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): December 2, 2004
J & J SNACK FOODS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New Jersey 0-14616 22-1935537
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(State or Other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of Organization) File Number) Identification No.)
6000 Central Highway, Pennsauken, NJ 08109
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(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)
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS
On December 2, 2004, the Company issued a press release announcing the
declaration of a cash dividend of $.125 per share of common stock.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit Number Description of Document
99.1 Press Release dated December 2, 2004
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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.
J & J SNACK FOODS CORP.
By: /s/ Gerald B. Shreiber
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Gerald B. Shreiber
President
/s/ Dennis G. Moore
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Dennis G. Moore
Chief Financial Officer
Date: December 2, 2004
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Description
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99.1 Press Release dated December 2, 2004
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Exhibit 99.1
J & J Snack Foods Corp. Announces Cash Dividend
PENNSAUKEN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 2004--J & J Snack Foods
Corp. (NASDAQ:JJSF) announced today that its Board of Directors has
declared a cash dividend of $.125 per share of its common stock
payable on January 5, 2005 to shareholders of record as of the close
of business on December 15, 2004. The Company said that it anticipates
that it will continue paying this dividend on a quarterly basis. On
November 3, 2004, J & J Snack Foods announced record sales of $416.6
million and record net earnings of $22.7 million for its 2004 fiscal
year which ended September 25, 2004.
J & J Snack Foods Corp.'s principal products include SUPERPRETZEL,
PRETZEL FILLERS and other soft pretzels, ICEE and ARCTIC BLAST frozen
beverages, LUIGI'S, MAMA TISH'S, SHAPE UPS, MINUTE MAID(1) and
BARQ'S(2) and CHILL frozen juice bars and ices, TIO PEPE'S churros,
THE FUNNEL CAKE FACTORY funnel cakes, and MRS. GOODCOOKIE, CAMDEN
CREEK, COUNTRY HOME and READI-BAKE cookies. J & J has manufacturing
facilities in Pennsauken, Bridgeport and Bellmawr, New Jersey;
Scranton and Hatfield, Pennsylvania; Carrollton, Texas; Atlanta,
Georgia and Vernon (Los Angeles), California.
(1) MINUTE MAID is a registered trademark of The Coca-Cola
Company.
(2) BARQ'S is a registered trademark of Barq's Inc.
CONTACT: J & J Snack Foods Corp.
Dennis G. Moore, 856-665-9533