to declare the Special Dividend to be paid in the fourth quarter 
of fiscal 2024. These dividends, like our previous dividends, further 
reinforce our goal of creating long-term stockholder value through the 
responsible use of cash. Furthermore, these dividends would not be possible 
without the hard work and dedication of all our employees, Mr. Sanfilippo 
concluded.


ABOUT THE COMPANY

Based in Elgin, Illinois, John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. is a processor, 
packager, marketer and distributor of nut and dried fruit-based products, 
snack bars, and dried cheese snacks that are sold under a variety of private 
brands and under the Companys
Fisher(R), Orchard Valley Harvest(R),
Squirrel Brand(R)
,
Southern Style Nuts(R),
and
Just the Cheese (R)
brand names.









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Forward Looking Statements

Some of the statements in this release are forward-looking. These 
forward-looking statements may be generally identified by the use of 
forward-looking words and phrases such as will, intends, may, believes, 
anticipates, should and expects and are based on the Companys current 
expectations or beliefs concerning future events and involve risks and 
uncertainties. Consequently, the Companys actual results could differ 
materially. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or 
otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new 
information, future events or other factors that affect the subject of these 
statements, except where expressly required to do so by law. Among the factors 
that could cause results to differ materially from current expectations are: 
(i) sales activity for the Companys products, such as a decline in sales to 
one or more key customers, or to customers or in the nut category generally, 
in some or all channels, a change in product mix to lower price products, a 
decline in sales of private brand products or changing consumer preferences, 
including a shift from higher margin products to lower margin products; (ii) 
changes in the availability and costs of raw materials and ingredients and the 
impact of fixed price commitments with customers; (iii) the ability to pass on 
price increases to customers if commodity costs rise and the potential for a 
negative impact on demand for, and sales of, our products from price 
increases; (iv) the ability to measure and estimate bulk inventory, 
fluctuations in the value and quantity of the Companys nut inventories due to 
fluctuations in the market prices of nuts and bulk inventory estimation 
adjustments, respectively; (v) the Companys ability to appropriately respond 
to, or lessen the negative impact of, competitive and pricing pressures; (vi) 
losses associated with product recalls, product contamination, food labeling 
or other food safety issues, or the potential for lost sales or product 
liability if customers lose confidence in the safety of the Companys products 
or in nuts or nut products in general, or are harmed as a result of using the 
Companys products; (vii) the ability of the Company to control costs 
(including inflationary costs) and manage shortages in areas such as inputs, 
transportation and labor; (viii) uncertainty in economic conditions, including 
the potential for inflation or economic downturn leading to decreased consumer 
demand; (ix) the timing and occurrence (or nonoccurrence) of other 
transactions and events which may be subject to circumstances beyond the 
Companys control; (x) the adverse effect of labor unrest or disputes, 
litigation and/or legal settlements, including potential unfavorable outcomes 
exceeding any amounts accrued; (xi) losses due to significant disruptions at 
any of our production or processing facilities or employee unavailability due 
to labor shortages; (xii) the ability to implement our Long-Range Plan, 
including growing our branded and private brand product sales, diversifying 
our product offerings (including by the launch of new products) and expanding 
into alternative sales channels; (xiii) technology disruptions or failures or 
the occurrence of cybersecurity incidents or breaches; (xiv) the inability to 
protect the Companys brand value, intellectual property or avoid intellectual 
property disputes; (xv) our ability to manage the impacts of changing weather 
patterns on raw material availability due to climate change; and (xvi) our 
ability to operate and integrate the acquired snack bar related assets of 
TreeHouse and realize efficiencies and synergies from such acquisition.


Contacts:

                                                     
Company:                Investor Relations:          
Frank S. Pellegrino     John Beisler or Steven Hooser
Chief Financial Officer Three Part Advisors, LLC     
847-214-4138            817-310-8776                 


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